My hands create my evolution as an artist. It’s through making my work I can see where I’ve been. I can understand my own transformation as I watch the evolution of my work. As I sculpt, I uncover myself.

Eggs were the first subjects of my concrete work. Large and colorful, they symbolize potential. They are the original container for new life. While my eggs exemplify the beginning of this new work , I have hatched many different fauna. In my current phase, I am working with birds in conjunction with the figure. I see these birds as messengers. While my large birds have the same Seussian exaggerations of the eggs, my smaller birds are quiet: they are my inner voice, mystical and secretive.

After receiving a degree in Design from UC Davis, Eileen entered the world of Visual Merchandising creating whole worlds of fantasy and display. In order to find her true form of art, she reentered California College of the Arts in 1992 studying Sculpture, Industrial Design and Fine woodworking. Since then she has experimented with a wide range of materials including, foam, steel, bronze, and ceramics but has found a deep love with concrete.

Selected Exhibitions:

Richmond Art Center, PRS Juried Member show, August, 2014
California State Fair Sacramento Juried exhibition, June -August 2014
Mendocino Art Center Garden Show Juried exhibition, June 2014
Mendocino Coast Botanical Garden June 2014 – June 2015
Ruth Bancroft Sculpture Garden Juried exhibition, June 2014
Cloverdale Sculpture Trail Juried Exhibition May 2014
Blackhawk Gallery, Blackhawk Guest Artist, Feb-2014
Lamorinda Art Alliance, Orinda , October 2013
Rivertown Revival, Petaluma, Guest Artist July 2013
Ruth Bancroft Sculpture Garden, Concord, Juried Exhibition, June 2013
Sculpture Is Pajarro Valley Arts Council, Watsonville Juried May- Nov 2013
Cloverdale Sculpture Trail Juried Exhibition, May 2013
Miramonte Kitchen and Garden Tour, April 2012
California Native Garden Tour, April 2013
Beyond Gaga, the Work Gallery San Jose, Feb 2013
Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens, May 2012
Ruth Bancroft Sculpture Garden, June 2012
Reversing the gaze: Man as object, SOMArts Center SF, CA Nov 2011
Liberty Arts Yreka, Pacific Rim Sculptors Group, Yreka, Sept. 2011
Ruth Bancroft Sculpture Garden, Concord, CA Juried Exhibition June 2011
Sculpture Is, Pajarro Valley Arts Council, Watsonville, CA Juried May –Oct 2011
Wagner Ranch Nature Festival, Sept, 2010
Private Eyes, Artists’ Vision, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, June 2010
Mosaics, Artworks Downtown, San Raphael, Juried exhibition, March 2010
The Uptown, Juried exhibition, Oakland CA 7-2009
Minds eye Mosaics, Institute of Mosaics Oakland CA 2-2008
Institute of Mosaics Oakland, CA, Fall 2007
Third annual Juried exhibition , PacRim Sculpture Group, Contract Design Center, San Francisco, CA, 9-1997
See through our eyes, Laney College Gallery, 4-1997
Light Escapes, Limn Co. San Francisco, CA, 4-1991

Public artworks:

1 800 Radiator Business Park, “Iguana”, Benicia, CA 2012
Frogpark childrens playground, “Talula the Turtle”, Oakland CA 2001
Frogpark childrens playground, “Octopus” garden” mosaic mural 2002

Collections:

Gloria and Steve Kubitschek, Lafayette CA, Birches’, 2014
Gretchen Bartzen, Orinda Ca Big Beaut, 2013
Lisa Kaplan, Oakland, Calico Cat, CA 2012
Linda Ingham, Lafayette, Crayons and Strawberry 2012
Linda Ingham Lafayette, Pear CA 2011
John Engf , Lafayette, Zebregg CA 2011
Barbara Pellerau Lafayette CA 2011
Leila Schlein, Orinda, CA, Garden Snail, 2010
Julie and Dick Atkinson Orinda, CA Mosaic Mural “ Local jungle” 2009
Shari and Richard Sullivan, Orinda, CA, Pomegranate 2009
Jennifer and Chris Piester, Orinda, CA, Floral Egg 2008
Lisa and David Kaplan, Oakland, CA, Wire man 1995
Sinde and Mike Warshafsky, Eugene, OR, Chair 1991

Press

May 2014 Catalogue cover, Identity, Women’s Caucus for Art
October 2011 Catalogue, Reversing the gaze, Man as Object, WCA
June 2011 Contra Costa Times, Sculpture in the garden by Janice De Jesus
May 2009 Orinda News, Original works of art for your garden by Valerie Hotz
September 11, 2001
Monclarion, Frog hops to it, project is under way by Ian Bauer, Cover Story

Awards

Sacramento State Fair, Valley Sculptors Award June 2014
Sacramento State Fair, Award of Merit 2014
Mendocino Art Center, First place Three Dimensional Sculpture 2014
Ruth Bancroft Sculpture show, Honorable Mention, 2013
Beyond Gaga San Jose Convention Center, “ Most Gaga” 2013

Related Experience

11/2013 Mosaic commission, Kutischek Residence, Birches Kitchen mural
10/2007 Mosaic Commission, Atkinson residence, “Local Jungle” a Large scale exterior mosaic installation 5’x 11’ Orinda, CA
3/ 2002 Mosaic Installation, Frogpark Playground. Octopus’ Treasure Custom Mosaic Design and install on public playground, Oakland, CA
1998-2002 Frogpark General Coordinator – Two Community Built Playgrounds. Supervising all aspects of planning, design, fundraising, materials and equipment, child care facilities, food, over 1,500 Volunteers, and interfacing city officials,