Third Street Studio scheduled to be demolished!!

Last Chance to see and buy art work from Third Street Studio.

Third Street Studio is slated to be demolished May 11th, 2009. I will be having one last open studio and garage sale of all my collected old wood and supplies sometime in April. If you would like to view art work sooner or are interested in buying random materials and art, please feel free to contact me. Excellent prices, and everything must go!, please come and take a look. Thank You. Chela

No Commercial Value, a must see

I just discovered this web page and am now inspired to view it. It is called No Commercial Value
and every week they introduce 6 new artist for you to view their work. There is a beautiful flow to the website and you are drawn in to the work, it is also incredibly diverse, interesting and inspiring. Check it out weekly, or go to archives and check out what has passed.

Images of the work I sold

Vote For My Art

Vote for my artwork, Nebraska, on Artslant, under Juried Show. Thank You....and spread the word.

I am in the East Bay Express

I opened up the East Bay Express yeaterday and found a lovely photo and quick write up in the Critic's Choice section about my work and Cece's work, awesome, check it out on line.

I am a new member of Artslant

I am now a member of Artslant, check out a few of my pieces. Just type my name in search. This place is a great resource to find out what shows to see here in the SF Bay Area.

Folks Looking at My work

My February Art Show has been a great success. I sold a few works and received lots of great feedback. I recently updated my web page with all of the new work. Most of it you will find under Mixed-Media in the tabs of my web page. You will also see some new work in Drawing, and Painting. Please check it out. Great affordable prices and your chance to own some Chela art. I am open to commissioned work as well, if you see something you like and it has already sold and you want something similar, I can do it again in some shape or form.
http://chelafielding.com

New Show Coming Soon

Chela Fielding
Collections from Within

Mercury 20 Gallery
25 Grand Ave. (at Broadway)
Oakland, CA 94612

Exhibition dates: February 6 – February 28, 2009

Opening Reception: Friday, February 6 from 6—9pm (part of First Friday/Art Murmur)
Afternoon After: Saturday, February 7 from 12—4pm (part of First Friday/Art Murmur)

Chela Fielding has always been a collector. For the past few months, she has been a pregnant collector. In her second show at Mercury 20 Gallery, Collections from Within, Fielding focuses on intuitive thoughts, feelings and inspirations encompassing mind and body as she goes through the nurturing and transformative process of growing a baby. Drawings, paintings and small mixed-media panels incorporate the artist's spontaneous, inventive, and humorous use of found materials. Ever wonder if pregnant women dumpster dive? Chela can now answer that question for you.

Chela Fielding graduated with a BFA in Painting, and a minor in Film, from Humboldt State University. After her undergraduate work she joined the Peace Corps for two years, working on Hillside Farming in an isolated village in the hills of Ocotopeque, Honduras. Returning to Oakland, she worked as an after-school art teacher for five years. She went on to receive her MFA in Sculpture from Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Fielding currently works as a house manager for people with mental disabilities in San Rafael, CA.

Good Bye My G4 Mac Powerbook

Someone has stolen my G4 Powerbook, it was only 4 years old, and full of work, photos, software, and writing, some was backed up on my hard drive, some was not. Yes it has been sad, and I am slowly coming to terms with this loss. I will go to Laney Flea market this Sunday to explore vendors who sell stolen goods. Meanwhile, I am preparing for my show coming up in February.
Currently there is a great group show going on at Mercury 20 in Oakland. One of my pieces, a special one, Memory Boxes, is on display. This show will be up the rest of December and all of January.

Jelly Swing

I am working on a small series of drawings for my show coming up in February.
This is just the beginning of one.

Shaved head and toy horse

This was drawn from a picture of me taken around 1993 up in Arcata, Ca. I had just shaved my head and was holding up a plastic horse. I collected many plastic horses growing up. I used color pastels, which are fun to use because you can draw quickly and cover a lot of paper.

