New Work, "DROUGHT, CA" Collage by Susan Wickstrand

This brand new collage was created this year as all our concerns for the California Drought grow. I captured this image during a rare downpour this Spring while visiting a favorite spot, Cardiff Reef. Look for the new image debuting at Greenroom Festival Japan, Greenroom Festival Hawaii and I'll be donating a Hand-Glassed version for this year's Surfrider Art Gala. 

Susan Wickstrand Japan Art Tour 2014

Please come join me in Japan for the following Dates & Locations.

I'm so excited to be returning to the Land of the Rising Surf ART mecca for the 2014, 10th Anniversary of the Greenroom Festival.  All Greenroom Galleries & The Greenroom Festival hold a close place in my Heart.  After the Festivals and 2 show with Greenroom Gallery in Kamakura and Shibuya, I will be wrapping up my Japan visit with a Special Signing Event at a favorite location, WTW, Aoyama store on Thurs. May 29th.

I've fallen in Love with Japan.  I studied it's arts and culture with keen interest while a college student always dreaming on one day visiting this magical place.  This year will be my 3rd visit, and we look forward to it every year.  The beauty of the landscape, the amazing food, Art and culture have exceeded my expectations BUT it is the people that I've also fallen in love with.  I have so much respect and admiration for the Japanese culture and people.  The 1st year I left for home I told my family that I, "Had found 'my' people" I felt at home right away from the 1st trip.

So if you're reading this and you've never gone to Japan, I highly suggest it! If you're reading this and you're from Japan, we may be friends, we may have met at one of the past events I've been to there, or we may have yet to meet.  I embrace it all and look forward to more adventures there!

HERE'S MY ART TOUR SCHEDULE:
GREENROOM FESTIVAL: SAT MAY. 24TH (I'll be in the red Brick Building)
GREENROOM FESTIVAL: SUN MAY, 25TH (Red Brick Building)
GREENROOM KAMAKURA "INDIGO SEAS SHOW" TUES//MAY 27TH
GREENROOM SHIBUYA, PARCO BUILDING, "INDIGO SEAS SHOW" WED//MAY28th
WTW AOYAMA, WICKSTRAND SIGNNING EVENT, THURS//MAY 29TH

HOPE TO SEA YOU THERE!! Xx Susan

Foam Magazine profile's "The Queen of Collage" Artist Susan Wickstrand

Thank you Foam Magazine for the ARTicle on my Artwork & Keri Bridgwater!

Greenroom Festival, Yokohama Japan next Weekend!

I so look forward to returning for the event this year!  Please join us.  I've got a bunch of new glassed artworks, a brand new "Americana" Series originals and on aluminum, and for the 1st time ever custom made hand painted skateboard decks.

Greenroom Festival, Artist Susan Wickstrand will be in Yokohama Japan, May 18th and 19th

Please join us for Greenroom Festival in Yokohama, Japan, this May 18th - 19th 2013 at the Red Brick warehouse.  Susan Wickstrand will be there exhibiting for a 2nd year in a row.  Susan will once again have her popular resin/glassed artworks on wood panel, giclees and brand new aluminum artworks available in Japan for the 1st time.

New work New show at Surfindian

Join us Sun. Sept. 9th, 12-4 at Surfindian with new artworks by Susan Wickstrand and Sho Watanabe

 

Kids welcome, free BBQ drinks, music friends & fun. Hope to see you there!

Japan was Amazing!

Here's some photo highlights from our recent trip to Japan for Greenroom Festival 2012.  We fell in love with the country & it's people and hope to return one day soon!

Wall of Susan Wickstrand Art at Greenroom Festival. Glad we had backup suitcases of Artwork to replace pieces as they were selling. We were very busy & I was so grateful to have the lovely, Mariko Atsumi & friend to help translate and explain some of the narrative going on in my work.

Sharing shakas with fellow artist Heather Brown & Susan Wickstrand

Signing the back of Artworks & taking photos with the new clients is very popular in Japan!

Kevin and I at the Ron Herman, Tokyo launch party for "Honey Magazine" debut. It's a sister magazine to "Blue" and I was fortunate enough to have an article in it on my artworks.

Our visit to Kita Temple in Kamakura was amazing! Here's a shot I grabbed of a monk descending a staircase in front of temple gates.

Gorgeous entry temple into the Engakuji, Temple, The Sanmon Gate, Kamakura. This gate is gigantic and no nails were used in it's construction.  Simply amazing to behold in person.  Our Kamakura visit was a highlight of our trip to Japan.  I hope to go to Kyoto also next time as I love Temple and the history of it all.

 

 Kevin and I in front of The Great Buddha of Kamakura (Kamakura Daibutsu). It is a bronze statue that was cast in 1252.  You can also go INSIDE the cast Buddha, something worth doing!

Our final night in Japan spent with Greenroom & Heather Brown Japan Gallery Owner, Jun Yoshimura (far right corner) and Yohei Otani (far upper left), Greenroom Gallery, HI and friends.

Artworks loaded in & installed on Friday, got Artist pass and ready for Greenroom Festival to begin on Saturday & Sunday.  Thank you to all who came out to meet me, thank you for the gifts, smiles, photos, art sales, and wonderful time in Japan.  It's been a trip of a lifetime.