garden party fine art show

This past Spring I had the pleasure of participating in a group show entitled Garden Party, with my two dear and very talented artist friends, Claire Mojher Delucca and Lisa Perrin (please see our poster at the bottom of the post)! Below are the pieces I created for our show!

hello love, 8"x10", mixed media, by Ali Kurzeja 

Bloom Where You Are Planted, 8" X 10", mixed media by Ali Kurzeja

Painting in progress close up!

Yellow Finch, 5" X 7", mixed media, by Ali Kurzeja

Birds and Blooms, watercolor, graphite and gouache by Ali Kurzeja

A Garden of Waves, 8" X 10", mixed media, by Ali Kurzeja

surf photo journaling

When I first moved to the Midwest, I was pretty devastated to leave behind the coast & beach culture I loved so dearly. Upon moving to Cleveland, I was enthralled to meet a small group of like-minded surfers. Yes, Ohioan surfers! We formed our own little community and The Wagner Surf Club was born. Each Spring we take an annual trip to Southern California to catch some waves and fill up on burritos. Below are a few photos I scrapbooked together of our escapades. More to come soon! All photos by moi, unless otherwise mentioned. To learn more about Cleveland surfers check out the award winning film, Out of Place.

Clockwise: 1. Yours truly getting worked (photo by Mike Lembke) 2. Desert flowers 3. Vince Labbe and his stylish ways 4. Cardiff By the Sea

Clockwise: 1. Miss Ali Kurzeja (photo by Marikate Workman) 2. Life Guard stand in Encinitas 3. Surfy Surfy window shopping 4. Succulents 

Clockwise: 1. Catching my last ride in 2. Marikate Workman and I about to head out 3. Ranuncula 4. Mk & I being kelp mermaid queens (all photos by Scott Ditzenberger, except the flower of course)