the strappy shoe

the strappy shoe


Kristine Mays, artist
Completed in 2006
Medium: wire

holiday embellishments

Twinkle, twinkle, little star
A token of love to keep,
to share,
to embrace


Joy -– noun 1. Feelings of great happiness or pleasure, especially of an elevated or spiritual kind 2. A pleasurable aspect of something, or something that is seen as a source of happiness
Joy - verb 1. To derive joy from something, or to give somebody joy 2. To delight in or enjoy something

acceptance!

My Rwanda piece was accepted into the San Francisco International Arts Festival.

Art of Survival Pictures...

The Art of Survival show was reviewed in the San Francisco Chronicle. It was a good review. I was not mentioned in the article and yet I am glad to be a part of the show. The review said, “Taken together, the show speaks to the rather depressing state of affairs,
locally and globally, but isn't a depressing exhibition. The artists'
creativity make viewers think, not mope.”

love sent across the country...

This is a commissioned piece I created that a client gave her best friend. It was a sweet story of best friends who’d moved to different states… The piece was 20 x 20 inches. You can get an idea of the scale when you see my shoes sitting next to the wrapped sculpture.

dress creatively...

social circles
Kristine Mays, artist
Year: 2006
Medium: wire



the influence of beauty
Kristine Mays, artist
Year: 2006
Medium: wire



dignity is not a luxury
Kristine Mays, artist
Year: 2006
Medium: wire

My wearable pieces are the first that I have ever created. They are inspired by the thought of ‘wearing your emotions on your sleeve’. The wearable sculptures capture ideas about social interaction, how we expect to be treated and how we see the world and ourselves.

These pieces will be featured in an upcoming show -
The Art of Survival
Saturday November 18, 2006
ABCo Artspace
3135 Filbert Street
Oakland, California 94608
The show runs through December 18, 2006

The Art of Survival

Air, water, sustenance, shelter, and…? Seven notable artists have contributed work pertaining to the essential question posed by San Francisco curator, Kimberly Johansson, “What does it mean to survive?” The Art of Survival opens in the current world climate of war, global warming and natural disaster with an artist reception at Oakland’s ABCo Artspace on Saturday November 18th, 2006 from 6 – 11 PM, and will run through December 18th.

Internationally recognized digital installation artist, Jim Campbell, contributes his red LED and treated plexiglass video screen work, “Motion & Rest,” which addresses the struggle of the human condition through the video depiction of physically disabled individuals crossing stark landcapes. Jim’s work is included, amongst others, in the collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY; The Whitney Museum of American Art, NY; and San Francisco’s Museum of Modern Art.

Victor Cartagena’s lifesize DaVinci-esque mixed media figures are a study in the often eery interplay of man and the machine. The artist combines interactive mechanistic components into classically rendered anatomical studies, exploring issues of homelessness, immigration, and socio-economic phenomena. Victor’s work has been included in various worldwide exhibitions, as well as museum installations and collections. Taking survival quite literally, artist Sarah Filley has created emergency kits and evacuation maps of the area surrounding ABCo Artspace. “In this climate I am concerned with the line between preparedness and paranoia, between self sufficiency and community, between comfort and National Security,” says the artist.

The exhibition will also include work by the international painting pair, Kate Eric, whose paintings explore the ultimate form of survival: immortality. Their whimsical landscapes and distinct iconography hark to an apocalyptic era where serpents and insects reign amongst a disheveled cast of humanoids. Artist Alexander Sarkis Abajian has contributed glass blown firearm replicas; quizzically juxtaposing the fragility of glass with the inherent destructive capability of weapons; and Kristine Mays’ wire sculpted dresses remind us that fashion is our shield, literally against the elements and figuratively against social stigma. ABCo Artspace director, Barry Monigle will be building a bridge for the exhibition, a nod to the passing of time, life, transience, and growth.

ABCo Artspace is located at 3135 Filbert Street, Oakland, California, 94608 and is a West Oakland Gallery and artist in residence artspace. ABCo Artspace is a member of Oakland Artmurmur, a group of Oakland art venues that hosts openings the first weekend of every month: www.abcoartspace.com

BIG deal!

This is the latest event I am participating in...

Big Deal’s got the Special Sauce!
Big Deal 13, Visual Aid’s Art Sale and Fundraiser
4pm, Saturday, November 11th, 2006
SOMArts Gallery, 934 Brannan Street in San Francisco

Visual Aid’s wildly popular, cult classic event--Big Deal 13--will be bigger than ever this year. The event will include 600+ artworks available for purchase at a fixed price of $150 each, a fabulous auction featuring luxury non-art and art items, a free drawing and fabulous party. All proceeds will directly benefit Visual Aid’s programs for artists with HIV/AIDS, Breast Cancer and other lifethreatening illnesses.

