Art Gallery at the Orinda Library: Ceramicists and Visual Artists with a Global Perspective

The Lamorinda Arts Council presents two visual artists, Fariba Tahmoresi and Leslie Golden plus ceramics by Sergio Quintor, Patty Taylor and Doris Saberi from June 30 to Aug. 2. Meet the artists at a free reception in their honor with light refreshments on July 12 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. and enjoy summertime weather on the terrace. Fariba Tahmoresi moved from Los Angeles to Lafayette in 2023. A professional graphic designer, she admits to loving mosaics. “In my artwork I mix mosaic with painting on canvas, blending different materials, playing with and mirroring various textures,” she said. Her theme for the 25 acrylic and mixed media artworks she exhibits is “Celestial Beauty, Creativity and Spirituality.” https://tinyurl.com/36br3xkx Sergio Quintor works with a welcoming community of artists in Rossmoor where he lives. He is displaying 20 ceramic pieces focused on alternative firings such as: saggar, naked raku, raku and wood firing. “I’m able to express in clay what I cannot express in words,” said Quintor. The surface of his 16” x 8” x 4” saggar and pit fired vessel, “Madre Tierra – Mother Earth,” sways with the geography, colors and shapes of our planet. When Doris Saberi emigrated to Oakland from Iran in 1985 she already had a B.A. She then earned an M.A. from San Francisco State University. “As a Middle Eastern woman, I found clay as a tool to express myself, tell a story, talk about pain and suffering in the world,” she said. My show focuses on “Women and Power” and the struggle throughout history showing their gain and loss of power.” She has ten pieces in the show; the golden luster crown in each sculpture represents women’s power. Follow her on Instagram @dorisceramics. “Appreciation for the landscape has been a thread throughout my life,” said Leslie Golden of Lafayette. She has been painting landscapes in oil for four years and also been a landscape architect for forty years. Her theme, “Quintessential California,” focuses on Contra Costa County as displayed in the dozen or so oil paintings she is showing. Golden desires to “Explore motion and mystery in my paintings and challenge myself to do different views of Mt. Diablo.” Patty Taylor also lives and works her art in Rossmoor. “I create abstract ceramic sculptures that undergo multiple firings. I use alternative firing techniques such as raku, horsehair raku, naked raku, pit fire and saggar fire ceramics. They reveal a splendor of mystery resulting in vibrant, flame-kissed surfaces that define my art,” said Taylor. “Tagalog, Goddess of North Wind,” a 16” x 6” x 6” figure, shows just such a surface. Taylor is inspired by San Francisco State figurative sculptor Michelle Gregor. “Her work reminds me that art is a living dialogue – ever changing, deeply personal and profound,” said Taylor. https://tinyurl.com/5fnnd7rv Visit the Gallery from June 28 to July 26 at 26 Orinda Way. Normal hours are Monday – Thursday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday – Saturday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.; closed Sundays and July 4th. Call 925.254.2184 for more Library information or visit http://ccclib.org/. Questions about the exhibit or need more information? Email [email protected], visit https://tinyurl.com/3mk7k9pp or call 925.359.4490. Artwork can be purchased with one click at https://tinyurl.com/23tm7xcp.

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