Nocturne : Art Inspired by the Night

The midnight oil has been burning constantly for weeks at Gallery 204 as the Nocturne exhibit nears completion - Make sure you come out to Vista, California this Saturday November 12th at 7pm to see the magic first hand!.  Read more about the event here! - and enjoy this small preview of some of our handy work! Hope to everyone out under the glittery stars Saturday night!

Flyer artwork: "Bad Blood" Christy Pepper Dawson,  layout  design by Yelley

Sneak Peek of the window Installation/Photobooth

"Moth Girl,"  Acrylic on Board  - Yelley

"Mr. Townsend's Longest Walk Home," Mixed Media - Chris Earnhart

"Under the Bed," Watercolor -  Erica Meza 

"Bubbles," Acrylic on Wood - Alex Chiu 

"Bract Retch," Acrylic on Canvas - Copio

Special Events // Eighth Ply Twenty Eleven

This weekend, southern California was a buzz with skateboarding industry conventions and events, and  Downtown San Diego hosted a great skateboard inspired art show put on by art collective We Love Creativity and sponsored by Sk8ology floating deck displays.  This was the second annual "Eighth Ply" skateboard deck art show, and this year’s exhibit was held at the Hard Rock Hotel’s rooftop nightclub “FLOAT” and included over 60 artists with one common medium, a skateboard deck.

Artists Include: Monstrinho. James Tull. Skye Walker. Alex Lopez. Monty Montgomery. Mike Maxwell. Honkey Kong. EXIST1981. SkEm oNe. Eric Wixon. Wendy Teague. Kelli Murray. JFeather. Bryan Snyder. Robert Gould. Sour. Tocayo. Sam Larson. Matty Davis. Carly Ealey. Terri Mitchell. Brent Sandor. Laura Klotsche. MR.DVICE. Nicholas McPherson. Scot Leverett. Dawley. Nitos. Michael Hsiung. Krystie Sargent. Hovin Wang. Teddy Kelly. Steve Peek. Catrina Dulay. Stephen Forrester. Haley Robinson. Jenny Daniels. Cameron Canales. Christy Pepper Dawson. Chris Cockrill. Ron Rauto. Ronie. Pandemic. Guice Mann. Alex Chiu. Artoo. Tiffany Laing. Sarah Spinks. Sam Phillips. Brooks Sterling. Nick Denambride. Serena Fritchle. Coby Brooks. Dave Warshaw. Mary Spring. OINKER. Hunter Feirich. + more.


We wanted to give a big thanks to Brooks Sterling with WLC for hosting a great event and of course share some fo the highlights with you!

Tattoo decks by Sam Phillips, ARTOO & Sarah Spinks

Tiffany Laing's tarot inspired hand tooled leather deck next to Coby Brooks & Kelli Murray

Me getting a closer look at the keyhole deck 

Keyhole Deck by Scot Leverett

iPhone Stereo deck by my husband Ron Rauto

Roof top party! 

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Hunter Feirich, Matty Davis & Mike Maxwell

Dawley's axe deck was an attention getter, even next to this mounted deer by SkEm oNe

Exist1981,  Honkey Kong & Brent Sandor

Monstrinho & Brooks Sterling 

Rob Gould & Christy Pepper Dawson

Chris Cockrill's Monster

Krystie Sargent, Tocayo & Alex Lopez

Teddy Kelly & Michael Hsiung

Brooks Sterling from "We Love Creativity"

Chad & Sarah Spinks, Artoo, Scott Fritz, Yelley (myself), Sam Phillips & Morgan Feirich

Skateboard Art Auction \\ Poseiden Foundation

(by Meredith Butler)

I spent Saturday night drinking for a good cause! Hensley’s Pub and Grill teamed up with the Poseiden Foundation, a non-profit that promotes positive influences for youth. Artwork donated by local artists to raise money for skate and surf events for underprivileged youth. The silent auction included art from local San Diego talents like Sarah Spinks, Sam Phillips, Tiffany Laing, Ron Rauto, Duke Duel, Marc Sandoval, "Hot Dog" Pete Finlan, and our own Yelley! The place was packed out while everyone listened to live music from Angel City Outcasts, No Prophet, and Jeff Diamond.

Ron Rauto with his working Iphone speaker deck & Tiffany Laing with the winner of her fab board

Six Board Piece by Marc Sandoval

The Auction Getting Started

Artists Ron Rauto, Yelley, and Poseiden Foundation's Michaela

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"Old School Voltron!" by Fotog Ink

Party People! - The night was pretty lively

One of my favorites from the night was Tiffany Laing’s leather artwork. She tooled a whimsical piece of a vintage tattoo inspired maiden fanning herself. Her bold coloring only intensified the texture of the piece and made it an instant crowd favorite. Tiffany describes her process like that of tattooing, “It’s having an idea, working from the detailed line work, the transferred image and onto the coloring. It’s time consuming but organic and totally worth the finished result!” I would have to agree with her. I couldn’t stop coming back to her artwork all night. There was something mysterious and daring about the girl with the feather fan. Check out her etsy and blog. She’s selling some gorgeous stuff! I’m in love with the Mermaid Scales belt.

Jon "ARTOO" Sajonas with his snake deck and a hand-tooled Leather Lady by Tiffany Laing

Sarah Spinks and her mermaid piece and My boyfriend Ed with our new piece by Yelley

I was lucky enough to score Yelley’s original artwork of buildings in Amsterdam. Yelley described the dreamy scenery as her “happy place,” and its obvious why. Her girly, bright style transports me immediately into a daydream land full of cute designs and Zooey Deschanel look-alikes. I can’t wait to hang up this piece, I know the perfect place… Make sure to check out Yelley’s work. And to join in the great cause, you can donate money to Poseidon Foundation via Poseidonfoundation.org

Veda's own Yelley showing off her Amsterdam Inspired Piece &  a Deck by World Class Pinstriper "Hot Dog" Pete Finlan

Lovely Ladies of the Art Show

Tarot board by Mandy Windham & "Tattoo Cat Lady" by Jesse Day

photos curtesy of Ron Rauto