Image: Malia Landis, April Higashi, Obi Kaufmann.

FLORA & FAUNA
March 20 - April 30, 2021

Alexis Pavlantos
April Higashi
Curtis Arima
Hannah Alexandra
Kirsten Muenster
Manya and Roumen
Maya Kini
Megan Rugani
Mew Chiu
Mielle Harvey
Niki Ulehla

Artwork & Books:
Obi Kaufmann
Leah Aripotch
Nina Bocobo
Malia Landis

Image: Maya Kini, Obi Kaufmann, Alexis Pavlantos

After you have exhausted what there is in business, politics, conviviality, love and so on - what remains? Nature remains.
— Walt Whitman

Shibumi Gallery presents FLORA & FAUNA, opening March 20, 2021, to welcome the first day of Spring.

Nature has always been a distinct and driving source of inspiration for many of the artists who show with Shibumi Gallery. And during the pandemic not only have we appreciated the grounding force of nature and its beauty and tranquility, but the outdoors has also offered us some of the only safe spaces for connecting with family, friends and loved ones.

With spring comes new beginnings and as nature starts its quiet determination to bud forth again, Flora & Fauna pays homage not only to nature for its ability to inspire, but also for the shelter and haven it has offered us during these times.

Please visit us in the gallery through the end of April to see this inspiring show which bridges the genres of jewelry, sculpture and painting. More will be posted online in the following weeks.

FLORA & FAUNA will also showcase the original watercolor paintings of Obi Kaufmann, author of The California Field Atlas, The State of Water and his newest book, The Forests of California.

Midway through the pandemic we gifted Obi’s book, The Forests of California, to our clients who helped support us during the early, lean months. The gifts were so well received we came to realize there was a connection between his works and books and the jewelry by our artists.

In conjunction with Builders Booksource and The Gardener on Fourth Street, Obi will be making a guest appearance at Shibumi to sign books on March 20, 2021 from 1-3pm.

Books will be available for purchase at Builders Booksource or bring along a beloved personal copy.

OBI KAUFMANN is the best-selling author of numerous books on the natural world of California, including The California Field Atlas (Heyday 2017), The State of Water (Heyday 2019), and The Forests of California (Heyday 2020). He is also a naturalist, a poet, a communicator and a passionate advocate for the environment. When he is not backpacking you can find the painter-poet at his desk in Oakland posting @coyotethunder #trailpaintings on social media or at his website.

SHIBUMI GALLERY is proud to exhibit his original watercolor paintings. For purchase inquires of Obi's paintings, visit www.californiafieldatlas.com

Image: Hannah Alexandra, Leah Aripotch, Kirsten Muenster