OCA New England Silkscreen Print Fundraiser

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earth, Water, Sky

Bo Lembo and CJ Phu

Silkscreen print

Ink on paper, 11 x 14 inches

2005, Edition of 45

 

 

 

 

Earth, Water, Sky is a limited edition silkscreen print by Boston artists CJ Phu and Bo Lembo, commissioned by the Organization of Chinese Americans New England Chapter as a fundraiser to support ongoing relief efforts for victoms of the Asian tsunami disaster. 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from the sale of this print edition will benefit Habitat for Humanity-Tsunami relief.

 

A symbol of hope and solidarity in the wake of this unprecedented disaster, these prints were made with images from Indonesian tjaps, copper stamps traditionally used to make batik textiles.

 

 

Earth, Water, Sky prints are now available for $100 each.  Shipping charges may apply.

 

To order a print, contact OCA New England VP Karin Oen: KarinGrace@gmail.com

Please provide your name, email, mailing address, phone number and the best time to reach you.

 

Donations for Tsunami relief efforts can be sent to:

OCA New England

P.O. Box 644

Belmont, MA 02478

 

 

About the Artists

 

           

CJ Phu and Bo Lembo at work in their Jamaica Plain studio, February 2005

 

CJ Phu

 

          

Tiger Lily, Mixed Media on Canvas, 40 x 36 inches, 2000                                                                                                 Chestnut Quarter, Mixed Media on Canvas, 40 x 44 inches, 1999

 

CJ Phu’s love of nature inspires his devotion to paint botanical plants.  He use acrylic paint, graphite, charcoal and oil stick in abstract mixed media compositions.  CJ applies texts with layers of paint to create a mixture of ingredients for the canvas. The blanket of texts add texture, patterns, depth, and chaos, give the sense as though the painting itself is on a process of thoughts, undeveloped, unfinished growing like wild weed.

 

Born in Vietnam to Chinese parents, CJ grew up on Cape Cod and graduated Cum Laude with a BFA in Painting and Illustration from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.  His paintings are exhibited extensively in the New England area, and are currently on view in the exhibitions “In Nature’s Company” at the Peabody Essex Museum and “Sanctuary” at the Massachusetts Audobon Society in Sharon, MA.  His work is found in many private and corporate collections including Fidelity Investments in Boston.

 

Bo Lembo

 

                                 

Laurie, Linocut Print, 11 x 16 inches, 2001 (Ed. 10)                                                       Gas Can, Woodblock Print, 35 x 47 inches, 2002, (Ed. 1)

 

Bo Lembo is a printmaker and public artist dedicated to working with traditionally underserved low-income and at-risk youth.  A master printmaker who has worked in silkscreen, woodblock, and linocut techniques, Bo has branched out to include performance and video art as a means to connect with the youth populations he teaches.  His recent work with Medicine Wheel Productions in South Boston has focused on collaborating with choreographers, poets, gardeners and naturalists.

 

Born in Dorchester and raised in Randolph, Bo was the first in his family to go to college.  His recent print series have included portraits of working-class men, their hats and tools.  He graduated Cum Laude with a BFA in Printmaking and Illustration from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.  The recipient of numerous grants and artist’s residencies, is prints have been widely exhibited in New England and New York.