"The sale of the year...an event not to miss..., attended by groups of art lovers - make that fanatics..." - SF Chronicle

“Everyone agrees that getting a good deal is a big deal. Yet a great deal more is accomplished when you purchase artworks at Visual Aid’s ‘BIG DEAL’ Art Sale and Fundraiser. Your contributions will assist Visual Aid’s efforts to support Bay Area artists with life-threatening illnesses…” – Tim Gaskin, Benefit Magazine

Here is how it works:
• Over 600 works of art by Bay Area artists will be sold on a first-come,first-served basis at a fixed price of $150 plus tax.
• Auction – The auction will feature works of art donated by some of the region’s top artists, fine wine, travel getaways, jewelry and other luxury items.
• Drawing – Numerous exciting prizes will be given away via free drawing. With your $40 admission ticket, you can nibble on delectable hors d’oeuvres and cocktails, while grooving to the rhythms of DJ N!K & Kid Frostbite. Enjoy people watching in a fun party atmosphere with hundreds of art collectors, art students, artists and friends. Tickets go on sale at 3:00 p.m. on the afternoon of the event, Saturday, November 11. Doors open at 4:00 p.m., and the sale runs from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. All proceeds from the event benefit Visual Aid’s programs for artists with lifethreatening illnesses. Programs sponsored by Visual Aid include an ArtBank and Voucher Program for free art supplies, exciting exhibition opportunities, career services, image archives and a workshops & lecture series.

The participating artists for BIG DEAL include a host of nationally and internationally recognized Bay Area artists. In addition to artwork, the Auction features luxury items such as a Tahoe stay at PlumpJack Squaw Valley, Dinner at Blowfish Sushi, “Film Buff” package from The San Francisco Film Society & Balboa Theatre, sunglasses from bjorn* Eyewear, a couture handbag from eluxury.com, stays at Hotel des Art and Hotel Carlton in San Francisco, exquisite jewelry from Jeanine Payer, a Deadly Squire Skateboard courtesy of Under One Roof, membership and rentals from Zipcar, classes at Rayko Photo, a work of art created especially for you by Tofu, and items from Timbuk2, MAC Cosmetics, London Sole, Kronos Quartet, Kiss My
Ring, Dollybird, Mane Attraction, 826 Valencia, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and many more.

Galleries
Participating Galleries include Gallery Paule Anglim, Bucheon Gallery, Charles Campbell Gallery, Catharine Clark Gallery, Jack Fischer Gallery, Trillium Press, Toomey-Tourell Fine Art, Claudia Chapline Gallery, Gallery 16, Paulson Press, Andrea Schwartz Gallery, Gallery 647 and many more.

Drawing
Try your hand at this year's drawing. Cozy up to performance artist Mrs. Vera and spin the "wheel of fortune!" for exciting prizes donated by our friends at Ritual, Ithaca Fine Chocolates, Crash Cabaret, Chronicle Books, The Size Queens, Mane Attraction, Bikram Yoga Inner Sunset, Harpers Collins San Francisco, Intersection for the Arts, SUPERSTAR 33, Super B Jeweled, New Conservatory Theatre, Southern Exposure, Bikram Yoga Inner Sunset, Jewelry by Jeanne Mardis and more.

Food/Drink Sponsors
The event features fabulous hors d’oeuvres, desserts and drinks from Nico Martin Presents, Diageo, Sweet Fountains, Young’s Market Company, Estates Group & Young’s Market Company, La Mediterranee, Lucca Ravioli Company,
Smirnoff, Valencia Whole Food, Sweet Fountains and many more.

Sponsors
This event is supported by Art in America; The Onion; ReadyMade Magazine, 7x7 Magazine; ePAC Technologies; Spiderweb Design; Sterling Art Services; Ixia; Smirnoff; Diageo N. America; Zipcar; DJ N!K and Kid Frostbite; Jim Winters Graphic Design; A&U Magazine ; 50 Fifty, Artsextra.com ; Nico Martin Presents ; Sweet Fountains ; SF360 ; The Packaging Store ; Cole Hardware ; Estates Group, Purveyors of Fine Wines and Spirits; Stretcher.org, and Youngs Market Company, Distributor of Fine Wines and Spirits.

buttoned up...

buttoned up
Kristine Mays, artist
Completed in 2006
Medium: wire
size : 42in. x 27 in.


(This piece can be viewed live at the San Francisco Open Studios show - October 14th and 15th)


See more art:
abundance
all that jazz
couture amore
deliciously complicated
everyday elegance
flirt
lucy ricardo
phenomenal woman
saturday night dancing
shall we dance
splendor in the grass
step into her shoes

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seek art!

San Francisco Open Studios show

Saturday and Sunday
October 14& 15, 2005
11 am - 6 pm

@ The Art Explosion Studios
744 Alabama Street
San Francisco, CA
( near 19th and Alabama Streets)


Stop by my space and chat, see a variety of great artists and buy some art.
A collection starts with just one piece...

ordinary woman

Kristine Mays, artist
Completed in 2006
Medium: wire
20 x 20 in.

(This piece can be viewed live at the San Francisco Open Studios show - October 14th and 15th)

see more wire work:
alphabet letters
big blue purse
hearts
natural woman
mary jane taken up a notch!
purses
loose knit
shoes
more shoes
twinkle stars
wavy red purse
contemplation
9 to 5

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mary jane taken up a notch!

title: untitled shoe
Kristine Mays, artist
Completed in 2006
Medium: wire

High heels were invented by a woman who had been kissed on the forehead. ~Christopher Morley

(This piece has been donated to Visual Aids Annual BIG DEAL art sale and fundraiser to be held in Novemeber 2006)

see more wire work:
alphabet letters
big blue purse
hearts
natural woman
ordinary woman
purses
loose knit
shoes
more shoes
twinkle stars
wavy red purse
contemplation
9 to 5

click here to go back to the home page.