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Point Suite available at Mirrored Society, Claremont

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My artwork is featured in the contemporary art book Point Suite, which will be available for purchase at Mirrored Society in Claremont, CA.

About Point Suite:

The Point Suite Contemporary Art Book is a unique endeavor created and produced by artists Annika Connor and Nicholas Papadakis to document and share the artworks of their extended community. Featuring a wide array of local and international painters, sculptors, print makers, and photographers. The Point Suite Contemporary Art Book presents the art of the next generation of up and coming artists. Capturing an idea, a conversation, a moment in time, is something all artists seek to do. Toni Morrison says, “If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” The Point Suite Fine Art Book is Active Ideas Productions answer to that challenge. AIP hopes that the artists in this collection will inspire, that the images will entice, and that this book will highlight for you some of the fresh new art that is currently being created. Artists: Marta Abbott, Gabriela Alva Cal Y Mayor, Claire Brassil, Megan Burns, Annika Connor, Tom Costa, Jason Cuvelier, Steve Day, Teodor Dumitrescu, Mark Dye, Jared Fisher, Micah Ganske, Kate Glasheen, Chad Griffin, Palden Hamilton, huber.huber, Ariane Irlé, Hidenori Ishii, Chris Jahncke, Jill Jeannides, Melanie Jelacic, Shay Kun, Jeff Musser, John Otter, Nicholas Papadakis, Joseph Paxton, Jason Peters, Colette Robbins, Woody Shepherd, Omar Thompson, Jennifer Tull Westberg, James Wolanin, Koichi Yamamoto and Carolina Zorrilla de San Martin. Essays by David Gibson, David Pullins, Lisa Williams, Jeff Klingman, Christina Von Rotenhan, Alex Morris, Masha Rumer, Malina Saval and Melissa Giannini.

About Mirrored Society:
OUR STORY

Mirrored Society was founded in 2015 by long time friends of over 20 years. It was inevitable Julian Lucas and Kathleen Graulty would combine their love for art, fashion, and photography to create Mirrored Society. They have now set out on a journey within the art book world by opening their first bookstore in Claremont, CA.

MIRRORED SOCIETY

We are all influenced by the society we live in, creating mirrored images of experiences we have encountered. As humans we log these experiences in our memory. As creatives, we create art that may not be exact, but reflective of our experiences; therefore a mirror of society is the result.

THE COLLECTION

Mirrored Society is a bookstore focused on the arts consisting of both new and rare titles. Our collection is carefully selected to present a genuine representation of the arts. Mirrored Society continues to grow according to its founding principles of exploration and friendship, working with like minded individuals to forge a creative environment that reaches far beyond.

Claremont Courier article about Mirrored Society

Mirrored Society is located on the second floor of the Harvard Square building at Bonita and Harvard Ave in Claremont.
If you drop by tell them John Otter sent you 🙂

 

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Pointe Suite Contemporary Art Book

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I’m featured in a beautiful art book which was just released, you can purchase a copy on Amazon: Point Suite Contemporary Art Book

 

The Point Suite Contemporary Art Book is a unique endeavor created and produced by artists Annika Connor and Nicholas Papadakis to document and share the artworks of their extended community. Featuring a wide array of local and international painters, sculptors, print makers, and photographers. The Point Suite Contemporary Art Book presents the art of the next generation of up and coming artists. Capturing an idea, a conversation, a moment in time, is something all artists seek to do. Toni Morrison says, “If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” The Point Suite Fine Art Book is Active Ideas Productions answer to that challenge. AIP hopes that the artists in this collection will inspire, that the images will entice, and that this book will highlight for you some of the fresh new art that is currently being created. Artists: Marta Abbott, Gabriela Alva Cal Y Mayor, Claire Brassil, Megan Burns, Annika Connor, Tom Costa, Jason Cuvelier, Steve Day, Teodor Dumitrescu, Mark Dye, Jared Fisher, Micah Ganske, Kate Glasheen, Chad Griffin, Palden Hamilton, huber.huber, Ariane Irlé, Hidenori Ishii, Chris Jahncke, Jill Jeannides, Melanie Jelacic, Shay Kun, Jeff Musser, John Otter, Nicholas Papadakis, Joseph Paxton, Jason Peters, Colette Robbins, Woody Shepherd, Omar Thompson, Jennifer Tull Westberg, James Wolanin, Koichi Yamamoto and Carolina Zorrilla de San Martin. Essays by David Gibson, David Pullins, Lisa Williams, Jeff Klingman, Christina Von Rotenhan, Alex Morris, Masha Rumer, Malina Saval and Melissa Giannini.

John Otter on Facebook

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After a lot of deliberation, I finally set up an artist page on Facebook, click the image below to “like” it

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and last night bought a mirror ($5 at Target) with the intention of doing self-portraits. It’s been a long time since I’ve drawn myself. While going through old sketchbooks I ran across a few very old self-portrait sketches which drew me immediately back to the place and time of when I drew them. I’m hoping to do a self portrait once a week, we’ll see if that really happens.

Have a great week!

John

Sunday walking adventures in downtown Los Angeles

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I spent this past Sunday afternoon walking around downtown Los Angeles. I planned out a walking route over morning coffee that included some places I’ve never been and some places I try to visit anytime I’m downtown.

I arrived at Union Station around 11:30am, from there I headed down Broadway to 3rd Street to see the Bradbury building. I’ve been there many times, I try to pop in anytime I’m downtown. If you’ve never stepped inside I highly recommend it. It has a pretty unassuming exterior, but inside is a feast for the eyes: marble staircases, beautifully ornate iron railings and an amazing skylight ceiling.

After that I stopped by the Grand Central Market, just a brief meandering.

Over coffee in the morning I decided I’d shop for some art supplies downtown, primarily a white colored pencil and maybe some brush-pens. A quick Google search pointed me to Raw Materials Art Supplies, which was recently voted 2015’s Best Art, Craft & Design Store by the readers of Los Angeles Downtown News.

I headed over to Main Street (between 4th & 5th) to Raw Materials but I had arrived a few minutes too early. They open at noon on Sundays and I was there about 11:50am – I was glad they open on weekends and decided to head around the block to 5th and Spring Street to the Last Bookstore.

Outside the Last Bookstore the Historic Downtown Farmers Market was going on (every Sunday from 9am – 2pm) so I wandered through there and then headed back to Raw Materials

After purchasing a pencil and two pens I walked to 9th and Hope Street to see Grand Hope Park, a 2.5-acre urban park next to the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM) Beautiful green lawns, plenty of benches, a couple nice fountains and an iconic clock tower.

After relaxing in the park for a while I walked over to the Ace Hotel where on Sunday afternoons they have Vibing Time, where a rotating posse of dublab DJs share sun-soaked music selections.

I hung out for about an hour while I sketched in my sketchbook and then returned to Union Station.

Have any favorite spots in downtown L.A.? Let me know about them in the comments.

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