In Memory of
Richard “Pedie” Perez III
and the Sanctity of Life
A Privately Funded Public Art Project
September 14, 2023
Soheila Bana, Richmond City Councilmember
Pain of Loss >>> Reform & Remembrance
We stand united in remembrance, reconciliation, and
a collective commitment to ensuring that no unarmed
person ever meets a similar fate again.
We honor the memory of Richard "Pedie" Perez, a
vibrant soul taken from us too soon, and pledge to
work tirelessly toward a future where justice,
equality, and respect are the cornerstones of our
community.
Advocacy with Unwavering Dedication
• SB 1421 legislation, "Peace Officers: Release of Records", to allow public access to police misconduct records, ensuring transparency and accountability in law enforcement practices throughout California
• AB 392 legislation, “California Act to Save Lives” that effectively updates California’s legal standard governing when force can be used • SB 2 legislation, “Police Decertification Act” that creates the Peace Officer Standards Accountability Division and allows for suspension or revocation of a police officer's certification based on serious misconduct • Ordinance No. 29-20 N.S. of the City of Richmond Amended Chapter 3.54 of the Richmond Municipal Code entitled “Community Police Review Commission” to foster increased accountability, improve police-community relations, and promote transparency within the City of Richmond
Tireless Efforts
Project Description • 2 decorated trash cans
• To be located on the street sidewalk at 3322 Cutting Blvd
Location: Where it happened!
3322 Cutting Blvd, Richmond, CA 94804
Project Manager:
John Toki, 2023
[email protected], 510-990-2769
John Toki, established the Toki Studio in 1974, in Richmond, California. He went on to exhibit his sculpture throughout the country and in Europe, and has produced public commissions for Oakland City Hall, City of Berkeley – University of California Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, and for the City of Sacramento, California. His sculpture has been exhibited at the Oakland Museum of California, Richmond Art Center, and at the Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati, Ohio. In 2019, Toki’s work was exhibited at the American Museum of Ceramic Art in a solo exhibition titled, “Fault Line.” In 2008, Toki retired as a faculty member at the California College of the Arts to dedicate more time to sculpting, writing, and contributing to the arts. Over the course of 45 years, he has conducted sculpting workshops, and lectured at institutions such as Notre Dame University, Kent State University, Boise State University, University of California, Berkeley, Otis Art Institute, San Francisco Art Institute, and at colleges and institutions in Canada, Holland, Taiwan and Turkey. Toki has also been a guest speaker at the DeYoung Museum, Oakland Museum, and at the California Conference for the Advancement of the Ceramic Arts, Davis, California. He has been a juror for over 35 exhibitions and programs including the San Francisco Women Artists, California Art Council, Ruby’s Studio – San Francisco, and the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts. He most recently curated three exhibitions: “From Sand to Silicon Chip: New Technology in Clay; Ruby’s Legacy: A Community in Clay; and Terracotta Corridor, in conjunction with RAD, Rail Arts District, Napa, CA.” In 2025 Toki will be curating a ceramic exhibition at the Palo Alto Art Center, CA.
Toki has served as a workshop leader and staff member at major institutions including the John Michael Kohler Arts Center Arts Industry Program, Wisconsin, and at the European Ceramic Work Center, Holland. Residencies and workshops include Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Maine, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Colorado, Idyllwild Arts and the Mendocino Art Center, California.
Toki has been a textbook writer for over thirty-five years and is presently an author with Oxford University Press, New York, presently completing the 6th edition of Hands In Clay. He has co-authored three books on ceramics: Hands In Clay, 5th edition, Make It In Clay 2nd edition, McGraw Hill, and Fired by Ideals, Arequipa Pottery, Pomegranate Press.
In 2022. Toki was named, “Distinguished Alumnus, College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences,” at the California State University East Bay. In 2013, Toki was the recipient of the National Council on the Education of Ceramic Arts - Outstanding Achievement Award, Houston, Texas, and was honored that same year for John Toki Day by the City of Berkeley, for his contributions to the arts. In 2010, Toki was honored by Contra Costa College, as Distinguished Alumnus, and in 2018, Toki was the recipient of the Guillermo Award, by the Richmond Art Center, CA, for his contributions to the art center and the ceramic arts throughout the Bay Area.
Toki presently contributes to the arts as Associate Director, Mission Clay Art and Industry Program, Phoenix, Arizona, Teravana Foundation Ceramic Chair Advisor, Cazadero, California, and he supports institutions such as the American Museum of Ceramic Arts, Pomona, California, Everson Museum, New York, Oakland Museum of California, Berkeley Art Center, and the Richmond Art Center, CA.
