The Sometime Gallery

Rock Bottom With Love: Nada Dada Motel

2011-06-15T15:04:00.000-07:00

If you find yourself in Reno, please stop by.

The Town House Motor Lodge

303 West Second Street, Reno, NV 89503

Part of Nada Dada Motel Weekend.

Tomorrow, I'm joining the circus.

2010-05-15T23:43:00.000-07:00

Don't Sit Under The Lemon Tree With Anyone Else But Me

2010-01-10T18:45:00.001-08:00

pollygon http://twitgoo.com/bfkzm

Last Weekend

2009-10-30T01:22:00.000-07:00

I'm sorry that the photos I took from this evening disappeared but the swell memories linger and the map is not the territory, anyway. Great party, friends! M may be booked at tarot@tarot-to-go.net.

Jovino's grapefruit

Tonight, With Grapefruit and Tarot and Performance Art

2009-10-23T15:07:00.000-07:00

Everybody's gotta learn somehow! Jovino's practicing on grapefruit (and people). Look at this lovely work: Pincushion Heart on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

< -- It's also the day we celebrate Spalding's birthday.

FREAKY FRIDAY

2009-10-21T22:14:00.000-07:00

IT'S FREAKY FRIDAY TIME, IT'S FREAKY FRIDAY TIME, IT'S FREAKY FRIDAY TIME, IT'S FREAKY FRIDAY TIME.

TIME: 7:00

Do you know the way?

Life on the Lake

2009-08-18T10:54:00.000-07:00

I'm really grateful that somehow the Lake Merritt project has happened -- landscaping, new walks, trees, a manhole/tunnel, traffic meridians -- as it's clear that the Oakland city budget is maxxed out, and so many departments and agencies are hurting. Because I'm so thankful, and because I like my neighborhood so much, I'm working on adopting an island. http://www.oaklandpw.com/Page4.aspx?q=adopt+a+spot

I hope they let me do something fun with it as long as I promise not to create an eyesore or hazard I have all kinds of landscaping ideas actually mostly an elephant made out of succulents.

In a Magical Place Called Oakland

2009-08-14T13:17:00.000-07:00

A woman
is
up
on the roof
and
reckless.

What's your stupid idea?

In a Magical Place Called Westport

2009-08-13T12:36:00.000-07:00

A man builds a whale and throws out handfuls of dreams into the salty air.

What's your Roadside Distraction?

Sunsets are for Gurlz, (c) 2009, Carlos Amigos

Nothing to See Here: Saturday, August 15th

2009-08-12T14:22:00.000-07:00

This is to advise you that nothing is happening here this Saturday, August 15th.

There is no "art" to be seen. There is no "reticent panda preserve" to enjoy. The Gallery is Not Open and You are not at all invited. GO AWAY.

We'll be making waffles, but you can't have them.
Smoothies will be prepared (ask for a boost!) but not for you.

This art is total crap and at $10 - $40 way outta your price range.

The neighborhood (Grand Lake) is dangerous and people are mean. There's no Farmer's Market that you need to go to anyway and if you did the produce is all gross right now. Absolutely nothing is in season.

The place is a shithole and nobody cares.

Carlos Amigos: Welcome to My Evil Thoughts
Now playing at The Sometime Gallery

Carlos was totally uninspired by the turnout for the dinner a few weeks back and hasn't done fuck-all since. I don't know what he does with his time.

Saturday, August 15th
10:00 - 1:00 or I ask you to leave

See the art and sit a spell. Please don't bring anyone because they'll hate it too. Your donations for waffles n' smoothies go to help the Westport Whale Project become a reality.

WOULD IT KILL YOU TO COUGH UP A BUCK FOR A MAN AND HIS WHALE?

The Sometime Gallery
(an alt space for art in the grandlake portmanteau)
Oakland
up the driveway; look for a sign

Spaghetti and Dreams for Sale: July 31

2009-07-28T10:07:00.000-07:00

Do you believe in whales?
Do you believe in dreams?
Do you believe in spaghetti?

