$800 Seeking GLBT Roommate to Share Charming 2Br 1BA House
Posted by: “leila46s” leila46s@yahoo.com leila46s
Fri Jul 25, 2008 9:04 am (PDT)
Month to month sublet with utilities included. Seeking to share 2Br 1Ba home with a deck and a yard near Mills and Merritt College in Oakland. Close to AC transit and casual carpool connections. Featuring wireless internet, cable, and gardening options. No smoking cigarettes in the house. I am a queer female vegetarian who is accepting of respectful carnivores. I have an older dog who is quite sweet. No need to be OCD, but must pick up after yourself and share responsibilities. Creativity and being politically progressive encouraged! Seeking friendly, responsible roommate with a sense of humor.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 14, 2008
CONTACT: Malia Schlaefer, feminapotenspress@gmail.com
FEMINA POTENS VISUAL ART OPENING RECEPTION: TWISTED ELEMENTS
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - JULY 14, 2008 - Femina Potens presents “Twisted Elements”, featuring sculptors Joni Younkins-Herzog and Susan Latta. Both artists are drawn to the elements of nature and the interference of man into”natural” processes. Witness the absurdity of natural selection, fantastical creatures and objects that result when science meets flesh, when genetic engineering meets iconically sexualized feminine forms. Such as Herzog’s bio engineered sculptures of spider creatures composed of bronzed Barbie doll like thighs. And Latta’s steel sculptures embedded into flesh like materials. Femina Potens proudly invites you to question the absurd. Join us for the “Twisted Elements” opening reception August 2, 2008 at 7pm.
Joni Younkins-Hezog’s art work lures viewers closer with luscious materials, and sensual forms, inviting them to take a closer look. She morphs unlikely material sources, combining beauty with absurdity and a desire for the fantastic. Her intentions are to evoke an emotional response and emphasize a prevailing disconnect between the mind and body. The combination of beauty, horror and absurdity in her pieces initially diffuses the underlying anxiety within the ideas surrounding feminism and female sexual empowerment. Younkins-Herzog has an interest in cultivating a more positive attitude towards the sexuality of women and identifying with feminine qualities found in both genders. She finished her MFA at Indiana University, and now teaches at Rogers State University in Claremore, Oklahoma. www.joniyounkinsherzog.com
Sue Latta of Idaho is a sculptor who works primarily with metals and resins. The work has a raw, seductive and industrial quality. Her metal like sculptures accompanied side by side with soft vulnerable flesh like materials cultivates an emotional reaction that represents Latta’s memory of trauma, pain, fear and horror. The art work is repellent and beautiful at the same time creating a relationship between attraction and repulsion. Latta’s creative process is the evolution of concept partnered with the natural and intimate character of the material. This intricate relationship is the essence of each Latta sculpture. www.steelsue.com
“Twisted Elements” runs August 2, 2008 through August 31, 2008.
Femina Potens is located at 2199 Market St. at Sanchez, San Francisco, California 94114
Gallery Hours Thursday

Femina Potens Art Gallery is currently taking submissions for our 2009 Visual Arts Exhibition season. Femina Potens is a non profit community art gallery and performance space dedicated to the advancement of women and transgendered artists located in the heart of San Francisco’s Castro District. We are looking for art works in all mediums painting,photography,mixed media, sculpture(although small sculptures and wall mounted sculpture is best due to space restriction),performance artists, video artists, installation and new media. Please fill out an online artists application(www.feminapotens.org) and submit a proposal for art works including an introductory letter of interest, artist resume, bio, artists statement, and 10 images on cd and printed for review by our curatorial staff. Also please let us know if you are interested in our artists representation program and services such as artists consultations,marketing,online portfolios, and exhibits inour network’s venues. All submitted art works will be considered for group shows. Our 2009 season we plan to explore the following thematic shows. If your work doesn’t fit into one of these shows please still submit works as these are only suggestions.
*Ritual* - Art work on the subject ofTattoos,Body Modification,Scarification,Piercing *Green Living* - Art work around inner peace,animal rights, veganism,environmentalism,yoga, meditation *Welcome to the Big Top* - Ariel performance, contortion, and circus themed art works * Lube me up* - an exploration of women,bikes and leather culture *Pop Pop Fizz Fizz* - Classic pop art and pop surrealism
Femina Potens is also looking for works that relate to the mental,physical,emotional and spiritual health of the queer community as well as site specific installation artists that can create works for a commission around such subject matter.
Submission deadlines are September 1st 2008. Please send all proposals to Femina Potens Visual Art Submissions Tina Butcher 1305 Franklin #600 Oakland CA 94612. For more information please visit www.feminapotens.com. Please make sure that all materials are included in proposal.
Thank you Tina Butcher
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