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Maxwell Mosaics
Riverside, CA 92506
ph: (951) 398-8875
alt: (951) 788-2895
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Relish Delicatessen
Mosaic Works by
Greg & Cathy Maxwell
June - July
Open for Arts Walk on June 2 and July 7
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
RELISH DELICATESSEN
3535 University Avenue
Riverside, CA 92501
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Grand Opening of the new
Marcy Branch Library
6927 Magnolia Avenue
Riverside, CA 92506
Saturday, May 14, 2011
10:00 a.m.
Two pieces of my art have been purchased by the City of Riverside to hang at the Marcy Branch Library. I am very excited and hope everyone can come to the Grand Opening on Saturday. If you are not able to make in on Saturday, I hope you will visit the Marcy Library soon!
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Artist Spotlight: Cathy Maxwell
10:00 PM PDT on Tuesday, June 23, 2009
By DANIEL FOSTER
Special to the Press Enterprise
Cathy Maxwell is a recent convert to the world of art. The self-taught mosaic artist spent many years involved in the daily activities and community events connected to raising her children before she embarked on her creative path.
Once she unleashed her creative instincts, she was totally hooked and has achieved newfound freedom in the process.
Maxwell began her art career by utilizing the technique of Pique Assiette, a folk-art mosaic process incorporating broken bits of plates, cups, tiles and other found objects. "I found that the rhythm of making mosaics was very therapeutic and calming ... not to mention the fact that breaking plates with a hammer is very liberating!" Maxwell said.
Over the past five years, Maxwell's artistic talents have blossomed and received both critical and public acclaim. In 2006, Maxwell and her collaborator/husband, Greg, created a public art sculpture titled "Under the Citrus Sun" as part of the Riverside Art Museum/Art Alliance's Giant Orange ARTventure. The sculpture is now on permanent public exhibition at the Riverside Plaza.
Another giant orange sculpture was commissioned in 2007 by the city of Riverside to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Riverside's sister city relationship with Sendai, Japan. Her mosaic "Once Upon a Midnight Page" was selected as one of the winning designs in the Riverside Community Arts Association "Imagining the Future of Reading" poster contest in conjunction with the Riverside Public Library.
Working on mosaics has facilitated Maxwell's ability to feel lost in time in a creative zone that offers many rewards. Maxwell said, "Before I began creating mosaics, I viewed my everyday life and the world around me moving at such a fast pace and I hardly ever looked up to take a breath. Now, with my ever present mosaic work in mind, I have slowed my pace and see potential everywhere I look. I return to my studio with visions of images yet to come."
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Special to The Press-Enterprise
"Once Upon a Midnight Page" by Cathy Maxwell was one of the winning designs in a poster contest.
Maxwell turns her colorful visions into commission pieces and other works that she exhibits at the Riverside Community Arts Association and various locations in the Inland region. Her future plans include teaching mosaic classes at her new home studio.
For more information about the Artist Spotlight, please contact Daniel Foster at The Community Foundation at 951-684-4194 or DFoster@thecommunityfoundation.net.
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"Francesca" a portion of a mosaic by artist Maxwell.
Cathy Maxwell's mosaics
DOWNTOWN: Mosaics will be featured at the Riverside Community Arts Association, 3870 Lemon St., Riverside, through July 18.
RECEPTION: There will be an opening reception July 2, 6-9 p.m. during Riverside Arts Walk on First Thursday.
INFORMATION: For more information about this exhibit contact RCAA at (951) 682-6737. View more mosaic work by Cathy Maxwell at www.maxwellmosaics.com
Riverside Community Arts Association
Presents
"Imagining the Future of Reading 2008"
March 20 - April 19, 2008
"Once Upon a Midnight Page"Artist: Cathy MaxwellCathy was one of five artists chosen by the Riverside Arts Council to have their art photographed for an art poster. Posters may be purchased at Riverside Community Arts Association for $10.00.
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October 31, 2007
Mosaic Orange Dedication at the Sendai International
Relations Center
October 28, 2007
Greg and Cathy depart for Sendai, Japan with the Citizen's Delegation from Riverside.
Riverside to Sendai, Celebrating 50 years as Sister Cities:
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Please join us for a formal ceremony at 11:00 a.m. in front of the Riverside Art Museum, located at 3425 Mission Inn Avenue. Our Giant Mosaic Orange will be crated for shipment by DHL for shipment to Sendai, Japan. Read the article from the Press Enterprise below:Big orange sent to sister city // EXCHANGE: The gift marks the 50th anniversary of Riverside's relationship with Sendai.
September 19, 2007Riverside said farewell to a symbol of its citrus heritage Tuesday, packing up a giant sculpted orange for shipment to its sister city Sendai, Japan.
The orange was created by artists Greg and Cathy Maxwell as Riverside's gift to Sendai. It was part of the 50th anniversary celebration of Riverside and Sendai's sister-city relationship.
The orange was unveiled in March at White Park, along with the dedication of Sendai's gift to Riverside: a Japanese garden in White Park designed by a team of Japanese landscape designers.
"Gosh, I can't believe it's finally leaving," Cathy Maxwell said as she watched workmen loading a crate holding the orange into a DHL shipping van.
The orange will head to the DHL hub at March Air Reserve Base and then be flown across the Pacific to Narita, Japan. From there, it will go to the Sendai International Center, said Gilbert Ortiz, DHL's Riverside station services manager.
The orange will travel about 6,114 miles, he said.
This is the second giant orange worked on by the Maxwells. The first was created as part of the Giant Orange Artventure held by the Art Alliance and Riverside Art Museum in 2006.
"I think we really perfected the design," Cathy Maxwell said of the Sendai orange.
Along with landmarks such as UC Riverside, the raincross symbol, the Mission Inn and Mount Rubidoux, the 4-foot-tall sculpture features the intertwining trunks of orange and flowering cherry trees. The orange tree represents Riverside and the cherry tree represents Japan.
Toshihiko Nishimura, deputy director of the U.S. office of Tohoku University, a 100-year old institution in Sendai, was in Riverside to represent his city.
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Ofrendas de Cultura: A Prelude to Dia de Los Muertos
Cathy and Erin exhibited mosaic work in this exhibit.
"Francesca" by Cathy Maxwell
"Vuelo de la Noche" by Cathy Maxwell
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Scene of the Rind by Dan BernsteinPress Enterprise March 2006
Riverside's lord of the local news, Dan Bernstein, went on a trek to view all 32 Giant Oranges and ranked the top ten of the bunch. Mr. Bernstein stated after viewing all...
"And the Grand Champ is:
Under the Citrus Sun: If you see no other giant orange this summer, see Greg and Cathy Maxwell's masterpiece mosaic. The landmarks (Mt. Rub, Mission Inn, etc.) are vivid and exquisite. But it's the painstaking detail (palm trees, red-tile roofs) that puts this Giant Orange tiles ahead of the pack."
Under the Citrus Sun
Artists:
Greg and Cathy Maxwell
Riverside, CA 92506
ph: (951) 398-8875
alt: (951) 788-2895
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