Balboa Island ArtWalk, Balboa Island.

Balboa Island Artwalk...

July 2015 Around Town http://www.newportbeachlifestylepubs.com/2015/06/25/july-2015-around-town/

The weather could not have been any better on Sunday morning May 17th. It's beginning to feel like summer with the sun rising as early as 6:20am. With the car loaded and ready to go for the show I was definitely excited about what the day had to offer! The show is a one day show from 9am-5pm taking place along the South bay front Promenade. This is the 21st year.The Balboa Island Artwalk is the premier showcase for talented local artists and marks the start of Balboa Island's summer season. This fine art show features 90 artists exhibiting paintings, fine jewelry, blown glass, sculpture, and photography. Spectators enjoy live music throughout the day! My booth space was #4 so I missed out on all the music.

I was all set up and ready to go by about 8:30. There were lots of people walking jogging by this time. 

The day could not have been any better! What I like about this show is the awesome location it's just down the street from me, and the diversity of the crowd. I definitely made quite a number of connections and obviously sales. My biggest surprise of the day was at about half way during the day I learned that I had won an Artist Award. Totally stoked and excited the sponsors of the Award, Newport Beach Lifestyle Magazine presented the Award to me on the Main stage and I was very pleased, excited and wanted to jump up in the air...how much more thrilling can a show get?! Fantastic.

Here are a few pictures courtesy of Newport Beach Lifestyle Magazine and a link to their Facebook Page. 

Big thank you to everyone who came out in support of the Artists. My upcoming Shows include Art A Fair which opens June 26th. The Art-A-Fair Fine Art Festival is held annually in Laguna Beach, CA and is celebrating its 49th season this year (June 26 – August 30, 2015). One of three premier outdoor art shows held in Laguna each summer. Till next time..

Akoko.

https://www.facebook.com/AkokoArt/posts/1001651883186427

P1 GTR at McLaren Newport Beach!!

I was beyond words a few weeks ago when I was asked to engrave at a private event in Newport Beach for McLaren and Grand Marnier. Am not really a car person so I really did not know what to expect other than a car! The event was set for Thursday the 7th of May in Newport Coast. It was quite chilly when I arrived at the location of the event which had its own wow factor! Then I saw the car...WOW it's a super sexy stunning beast!! I then fully understood the craze about this car. The Ultra-Rare P1 GTR McLaren was a stunner...fortunately I had a first look and took some pictures before the guests arrived...

What a beauty! I was made to understand only 35 are available at 3.1M. That's also astounding! Anyways so much hype for this car and it's all worth it! Getting back to business I was here to engrave on the Grand Marnier 100th anniversary  bottles for the evening...guests tickled in slowly then the momentum picked up by 7! I had a few bottles done with McLaren P1-GTR for a few guests. Below are some of the bottles I engraved...

All said and done it was a great event! One that I will always remember, thank you to McLaren and Grand Marnier/Hennessy for the opportunity to engrave and be part of this event. The guests could not have been any better and they made my job so much more fun..learning about the McLaren from them certainly made me want one as passionately as they did:) The evening ended abruptly with sudden unexpected rain! Big thank you to all who came out and made the event a success. 

I will be at Saks Fifth Avenue and Nordstrom Fashion Island the next couple days! I am also pleased to announce I will be working with Hermes and my first stop is Bloomingdales San Francisco! I try to update the event page on my website regularly but sometimes life just takes over....

Hope you all had a great Mother's Day weekend..Must say it gets tougher for me each passing year without my mom..

Below is a picture of three generations for me..

Happy Mothers Day!

AO.