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Curiouser & Curiouser: Artworks Inspired By Alice In Wonderland

Gallery Nucleus presents CURIOUSER & CURIOUSER, a new exhibit of artworks inspired by Alice In Wonderland. (more…)

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Seven Deadly Sin Snowdomes By Ligorano And Reese

Seven Deadly Sin Snowdomes

Only a select few know that I’ve got a ridiculously enormous collection of snowdomes ( also called snowglobes, shakies or waterglobes). Most of the over 300 that I own are packed away in boxes with the exception of a few of the more artsy and unusual ones. By that I mean limited editions, signed and numbered and sold either in museums, galleries or directly from the artist. (more…)

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Ordinary Objects Become Art When Slip Cast and Painted by Shalene Valenzuela

Shalene Valenzuela Slip-Cast Ceramics

There are numerous talented artists who hand paint ceramics. Even their own slip cast ceramics. (For those who don’t know, slip-casting is one of the simplest methods of reproducing a replica of an original model). But what makes Shalene Valenzuela’s work different is the items on which she is painting. Her ceramics are not tableware or dinnerware. Not pretty vases or wedding platters meant to be used in a functional way, but sculpture meant to make you think. Or laugh. Or both. (more…)

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