Most importantly, do you believe the world needs another ROADSIDE ATTRACTION?

OF COURSE YOU DO.

Come enjoy a spaghetti feed for the benefit of my dear friend, the darling of the Alameda Marina and Westport California, the one, the only: CARLOS AMIGOS and the Westport Whale.

CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING:

YOU come and enjoy spaghetti, wine, salad, bread, spumoni, in the newly renovated Sometime Gardens and Reticent Panda Preserve.
YOU have another opportunity to purchase an inspirational work by Carlos Amigos (old favorites; new pieces) and view the latest installation in the still under wraps Sometime Gallery.

FRIDAY JULY 31, 2009
7:00 Whaletails
8:00 Dinner
$15 payable that evening or via paypal.

Proceeds to benefit the Westport Whale.

PLEASE do RSVP by Wednesday, July 29, so we may purchase accordingly.

THE SOMETIME GALLERY
Oakland CA 94610
The little gray cottage at the top of the drive

Bring a friend! Tell a friend.
Thank you for your support and friendship.

A MAN, A PLAN: CARLOS AMIGOS!

2009-07-23T12:46:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends and many Enemies!

MY EVIL THOUGHTS!

A fund raiser for the Westport Whale sponsored by my Pal and Visionary Extraordinare... Polly Harrold!

Proprietor of the Sometime Gallery

This Emotionally Charged show was made just for YOU!

Dedicated to all the Lovers and Haters of Carlos Amigos!

Its the usual highly personal text related work with a few suprises for the Outspoken, Dreamers, Romantics, Sugarless Lovers, Hooker Waitresses, Sexy Swabs, Twisted Sista's, Michael Jackson Fans, Broken Hearts, Star Chasers, Teenage Whores, Adventurers of the World and Swank Bastards like ME!

Are you Down to be Open?

I'll show you Mine if you show me Yours.

Let Go!

Jump In!

There's Beauty in the Breakdown!

Details coming soon

$15 donation Demanded!

July 31st PMish!

Making attic larger by painting it high gloss white.

2009-05-30T15:51:00.001-07:00

pollygon Making attic larger by painting it high gloss white. http://twitgoo.com/d0d0

whee!

2009-05-07T21:18:00.001-07:00

spooky coconut man

Posted via Pixelpipe.

The Road is Open Again!

2009-01-20T18:03:00.000-08:00

There's a new day in view
There is gold in the blue
There is hope in hearts of men.
All the world's on the way, to a sunnier day,
Cause the road is open again.
There's a note of repair
There's a song in the air
It's the music of busy men,
Every plow in the land, meets a happier hand
Cause the road is open again.
There's an Eagle blue
In the White House, too,
On the shoulders of our President there.
With a lusty call, telling one and all,
Brother, do your share!
There's a new day in view,
There is gold in the blue,
There is hope in the hearts of men,
From the plain to the hill,
From the farm to the mill,
All the road is open, again.

Song written for The Road is Open Again, circa 1933, for this short film by Warner Brothers for the NRA -- that's National Recovery Administration, folks. It was one of several films I saw on a visit to Santa Fe, New Mexico in October. The historic 1931 Lensic theatre hosted an evening of The New Deal on Film. The entire audience sang along. Just before the election, it was uncannily stirring, a real "we're all in this together" moment. The road is open, again.

A Soup the Color of Bougainvillea

2009-01-14T23:30:00.000-08:00

I made this soup tonight for Tina B., while we caught up from way too-many months. Tina will have an installation in the upcoming March show.

Beet, Barley, and Black Bean Soup

Do you like beets? Holy cow! This hearty soup turns a crazy brilliant fuchsia from the beets and smells like hot steamy yummy beety dirt. I like that in a soup. I use black caviar lentils, but you could bean it however you like. Soup is vegan if you want it. If I have red wine, I throw that in. Can't hurt.

