CB Gazette: Oct 2015 - Future Studio Design

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OCTOBER 2015 • THE STATUE OF LIBERTY OF LOS ANGELES IN HIGHLAND PARK SINCE 2007
Día de los Muertos de Mascotas
Remembering our dearly departed
companion animals
Opening Reception:
SATURDAY, OCT. 10, 2015
(7 to 10 pm)
It’s NELAArt Second Saturday Gallery Night!
On view by appointment to Oct. 30
(Call 323-254-4565)
P.S. We are pretty stoked about the imminent
resurrection of Hydrox—similar to Oreo cookies
(but superior in our opinion). A visionary
named Ellia Kassoff is overseeing this exciting
venture, with a bakery facility in Vernon! Hydrox
debuted in 1908, originally manufactured by
Sunshine Biscuits. In 1996, the Keebler Co.
bought Sunshine and in 1999 changed the recipe
and renamed the cookie Droxies (big mistake,
although Hydrox is a pretty weird name for a
cookie product). Anyhow, we hope to have some
in time for you to sample at the Oct. opening.
You know when Hallmark has a special ornament and
Walmart has calavera costumes, Día de los Muertos has
become a THING. We still like it in its pure form because
we believe in remembering the ancestors. So, we will
celebrate it in Oct. concentrating on remembrances of
our beloved pets. You are invited to bring a picture and
perhaps a story about or note to your best friend. We’ll
have paper and pencils for you to jot something down
and pin to the wall.
For real Día de los Muertos is celebrated Oct. 31–Nov. 2.
All cultures celebrate the ancestors and their cultures in some way. In
fact, in 2008, UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization) established its Intangible Cultural Heritage
Lists! The Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of
Humanity comprises cultural “practices and expressions that help
demonstrate the diversity of this heritage and raise awareness about
its importance.” The List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need
of Urgent Safeguarding is composed of “those cultural elements
that concerned communities and countries consider require urgent
measures to keep them alive.” Check out the lists (wikipedia, of
course) when you have a few minutes—they are really fascinating...
• Shrimp fishing on horseback in Oostduinkerke. Belgium
• The technique of leak-proof partitions of Chinese junks
• Celebrations of big shoulder-borne processional structures, Italy
• The Indigenous Festivity dedicated to the Dead, Mexico
• Mongolian knuckle-bone shooting
• Turkish coffee culture and tradition
• The Space of Gong Culture, Vietnam
• Practices and expressions of joking relationships in Niger
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FUTURE STUDIO GALLERY
5558 N. FIGUEROA STREET, L.A. 90042
How to Make a Tissue Paper Marigold
Bright and colorful MARIGOLDS are the traditional altar flower (ofrenda) of Día de los Muertos. Here’s how
to make some oversized ones. Supplies: Orange or gold tissue paper • String, pipe cleaners, or bendy wire •
Scissors. Once you know the basics, you can easily tailor your flowers to different materials and sizes.
Step 2: Find the middle
point of the folded sheets
and tie it off—you can use
string, pipe cleaners, or
bendy wire. Snug and
secure but not too tight.
Step 3: Use scissors
to trim the ends into
rounded petal shapes.
You won’t be able to
trim them all at once, do
several petals at a time.
Don’t worry about being
too precise.
 Step 1: Our sample was made
from 20”x26” tissue sheets. Count
out TEN SHEETS and lay flat. The first
fold is approx. 1-1/2” (no need to
be precise)—take all sheets together
and make the first fold across the 20”
width. Light crease is sufficient. You
will continue to fold accordion-style
and end up with an approx. 1-1/2” x
20” length of folded sheets. (You will
develop your own way of folding. We
flip the sheets over for each fold.)
Step 4: Fan out the
sheets—super-gently
pull each sheet out from
the center. Go slowly. It’s
tissue paper and delicate;
you will no doubt have
some rips and tears—no
worries, just keep going.
When you’ve separated
all the sheets into the
flower shape, shake it out
a bit to fluff it up.
You can loop another piece of long string under the center tie and hang
the flower like an ornament from a tree or on a wall. We think a tissue
marigold also makes a festive and fabulous hat. It’s lightweight and makes
a simple and bold fashion statement—icing on the you-cake. String a piece
of ribbon through the center tie (or attach a stretchy headband). And
honestly, they like totally go with everything! You’ll hear compliments.
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month at 1pm: Holy Grounds
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Please. The you-knowwhat’s about to get real.
Repaint
Chicken Boy
Update
We’ve been holding
out for a bit of a cooldown, but it’s gonna
happen before the
next bit of anticipated
weather-related
craziness ensues
(we’re talking about
you, El Niño). Watch
this space, we’ll keep
you posted.
Upcoming Art
& Stuff
November 14, 2015:
ART BERN, the
Bernie Sanders
Portrait Show.
Proceeds benefit
the campaign.
Artists include: Abel
Alejandre, David
G. Brown, Dolores
Carlos, Art Carrillo,
Carol Colin, Sandra
Cornejo, Marsian
De Lillis, Stan
Edmondson, Beth
Elliott, Margaret
Garcia, Robert
Guillen, Amy Inouye,
Bonnie Lambert,
Brian Mallman, Sybil
McMiller, Ted Meyer
& Anna Stump,
Cathi Milligan, Ester
Petschar, Joe Potts,
Stuart Rapeport,
Tom Recchion, Chris
Sheets, Herbert
Siguenza, Albert
Vitella, J. Michael
Walker.
December 12, 2015:
Low-rider Photos by
Art Meza
January 9, 2016:
Something really fun
February 13, 2016:
FIG JAM
Celebration of
North Figueroa
Street. We will have
Chicken Boy original
art, tastings of Fig
Jams, and more. We’ll
be open all day and
into the evening. Info
& volunteer signups: figjam.la
Old L.A. Farmers Market • Every Tuesday from 3 to 8 pm • North Ave 57 and Marmion Way
Farm Fresh Produce • Prepared Foods • Arts & Crafts • Music & Fun • Meet Your Neighbors and Make New Friends • Sponsored by North Figueroa Association