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Tonight @moderneden opens their annual "Wanderlust" group show! My piece, a little gouache painting "Middle Distance" joins a ton of other postcard-sized pieces, some shown here! (Mine is in the middle of the bottom row) Come check it out, 801 Greenwich Street, San Francisco, from 6-9 pm! If you can't make it, check out the link for the show, here: http://www.moderneden.com/pages/wanderlust-3 #moderneden #gouache #jdalva #jessicadalva #art #galleryshow #artshow #sanfrancisco #tonight

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Spent the past few days on my first official "business trip", building things for a secret project in Louisiana. So, no pictures to show yet, but it was lovely, and the earth looks neat from 35,000 feet. #travel #mountains

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Some more bus people. #sketchbook #jdalva #jessicadalva #imacreep

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Haaaapppy hallloowwwweeen! This sculpture I made a few months ago is basically the costume I'll be wearing tonight, I'm pretty excited...have some spooky fun tonight, everyone! #costume #Halloween #jdalva #jessicadalva #sculpture #skull

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Another guy on the bus. #sanfrancisco #inktober #sketches #sketchbook #drawing #jdalva #jessicadalva #busfriends

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Buses and trains. #sanfrancisco #drawing #people #jdalva #jessicadalva #sketchbook #sketches

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More #sketches from the bus. #sketchbook #drawing #faces #jessicadalva #jdalva

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Apologies for my recent radio silence. New job, new city, etc etc! Been creepin' people on the bus, here are a couple from the other day. #sketchbook #busfriends #pleasedontlookupandseemelookingatyou #jdalva #jessicadalva #drawing

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#TBT to my solo show at La Luz de Jesus Gallery (@laluzdejesus) in May, featuring this sculpture, "Involution," which is still available. If you'd like it to adorn your walls, contact the gallery at info(at)laluzdejesus.com or call 323.666.7667 and ask for the gallery director, Matt Kennedy. There are only a few pieces left from this show! #art #sculpture #cougar #mountainlion #woman #figure #jdalva #jessicadalva #laluzdejesus #losangeles #galleryshow

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Here's a closer view of Crystal Morey (@cmorey) and my collaboration sculpture, which is part of Modern Eden Gallery's (@moderneden) 20/20 Project group show, which opens tonight! Come by and see it in person! Or go to www.moderneden.com to see the work online! #moderneden #galleryopening #tonight #sanfrancisco #jdalva #jessicadalva #crystalmorey #porcelain

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The 20/20 Project opens tomorrow night at @moderneden gallery here in San Francisco! Come see my porcelain piece, "Divergence," a collaboration with the amazing @cmorey, and many other pieces combining the talents of so many great artists! I'll be there at the opening! #art #sculpture #porcelain #collaboration #moderneden #20/20project #galleryopening #crystalmorey #jdalva #jessicadalva

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Makin friends on my lunch break. #Alcatraz #thisguy

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So glad I got to see the amazing show of @erikasculpture 's work and meet her at @moderneden gallery last night! Today's the last day to check it out in person, so if you're in San Francisco you should make the trip! Such beautiful work. #erikasanada #sculpture #ceramics #fightingspirit #moderneden #lastday #art #artbuddies

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Detail photo of my sculpture "Heart's Ease (You Occupy My Thoughts)" for the Victoriana show that opened this last Saturday at Alexi Era Gallery (@alexieragallery) in Illinois. I love the Victorian practice of assigning very specific meanings to flowers, almost like and elegant and lovely Victorian version of emojis... 🌸The tiny heart's ease flowers (my mother always called them Johnny Jump Ups) are handmade out of paper, wire, and acrylic paint. The dress fabric is vintage cotton from a skirt I altered, with other little bits of ribbons and lace. This piece is sold, (thank you, unknown patron of the arts!) but have a look at the link in my profile for other available works! #details #flowers #Victoriana #victorian #languageofflowers #sculpture #art #jessicadalva #jdalva #alexieragallery

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"Heart's Ease (You Occupy My Thoughts)" which is a reference to the Victorian practice of using flowers as symbolic means of messaging privately, by sending a certain flower you could relay a message to someone that would have been considered improper to say aloud. Part of the "Victoriana" group show which opens tonight at Alexi Era Gallery (@alexieragallery) in Mascoutah, Illinois! Please contact with any inquiries about the piece, at info@alexieragallery.com. Or if you're in the neighborhood, check out the show! #alexieragallery #galleryopening #artshow #illinois #jessicadalva #victoriana #victorianmourning #flowers #jdalva #languageofflowers

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Sneak peak of my "Ceryneian Hind" with fancy gold-leafed antlers, for the Imaginary Menagerie Vol. II group show at @archenemyarts gallery in Philadelphia, opening September 4th! Contact the gallery at archenemyarts@gmail.com to be sent the collectors preview of the show or for other inquiries! #sculpture #deer #hind #ceryneianhind #imaginarymenagerie2 #archenemeyarts #jessicadalva #jdalva #goldleaf #antlers

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My "Ceryneian Hind" sculpture for @archenemyarts gallery in Philadelphia, about to get an express trip across the country for the opening of their fantastic and fantastical group show, "Imaginary Menagerie II" which opens next week! Thanks for having me be part of the show, @archenemyarts ✨ PS that's gold leaf on them thar antlers! Shhiiiny. #timeforbed #sculpture #hind #ceryneianhind #deer #gold #goldleaf #antlers #jdalva #jessicadalva