The Shrine Auction is Open!

Over 25 artists have contributed stunning pieces to the 4th  Gallery of Hope online auction to benefit the street children of Oaxaca, Mexico.  I am honored to be included with these remarkable, talented and caring individuals this year.  The website is now available for viewing and registration and the bidding lasts a short week so waste no time.  Please read browser notes at bottom of this post if you have trouble accessing the link.

“Imagine a virtual gallery teaming with  love, compassion, inspiration, kindness and joy.   A gallery where each offering was created with the intention of making a bright difference in the lives of others.  Please join our efforts and help us transform hope into reality for children in need”.

Rebecca Brooks, founder of the Gallery of Hope

The Gallery of Hope Shrine Auction is open for registration and viewing June 1-4 and for bidding  June 5-12

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MitaBee ~ Art and Books

Soon to be .....MitaBee ~ Art and Books

I have signed the lease and am hard at work on my new shop. I am moving my studio about one mile north to a sweet little building just 1/2 block from the epicenter of our small town. I will exhibit my work and some of my husband’s , Allen Robison Barter,. There will also be a small bookstore with new and gently used books. There is an outside area with a shady tree where dogs are welcome while their owners peruse the shelves. I hope guests will feel comfortable to stay awhile while I work in my on-site studio. The tentative opening is the end of February, beginning of March.

 

HWY 62 ARTOURS 2010

I am pleased to announce that Allen and I will once again welcome visitors to our studio during the 9th Annual HWY 62 ART TOURS. We are the first weekend October 23 and 24 from 9-5.   I have begun work on several new series and am excited about where they are leading me.  If you can’t wait until the tours, I have art at True World Gallery in Joshua Tree, CA, Woods in the Desert Art Gallery in Joshua Tree, CA, 29 Palms Creative Center in Twentynine Palms, CA and the Glass Outhouse Gallery in Wonder Valley, CA.  If you are local you can pick up a  program at any SunRunner distribution point, and/or the Morongo Basin Cultural Arts Council Office in Joshua Tree and if you are from out of the area you can order one online or our Limited Edition Collector Portfolio which includes a CD with tracks from all the favorite Hwy 62 Musicians at www.hwy62arttours.com

Woods in the Desert

Joshua Tree, California ~ Woods in the Desert Art Gallery in Joshua Tree is opening for the new season this Saturday, September 25 with an evening artist reception starting at 6 pm. Featuring new collections by Mike Smiley, Wally Pacholka, Robert Arnett, Mita Markland Barter, Rik Livingston, John Greenfield, Scott Monteith, Bonnie Brady and Ed Keesling.

The artists will be showing new pieces as a ‘sneak preview’ of what you may see at their studio during next month’s Hwy 62 Art Tours.
“Come enjoy the evening, art and goodies from Ricochet Gourmet”,
says Andy Woods, owner of The Woods gallery

MitaBee Wall at Woods in the Desert

Woods in the Desert Art Gallery is located at 61325 Hwy 62 (Twentynine Palms Hwy) Suite D, Joshua Tree. After the reception on Saturday, the gallery will be open Tue-Sat 9-5, 760-399-7075.

Medocino County Offerings

Tierra, a combination gallery, wine tasting room and relaxing garden is exhibiting several of my pieces during the late summer and fall.   This eclectic shop is located in Ukiah,  a quintessential Northern California town protected by encircling coastal ranges, and cradled  in the Yokayo valley in southern Mendocino County.

Located at 312 North School Street, you can reach Tierra by phone at 707-468-7936

In the Nest

These are some of my pieces displayed at Nest in Paradise, California.   This charming little gallery and gift store  is tucked away, off the main drag at 770 Birch Street. Phone: 530-876-8170.

Paradise is nestled in the foothills of Northern California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains and sits astride a ridge top with elevations ranging from 2,000 to 2,800 feet above the valley floor.  A lovely and cool get away from the Sacramento Valley below, Paradise is a great setting for antique shops and small galleries.

Summertime

Not a yet a piece, but pieces of possiblity

Back from a road trip and  trying to get the creative juices flowing again.  I have two northern california shops/galleries that would like to show my work and I need start “making stuff”.  Picked up lots of lovely objects along the way that are just begging to be reborn.   Old photographs without a story.  Discarded books without a final chapter.  Castoffs without purpose.  I am inspired to find what once was lost and give it a home in my art.  And so it begins……………….

The Beginning

Found a set of discarded Walter Scott volumes on the side of the road in Los Osos, California while walking with Courtney and Don Carlos.  The covers were beginning to disintegrate in the ocean air and the pages were brittle with age. The soft muted colors whispered to me, “take us all”, I took two.

Holiday Offerings

Here are a few images of what I am working on lately.  I sold about ten of them at the Twentynine Palms Art Gallery Arts and Crafts Fair this past weekend, but don’t worry, I am working on another 20 or so for the event coming up Saturday the 13th (see announcement below).  These seasonal assemblages are even smaller than the petite ones I usually make.   Maybe half the size of a deck of cards!

 I designed them to hang on the wall but they are small enough to hang on your tree if you desire.  They all have a winter/christmas/holiday theme .  I am trying out some new hangers on these also, hammered copper.

Arttours2008

I am excited to be joining my husband, Allen Robison Barter during

 Open Studio Tours this year.  www.arttours2008.com

 We have both been busy creating new works in our studio on Twilight Drive

 in Twentynine Palms.  View some examples of my art by clicking ART above or

Allen’s updated gallery by clicking on his website link to the right .

 I really think we have something for everyone,

 so join us for a glass of wine, a great view and fresh art, all desert style. 

Take the road slow but steady for it is sandy, keep your eyes open

for the red-tailed hawk and the desert tortoise as you make your way uphill.

October 11-12

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