December, definitely the busiest time of the year!

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The holidays are here and it's a fun time but also a super busy time of the year! Everyone is in a joyful mood that's the best thing! I've been covering lots of events and have had little time to update what's going on in my end! 

December 17th I was at Lincoln Fine Wine in Venice Beach. Great turnout and the store has the best selection of wines and spirits at super great prices too! 

If you are in the area check out the store..

All events are updated regularly on my website www.akokoart.com 

 

ABOUT LINCOLN FINE WINES

Lincoln Fine Wines 727 Lincoln Blvd Venice, CA 90291 Phone: 310-392-7816  Fax: 310-392-7831   Store Hours: Monday - Thursday 10am - 9pm,  Friday - Saturday 10am - 9pm, Sunday 11am - 8pm    The store also has ample parking on the street and right behind the store!  Here are some pictures from the events I did Omer the Holidays!  Happy client with engraved bottle... Engraving for camera crew for new TV show Fresh off the Boat camera crew this evening at Lincoln Fine Wines- about the Show, It’s the '90s and 12 year old, hip-hop loving Eddie just moved to suburban Orlando from DC’s Chinatown with his parents. It’s culture shock for his immigrant family in this comedy about pursuing the American dream

Rain, Rain, Go Away....

It's raining this morning which is very rare here in Southern CA. I love rain but not so much on a day that I have to drive 50 miles to work.....I will be engraving for Bloomingdales Sherman Oaks this evening for their high value customers through an all exclusive all store holiday party! I am pleased to be able to offer bespoke hand engravings for their clients.  Party will include Red carpet, photo ops and more...I am super stoked they asked me to cover this event! Here are the details below...

https://www.facebook.com/events/748730318508957/

Will update you with pictures from this fabulous event later this week! 

Fallbrook Art of the Holiday opened on Friday as well!  You can find several if my pieces on display at the show.

Art of the Holiday - Fallbrook Art Center

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Fallbrook Christmas01 crop web. Art of the Holiday Presented in The Janice Griffiths Gallery. Open Daily Nov 28 - Dec ...

If your still looking for the perfect gift for Christmas there's still time to order a custom HandEngraved pice for your loved one. The possibilities are endless..

Here are a few of the pieces that I just completed that make gift giving simple but very thoughtful! 

Enjoy...

Second day of Chirstmas...

It's about time you wrapped your Holiday gifts..

The Holidays are perhaps one of the busiest times of the year for me..I provide engraving services for liquor, beer and wine distributors as well as perfume vendors like Clarins, Loreal, Flowerbomb  Thierry Mugler, Donna Karan and Coty and BPI, Trish McEvoy.  You can be confident that our hand-engraving will beautifully enhance your hand picked gifts! Give a friend or family member a truly unique gift this holiday season... For my upto date event schedule please email me....There is no charge to have the bottle engraved; however, bottles must be purchased at the event on the day of or at a pre-sale..

Well Hello November...

It's was  my  #Twitterversary... November 17th! Seems funny to even think about it! 

Funny a million years ago this word probably never existed, but twitter reminded me. May be it's time to go out and have a great dinner...

I have quite a number if events coming up! I do try to keep my website updated but sometimes life takes over. For the most upto date schedule please email me at akoko@akokoart.com....

Hope you are having a great month.

Mingle all the way into Christmas!

We all want to give a unique gift that will be remembered year-round. When it comes down to gifts, generally most people love personalized gifts. It always amazes me at just how much people love seeing their name on any item! Be it a fragrance bottle or a candle holder...it just adds that "WOW" factor to the recipient. For the upcoming holiday I am offering free personalization upto 10 words free with any item purchased! Please feel feel to email me with any questions...

Below are some of my favorite pieces for gift ideas...

It's never too early to start holiday shopping!

Art Of The Holiday!

Looking forward to this show opening in three weeks! 

Art of the Holiday
Presented in The Janice Griffiths Gallery

Open Daily
Nov 28 - Dec 24, 2014
Mon-Sat 10am to 4pm | Sun 12-3pm

Fabulous offerings of hand-crafted art gifts perfect for holiday gift-giving.

Fallbrook Art Center

Fallbrook Art Center 103 South Main Street, Fallbrook. 

