Press Release - New Moons Show

Fourth Street Fine Art is pleased to announce the group exhibition New 
Moons, running October 10 through November 3, 2014. The “new moon” is 
a view of self in the context of a symbolic portal for new beginnings. It's the 
moment when the old passes away and the new is not yet here. The show 
is comprised of five female artists from San Francisco’s East Bay, 2 painters 
and 3 jewelry artists, whose depiction of object explores the concept of 
introspection to one’s wishes and desires.

In recognition of her respect for the concept of upcycling, 
Suzane Beaubrun, an Oakland jewelry artist, transforms 
common materials such as bottle caps and recycled inner 
tube into art to wear. In addition to working with these 
everyday materials she also weaves fine silver and semi-
precious stones into ethereal, fantastical jewelry. Her work is an eclectic 
exploration of texture, color and form. Suzane is a graduate of The San 
Francisco Art Institute and studied metalsmithing under Lisa Spiros at The 
Craft Student’s League of New York.

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Inspiration for Ann Marie Hodrick’s, unique jewelry 
designs is born from the beauty, light, colors and textures 
of her environment ... from urban Oakland to the idyllic 
beaches and countryside of Northern California. Her 
previous art works in painting, printing, clay and collage 
created a springboard for exploring the world of personal adornment with 
an artful eye. Ann Marie’s colorful one-of-a-kind compositions incorporate 
gold, sterling silver, pearls and semiprecious stones alongside more 
surprising materials such as fossils, Roman glass, hardware and wood. 

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For New Moons, Oakland artist Erin McGarry has selected 
a series of landscape paintings depicting the Oakland 
Estuary, an area in constant transition. The natural beauty 
of the estuary is complemented and contrasted with the 
development of the City of Oakland. The paintings seek to 
capture this tension from the perspective of the artist. An 
oil painter and current M.F.A. student at the Academy of Art University, 
Erin has studied under the tutelage of landscape artist Carolyn Meyer.

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Oakland artist Nuch, creates clean and elegant, simple but 
striking jewelry designs which reflect an appreciation for 
form, simplicity and salient details that she acquired during 
her former life as an architect. Born and raised in Thailand, 
Nuch became infatuated with her other muse, Nature. It 
nurtures her soul and her creativity by inspiring her to create luscious gem 
laden pieces inspired by the myriad of lyrical forms seen in the wilderness. 

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French by birth, Valerie Sobel has lived in the Bay Area 
since 2000, but explores a completely different place and 
time in her paintings where a surreal world of whimsy 
reveals itself in vibrant colors.

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This show invites the viewer to join in a joyful introspective 
stroll on the paths of our childhood, when we could see the 
world for all its wonder, its overwhelming beauty, brimming with exuberant 
life. A stroll under a new moon, you might say...  Please join us for the Artists’ Reception for “New Moons”
on Friday, October 10 from 6 to 9 p.m. 

4th Street Fine Art
2000 4th Street @ University
Berkeley, CA 94710 (Map)
Website: 4thstreetfineart.com
Gallery Hours: Friday-Monday 11a.m.–6p.m. 
Admission: Free