Body as Agent Exhibition

emiko oye ·

Well-seasoned travelers are my art pieces (perhaps more so than me personally), so I'm thrilled to have a selection of my conceptual, statement neckpieces showing currently at the Richmond Art Center's "Body as Agent: Changing Fashion Art" exhibition. This juried show of California artists showcases how wearable art has changed over the last 25 years and continues to document contemporary society and convey important cultural/social issues. And I'm in good company with fellow "Upcycling" artists Harriete Estel Berman and Charlotte Kruk, just to name a few.

Even more exciting, I'll be giving a presentation on my artwork on Sat, Oct 10th at the Symposium "Body as Agent: Fashioning Something Different", inspired and informed by the exhibition. 

Body as Agent: Changing Fashion Art
Sept 13- Nov 15, 2015
Sept 20, 1:30-2:30pm Curator's Exhibition Walk-Through

Symposium: Body as Agent: Fashioning Something Different
Sat, Oct 10, 10am-4:30pm
$35 / $25 for members

Richmond Art Center
2540 Barrett Ave
Richmond CA 94804

My Feature on Sticky Sundays!

emiko oye ·

I was recently featured on ADHESIVE&CO's blog, featuring creatives from all disciplines! If you're in a creative field and live in San Francisco, New York City, or Boston, and are inspired by meeting others who do what they love, you can experience the magic of an ADHESIVE&CO event firsthand. Check out the interview HERE. 

Huge props to their co-founder Brian Bergeron for the opportunity to expand my world (plus produce fantastic new headshots!)

emiko o in person at ACC SF this week

emiko oye ·

emiko o is back  to the American Craft Council Show SF after a year of focusing on the East Coast Market, ready to knock your socks off with a whole new approach to her store not to mention an expanded Summer Collection of jewelry! 

Teaming up with fabulous textile artist, Ealish Wilson of Design Bahn, we'll be bringing an interactive experience to the mix - stay tuned later this week for sneak peaks of the setup....(need I say there will be a new reware full-length mirror to admire yourself in that just may be for sale...)

Get ready to experience it this Fri-Sun! Come by Friday for Happy Hour - tickets are only $5 after 5pm, plus get dinner at the food trucks in the parking lot.

DETAILS:
American Craft Council Show
July 31 - Aug 2, 2015
Fort Mason's Festival Pavilion
Marina Blvd @ Buchanan
San Francisco, CA

Hours:  
Friday, July 31: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. 
Saturday, Aug. 1: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 2: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

This is a ticketed event - save money by buying tickets ahead on Eventbrite.

Summer Collection Debuts at Smithsonian Craft Show

emiko oye ·

This April marked our return trip to Washington , D.C. for the nation's premier juried craft show, the 33rd Annual Smithsonian Craft Show. It really is the best retail craft show out there and quite the honor to be selected as one of 121 artists. Per my usual fashion, the booth went through a re-design as I'm always experimenting with how spaces create inviting environments to make customers feel welcome and ready to hang for awhile to share their personal LEGO®-related stories. My husband joined my sales team for this one, promoting my menswear accessories, sporting the new modular Tie Clips

We unveiled the Summer 2015 collection - infusing California sunshine into the line, and got such great response that we practically sold out by second day of the show! Nothing like taking pre-orders for the rest of the show, woo hoo! See what's NEW

Many kisses adorned the booth walls, from The Under Killing Moon series that was exhibited at The Outer Limits exhibition (Facére, Seattle, WA) to new Lips Like Sugar brooches. One of the brooches was donated to the Smithsonian Women's Committee Auction benefitting the Smithsonian Institution.

33rd Annual Smithsonian Craft Show
National Building Museum, Washington, D.C.
April 23-26, 2015