Welcome October!!

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Wow! This year has definitely gone by so fast! 

My current show at Fallbrook Art Cented run till 

October 19th. Newport Beach Art show is on next Saturday from 10-4 October 11th. Hope to see you there! 

I will also be updating upcoming Engraving events as this change constantly! 

I will be at Bloomingdales Sherman Oaks November 15th. Here's a link to the event! Hope to see you there if you're in the area...

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Galaxy of Glass, Fallbrook Art Center Gallery

Galaxy of Glass opened in Fallbrook on the September 6th! I had a really great opening night so far and just want to say thank you to all who came out to support the Show! 

This very popular exhibition and sale features works by 18 artists of the West Coast Glass Scene including master flame workers utilizing the traditions of the Venetians and contemporary freeform blown glass and assemblages.

  What an opening night we had for the Galaxy of Glass – at least 250 in attendance....quite impressive! 

 Thought you would enjoy this article in the  local newspaper ‘Fallbrook Village News’ –  http://www.thevillagenews.com/story/80620/

 

17th Annual Galaxy of Glass
Presented in The Janice Griffiths Gallery

Opening Reception
Saturday, Sep 6 | 5-7pm
Admission: $10
Free to Premier & Friends Level Members

Open Daily
Sep 7 - Oct 19, 2014
Mon-Sat 10am-4pm | Sun 12-3pm
Admission: $6 
Free to Members, Active Military, & Under 18

From left, Sharon Koehler, Tom Koehler, Carla Tinker, and Akoko Okeyo Artist, at the opening reception of the Galaxy of Glass show at the Fallbrook Art ...

Fallbrook Art Center 103 South Main Street, Fallbrook, California 92028

Backwards Never!

Today is here and it's the future we dreamed on...so I strive to keep on pushing on in every aspect if my life...this stunning piece below features during metamorphosis process when they grow wings. Dragon Flies only live 3-4 weeks once they develop their wings, So when you see a dragonfly with wings, you know his days are numbered.

Now available at the Fallbrook Art Center Glass Guild Show. 

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Backwards Never"

Amethyst vase brightens  and highlights this dragonflies. 

9" diameter by 8.5" H 

Hand blown glass 

When in doubt drink Champagne!

In victory you deserve Champagne, in defeat you Need it! "Napoleon Bonaparte" 

Stem flutes hand engraved with dragonflies sold as a pair.. The Dragonflies are engraved all round. 

 

Safari! Big Five Spotting!

Following my recent visit to Kenya I decided to engrave a set of glasses of the Big Five in Kenya. Originally used only by hunters, the term 'Big Five' refers to five of Africa's greatest wild animals - Lion, King of Beasts..was on my list to see and it was great to spot quite a number  Leopard, Elephant, Buffalo, and Rhino. 

I am always amazed at how beautiful elephants are...we took a three day Safari with my friend to Masaai Mara..one word to describe my safari Amazing! The wildebeest migration one of the seven wonders of the world did not disappoint either! I definitely will be retuning home soon with my family.. 

I don't have pictures of the complete set up but put up all my pictures soon! 

Enjoy..

 

Crystal Faceted Perfume Bottle! Bestseller🔨

So excited to have this Perfume/Fragrance bottle back in stock...it's been a best seller now for years and you can grab it now on my esty store at... https://www.etsy.com/listing/200899631/sensation-hand-engraved-crystal-perfume

You can also email me for details! 

Mirror, Mirror on the wall! Who's the tallest of us all?!

The last few weeks started working on a flat piece circular mirror...had not done so in a long time! I must say that I was really pleased with the outcome..special care and attention was given to every detail in this piece and the picture does not do it justice! It's engraved in reverse and is ready to hang! 

Wedding Gift!

Coming to the end of August and sadly end of summer! Been busy as a bee trying to make up for the time I took off earlier this summer...here's a sneak if what I've been up too! 

Engraved Waterford Elegance Carafe From Bloomingdale's 

http://m.bloomingdales.com/shop/product/waterford-elegance-carafe?ID=1007964&CategoryID=3865&MVhome=1#fn%3Dspp%3D4

This Carafe turned out great and I really liked it! Thanks.