ROASTED
A spirited exhibition featuring:
Renee Tay, Peter Wallis, Teresa Watson, and John Rogers
Underneath Otter Creek / 2023 / Peter Wallis (Fremont, CA) / Lithograph and gouache on paper / 16.5 x 20 inches / $250🔴
Dirt Circus / 2024 / Peter Wallis (Fremont, CA) / Lithograph and gouache on paper / 9 x 9 inches / $200
Honto's Cave / 2023 / Peter Wallis (Fremont, CA) / Lithograph and gouache on paper / 16.5 x 20 inches / $250🔴
Roasted - Lamb / 2024 / Peter Wallis (Fremont, CA) / Gouache on paper / 7.75 x 9.75 inches / $200🔴
Their Forgotten Monument / 2024 / Peter Wallis (Fremont, CA) / Lithograph and gouache / 9 x 9 inches / $200 🔴
Laughing Falls / 2024 / Peter Wallis (Fremont, CA) / Lithograph and gouache on paper / 7.75 x 9.75 inches / $200🔴
Carousel Goat / 2022 / Peter Wallis (Fremont, CA) / Gouache on paper / 26 x 30 inches / $450
Carousel Cow / 2022 / Peter Wallis (Fremont, CA) / Gouache on paper / 26 x 30 inches / $450
Rutland - Roasted / 2024 / Peter Wallis (Fremont, CA) / Lithograph and gouache / 7.75 x 9.75 inches / $200
The Creek Rises / 2024 / Peter Wallis, (Fremont, CA) / Lithograph and gouache on paper / 7.75 x 9.75 inches / $200
Portland Pilgrim / 2024 / Peter Wallis (Fremont, CA) / Gouache on paper / 7.75 x 9.75 inches / $200
Devil's Deer / 2021 / Renee Tay (San Diego, CA) / Vintage Toy Assemblage Sculpture / 6 x 7 x 4.5 inches / $550🔴
Devil Fish #1 / 2023 / Renee Tay (San Diego, CA) / Vintage Toy Assemblage Sculpture / 4 x 8 x 1.5 inches / $175
Devil Fish #2 / 2023 / Renee Tay (San Diego, CA) / Vintage Toy Assemblage Sculpture / 4 x 7.25 x 2 inches / $175
Devil's Carriage / 2020 / Renee Tay (San Diego, CA) / Vintage Toy Assemblage Sculpture / 9.5 x 7 x 3 inches / $900
Devil's Teacup / 2023 / Renee Tay (San Diego, CA) / Vintage Toy Assemblage Sculpture / 4.75 x 4.25 x 5.5 inches / $350
Hell in a Handbasket / 2021 / Renee Tay (San Diego, CA) / Vintage Toy Assemblage Sculpture / 4.5 x 3 x 3 inches / $275
Devil's Seat / 2022 / Renee Tay (San Diego, CA) / Vintage Toy Assemblage Sculpture / 5 x 2.5 x 2 inches / $200🔴
Deviled Egg / 2023 / Renee Tay (San Diego, CA) / Vintage Toy Assemblage Sculpture / 5.75 x 3 x 3 inches / $300
Devil's Arm Chair / 2022 / Renee Tay (San Diego, CA) / Vintage Toy Assemblage Sculpture / 4 x 5.5 x 3.5 inches / $200
Devil's Tongue Naughty Teapot / 2020 / Renee Tay (San Diego, CA) / Vintage Toy Assemblage Sculpture / 9 x 15 x 6.5 inches / $750
Come and Get It / 2024 / Teresa Watson (Joshua Tree, CA) / Gouache and chalk paint on wood panel / 12 x 12 inches / $350
Cult of Science Whorship / 2024 / Teresa Watson (Joshua Tree, CA) / Gouache and chalk paint on wood panel / 10 x 10 inches / $275
Meg Slup / 2024 / Teresa Watson (Joshua Tree, CA) / Gouache and chalk paint on wood panel / 8 x 8 inches / $200
Wired Emotions / 2024 / Teresa Watson (Joshua Tree, CA) / Gouache and chalk paint on wood panel / 12 x 12 inches / $350
