Marjorie Pezzoli, a Poet, Teaching Artist, and Silk Painter for 25+ years. She loves how imagery inspires her writings. She is a Sea Changes: ACT founding team member, Compassionate Arts San Diego contributor with her silk painting and poetry. The Electric Womb/Crayon/Blender are passion projects that she and Deborah Ramos facilitate. www.TheElectricWomb.com

She was spotlighted by SetuMag.com 

Volume 8; Issue 3; August 2023 www.setumag.com/2023/08/Lit-Art-Culture-Journal.html.  Sangeeta Sharma interviewed Marjorie for the online publication about her artistic journey and the inspiration for her writings

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVKesV4THpg

Her work has been featured in "The Best of Silk Painting" & "The Fine Art of Painting on Silk"
by Diane Tuckman & Jan Janus. Her work has graced the runway for Fashion Show fundraisers. Marjorie has been a proud member of the San Diego Silk Guild since 2010. Her silks have been in museum shops and boutiques over the years. She creates one-of-a-kind pieces that belong to someone, could it be you?

Marjorie enjoys teaching adults & children. She obtained an Associate’s Degree from The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, and Teaching Artist Certificate from Arts for Learning, San Diego.

During lockdown she was a weekly contributor to The Poet’s Tree weekly series produced by Gill Sotu forThe Old Globe Arts Engagement. Marjorie participated in the live finale at The Old Globe Plaza. The complete series can be found on Youtube The Poet's Tree Finale
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnVuG7zj6dM

Her poetry and art have been featured in anthologies, publications, and exhibitions.

2019 - Palabra: Open Mic
2019 to present - SD Poetry Annual 4x

2020 - F* Isolation: Tribute to the COVID-19 Experience

2021 - Tea-Ku, Poems about Tea

2022 to present - San Diego Writers Ink - A Year in Ink Volume 15 & Volume 16
2022 - So Say We All VAMP Storyteller Performance
            “Can You Stay 10 Minutes Longer?” www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgRZVJHHPXw

2023 - Setu Magazine, August Spotlight, silk painting/poetry
             The Electric Womb Art and Poetry Exhibition, Writers Ink Inspiration Gallery
             July - September, silk painting/poetry
             Haiku Summer Girl - Allyson Whipple Newsletter, 3 Haiku
             Haiku Society of America's Anthology
             Poetry Pea Podcast S6E18, July Journal 1:23
             Heterodox Haiku Journal, Seven Deadly Sins, Issue 3
             Failed Haiku, Journal of English Senryu, June Issue 9
             The Pan Haiku Review Inaugural Issue, May
             Dadaku.com, May 13th, 29th
             Fivefleas.blogspot.com, April 12
             Poets Underground: Volume One Anthology

Collaborative Works
Split Sequence Haiku with Jerome Berglund
lothlorienpoetryjournal.blogspot.com/2023/06/five-linked-form-collaborative-poems.html

View five Linked Form Collaborative Poems Jerome Berglund with Michele Rule, Christina Chin, Marjorie Pezzoli, Kati Mohr and Sherry Grant

Split Sequence Haiku with Jerome Berglund
Scarlet Dragonfly Journal, August 20

Tan-Renga (Tanka/Photography) with Christina Chin
ourbesthaiga.blogspot.com, July 7th, August 20, August 28
Chapbook Collection by Matthew Defibaugh, coming out in September, haikuzygblogspot.com

Marjorie started a weekly a Substack email newsletter, July 2023 www.thecosmicgumballmachine.substack.com - Gumballs are different flavors of haiku, visual poetry, sci-fi short stories, and other quick fun reads to start your week.

Teaching Artist - Hand Painted Silk Classes, Workshops & Private Projects
2011 - Present: Private Classes, www.PezzoliArt.com
2011 - 2019 The Idea Field/Fusionglass Co., La Mesa, CA
2016 - Present: Bravo School of Art, San Diego, CA + Kid's Drawing & Painting Class
2019 - Center for the Arts, Palm Desert, CA
2022 - The Water Conservation Garden, Artist in Residence: Sketching and Silk Painting

You can book small groups at

www.BravoSchoolofArt.com    2963 Beech St, San Diego, CA 92102 • 619-223-0058