Friends of Oakland Parks and Recreation

Jay Van Arsdale and Artists Using Japanese Hand Tools to Gather in Oakland

by Frances Phillips | Oct 25, 2015 | 2009, News, Traditional Arts

Creative Work Fund recipient Jay Van Arsdale (a master in Japanese joinery who collaborated with the Friends of the Japanese Garden at Lake Merritt) is among other leading experts in Japanese joinery and hand tool use who will be presenting workshops on October 31, 9...

Friends of Oakland Parks and Recreation & Sue Mark

by Frances Phillips | Jun 6, 2007 | 2007, Visual Arts

Friends of Oakland Parks and Recreation is collaborating with Sue Mark and marksearch (Sue Mark and L. Bruce Douglas) on 10,000 Steps, a project designed to draw attention to four downtown Oakland parks: Lafayette, Madison, Jefferson and Lincoln Square. Following a...