Jason Limon "My Tricks are Quite Safe"

OK! This coming Tuesday, we're going to release a brand new Jason Limon print of "My Tricks are Quite Safe" which was one of my absolute favorite pieces from our "Beyond the Page" show!



Jason Limon
My Tricks Are Quite Safe
giclee print on Ultrasmooth Fine Art Paper
10 x 17 inches
limited edition of 30
$60.00

These prints will be released Tuesday, August 4th at 12PM PST through the SF gallery. (We can't take pre-orders, so please contact us on Tuesday if you're interested). I'll post again on Tuesday as a reminder.

Katie
G1988 SF

NOTCOT

Jean Aw at NOTCOT did such an amazing write up on our new SF show! A HUGE thank you to Jean for covering the show. Check out the article here...

http://www.notcot.com/archives/2009/05/gallery_1988_sf.php

I also want to thank everyone who brought children's books to the opening last night. We received a ton of books that will be dontated to the San Francisco Unified School District. Success!! The books totally added a nice element to the show. Crowds were gathered around the table, flipping through their favorites. It was pretty awesome. By the way, if you haven't read Shel Silverstein's Giving Tree in a while, you definitely should. It's quite sad, but such a beautiful story.



The show runs through May 23rd and we'll be collecting the children's books through the end of the exhibit. I hope you can see the show in person, the artists did an amazing job. If you can't see it in person, check it out online here...

http://1988btp.blogspot.com/

Image at top by Casey Weldon.

Katie
G1988 SF

NOW ONLINE

The preview for Beyond the Page is now online! Check out the entire show here:

http://1988btp.blogspot.com/



Image by Daniel Elson.

Installation Crazy

We are half way through installing the children's book show! We got one wall up and the other wall will be hung tomorrow. Here's what we got so far...













Such a GREAT show! It opens this Friday, May 1st in San Francisco, so stay tuned on the blog for some more sneak peeks tomorrow.

Katie
G1988 SF

Beyond the Page

We've been so busy these past few weeks that our new SF show crept up on me! Today was drop off day, so most of the work arrived yesterday and this morning, so it kinda looks like the gallery exploded. We asked each artist in the show to re-illustrate characters and/or scenes from the text of their favorite children's books and we got some AMAZING pieces. To get you in children's book mode, I've listed some of my favorites. When I made this list it made me so nostalgic and it amazing how strong the memories of these books are in my head. I'll be the first to admit that I have a horrible memory, but these I remember so well. It's pretty amazing how influential they were...

Where the Wild Things Are
Anything by Shell Silverstein
Secret Garden
Little Prince
Goodnight Moon
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Anything by Dr. Seuss
Curious George
Little Engine That Could
Corduroy
The Little House
Babar
Beatrix Potter
Velveteen Rabbit
Bedtime for Frances
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile

They make me teary-eyed!

Now you can check out where the artists took this theme. Each is an original piece inspired by the text of the artist's favorite children's book...



Sean Clarity inspired by the text of The Velveteen Rabbit, Margery Williams



Melissa Haslam inspired by the text of Snow White, Brothers Grimm



Kendra Binney inspired by the text of Bridge to Terabithia, Katherine Paterson



Devin Crane inspired by the text of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll



Casey Weldon inspired by the text of Calvin and Hobbes, Bill Watterson



Anne-Julie Aubry inspired by the text of Snow-White and Rose-Red, Brothers Grimm

The show opens Friday, May 1st at Gallery1988 San Francisco. We never charge an entrance fee for our events, but for this show we are asking visitors to bring one new children's book, which will be donated to the San Francisco Unified School District. The gallery will also be making an additional donation on behalf of the show.

Katie
G1988 SF

LA2DAY

Thank you to LA2DAY for covering our "Idiot Box" show! You can see the article here...

http://www.la2day.com/art_design/kill_your_tv_idiot_box_debuts_on_melrose

The show is up for another week, so definitely stop by the LA gallery to check it out in person, if you haven't seen it yet.

As our current shows wind down, we are gearing up for our May shows. We have Mark Brown coming up in LA, which is going to be AMAZING, and a children's book themed group show in SF, which I am personally so excited about. At 27 years old, I am still a huge fan of children's books, and I've been waiting for this show for a long time and it finally opens on May 1st. Lucky blog readers, I have some preview pics for you!


Jeannie Lynn Paske inspired by The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry



Anne-Julie Aubry inspired by Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll



Seiji Yonehara inspired by Little Red Riding Hood, Charles Perrault



Leontine Greenberg inspired by Scrambled Eggs Super, Dr. Seuss



Tin inspired by The Little Poky Puppy, Gustaf Tenggren

This is just a small sampling of the amazing artwork that's being delivered for this show. We'll post more preview pics in a few days, so stay tuned!

Upcoming show announcement!

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Stay tuned for more info, and preview pics!

Katie
G1988 SF