Please do no purchase any items from our online store, even if they appear available, as these works are no longer in our possession.

Artists, we will be reaching out to you directly via email regarding your artwork. If you prefer, you may contact us before receiving our email at contact@flower-pepper.com.

Thank you for your ongoing support of Flower Pepper Gallery!

BoldPas is one-day art event.
The window installations will be on display till June 30th, 2018

Organized by Old Pasadena Management

Location: 5 Windows on Holly Street (Address is 80 N Raymond Ave, Pasadena, CA 91103. The building is on the corner of Raymond & Holly.)

Click here to collect original pieces from this special installation

Beautiful Pasadena, A Special Installation hosted by Flower Pepper Gallery:

Window 1: Pasadena Parrots by Amy Van Gilder
(Amy also has one large installation for the art event, “Old Pasadena Postcards”, which was selected to be one of the thirteen large installations during BoldPas)

Window 2: Free Spirit by Valerie Pobjoy
(Valerie is also one of the three live painters for BoldPas)

Window 3: Welcome to My Town by Shanghee Shin

Window 4: The Anticipated Virtue of Disintegration by Ivana Quezada

Window 5: The Flock by Po Yan Leung

Original art pieces + installation inside each of the five windows.
Original pieces will be available for sale via our gallery Website starts May 4th.

About Old Pasadena
Old Pasadena is the original downtown of Pasadena, home to the Tournament of Roses and located just ten miles from downtown Los Angeles. This 22-block National Register Historic District is internationally recognized as a shining example of urban renewal. Old Pasadena is one of the premiere shopping and dining destinations in the country, featuring a cosmopolitan mix of 200 retail shops and specialty boutiques, as well as 100 restaurants, cafés, and entertainment venues. This architectural gem is pedestrian friendly and provides convenient parking and easy access to public transportation, served by major bus lines and two Metro Gold Line stops.

https://www.oldpasadena.org

Click here for more BoldPas 2018 details

Click here for the Map of the installations and art stops.
- (1) Live Painting: Allison Bamcat, Luke Chueh, and Valerie Pobjoy on Mercantile Place

- (1) Old Pasadena Postcards by Amy Van Gilder: Vintage Pasadena is called to mind with a large-scale “postcard” that appears like an old-time carnival cutout, complete with face holes to stand behind and mug for the camera. Mercantile Place

- (2) Beautiful Pasadena: A Special Installation hosted by Flower Pepper Gallery featuring Amy Van Gilder, Ivana Quezada, Po Yan Leung, Shanghee Shin, and Valerie Pobjoy. 80 E. Holly Street.

Click here to see some photos from the event

Holly with Ball by Valerie Pobjoy is available to bid via here

Oil on Panel, 5″ x 7″, April 2018 (Created for KPCC’s Spring Online Auction)

The online auction is live for bidding on April 26, and runs 10 days, through May 5.

The Opening Bid is $75, and Buy Now Price is $250. Good luck!

The painting has been sold on April 26. Many thanks to the collector who helps to support this wonderful public radio station here in Pasadena!

Click here for BoldPas Webpage

Be sure to watch the video of last year’s BoldPas from the link above.

Click here to see the works our artists created for BoldPas 2017. We are really excited for this year’s BoldPas!

We invited 3 artists who showed with us before for one of the events, LIVE PAINTING during BoldPas 2018. See details below:

They will be at work during the event live painting on Mercantile Place:

Allison Bamcat
Luke Chueh
Valerie Pobjoy

Click here to see some photos from the event

Saturday, August 12, 2017, 12 pm – 8 pm

Throughout Old Pasadena

Free & open to the public

BoldPas is a one-day “art takeover” of historic Old Pasadena, showcasing selected, site-specific, temporary art installations and local businesses’ artistic storefronts. The event is designed to highlight Old Pasadena’s unique urban and historic spaces and to encourage visitors to enjoy the space, history, and character of the district.

Selected installations are medium- to large-scale, site-specific, and public; they are community friendly and bold in theme, displaying bright colors, surprising scale, and playfulness. Artists were encouraged to use common, every day found and lightweight materials to emphasize the temporary nature of the artworks. The installations will be in place only for one day, creating an ephemeral nature and not-to-miss excitement.

District merchants – both locally owned and national retailers – are joining the fun, creating bold displays on their storefronts and display windows. More than three dozen merchants will participate, the majority of which are off the more familiar Colorado Boulevard. Visitors can meander historic alleyways and side streets to explore Old Pasadena’s wonderful history, architecture, retailers, and restaurants, while taking in unique artistic interventions at every turn.

Finally, the public will have the opportunity to take one of two walking tours during the event, guided by Pasadena Walking Tours. While strolling the district, tour-goers will learn more about Old Pasadena’s permanent public art while also taking in the installations and chatting with the day’s guest artists.

Click here for the selected installations.

