Imperfecta

Join us on June 4 for the opening of an exclusive fundraiser featuring works by local artist Serafine Lilien.

Serafine created this collection to honor elephants’ matriarchal family structures and to raise awareness about their precarious future.

This herd of off-white, tusk-colored ceramic sculptures deliberately lack tusks as a symbol of what’s being taken from them—both literally (by poaching for ivory) and figuratively (by habitat loss and exploitation).

As the artist explains: “Sculpting these animals is my way of urging viewers to see elephants as wild, sentient beings that deserve space, freedom, and respect rather than entertainment or captivity.”

Elephants face steep declines: roughly 415,000 wild African elephants and 40,000–50,000 wild Asian elephants remain, and both species confront poaching, habitat loss, and climate-related pressures. Some elephants are now born without tusks, an alarming biological change whose causes are still being studied; meanwhile, demand for ivory continues to drive violence and hardship in communities where people have few alternatives to poaching.

20% percent of the fundraiser’s proceeds will go to two organizations that rescue, care for, and rewild orphaned elephants and protect wild lands: Sheldrick Wildlife Trust and Reteti Elephant Sanctuary.

Opening Reception: June 4, 5-8pm

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They say that it takes a village and how true that sounds!

Thank you .eichenberger , .art and for helping me yesterday and thank you for gifting me this awesome wall on wheel that is now happy inside the gallery!

We feared this would be a very hard task yet it went super smoothly and in the process we even managed to entertain the neighborhood as we wheeled this massive wall between galleries.

Look at my over ecstatic expression 😂 😂 😂

I know I said it before yet I'll say it again: I love my new neighborhood and neighbors! The Pearl District is awesome and I'm delighted to be part of this community!

Happy Saturday y'all!!

What is happening at Imperfecta? Just me, walking around my special place on a May morning!

Have a fabulous weekend and come say hi in the Pearl District -- lots of cool places to visit and cool people to meet!

I open at 11am today but will close a little closer (4-4.15pm) to attend a special event with a special human.

Ciao!

"The echo of darkness" by Jeannie Pappas is a mystery!

Headless chickens? Check
Temptation snake? Yup
Grinning lady with mono-hair? You got it.
Dancing skulls? C'mon, obviously!

This mysterious, whimsical piece is part of our frol.ic.some show and available for adoption via our online catalog (or come check it in the gallery, as it'll be on show till end of month!).

The echo of darkness (Jeannie Pappas)
Stoneware clay, underglaze, rutile, glaze, flock, lacquer, glass dome
12x7x7 inches