FECAL FACE PHOTO OF THE DAY!

FECAL FACE PHOTO OF THE DAY!

Photo Feature on UK's, OGA!

There are few websites I have bookmarked and visit daily and wouldn't miss it:

* FecalFace (SanFrancisco)
* Findrangers Camera Club (SanFrancisco)
* OGA (One Giant Arm), UK.

Big thanks to you all for liking and showing my work!

Today's feature on OGA: Slugfest

We can't stop here, this is bat country!

Caught up with Hunter S. Thompson this last Halloween. Took a couple snapshots and chilled for a bit downtown. Fun times.



FujiFilm Superia X-TRA 400.
Digital.

Overabundance of Inspiration > Time = Damn!

Eight months ago I had a rad idea for a new series involving collage and painting with things I love (geometric shapes and designs, skateboarding, kittehs, rhymes, street art, flowers, VOUGE fashion, antique frames). I had to put it on hold, only to be motivated again to do another series after that!
So many inspirations in the sketchbook, so little time. I really hope to get busy this winter so I can have something fresh for Springtime. My art series always seem to overlap one another and my tastes so eclectic. Who knows what the end result will be. We shall see.

70's VOGUE

You Can Take The Girl Out of The 80's...

...but you can't take the 80's out of the girl.

"STUPEFY" My First Out of The Country Exhibit

If you happen to be in or around the UK area this evening...Bristol to be exact, you may want to stop by and check out Stupefy! Am thrilled to be apart of this film photography/zine group exhibition put on by OGA (One Giant Arm). This is my first out of the country exhibit and was super excited to find out that my good friend Nich Kunz from SF will also be showing at Stupefy! Be sure to check out the photos from the STUPEFY EXHIBITION LAUNCH NIGHT HERE! 

-Amia

VERTIGO...an art experience.

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VERTIGO (Continuous Looped Video)

Words cannot describe how incredible Terrain 5
was this year. A lot of amazing art and music. It was really nice to see all your lovely faces. We're making history in our city and this year's theme is so true.... We ALL Build this together! For those who couldn't make it, here's a video of Vertigo that I'd promised to share after the event. Photos of the event to come shortly.

Boards With History

July, 2013
PART II

I get my skate decks used from a local pop skate shop, sand them down, but still leaving a few grooves from tricks the skater did on the board. I love the fact that these boards have visited a lot places, rad spots, have performed some amazing tricks, and some amazing falls too. This is the reason I call these "Boards With History". A very nostalgic thought and connection for me in particular. Plus the boards get a second chance at being reincarnated as art pieces.
When someone purchases one of my skateboards, they also get a little history underneath the artwork. 

-Amia




A couple of years ago a friend gave me this little refrigerator magnet. It says, over the background of one of Jackson Pollock's drip paintings, "Never Apologize For Your Art." I love this quote and I look at it every time I open my refrigerator door. Very encouraging. Now all that to say this. I will never apologize for my art. BUT. I will let someone know when I think it sucks or I executed it poorly from my mind to the canvas as I felt I did on this piece, Fryerstarter. I wasn't happy with it from the finish and after finally getting some time to sand down the red sphere and redo Bob's Donuts in a simple fresh font... I am happy. And as my hero Jackson Pollock once said, "Sometimes I lose a painting. But I have no fear of changes, of destroying the image, because a painting has a life of its own. I kind of let it live."




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2012
PART I


"Let me put you up on Bob's Donuts, controller of the warm deep fryer that charms cobras..." -Fryerstarter


  
FRYERSTARTER
Acrylic on Skateboard
2012

So I've been back in the 'studio' which consists of
where ever I can lay my artwork. I've been
working on a new board design that I thought
you might like to see as it progressed in
increments of time during these past couple
of weeks. 

The basic reference to this board is based on
one of Aesop Rock's songs, Fryerstarter, from
his new album Skelethon which is so good by
the way.  


To view other boards I've done visit: AmiaArt.com

TERRAIN 5!

Hey Friends, I'm super excited to let you know that my work has just been accepted for inclusion in Terrain 5, an annual one night only juried art and music event celebrating young and emerging artists in the Spokane area. In its four years, Terrain has exposed over 14,000 art patrons to more than 120 local artists and 450 original works of art. I'm also thrilled to announce the premiere of my first piece of Video Art. After the conclusion of the event, I'll be posting a link so you can view the piece, but would love for you to come and see it in person! 

#WEALLBUILDTHIS

TERRAIN 5

FIRST FRIDAY 10/5/12

5:00PM-2:00AM

MUSIC CITY BUILDING

1011 W. 1ST AVENUE

SPOKANE, WA 99201

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

ALL AGES!

LIVE PERFORMANCES BY:

*VELELLA VELELLA

*OCNOTES

*TERRIBLE BUTTONS

*THE STATIC TONES

*JETMAN JET TEAM

*BIAS

*THE CYPRUS EXPERIMENT

*MY PINKY HAS A NAME

*STRANGE MANA

*CHARLES L GREEN

*DARIO RE'

*BRONSON

*DJ LOCKE

TWO STAGES. LITERATURE PARK. SEVEN 2 DRAW OFF.

IN COLLABORATION WITH...

*COMMUNITY MINDED-ENTERPRISES

*SEVEN2

*BIG SKY BREWERY

*HOTEL RUBY & SAPPHIRE LOUNGE

*THE GARLAND THEATRE

*THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST INLANDER

*SILHOUETTE LIGHTING & STAGING

*THE NORTHWEST MUSEUM OF ARTS AND CULTURE

*PLATFORM BOOKING

*TOWNSHEND CELLARS

*AUDIO AFFILIATED

*RED BULL SPOKANE

*To view past Terrain Events you can go to Exhibit Overviews & Photos.

The Planets And The Soundwaves

"The Planets And The Soundwaves"

Featuring new works by Amia

3/2/12 @The Baby Bar

827 W. 1st Avenue

Directly behind Neato Burrito and across from

The Davenport Hotel

5-8pm

21+only please

Hi Everyone,

I'll be the featured artist at The Baby Bar

for the month of March, which included

painting a one time mural on the infamous

8ft board that will hang in the bar before

being painted over by the next upcoming

artist. What most don't know yet, is that the

title of the show, "The Planets And The

Soundwaves", are lyrics from one of my

favorite local bands (Dead Serious Lovers).

I've also subtitled the other new pieces with their

lyrics as well.

I hope you can stop by on this First Friday and

experience a convergence of... Alfred Hitchcock

meets Twilight Zone meets Vogue meets

Outerspace!

Amia

RECAP