We are grateful to be part of this art event, see details below:

Pop-Up Canvases

Installation by Various Artists presented by Flower Pepper Gallery

Participating artists: Maggie Chiang, Amy Van Gilder, Liten Kanin, Vivien Mildenberger, Valerie Pobjoy, Lena Sayadian, Joey Stupor, Yetis & Friends

Click here to view photos

Location during BoldPas: by INFO booth near the top of the Metro Right of Way.

- Negative Space by Maggie Chiang for BoldPas. Maggie Chiang: Taiwanese American full time artist and part time dreamer.

Click here to view Negative Space by Maggie Chiang

- Home Sweet Home by Amy Van Gilder for BoldPas. Amy Van Gilder: Muppet builder for The Muppet Show, Labyrinth, Dark Crystal & Fraggle Rock. Former Disney Imagineer.

- Ice Cream Stand by Liten Kanin for BoldPas. Liten Kanin: Tory Lin is a painter, sculptor, jewelry designer, and maker of tiny animal goods.

- Peek by Vivien Mildenberger for BoldPas. Vivien Mildenberger: ArtCenter graduate. Now based in Nashville, Vivien is an illustrator, ceramicist, and general maker of magic.

- Silver Wolf by Valerie Pobjoy for BoldPas. Valerie Pobjoy: ArtCenter graduate. LA-based Valerie draws, paints, and sculpts wildlife and people.

- Wilderness by Lena Sayadian for BoldPas. Lena Sayadian: Southern California native, currently a local in Los Angeles working as an illustrative artist.

- Void by Joey Stupor for BoldPas. Joey Stupor: 23-year-old artist from Newport Beach, incorporates crystals, nature, and creatures in his work.

- Lair of the Mimic by Yetis & Friends. Yetis & Friends: Pasadena-based, husband and wife are a hand-crafted monster team.

Live Painting
Andrew Hem, renewed LA painter/muralist, will be live painting on Mercantile Place throughout the day in preparation for an upcoming exhibition.

BoldPas is a free event. If you would like a little bit extra fun, you could participate in BoldPas Old Pasadena Walking Tour. 2 tours offered: 1:30 pm & 5 pm. Click here to see more info.

Old Pasadena Summer Cinema returns for another year as a month-long, FREE movie series featuring screenings in predominantly outdoor locations. Running from July 1 – July 29, this annual summer film program celebrates motion picture in all forms, offering a variety of audience-pleasing movie titles and genres in unique locales throughout the historic district of Old Pasadena. With nearly 20 screenings during the month, Old Pasadena Summer Cinema is the largest free open-air film festival in California and draws a broad local and regional audience. All the Old Pasadena Summer Cinema screenings are free and open to the public.

THURSDAY, JULY 6
Song of the Sea (2014) PG – 94 min
Flower Pepper Gallery, 121 E Union St, Pasadena CA 91103 7:30PM

Free, we will open door at 6:30 pm
First-come, first-served

Synopsis:
“Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2015, Song of the Sea is a beautifully animated film that tells the tale of Saoirse, a mute child who is the last in a long line of “selkies,” women in Irish and Scottish legends who transform from seals into people. She escapes from her grandmother’s home to journey back to the sea and to free fairy creatures that are trapped in the modern world.”

Click here for Facebook Event Page

THURSDAY, JULY 20
Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) PG – 101 min
Flower Pepper Gallery, 121 E Union St, Pasadena CA 91103 7:30PM

Free, we will open door at 6:30 pm
First-come, first-served
Food & drink allowed
Raffle Giveaway: 6 posters

Synopsis:
“After accidentally summoning an ancient spirit, a young Japanese boy named Kubo is separated from his mother and embarks on a journey to discover the truth about his missing father. Along the way, he befriends the kindhearted Monkey and the clumsy Beetle as he fends off the vengeful Moon King and two evil twin sisters with his shamisen, a magical stringed instrument.”

Click here for Facebook Event Page

See more details via http://www.oldpasadena.org/summercinema/

Here is an awesome article one of the companies involved, Premiere Party Rents wrote about the event (Photos included):
http://premierepartyrents.com/sweet-first-birthday-celebration/

https://www.jackalopeartfair.com/pasadenajury

Upcoming Jackalope Art Fair at Central Park in Pasadena: April 29th & 30th, 2017 from 10 am to 5 pm. Free Admission!

“200 Local Indie Business, Special Promotions, Discounts All DAY LONG!”

Click here to see promotion/special details from our awesome neighbors in Old Pasadena!

We will be serving coffee from Starbucks and offering 40% discount on art books and some non-consignment products. And come see our current miniature show, Mini Tale! You will be amazed by the very talented participating miniaturists!

See you Saturday!

Many thanks to all the judges, Sarah & Janet from Old Pasadena Management District for giving us the award! We appreciate your support!

Huge thanks to Amy Van Gilder who created this altar for Jim Henson! The theme was Rainbow Connection! Thank you to artist Mari Kaestle for the Skeleton Bride sculpture! Thank you also to Misty Summers for making the flies for Kermit the Frog, and the cutouts of flowers, Kermit and the awesome fake fire for the candles!

Click here to see the photo.