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large onion, finely chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons dried tarragon
Black pepper
8 cups water (or beef or vegetable broth)
4 medium size beets, cubed
3/4 cup pearl barley
1/4 cup tamari
15 oz Black caviar lentils, or black beans
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
Dill or sour cream or plain yogurt for garnish

In a stockpot over medium heat, sauté the onion in the olive oil until translucent (about 5 minutes). Add the garlic, tarragon, and pepper; sauté another minute. Add 8 cups of liquid what-you-got. Add the beets, barley, and tamari, cover, and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Add the beans and simmer for another 10 - 15 minutes, stirring frequently, or until the barley is tender. Add the balsamic vinegar and fresh dill. Garnish with sour cream or yogurt.

I've Been Making Soup

2009-01-03T19:11:00.000-08:00

This was a particularly tasty Carrot with Cumin soup cooked up at Molly's house in her big orange pot. Molly likes orange. That evening, we also tested the Twitter Emergency Broadcast System when Molly pulled out a UFO from one of the fresh oysters we'd procurred that evening. Whutever it was, perched on the end of her sharp oyster knife, it stretched out translucent legs and wriggled them. We gasped. We got goosebumps. We threw the rest into the compost. We'd already eaten several. Even now, we shudder to think of it.

But anyway, here's the soup recipe!

Crème de Carottes au Cumin

3 tablespoons olive oil
2 pounds carrots, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/2 cup fresh orange juice
1/2 cup heavy cream (or soy milk)
Raisins
Salt

I really like cumin and carrots and this soup is pretty. I add the raisins at the end, and drop a few on top.

Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the carrots and cook, stirring occasionally, for five minutes. Add the garlic and cumin and cook, not letting the carrots and garlic brown, for three minutes. Add the orange juice and 1 quart cold water, increase the heat to high, and heat to a boil. Lower the heat and cook at a simmer, uncovered, for 45 minutes, adding water as needed.

Transfer to a blender or food processor and puree until completely smooth. Be careful. Just do a little at a time, or let it cool, or you'll have hot bright orange soup everywhere.

Return the soup to the saucepan and set over medium heat. Stir in the cream and cook, beating with a whisk, until smooth, about 2 minutes. Add raisins if you like; season to taste with salt. Deelish.

Carlos Amigos' Christmas Cards Were Unusual this year

2008-12-24T18:58:00.000-08:00

The day before Christmas, I awoke to find that the reclusive Artist Carlos Amigos had left a newly finished piece on the doorstep.

EVERYTHING MUST GO: Saturday, August 16

2008-08-12T08:22:00.000-07:00

It's a yard sale, but we don't have a yard any more because the owners paved it over. It's a garage sale, except we don't have those either. It's a tag sale, but we might just use masking tape, or make everything one dollar. It's a rummage sale, but this stuff too FINE to be just "rummage."

It's, it's...EVERYTHING MUST GO
Polly and Camron Purge: and you win
Saturday, August 16, 10 - 4:00ish
4701 San Leandro Street, Oakland
Donuts, BBQ, Beer, and stuff for cheap or for the takin'

Come early, come often, but please, come and take some of this stuff off our hands.

Includes:

high style chrome and glass 1970s 42" square coffee table
chrome and glass desk
1950s diner-style 8ft table
kitchen odds and ends
home decor
fabulous costumes/daywear
chest-sized wicker hamper
very old picture frame
IKEA Billy bookshelf (free!)
funny little left-leaning side table
IKEA Robin dresser
IKEA FLEGM wardrobe
random books, year+ of Believer mags
mirror

...and who knows what Camron's got up in there.

The Gallery is Open: Sunday, June 15

2008-06-14T12:04:00.000-07:00

Dogtown Track
Beth Grundvig
44" x 56"
Pastel on paper, mounted between plexiglass.
$1250

WELCOME TO MY EVIL EMPIRE: Pastels, Photographs, and Signs
New works by Beth Grundvig, Daniel Dienelt, and Kyle Siler

Closing Party/Open Studio:
Sunday, June 15
1:00 - 5:00

Come see the works in this space in the air. As I sit here today, I am struck by how much the artworks in this exhibition relate to the built environment around me -- even as the pieces reflect the artists' reactions to their own.