No Problems Done / 2024 / Teresa Watson (Joshua Tree, CA) / Gouache and chalk paint on wood panel / 8 x 8inches / $200
Hip Sirloin / 2024 / Teresa Watson (Joshua Tree, CA) / Gouache and chalk paint on wood panel / 8 x 8 inches / $200
Send Fries / 2024 / Teresa Watson (Joshua Tree, CA) / Gouache and chalk paint on wood panel / 8 x 8 inches / $200
Lil Devil Naughty Teapot / 2020 / Renee Tay (San Diego, CA) / Vintage Toy Assemblage Sculpture / 4.5 x 8 x 5 inches / $500
Devil Doll #1 / 2023 / Renee Tay (San Diego, CA) / Vintage Toy Assemblage Sculpture / 5 x 2.5 x 1.5 inches / $100🔴
Devil Doll #2 / 2023 / Renee Tay (San Diego, CA) / Vintage Toy Assemblage Sculpture / 5 x 2.75 x 1.5 inches / $100
Devil Doll #3 / 2023 / Renee Tay (San Diego, CA) / Vintage Toy Assemblage Sculpture / 5 x 2.5 x 1.75 inches / $100🔴
Devil Doll #4 / 2023 / Renee Tay (San Diego, CA) / Vintage Toy Assemblage Sculpture / 5 x 2.75 x 1.25 inches / $100
Devil Doll #5 / 2023 / Renee Tay (San Diego, CA) / Vintage Toy Assemblage Sculpture / 5.5 x 2.25 x 1.5 inches / $100🔴
Devil Doll #6 / 2023 / Renee Tay (San Diego, CA) / Vintage Toy Assemblage Sculpture / 5 x 2.5 x 1.5 inches / $100🔴
Devil Doll #7 / 2023 / Renee Tay (San Diego, CA) / Vintage Toy Assemblage Sculpture / 5 x 2.5 x 2.5 inches / $100
I Just Work Here / 2024 / John Rogers (Pittsburgh, PA) / Acrylic on canvas / 9 x 12 inches / $125
Easy Tiger / 2024 / John Rogers (Pittsburgh, PA) / Acrylic on canvas / 8 x 10 inches / $100🔴
It Doesn't Matter What Time I Leave / 2024 / John Rogers (Pittsburgh, PA) / Acrylic on canvas / 9 x 12 inches / $125
Sharpening Hanlon's Razor (Crystal Pepsi) / 2024 / John Rogers (Pittsburgh, PA) / Acrylic on canvas/ 9 x 12 inches / $100
Maybe She's Born with It / 2024 / John Rogers (Pittsburgh, PA) / Acrylic on canvas / 8 x 10 inches / $150🔴
Green Devil / 2024 / John Rogers (Pittsburgh, PA) / Acrylic and glitter on canvas / 8 x 8 inches / $75
Burner / 2024 / John Rogers (Pittsburgh, PA) / Acrylic on canvas / 11 x 14 inches / $200
Come Undone / 2024 / John Rogers (Pittsburgh, PA) / Acrylic on canvas / 9 x 12 inches / $125🔴
Satan is Real / 2024 / John Rogers (Pittsburgh, PA) / Acrylic on canvas / 10 x 10 inches / $150🔴
Worried Years / 2024 / John Rogers (Pittsburgh, PA) / Acrylic on canvas / 9 x 12 inches / $125
Art is Hard / 2024 / John Rogers (Pittsburgh, PA) / Acrylic on canvas / 8 x 10 inches / $150🔴
It's a Jeep Thing… / 2024 / John Rogers (Pittsburgh, PA) / Acrylic on canvas / 12 x 12 inches / $300
Getting Worse / 2024 / John Rogers (Pittsburgh, PA) / Acrylic on canvas / 9 x 12 inches / $150
Here for a Long Time / 2024 / John Rogers (Pittsburgh, PA) / Acrylic on canvas / 8 x 10 inches / $125🔴
Renee Tay
Renée Tay breathes new life into once-beloved vintage toys, transforming them into captivating works of art destined to be cherished once again.
