Art
Carol Watanabe Painting titled "Rebloom" ("20x16")
- Item Number
- 126
- Estimated Value
- 700 USD
- Opening Bid
- 250 USD
Item Description
Carol Watanabe, the artist, since completing a Bachelor of Fine Arts at CCAC in Oakland has studied indigenous weaving with Guatemalan natives on the shores of Attitlan, traditional Japanese papermaking in a paper village in Aichi-ken, Japan and in the last 28 years, she has directed her own art school L'Art Vivant in Soreze, a rural French village, as well as creating her own art gallery in Collioure on the Mediterranean where Matisse painted.
Establishing the first nationally recognized Gallery for the Fiber Arts in San Francisco; Founding Apprentice Alliance (a not-for-profit organization dedicated to placing apprentices with masters in all fields of endeavor) most importantly a life-long commitment to creating supportive communities that nourish the wild art spirit in all of us.
Her tapestries, sculptural handmade paper works and paintings hang in private collections, hotels, banks, hospitals and corporate offices across the country and around the world.
Currently, she is living and teaching the concept of "life as an art form" during the winters at her art school in Sebastopol, CA known as Art Heaven, and summers in the French fauvist village of Collioure where she paints and sells her work in her own gallery L'Art Vivant.
Item Special Note
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