The last stop on the 2016/2017 MARIN SERIES library tour…TITANIA, a Fairfax fern, DESDEMONA, ivy climbing up a Fairfax tree, and KATHARINA, golden grass of Woodacre, are on view at the Larkspur Library through the month of August. They are 3 of 11 pieces of MARIN SERIES by light artist Melissa Schaeffer. She also wrote … read more
In MARIN SERIES, eleven photographic film transparencies cast the nature of Marin County as William Shakespeare’s female characters. The series was a collaboration between light artist Melissa Schaeffer and fiber artist John C. Morris, who hand-wrote the exhibit text in calligraphy. The MARIN SERIES exhibit tour was organized by John C. Morris, and traveled to … read more
Hidden Nature: An Interview Melissa Schaeffer: What is the aura of something hidden? John C. Morris: The aura of something hidden…is…at first seems like a paradox because you think of it as visualizing an aura and visualizing something’s aura or someone’s aura. So if it’s hidden it seems like you can’t visualize it…yet…you could also … read more
Melissa Schaeffer, ELIZABETH from MARIN SERIES, Photographed in Lagunitas, CA 2015, Printed 2016, Film Transparency with Douglas Fir Frame and Glass, 24 in. x 16 in., Edition of 10. The Auerbach Artist Colony (AAC) is happy to announce that MARIN SERIES, a collaboration between Melissa Schaeffer and John C. Morris, has been selected to be … read more
Photos by Sy Auerbach Venice, Burano, Murano, Italy March 2014 Sy Auerbach was particularly inspired by the island of lace, Burano and is in the process of printing a series of lace prints in Cowell Press in the UCSC campus. The series will be … read more
Sy Auerbach, East Village October 2013 East Village shops studied by Sy Auerbach at the end of October 2013, for the Auerbach Artist Colony front gallery store Bizarre-Bazaar, November 12th- December 21st, 2013. Photos by Sy Auerbach, New York City October 2013 Guided by flashlight through the Merchant House Museum, the Family’s presence was known … read more
We invite you to join us for an August Weekend of Poetry Workshops, Readings, Discussions, Happy Hour, and Tea Time in the garden at the Auerbach Artist Colony on Saturday, August 13th & Sunday, August 14th. Participating Poets: Cameron Awkward-Rich: www.cawkwardrich.com Emily Hunt: http://ehunt.tumblr.com/ Elaine Kahn: http://www.elainekahn.org/ Barbara Jane Reyes: http://www.barbarajanereyes.com/ Kit Schluter: http://kitschluter.com/ Stephanie … read more
In the fall of 2012, John C. Morris and Melissa Schaeffer collaborated with powerhouse Sophie Touzé, a dynamic lecturer and well-versed art historian, to create a weekly art salon focused on Women Artists; the salon lasted nine weeks. Within the 1896 carriage house at the Auerbach Artist Colony, Sophie shared her in-depth knowledge through stories … read more