Her journey into the realm of assemblage sculptures commenced in 2016, swiftly evolving into her artistic passion. Salvaging forgotten treasures such as vintage toys, dolls, figurines, and teapots, Tay meticulously arranges them into intricate compositions using Apoxie Sculpt. She then applies layers of gesso, Valspar, and other materials, culminating in a meticulous process of aging and sealing with a high gloss clear coat, ultimately achieving an enchanting illusion reminiscent of porcelain sculpture.
Renée Tay is a native of San Diego, California, where she was born, raised, and currently resides. Her captivating assemblage sculptures grace esteemed galleries across the United States, including Stranger Factory, Union Gallery NOLA, La Luz De Jesus Gallery, The Hive Gallery, Trash Lamb Gallery, and Parlor Gallery.
Peter Wallis is an interdisciplinary artist based out of Fremont, CA. He has worked with students throughout the country, leading visual arts programs at independent schools and nonprofit arts organizations. In 2006, Wallis received his BFA in Illustration, with a double minor in Art History and Drawing from the Maine College of Art in Portland, ME. In 2010, he received his MFA from Goddard College with a focus on Printmaking, Graphic Novels, and Peace Studies. Wallis served as an artist in residence in 2009, with Can Serrat, an international artist residency located in the Montserrat Mountains of Catalonia, Spain. Wallis’ work has been shown at galleries in the U.S. and Canada. He sees arts education as a catalyst for meaningful change in the world.
Peter Wallis
Teresa Watson
Born and raised in Texas, and educated at Pratt Institute, Teresa Watson, is an illustrator and painter living with schizoaffective disorder. Her comic "Welcome to the Covid-19 Mental Health Struggle" appeared in New York Times.
In addition to Trash Lamb Gallery, Watson has exhibited work at La Luz de Jesus in Los Angeles and Hey There Projects and La Matadora Gallery, in Joshua Tree, and Webb Gallery in Texas. Teresa has also painted numerous pet portrait commissions.
"I try to find humor in life. Because of my struggles with my mental health, my world has always been very chaotic and full of awkward moments. Painting things that don’t belong together makes me laugh, for example a man with a candle on his head, hallucinating looking in the trash while a frog sits nearby playing music. Dissimilar images juxtaposed together create a safe space to process confusing moments or triggering events. Other times I enjoy painting light hearted pictures of cowgirls with flowers or pet portraits which are less personal and just as liberating.”
John Rogers (b. 1984, Harrisburg, PA) is a self-taught artist based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Operating under the moniker Ghoulorama, Rogers has carved a niche for himself as a DIY artist and art-dealer hybrid, navigating the digital landscape with his Instagram account and web store. Born out of the late-capitalist era, Rogers's art reflects the amalgamation of personal experiences and the digital zeitgeist of the information age.
Rogers's journey as an artist is a testament to resilience and self-discovery. Despite facing setbacks and struggles, including battles with addiction and periods of academic uncertainty, Rogers found solace and purpose in the act of creation. Transitioning from writing to painting in his early twenties, Rogers's work embodies a unique blend of ominous yet humorous commentary on contemporary society.
Inspired by the chaotic and surreal nature of online spaces, Rogers's paintings are a visual exploration of the digital vernacular, where the personal and impersonal intersect in unexpected ways. Through his meticulous process of arranging images, words, and ideas, Rogers crafts artworks that serve as scathing critiques of late-capitalism, infused with gallows humor and a touch of irony.