Beth Grundvig: large-scale Oak-land-scapes in pastel
Daniel Danielt: Photo based encaustics
Kyle Siler: Installation in my kitchen (from $20, OBO, will swap for dirtbike parts)

LAST CHANCE TO HIT THE SOMETIME GALLERY THIS MONTH! Come enjoy a little civilized soiree. Visit sunny East Oakland for some super-fine art, Sunday Times, home-made strawberry shortcake, tea, champagne. My own works-in-progress will be display as well.

If you purchased a piece, consider dropping by -- art will be available to take home.
Or maybe you've had your eye on something?

NOTE: The Gallery will remain open in teeny-tiny form and the pieces will be for sale online through the end of June. www.thesometimegallery.com

Deaf Thuggery

2008-06-12T12:09:00.000-07:00

Visit Daniel Danielt's website, Deaf Thuggery for candid snaps.

look here. the word deaf. means
muthafucker can not hear a sound
externally. don't forget to write! I can
hear writings.

Shown:
Midwestern Hello, Midwestern Goodbye; Morning Drive, Evening Drive. All: Mixed Media on Board, 12" x 12"; $225

Visit the 420 Gallery, While You're At It

2008-06-10T12:33:00.000-07:00

Kyle Siler's work is also on display at Jingletown's 420 Gallery, open during East Bay Open Studios.

420 Gallery - 420 Peterson - Oakland CA 94601
June 7 and 8th and 14th and 15th from 11am to 6pm
Kyle Says:
BUY ALL OF THIS SHIT SO YOUR WALLS DONT LOOK SO STUPID
"This Gallery KICKS ASS! There are lots of great artists in this gallery with me. MINE is the BEST. And this is your chance to buy something of mine before I”m FAMOUS. I dont want to be Famous but its in my destiny and I’m not going to fight it. It’d be cool if you’d buy something and I made enough money to buy oil for my dirtbike. There hasnt been any gang related shootings in the neighborhood for quite sometime now which creates a much cheerier atmosphere for everyone. But if there is a shooting we will provide free beer and tell jokes. There is NO BATHROOM!"

Open This Weekend: June 7th and 8th

2008-06-06T22:02:00.000-07:00

The Gallery is Open all weekend and serving grilled cheese (after I finish my chores). I could have everything ready by the time I open, but it's more doing that fun with you here. On Sunday, there will be brunch. Gallery hours: 12:oo - 5:00.

Shown: Works from Kyle Siler's installation in my kitchen. From $20, each, OBO. Will swap for dirtbike parts.

Spalding Makes Meme Status

2008-05-31T15:05:00.001-07:00

I can haz donuts? We're so proud. Spalding also took photos at last week's reception for the artists. A little shaky, but nice composition. Next time, I'll wear the camera on my neck.

Opening Tonight: 7:00

2008-05-22T07:46:00.000-07:00

Welcome to My Evil Empire! Over 100 works by three artists are hanging, cheese has been purchased; the white carpet, vacuumed. Sometime Improvements for this show include postcards, a hammer drill, and lighting. The Gallery is Open and I have laid in some Hamm's. Tonight only: artist autographs, pocket magic, hair combs, cat photography, goat rides, balloons for children. C U, here.

Shown: Works by Daniel Dienelt. Photographic encaustic collage; $150 - $275

Welcome To My Evil Empire: Paintings, Photographs, and Signs

2008-05-20T08:18:00.000-07:00

New works by Beth Grundvig, Daniel Dienelt, and Kyle Siler
May - June 2008

ARE YOU READY TO ROCK???

Of course you aren't. I'm not ready to rock. I have an art gallery to run.

ARE YOU READY TO COME TO A KILLER ART SHOW?

Yeah? Well ok! 'Cause I'm having one!

