new Close proofs

Exciting new proofs of potential tapestry editions by Chuck Close:


This portrait of President Bill Clinton is the first Close tapestry to be translated from a painting! Chuck Close and Donald Farnsworth are still perfecting the colors in this piece but the overall effect, even at this early stage, is phenomenal.



Detail from the Clinton portrait.



Sam Bennett cleans a portrait of Vice President Al Gore.

Hung Liu mural at SFO

An epic work on panel by Hung Liu was installed at SFO Airport late last year, and Donald Farnsworth took these photos of it en route to Japan in December. Also check out the photos below of Liu working on the piece at Magnolia to really get a sense of its massive scale.

In the mix with Oakland Magazine

Magnolia Editions was featured in the December 2008 issue of Oakland Magazine:

Farnsworth has beaten the odds on many a creative challenge. He just hopes he can do the same with the city of Oakland. With warehouse areas that support artists like him under siege by developers, he speaks out whenever he can to keep projects like his alive and viable. “What makes Paris interesting?” he asks. “What makes any city interesting? It’s not the chain stores and the strip malls. All the cities one loves—cities with soul and charisma—recognize and support the artists and craftspeople in their midst."

Check out the full article at their website.