Our first stop on Friday morning was at the studio of Walter Robinson and Ray Beldner. Ray began discussing his work and various projects of working with currency, collecting homeless signs, using found words, such as two-word phrases. Walter also mentioned his interest in two-word phrases and how he was interested in the certain archetypes, such as icons in advertising. His more recent body of work, Transport series, looks at the fall of the automotive industry.
At SFMOMA we had a brief tour of the current exhibit Richard Avedon: Photographs 1946-2004 then ended our tour at the new rooftop before heading to lunch.
Our next stop was at Amy Ellingson’s studio. Amy discussed her interest in formal repetition. In Identical/Variation series (2004-2006), Amy essentially creates works that are the same form, but vary in subtle color differences and order of layering. Through this process, Amy creates an interrelated system of forms.
In our visit to Kelli Yon’s studio, we saw some new photographs as well as series from as early as 1997. Often working in series, Kelli works with subjects that are intimate and close at hand, such as her family, unusual landscapes, and estate sales.
Our final stop of the day was at Queens Nails Projects (QNP). QNP is an artist-run space that is dedicated to presenting experimental projects for artist and curators. Julio Cesar Morales was the co-founder in 2004. We were greeted by co-curator Zoe Taleporos who gave us a background of the alternative space and its mission. Ian McDonald whose work is currently showing at QNP discussed the blurring in his work of hierarchy and between function and design. We were pleased to learn that Ian is originally from Laguna Beach where he was first exposed to ceramics. Behind QNP there are several studios and CCC had a chance to meet with photographer, Maggie Preston. Maggie aims to use photography to capture itself. 
And finally, the CCC ended the evening with a fantastic dinner at Bar Bambino
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