Carol Paquet at Linne Calodo

Problem Child and Slacker made for excellent company (as they often do) at my opening night at Linne Calodo Winery. These were just a couple of the delicious wines that were flowing while folks came out to celebrate and share in the viewing of my new work. Taking center stage was my polyptych piece titled Suburban Juncture 1 - detail, which worked incredibly well in the voluminous, minimalist, industrial feel of the tasting room. A number of my newer pieces are printed on handmade Japanese paper with torn organic edges and embalmed in wax. These pieces are small in size but speak volumes... I hope! See for yourselves.

Cuvee Art 'Open to This Moment' by Xenia Madison

The 2008 Central Coast Wine Classic Artist Cuvee etched Salmanazar bottles are complete!

Thank you, Candice Norcross (celebrity wine bottle artist) for capturing the abstract painting 'Open to This Moment' by Xenia Madison "in glass" so beautifully. *note: I'll post more pictures from Sat July 12 event! Hope to meet all who are attending. Please come and say "hi"- I'll be with the artist table or group.

Cuvee details:

2006

Windward Vineyard

Estate

Monopole

Paso Robles

Pinot Noir

Vintners, Marc Goldberg & Maggie D'Ambrosia

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2006

Carmody-McKnight

Estate

Paso Robles

Pinot Noir

Vintners, Gary & Marian Conway

Winemaker, Greg Cropper

CorkStop artist wins major award for this painting

Congratulations to Xenia Madison, one of CorkStop Studios artists who won the artists entry for the 24th Central Coast Wine Classic 2008. Her winning painting - "Open to this Moment" will be etched on a 9 liter Salmanazar bottle of a limited edition, locally produced Cuvee. The actual painting will be on auction at the same event on July 12th, 2008. This is a huge charity event which typically raises over $700,000 for charity annually.

For 2008, the Central Coast Wine Classic Foundation Board of Directors has chosen the following beneficiaries:
Assistance League of San Luis Obispo County, Atascadero Loaves & Fishes, Cal Poly Arts, El Camino Homeless Organization, PCPA Theaterfest, Project Angels Bearing Gifts, San Luis Obispo Wind Orchestra, San Luis Obispo YMCA, Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts, & Tierra Sagrada, The Sacred Earth Foundation. The Annual Fund-A-Need Auction Lot will inure to the benefit of French Hospital Medical Center's Hearst Cancer Resource Center.