Beauty By Hand
Organized under the spirit of Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026, "California Rising: Beauty By Hand" is an inaugural show at the Palos Verdes Art Center, featuring thirty-three Californian craftspeople selling their work both Saturday and Sunday, August 22 – 23, 2026. We celebrate how handmade craft deepens our human roots and connects us on a fundamental level.
Reimagine Craft. California's Finest.
Palos Verdes Art Center
Photograph by David Fairchild
Featuring a small exhibition and sale of Ukrainian Jewish artist Mila Gokhman
Leather Collages on view; Paper Collages for Sale; Leather Jewelry for the Right Price
Celebrating Californian Craft
Inspired By Handwork 2026
Organized With The Artist In Mind
Taste a Small Preview...
Joan Takayama-Ogawa
CERAMICS
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Joan Takayama-Ogawa is a third generation Japanese American who creates trompe l'oeil clay replicas of food and flora.
Randy Stromsoe
METALS
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Randy Stromsoe is a master silversmith, having trained under Porter Blanchard. His sensuous forms come from a lifetime of experience.
Meredith Strauss
FIBER ART
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Meredith's contemporary fiber work combines weaving, dyeing, hand stitching, and surface painting, drawing inspiration from ethnic textiles and traditional techniques.
Elaine Hyde
GLASS
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Elaine Hyde is a master glassworker who uses fused dichroic glass to bring an iridescent shimmer to her graceful vessels.
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Leslie Rosdol
CERAMICS
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Leslie Rosdol's charming and quixotic ceramicware reflects a reverence of nature and a bawdy sense of humor that brings together a sweet tension.
Da Aie Park
PAPER/SCULPTURE
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Da Aie Park creates her art through the medium of hanji, a Korean mulberry fiber paper that is easily dyed. Her wall pieces turn the hanji into a canvas for color, shadow, and movement. She also creates inimitable bird sculptures with wire mesh.
About Us
When Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026 began in November of last year, it kicked off exhibitions and events at over three hundred museums, art centers, and community organizations across the United States.
Handwork 2026 celebrates the 250th Anniversary of the United States by presenting a history of how our hands helped build this country.
"Beauty By Hand" was organized by a small committee of Southern Californians inspired by Handwork 2026's mission.
Adrian Sandstrom
CERAMICS
Alex & Mona Szabados
JEWELRY
Purchase Work on Saturday and Sunday from California's finest craftspeople
Passionate about each and every detail
Bringing years to decades of experience in their trade
Informed, Imaginative, Evocative
Support American Craft
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Bill Meek
GLASS
