Today I will focus on the great job done by the volunteer "Placers" who decided which pieces of art went where. And tomorrow I will focus on one of the exhibitors -- the Valdese Weavers Designers.
The Caldwell Arts Council has a very active group of board members and volunteers who work to produce top notch exhibitions for the community. In the downstairs there are three galleries, and two artists - Sondra Dorn and I - were in those galleries.
While Sondra works with fabric, her collage style and processes could not be more different from mine. She uses a lot of surface design techniques combined with applique and stitching to create her collages, many of which are also treated with acrylic medium. Her abstract work referencing natural objects is very appealing.
The curators were quite courageous to choose these two very disparate art forms into one exhibition. Their courage was borne out well with very careful selections of which art would be combined in each room and on each wall.
 | |||||||||||||
| A wall of blues and violets |
The top photo shows four pieces of Sondra Dorn's work and one piece of my work, Mimosa Dancing, in the center. I think the placers really brought together work that relates well. The photo above has another wall with both our artworks - Dorn's art are the four pieces to the left - and
my work, Ligustrum Twilight, is on the right. the work really goes well
together. The balance is good in both color and form.
The photo below featured three of Dorn's collage pieces above the fireplace and one of mine - Pinus Virginianus II on the left.
One gallery had primarily Dorn's art and another had primarily my art. I took several photos of walls featuring groups of my work. Love the way Winter Fruit looks between Teasel Morning and Teasel Twilight.
The photo below is another wall. I love the way Mossy Cup Oak looks over a fireplace.
I was impressed with what a great job the placers did in selecting work to go together when sizes differed and styles of art differed dramatically. Overall a really great exhibition.
The Lenoir Woman's Club hosted the reception for the opening, and a lovely reception it was! My artwork was on several of these walls.
Hope you have enjoyed a peak at this exhibition.
Tomorrow I will cover the fascinating exhibition by the Valdese Weavers Designers that was in the large gallery on the second floor.
Posts
Mossy Cup Oak is divine!
ReplyDeletethank you, that is exactly what I thought when I first saw the acorn and cap
ReplyDelete