Linen Life Gallery is proud to present artist, Christine Balza. The reception will be held on January 23, 2011 at 6 - 9 pm at, 770 East Fourteenth Street Downtown San Leandro, CA and is free and open to the public.Christine Balza’s mixed media on canvas, ceramic, and jewelry, amongst others, expresses her Filipino-American experiences. Inspired by a long, lost script, Baybayin, Christine brings ancient expressions forward to modern day.
Baybayin script is a writing system not actively used since the 1800’s. The pre-Spanish symbols were used for commerce, a means of messaging neighboring villages of current events and can be dated as far back as 900ad. Baybayin lost favor to Roman alphabet and eventually was considered obsolete. Christine Balza uses of art to awaken others curiosity to little known cultural traditions and follows up with workshops and seminars (TBA) on the basic use of Baybayin. She has been interviewed by Sharon Chin of CBS-5 and Henni Espinosa of Balitang America, TFC.Linen Life Gallery is located 770 East Fourteenth Street Downtown San Leandro, CA and has been nominated for a "Shine a Light Award." Owner, Darrell F. Robinson has relocated the gallery from Emeryville, CA to its current address.
