Classes

FRESH AND JUICY!

Opening Reception: Saturday, June 28, 3-6pm

Exhibition Dates: June 26 – August 30, 2025

Location and Hours:
Calabi Gallery is open Thursday through Saturday 11am – 5pm at 456 Tenth Street, Santa Rosa, CA

The show features mostly local contemporary artists working in a variety of styles and media. Many of these works were created recently, thus “fresh,” and all are rich and compelling, thus “juicy.” As usual, Calabi Gallery will also show some selections from their inventory of vintage art.

Contemporary artists include Douglas Ballou, Robyn Beattie, Etleva Belishova, Warren Bellows, David Best, Catherine Daley, Christine DeMeo, Robin Dintiman, Holly Downing, Easton, Molly Eckler, Pamela Glasscock, James Ford Grant, Karen Green, David Gutierez, Tim Haworth, Iva Hladis, Peter Holbrook, Evri Kwong, Jill London, Carolyn Lord, Sherrie Lovler, Michael McMillan, Emmanuel Catarino Montoya, Carol Peek, Isabelle Proust, Michael Ramos, Alejandro Salazar, Stephanie Sanchez, Gary Spratt, Inna Talantova, Colin Talcroft, and Bambi Waterman.

Calabi Gallery will host an Opening Reception on Saturday, June 28, from 3-6pm. The Museum of Sonoma County, located just a few blocks away, will also have a reception on the same day, from 5-7pm, featuring the fantastic sculptures by the late great Bruce Johnson. We encourage you to attend both events.

“Fresh and Juicy!” will run June 26 through August 30, 2025

Traditional Water Gilding Class
Thursday-Sunday February 6-9, 2025 | Instructor: Jill London

A four-day class designed for anyone who is interested in water gilding and wants to learn more to improve their skills. The object we will gild from start to finish will be a Florentine picture frame.
Students will learn to prepare rabbit skin glue, chalk gesso, bole, gilding liquor and toners. These materials will be applied as a demonstration and each student will work on his/her own frame. Genuine gold leaf will be used and we will learn how to gild out of a book of gold. We will discuss various techniques and open up discussions about other types of gilding options and how to incorporate gilding into your work.

Jill London is one of the most experienced professional gilders in the US and a thorough and generous teacher of  this ancient craft.

  • Class fee: $1,550.
  • Society of Gilders members: $1,525 ($25 discount)
  • Materials fee: included, all materials used in class: one traditional wood picture frame, chopped and joined, 1 book of W&B gold leaf, cheese cloth, champagne chalk gesso, wet dry sand paper, cotton, mica powder, rabbit skin glue, Selhamin red clay, shellac, rottenstone, pumice powder and raw and burnt umber earth pigments. Materials will be packaged into containers for practice at home.
  • Tool Fee: $92
    Includes on 3″ tip single, and one houndstooth agate burnisher, available from the instructor.
    Tools needed: All students should bring a gilder’s tip, gilder’s mop,sable brush, gilder’s pad, gilder’s knife. A basic kit can be ordered from W&B for $125: info@wbgoldleaf.com or call 920-459-8206 to order.

Location: Lynne Rutter Studio | 2325 3rd St. #207, San Francisco, CA (map)
Class hours: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM.

Reservations:
Space is limited and advance registration is required.

To reserve space in this class, use the button below to add your name to the list, and payment instructions will be emailed to you.
Class fee is payable in advance. Class fees will be non-refundable after January 5, 2025.
If you need gilding tools, please order them by January 5, 2025.
You do not need to purchase tools if you are bringing your own!
Note that this is a working studio with concrete floors. Please be dressed for working in a studio.
Feel free to email the studio with any questions.