Home From Whiskeytown

I am back from my Whiskeytown Artist Residency. The temperatures were rising to 110. I had my fill of swimming and nature and cabin lounging. I finished a piece of work to donate to the National Park Residency Program. I forgot to take a picture of it. Whoops! Its a great piece though, I was very happy with it when I finished it. I'll miss the trees and solititude, but gosh its great to be home. I had an excellent interview for the Diablo Valley College teaching position, I did not get the job, but I am now in their sub-teaching pool of applicants. Maybe someday they will call me. They said it was a hard decision. I wonder if I had been there in person for the interview it might have worked out and I wonder if this is something I really want to do? I won't know until I try. I did get excited thinking about it though.

Whiskeytown Lake Artist Residency

Here I am at the public library in Redding. I had a little cabin fever and needed to get out. I can't complain though. The place is amazing. I walk across to Brandy Creek Beach, follow Brand Creek to its mouth and there is the lake. The water is warm and blue, blue with mountains all around it, you can swim long and far and see fish underneath. The creek is also very special, the water is see through to the bottom beautiful round soft boulders dispersed throughout its waters and water flows in it all year long. It is hot outside but there are so many variety of trees providing lovely shade. I am immersed in books and sketching. I have done some art work but mostly I am swimming and hiking. At night its absolutely quiet. You only hear acorns drop onto the cabin roof. I just found out they want to interview me for a Sculpture Teaching Positon at Diablo Valley College, the job starts Sept. 1. It will be a temporary part time position, filling in for a teacher who is going on leave. Its the perfect way for me to get this experience under my belt and see once and for all if this is something I really want to do!!!. I will probably spend my time now at Whiskeytown coming up with a curriculum for the semester. Pictures and more stories will be posted when I return.

Inside of You is Me

I took my show down yesterday. If there is any interest to see the work of Misremembering You, you can always call me for a studio visit. My next show will be in February. Next week I will leave for Whiskey Town National Park Residency which will last two weeks.

Misremebering You

Yes, this is such a good show!!, Soon it will come down.
Please come and check it out at Mercury 20.

Check Out This Interview

Kathleen King another member of the Gallery, Mercury Twenty, interviewed me and Peter Honig took the photograph. Check it out.

I Want You Tom

Okay, I had to do it, yes, those are penises. Someone said they look like little floating spirits.
This piece is currently up at the Mercury 20 Gallery. It is for sale, and may sell quickly. The price is right $525.00.

Misremembering You

I am trying to get together a small body of work for my upcoming show in July. I am excited about what I am making. I am doing some paintings, and painting more on my sculptures. Should be a colorful show. The opening will be July 4th from 6 to 9 pm at Mercury 20 in Oakland....25 Grand Ave. (at Broadway). The gallery hours for the show are Fri. and Sat. 12-3 pm. The show comes down July 28th. Hope to see you there on July 4th.

Swimmer Sold

I sold my first piece from 20 Mercury,
the new Collective Gallery that I am a part of
Yipee!!!

My Slides Are At Di Rosa Preserve

FIRST FRIDAY ART PARTIES ARE BACK WITH SLIDESLAM
FIRST FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH AT THE di ROSA PRESERVE
MAY 2, 2008 . 7 - 10 PM . GATEHOUSE GALLERY

First Friday is back with SLIDESLAM. Contemporary Bay Area artists show off images of their work as an exciting backdrop to Napa's hottest monthly art party. Explore contemporary artworks, groove to sweet beats by DJ Pascal, sip on springtime cocktails, and enjoy supreme people-watching from sunset to starlight.

On view in the Gatehouse Gallery is the much talked about exhibition, Bay Area Ceramic Sculpture: Collection in Context, or hop on to the jitney for a twilight teaser of the Main Gallery.

Free for members
$10 for general public, first drink included
707-226-5991 x47 for information
programs@dirosapreserve.org
www.dirosapreserve.org/calendar.html
www.myspace.com/dirosafirstfriday