"Catch The Image / Make The Cut" at Coast Highway Art Collective Opening Reception for Geraldine LiaBraaten and Jim Docker September 3
The community is invited to an opening reception for a new art exhibit at the Coast Highway Art Collective on Saturday, September 3 from noon to 5:00pm. “Catch the Image/Make the Cut” is a retrospective collection of works spanning the careers of photographer Geraldine LiaBraaten and wood artist Jim Docker.
LiaBraaten says “this year marks my golden anniversary as a photographer. I’ve done it all, media assignments, stock photography, outdoor art fairs, gallery exhibits and nonprofit fundraisers. Through it all, my style has remained consistent: I like color, diagonals, pattern and oddness. Over time, I’ve gotten closer and closer to my subjects, evolving from large panoramas to small semi-abstracts. I love to give my viewers that element of surprise, plus recognition and discovery, from ‘what the heck is that’ to ‘Aha!’”
She says she doesn’t work in a darkroom and doesn’t manipulate her images. What she sees through her viewfinder is what the viewer sees in her prints. She has worked with her photographs as framed works, mobiles, sculpture, transfers onto paper or clay, or collaged onto furniture and other household items.
Docker is long-time resident of The Sea Ranch, and is well-known for his construction business, building custom homes, cabinets and furniture for over 50 years. He earned a Master of Fine Arts Degree at San Francisco State University, and taught wood technology and fabrication briefly in the Sculpture program. He also studied Art as an undergraduate at Pepperdine College. Docker lived and studied language, culture, arts and architecture in Kyoto, Japan, from the late 1960’s to the early 70’s. That influence is evident in the intricate wood pieces he creates. “As a music lover the discipline, structure and freedom expressed by jazz and classical work enters into the dialogue I have with wood and fabric,” say Docker.
His creative efforts are focused on knife blocks, serving boards, cabinetry and furniture fabrication, as well as working on fabric design and constructions, using printed fabric based on his wood work. He continues to design custom homes.
Docker describes his work as ‘quilting in wood.’ He says “Above all, I hope my work brings both visual delight and a certain usefulness!”
The show opens Friday, September 2 and runs through Monday, September 26 during regular gallery hours, Friday through Sunday, 11:00am to 4:00pm. The gallery is located at 284 Main Street, Point Arena, the little red building with the big yellow sun, next door to the Redwood Credit Union.
More information and how to become a collective member is available at www.coast-highway-artists.com