KILLER ART SHOW ARTIST'S RECEPTION
THURSDAY MAY 22.
7:00

WELCOME TO MY EVIL EMPIRE: Paintings, Photographs, and Signs
New works by Beth Grundvig, Daniel Dienelt, and Kyle Siler

I am so excited to host the work of these three artists in the gallery. So excited I brought out the italics!!!

Overjoyed at the Underpass: Beth Grundvig's stark and realistic urbanscapes are the empty spaces, ends of streets and alleys, the undersides of freeways, dumpsters, puddles, bricks, and beams, building-size and still, life. They're skillfully executed pastels in polaroid color. Wait til you see her twelvetych. Beth's studio is in Emeryville.

I envisioned abstract photography as working well with Beth's pieces, and Daniel Dienelt, an artist in Fort Wayne, Indiana was suggested. I appreciate Daniel's willingness to participate from across the country. Daniel's photography gets manipulated and worked, digitally and physically, through collage and encaustic wax. He frequently shoots with experimental cameras and techniques. I like his sense of composition and subject matter: buildings and skateboarding.

Kyle Siler is an evil genius and if you don't believe it just ask him. No really, do. Kyle's work is the ping and pong of lost and found, sweet and vulgar, profound, banal. It's also hanging from my ceilings, an arch wave of wooden wrath n' luv, and he keeps bringing more. You can check it out here, shot on location in scenic Westport, CA, but be careful because there are some dirty words.

THE GALLERY IS OPEN

Thursday, May 22: Reception for the Artists
7:00 - 10:00

Wednesday, May 28: Hosting Dorkbot SF

Saturday and Sunday, June 7 - 8
11:00 - 5:00
(Also East Bay Open Studios)

Saturday and Sunday, June 14 - 15
11:00 - 5:00
(Also East Bay Open Studios)

Closing Reception and Waffletime: June 15

Other events TBA.

GETTING HERE:
BY CAR: Google's directions are incorrect; take San Leandro South at High.
BY BART: Fruitvale is the closest; it's a $6 cab ride and worth it at night or walk with friends.
BIKE: Ride your bike fast and wear a helmet.

Look for a sign | Park on the street | stroll to the rear | step up three flights.
In the Big Green Building at the Dutch Boy: 4701 San Leandro Street, in rockin' East Oakland, 94601. (510) 536-6970 www.thesometimegallery.com

Dorkbot is People Doing Strange Things With Electricity

2008-05-17T09:45:00.000-07:00

And I've got outlets like every 12 feet! How cool is that! I'm dee-lighted to host Dorkbot SF.

Wednesday, May 28
7:30
Welcome Dorks: Bar and snax

DV Rogers' Seismic Art
Parkfield Interventional EQ Fieldwork (PIEQF)
The Parkfield Interventional EQ Fieldwork (PIEQF) is a geologically interactive, kinetic earthwork that will take place in the township of Parkfield, Central California between the 28th June and 28th September 2008. This machine controlled installation converges a USGS reported Californian earthquake list with the near real time control of a hydraulically actuated earthquake shake table. Each time an earthquake occurs, an array of 1/2 inch and 5/8 inch steel rods attached to the shake table will oscillate and resonate, reflecting the dynamic nature of the Californian landscape.

Jeff Wishnie
Harsh Computing: Designing Computing and Communications System for Way Out There
Inveneo is non-profit that designs, implements and deploys computing and communications systems in the toughest of environments: the remote rural developing world. They will show off some of their toys and describe the key considerations when deploying computers out there--like a school hours away from the nearest urban center: Timbuktu. They'll also discuss some of their surprise adversaries including rats, bees, and the International Committee for the Red Cross.

Jeremy Bornstein
Genetic Algorithm Based Soap
At first I thought it said soup. Jeremy's program starts with a batch of randomly-generated soap recipes, and each is evaluated to determine the qualities of the resulting soap. The best recipes are combined with each other in a way which is statistically likely to produce an improvement, and the process is repeated until a soap is produced which has the right balance of oils. This is called a genetic algorithm because it simulates (in a very simple fashion) some of the processes which occur in nature as organisms evolve. Delicious!

