Official Ribbon Cutting for the Opening of My New South Pasadena Studio

On Wednesday, the 21st of August, I had the ribbon cutting of my new studio in South Pasadena.

I was privileged to have the Mayor of South Pasadena Richard Schneider in attendance and who helped to cut the ribbon.  Annika Burman, a local artisan and representative of the  South Pasadena Chamber of Commerce and Barb Skoog, a local artist helped out, too.

Just want to mention and thank Scott Feldmann,  the president of the South Pasadena Chamber of Commerce, and Bill Glazier, the editor of the South Pasadena Review weekly newspaper, for also attending.

The really nice thing is that my mother Melva Collins was in town for the event as she happens to be visiting from New Zealand.  She is an artist who did architectural art in NZ years ago and has been an inspiration for me with my art.

I had a display of my pen and watercolor South Pasadena and greater LA historic homes on display (which you can see behind us in the photo of the ribbon cutting). The other two photos are simply of some of the guests and myself.

My husband Bruce and I love living in this area and close to the stores and restaurants and galleries of Mission St, and also love the “small town” feel of South Pasadena which makes it a unique location in the LA area.

In alignment with the above, I am currently working on a series of pen and watercolor paintings that depict the historic and endearing qualities of South Pasadena.

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