John Toki, Sculptor: 2023
Education:
1978 California College of Arts &
Crafts, MFA
1974 California State University,
Hayward, BFA
1972 Contra Costa College, AA
Positions:
2023 Toki Studio, Richmond, CA,
Owner, established 1974
Calif. State University East Bay,
Visiting Lecturer, Ceramics Dept.
Oxford University Press, NY , author
“Hands In Clay, 6th edition”
Mission Clay Art & Industry Program,
Associate Director, Corona, CA
Laguna Clay Company
Teravana: Ceramics Advisory Chair, Cazadero, CA
2015-2021 American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA,
board member
1995-2015 Leslie Ceramic Supply, Co., Inc., owner
1985-2014 McGraw Hill, author
2001-2014 Richmond Art Center, trustee
2010-2013 CAA Ceramics Annual of America, Co-Director
1993-2008 California College of the Arts, Senior Adjunct Professor
1992 European Ceramic Work Center, ‘s-Hertogenbosch,
Netherlands, staff
1980-91 San Francisco State Univ., Visiting Assistant Professor, Sculpture Dept.
1989 California State University, Hayward, Adjunct Professor 1987-88 Richmond Art Center, CA, President, Board of
Directors
1985-87 University of California, Berkeley, Lecturer, Ceramics Dept.
1982 John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Workshop Leader, Arts Industry Program, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
1977-89 Stephen DeStaebler, Artist’s Assistant
BUDGET
1.5 bags, Servolite KICSEL brand, mortar (The Tile Shop) $250 3 x kiln firings (to 1350 F) at Toki Studio, @$120/firing $360 Includes 3-4 decal test firings in small kiln
1 case (12 pcs): 12 x 12” gloss white tiles (Art Tile Co.) $444 28 square feet: Islamorada Pacific Blue, 2 x 2” tiles $250 50 each, 8 x 8” gloss white ceramic tiles (Latch Tile Co.) $217 Wes Horn, tile setting fee $450
Insurance $500
(Trinity Decal Company) $420
Decals: 12 sheets Pedie images, 27 sheets – art tiles
Decal shipping $30
Contingency $500
________________________________________________________ Grand Total $3,421
Volunteer Time Donation
Toki Studio, John Toki project management fee $1,500 Toki Studio, handling, production fee, design $1,200 consultation with Jos Sances,
(The cans will be finished at the Toki studio)
Toki Studio, photo scanning fee by Esther Rojas-Soto $150 Jos Sances, graphic design & layout fee, $500
photoshop Pedie images
Jos Sances, text label silk screen, & print 4 x 12” Pedie ceramic text tiles $500
Pedie label clay and glazes, donated by Bryan Vansell,
President of Laguna Clay Glaze Co., City of Industry, CA value $300 Doris Saberi, assistant tile setter $350
Esther-Rojas Soto, @Toki Studio, graphics fee -sizing
photographs for decal production, and assistant tile setter $350
Total $ value of volunteers & donations: $4,850
Dear Arts and Culture Commissioners,
This is to inform you that we, the undersigned, agree that two cement trash cans as properties of the City of Richmond are to be taken and decorated with art as described below.
The artistic Project Manager is the renown artist, John Toki, whose curriculum vitae is attached. Mr. Toki will be working with other artists and volunteers on this art project, as described in Appendix A, to memorialize Pedie Perez. The two decorated trash cans will be located on the street sidewalk at 3322 Cutting Blvd, as described in Appendix B.
Julie Perez, Mother of Pedie Perez
Signature ________________________ Date ____________
Rick Perez, Father of Pedie Perez
Signature ________________________ Date ____________
Shasa Curl, Richmond City Manager
Signature ________________________ Date ____________
Daniel Chavarria, Richmond Public Works Director
Signature ________________________ Date ____________
Mark Matlagiati, Richmond Parks Supervisor
Signature ________________________ Date ____________
Lynson M. Beaulieu, Richmond Arts and Culture Commission Chair Signature ________________________ Date ____________
Dear Arts and Culture Commissioners,
This is to inform you that we, the undersigned, agree to pay for the art project described in Appendix A and take responsibility to pay the entire cost as described in Appendix C.
Thank you for your consideration.
Julie Perez, Mother of Pedie Perez
Signature ________________________ Date ____________
Rick Perez, Father of Pedie Perez
Signature ________________________ Date ____________
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Dear Arts and Culture Commissioners,
This is to inform you that I, the undersigned, take responsibility for managing this art project and finishing it by the end of December 2023. Moreover, I confirm that the cost of project described in Appendix A is entirely described in Appendix C.
Thank you for your consideration.
John Toki, Artist and the Project Art Manager
Signature ________________________ Date ____________
YOU ARE
INVITED!