Zia Gourds
Inspirations from Nature
| Home | • | Artist | • | Portfolio | • | Links |
|
Zia Gourds Inspirations from Nature
|
|||||||
|
||||||||
 |
Working with natural fibers has always inspired me and after discovering gourds, it was only natural to combine the two. Blending the unique characteristics of the gourd with the use of colorful, textured plant materials and natural fibers creates the movement and flow in my work. Each piece generates the ideas and inspiration for the next one. Gourds are a wonderful source for diversification and challenge in my art work. |
||
| Societies and Organizations | |||
| 2002-present 2004-present 2005-present 2004-present 2002-present 1998-present 1998-2003 1999-2006 |
Founding President, New Mexico Gourd Society Las Arañas Spinners and Weavers Guild Intermountain Weavers Handweavers Guild of America, Inc Member, New Mexico Arts American Gourd Society California Gourd Society Misti Washington Gourd and Basket Guild, Encinitas, CA |
||
| Commercial Accounts | |||
| Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort, Tamaya Mist Spa & Salon, Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico | |||
| Juried Shows and Awards | |||
| Nov 2006 Nov 2005 Jun 2005 Feb 2005 Nov 2004 Apr 2004 Nov 2003 Jul 2003 Nov 2002 Aug 2002 Jun 2002 Nov 2001 |
Christmas at Clear Light Cedar Company, Placitas, NM
(organizer and exhibitor) Christmas at Clear Light Cedar Company, Placitas, NM (organizer and exhibitor) Judge, California Gourd Society Gourd Art Competition, Wellburn International Gourd Festival, Fallbrook, CA Placitas Artists Series Christmas at Clear Light Cedar Company, Placitas, NM (organizer and exhibitor) Placitas Artists Series Christmas at Clear Light Cedar Company, Placitas, NM (organizer and exhibitor) Santa Fe Wine Festival, El Rancho de las Golondrinas Christmas at Clear Light Cedar Company, Placitas, NM (organizer and exhibitor) New Mexico State Fair, Fine Arts Award for "Smiling Spirit" Challenge New Mexico 24th Annual Santa Fe Plaza Arts & Crafts Festival Award recipient for independent judging event Placitas Holiday Sale, Placitas, NM |
||
| Invitational/Auctioned Pieces | |||
| Apr 2006 Feb 2005 Feb 2005 Sep 2004 Aug 2004 May 2004 Aug 2003 Aug 2003 Jun 2003-2004 Jun 2003-2004 Nov 2002-2004 Aug 2002-2003 |
Placitas Library Fundraiser American Cancer Society Placitas Elementary School Auction "Out of Your Gourd" Live Auction event to benefit Shared Tables, Taos, NM Presbyterian Health Care Foundation, Presbyterian Children's Program, "2004 Laughter is the Best Medicine", Albuquerque, NM Watermelon Mountain Ranch, "Art Under the Stars", for the Animals 2004, Bernalillo, NM Haven House, Rio Rancho Mayor's Ball, Rio Rancho, NM Unity Church of Bradenton Festival, Bradenton, FL University of New Mexico Lobo Club, "Howl of a Good Time", Albuquerque, NM San Antonio Mission Festival, Placitas, NM Self-Realization Fellowship Fall Festival, Encinitas, CA Presbyterian Health Care Foundation, Presbyterian Children's Program, "2002 Laughter is the Best Medicine" auction for "Rachel's Courtyard" , Albuquerque, NM |
||
| Lectures and Seminars | |||
| Mar 2007 Mar 2007 Feb 2007 Jul 2006 Nov 2004 Oct 2004 Jul 2004 Jun 2004 Apr 2004 Mar 2004 Nov 2003 Mar 2003 Nov 2002 |
New Mexico Gourd Society -- Color Me Gourdgeous Workshop Lomas/Tramway Library, Albuquerque, NM -- "Growing Gourds and Gourd Art" Las Amapolas Garden Club, Albuquerque, NM -- "Design and Decoration of Gourds" Las Arañas Spinners and Weavers, Albuquerque, NM -- "Fiber on Gourds" Jardineros de Placitas, Placitas, NM -- "Holiday Center Pieces" New Mexico Gourd Society -- "Woodburning on Gourds" New Mexico Gourd Society -- "Workshop on Tools" Jardineros de Placitas, Placitas, NM -- Artist's Presentation New Mexico Gourd Society -- "Using Color on Gourds" Cherokee Town Counsil, Albuquerque, NM -- "Growing Gourds and Gourd Art" Petal Pushers Garden Club, Albuquerque, NM -- "Gourd Art" Jardineros de Placitas, Placitas, NM -- "Gourd Art" Jardineros de Placitas, Placitas, NM -- "Growing Gourds" |
||
| Press Releases and Articles | |||
| Feb 2005 Sep 2004 Apr 2004 Apr 2004 Mar 2004 Jun 2003 |
The Sandoval Signpost: Article on The Placitas Artists Series Artists' Reception, February 20, 2005 Taos News: Featured gourd art piece for the "Out of Your Gourd" Benefit Auction Event for Shared Table, a non-profit organization The Sandoval Signpost: Article on The Placitas Artists Series Artists' Reception, April 18, 2004 The Cherokee Compass (Cherokee South West Township, Albuquerque, NM): Article on gourd art lecture March 2004 meeting The Gourd (Journal of the American Gourd Society): Centerfold article on Zia Gourds, Fountains and Bubblers The Sandoval Signpost: Sandoval Arts and The Signpost Web Featured Artists Gallery press releases |
||
| Galleries & Shops | |||
| Home on the Range, Too! 925 Camino del Pueblo Bernalillo, New Mexico 87004 505-771-8545 |
|||
| Art Shows | |||
| May 2004 May 2003 1999-2000 |
Placitas Studio Tour, Placitas, NM Placitas Studio Tour, Placitas, NM La Jolla, CA |
||
|
|||