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May Issue 2005
Penland Gallery in Penland, NC, Offers Botanical Artwork
It's springtime and the Penland
Gallery in Penland, NC, has burst into bloom along with everything
else. The gallery is featuring a new exhibition entitled, Botanical
Wonder, which features works in clay, glass, metals, textiles,
photography and mixed-media - all inspired by plant life. The
show runs through June 5, 2005.
Jeff and Yaffa Todd
Included in the show are life-size glass garden flowers by Yancey
County artists Jeff Todd and Yaffa Todd and several small sculptures
by Mitchell County artist Richard Ritter which present a riot
of tiny floral imagery encased in clear glass. Glassblower Flo
Hatcher is represented by an exquisite, botanically accurate,
glass cactus. Carmen Grier, also a local artist, presents her
intricately dyed and stitched wall pieces, which take a more abstract
approach to plant imagery. Jewelry in the show includes Marcia
Macdonald's brightly colored brooches which incorporate a number
of different materials.
Local potters Michael Kline and Holly Walker both have functional
pots decorated with botanical imagery in the show. Painter Robert
Johnson is showing several of his intricate compositions inspired
by his field sketches. Blacksmith Elizabeth Brim presents a pair
of fanciful steel shoes whose ribbons entwine a bouquet of flowers.
Julie Leonard's wall piece is actually made from a variety of
plant materials.
In addition to this special exhibition, the sales area of the Penland Gallery represents many other artists affiliated with Penland School of Crafts.
Penland School of Crafts is a
national center for craft education located in Western North Carolina.
Penland offers workshops in books and paper, clay, drawing, glass,
iron, metals, printmaking, photography, textiles, and wood. The
school also sponsors artists' residencies, an outreach program,
and a craft gallery open to the public. Penland is a nonprofit,
tax-exempt institution which receives support from the North Carolina
Arts Council, an agency funded by the State of North Carolina
and the National Endowment for the Arts.
For more information check our NC Institutional Gallery listings,
call the gallery at 828-765-6211 or at (www.penland.org).
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