David Calkins
Robogames
RoboGames is the world's largest open robot competition (even the Guinness Book of World Records says so!)

Please mail Karen Marcelo (dorkbotSF [at] dorkbot [dot] org) if you would like to open dork (10-15 min mini-presentation).

Good Morning Art Fans!

2008-05-15T10:58:00.000-07:00

Do you think Mary Boone is up a ladder at 7:00 am patching walls in her underpants? Maybe.

Where is It?

2008-05-11T12:33:00.000-07:00

View Larger Map
Right here!

Melodic Loopiness! Hardcore Noise!

2008-04-26T13:19:00.000-07:00

What a delightful afternoon! The afternoon began with Two Cuisinarts and a Waffletone, manned by Molly and Tina B. (Wafflesale donations went to a friend.) Waffles and more waffles were had by all. I tried to make a waffle but burned it. People took their seats; people spread out on the carpet, and people were engaged as the ensemble members coaxed sound from unexpected objects in unfamiliar ways. Thanks for a great turnout and talented performers. The Crank Ensemble's new website is great! Photos on Flickr.

4/20: The Waffletime is 1:00

2008-04-15T22:22:00.000-07:00

Whereas Waffelicious has gone missing (eaten by a tiger in India?) the Waffleshow must go on. Wafflesale! The Proprietor and Friends will perform Random Acts of Waffles for your Sunday brunch. Waffletime donations go to the aid of a friend. Consider coming early for a treat. A few beverages will be on hand, but you're welcome to bring Mimosa supplies or coffee.

4/20: La Grande Jatte Crank

2008-03-10T22:44:00.000-07:00

Polly Harrold's Sometime Gallery hosts an afternoon of musical performance art and waffles on April 20th. Come hear Crank Ensemble and Cheryl Leonard in the glass-lined sun-shined aerie. Popping, plinking, clacking, clicking, Larnie Fox's Crank Ensemble creates rhythmic and repetitive patterns using handmade crank-operated machines. Cheryl E. Leonard, with A.L. Dentel and Karen Stackpole, will perform new compositions and improvisations inspired by ocean tides. Instruments will include shells, kelp, salt, sand, water and stones.
The Waffletime is 1:00; Musical Performances start at 2:00. $10. Tickets are available at the door, or through the performer's webpages. Come early and enjoy conceptual waffle performance by the Proprietor and Assistants; donations to benefit a friend. Park on the street | stroll to the rear | step up three flights. Look for a sign. In the Big Green Building at the Dutch Boy: 4701 San Leandro Street, Oakland, 94601. (510) 536-6970 www.thesometimegallery.com

Good Advice, Wherever You Are

2008-03-03T22:55:00.000-08:00

That's right: FOLLOW THE GUIDE CLOSELY TO GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR TOUR! For here, at Mystery Spot, the normal laws of gravity and observation do not apply. And why is that? "Some speculate that cones of metal were secretly brought here and buried in our earth as guidance systems for their spacecraft. Some think that it is in fact the spacecraft itself buried deep within the ground. Other theories include carbon dioxide permeating from the earth, a hole in the ozone layer, a magma vortex, the highest dielectric biocosmic radiation known anywhere in the world, and radiesthesia." Me, I think it's all those things. That's why I use the handrail. And check it out: The Mystery Spot is hiring.

Picture from Epiphany

2008-02-29T22:06:00.000-08:00

Has it really been two months? Time flies like an arrow. At Jen's closing: Jen and Ted looking at John and Ted.

Waffles? Waffelicious.org

2008-02-19T21:30:00.000-08:00

Lucky me, I walked into the Ebb Tide in Miramar for a mocha on February 17th and hit Waffle Island. Patrons qued up for Ian's waffles, and you can too. Look for more waffletimes. Ask them about their dream of a bigger, better, waffle iron.

Then I went and looked at the tide pools. Hooray for Half Moon Bay.

