The Goddess Rising Conference

1982, Cal Expo, Sacramento, California

Goddess Rising was a three-day conference that occupied Expo Center at Cal Expo in Sacramento, California, in 1981. I got a commission to create large decorative banners that hung outside the buildings in Expo Center. I also submitted a painting for the event's art show, which, like the rest of the conference, had a goddess theme. My entry was "Fire Goddess."


Design by Otter (later Oberon) G'Zell. Original design a line drawing in black and white. Reproduced as a full-color painting on canvas by Walter Rhoads. Acrylic on canvas; scroll. Approx. 66"x73"


"Fire Goddess"

24"x24," acrylic on hardboard.


Original design a black and white line drawing by Valerie Olson. Reproduced as a painting on canvas by Walter Rhoads. Acrylic on canvas; scroll. Approx. 72"x84".


"Goddess Rising" logo

"Goddess Rising" logo

Design by Valerie Olson, with calligraphy by Julie A. Maahs. Reproduced as a black and white painting on canvas by Walter Rhoads. Acrylic on canvas; scroll. Approx. 72"x72".


"Goddess Rising" logo

Design by Valerie Olson, with calligraphy by Julie A. Maahs. Reproduced as a painting on canvas by Walter Rhoads. Acrylic on canvas; scroll. Approx. 72"x84".


Taken from "Goddess Rising" logo by Valerie Olson. Painting on acetate fabric by Walter Rhoads.


Taken from "Goddess Rising" logo by Valerie Olson. Painting on acetate fabric by Walter Rhoads.


Head of Isis

Taken from "Goddess Rising" logo by Valerie Olson. Painting on acetate fabric by Walter Rhoads.

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