This Seat is Taken, II

2008-01-29T19:48:00.000-08:00

This decopauge chair also appeared at the Oakland Museum of California, and is now in a private collection. Chair for a Reader of Art Forum, 2006.

This Seat is Taken

2008-01-28T22:03:00.000-08:00

But I'll make you another. Two of my own pieces from 2006 appeared in the Jingletown Show at the Oakland Museum of California. This one, Chair for a Landscape Architect, is in a private collection. I've almost finished my latest pieces, a pair of bedside tables, and more are in the que. Please allow me to recycle your Art Forum magaines.

Breakfast at Ephipany

2008-01-02T22:28:00.000-08:00

Please join us for the closing of Jennifer Mondfrans' solo show.

Sunday, January 6
1 - 4:00 pm

Take time to visit the gallery this afternoon! Contemplate the technicolor gazes of people who changed the world. Today's trip to the Hall of Women Scientists includes introductions by the Artist. Enjoy coffee, donuts, casserole.

The Sometime Gallery

In the Big Green Building at the Dutch Boy

4701 San Leandro, #15c

Oakland 94601

510-536-6970

The Muncie

2007-12-31T22:49:00.000-08:00

Why they call it a flop house. An older structure in beautiful Muncie, Indiana.

The Draw of Rosalind Franklin

2007-12-09T09:28:00.000-08:00

Who knew there was another Rosalind Franklin fan in the neighborhood? One gallery visitor saw the poster featuring the scientist (who first photographed DNA, revealing its helix structure) and made her way, post-haste. Turns out she had written a prize-winning play featuring the scientist. After some delightful woman-scientist chat, she treated us to a break-dance demonstration. You never know what you'll find at The Sometime Gallery, folks.

Performance Today

2007-12-08T12:04:00.000-08:00

I Make You Hot Chocolate

An interactive performance piece which requires you, the participant, to drink the hot chocolate I make for you. While you wait for it, you visit The Hall of Women Scientists.THE HALL OF WOMEN SCIENTISTS

The Gallery is Open!

2007-12-07T12:28:00.000-08:00

Tonight! Make your way to the opening for Green and Lovely, 6 - 10:00 pm. Impromptu introductions to the subjects by the Artist all evening long. At the top of the big green building at the back of the Dutch Boy compound.

4701 San Leandro
Oakland, CA 94601
510-536-6970

Art/Party: Who's With Me, Now

2007-12-04T22:35:00.000-08:00

Grab a brew, don't cost nothin'.
It would come to no surprise to friends or my parents that National Lampoon's Animal House played a big part in my development. We will not be serving cottage cheese, Jack Daniel's, cucumbers with Mrs. Wormer, 10,000 marbles, a dead horse, or kiln accidents at our receptions and openings, but we will be serving up a good time, nonetheless.

Bluto Blutarsky, 2007
Mixed media on canvas, 16 x 24"
Jennifer Mondfrans

Going Up: An Exhibition

2007-12-02T23:45:00.000-08:00

Today we hung around 40 artworks, oils, and mixed media. I'm so pleased with the pieces Jen brought over. There is a lot to look at, and talk about, with this show.

On Friday evening, the artist will be on hand to speak about the subjects of her paintings. Be engaged and charmed as Art meets Science and, well, ART, as we learn about the lives of such notables as the Curie family, Beatrix Potter, Berthe Morisot, and Claude Monet.

Green and Lovely: In Your Glass

2007-11-30T13:17:00.000-08:00

Wine is red, white and pink - but green? No. Not really. Grass is green, though. And so are gooseberries. And so are bell peppers. And so is dill, and thyme. Learn to identify the green in your wine glass, while surrounded by delightful art. We had a great showing for the last one -- looking forward to another fun afternoon! with The Sometime Wine Stewardess Meg Hilgartner
Saturday, December 8th at 3pm. $20.
RSVP to thesometimegallery@gmail.com.

Famous for His Uncertainty Principle

2007-11-28T01:29:00.000-08:00

Werner Heisenberg is famous for his uncertainty principle, which began quantum mechanics. He was only 23 when he came up with it. Very basically, it proves that reality is what is observable. What you see limits all other possibilities, at least as far as you know. This principle is part of the theory that supports parallel universes, where every single choice and all the possibilities are played out in a distinct universe. The hat ribbon in the painting is his principle related to energy and time, showing simultaneous time. It means the more you know about where a particle is, the less you know about when. It could be in more than one place at the same time. -- Jennifer Mondfrans

Heisenberg
2006
oil on canvas
27.94" x 35.56"

Ambassador Romanescu from Mandelbrot

2007-11-27T22:40:00.000-08:00

How could I have forgotten that before the trip to Locke, there was a brunch, featuring a breakfast casserole recipe of my mother's and a centerpiece of Romanescu Cauliflower. Except, of course, it wasn't a head of fractally delicious broccoli, as the guests quickly realized, it was The Great Ambassador Grungrun from the planet Klandathu. Sadly, the Ambassador, being busy and all, had other things to do besides take a road trip with us.

Locke Us

2007-11-24T15:22:00.000-08:00

Yesterday, four friends, a little dog named Moxie, and I, took a spontaneous trip to the California Delta town of Locke. You know, near Isletown. As you can see, the Dai Loy Museum of gaming was open. All mid-west/east coast transplants, I think it did us good to get out of the cities (Oakland, Los Angeles, San Francisco) and see some countryside and agriculture. (Although driving over the Sacramento River, various interesting bridges, and along the tops of levees separating canal from field, it was obvious that we were somewhere else, indeed. )

THX-G

2007-11-22T22:54:00.000-08:00

A work of turkey art.
We ate it.

The Hall of Women Scientists

2007-11-19T22:11:00.000-08:00

The December show features artist Jennifer Mondfrans. A colorful portraitist, Jen's works will include many important figures from science, famous and not. Inscribed on the plate at the bottom of this painting: Lise Meitner, Physicist (1878-1968). "She gave the first theoretical explanation of the fission process. While exiled in Stockholm during the second world war, she kept in constant collaboration with her partner in chemistry, Otto Hahn. Although the Nobel Committee overlooked her vital contribution, the element Meitnerium, a transuranian element, is named after her. Lise basks in the sparks of fission." And, how!

Lise Meitner

2006
Watersoluble wax and acrylic on canvas
45.7 x 61

It's a Sign

2007-11-19T20:00:00.000-08:00

Look at the delightful sign Bunnie made for the entrance to the gallery. (I had forgotten to make one.) I still need one for the street that communicates "you are at the right place" if, indeed, you are. It should also say: "something interesting is going on" if, indeed it is. It should be temporary. You should be able to chain it up. Or maybe it shouldn't be a sign at all, but a large white flag, illuminated brightly, waving from a flagpole on the roof: THE SOMETIME GALLERY.

Lucky Me: Works by Bunnie Reiss

2007-11-18T21:20:00.001-08:00

We Can't Give Up; embroidery on jeans pockets.
Don't Move Too Fast; embroidery on vintage go-cart wheels.

Detail: Don't Move Too Fast

It is that easy, 29 x 20.5"; embroidery on jeans, vintage dress, paint.

Best in Show; embroidery on vintage gift cards.

Waiting for the Mail, 43 x 26"; chandelier crystals, paint, antique fabric, thread

Matt's House, 53 x 84"; antique fabric, thread, chandelier crystals, paint
Detail: Matt's House

Works copyright 2007, Bunnie Reiss

A Good Show

2007-11-18T10:14:00.000-08:00

The first show in the gallery was hung the evening of November 14, with the help of the artist, Bunnie Reiss, and a friend. There are 33 pieces in all, including lithographs, embroidery, and textiles. Prolific and playful, Bunnie's range is impressive. Particular favorites were her dog portraits, stitched-up go-kart wheels, lithograph ponies, and a found and embroidered vintage textile, It is that easy. If you saved your 2007 Burning Man ticket stub, then you already own a piece of Bunnie's work.