2010 Exhibitions
5th Annual Jewelry Trunk Show Featured at
Carlton Gallery
The 28th Mid-Summer Exhibition ongoing at Carlton Gallery
features the 5th Annual Jewelry Trunk show on Saturday, August
28th. This jewelry trunk show is also a facet of the Avery Tour
de Art held on this date from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The
5th Annual Jewelry Trunk Show exhibits many styles by the
talented designers –
Mia Katrin, Laura Fly, Don
Haywood, Zoe Nelson, Ursula Shuler, Tana Acton, Channing Ayers,
Evenlight Eagles, Charlotte Foust and Jeni Housley. A fine
collection of necklaces, bracelets, earrings and rings in
14-18-22K gold, silver, precious and semi-precious gemstones,
sculptural wrapped wire, multi-hued beads and pearls can be
found at the show. Some of the designers will be present to talk
about their exclusive work during the hours of 1-4 p. m. A
splendid afternoon is in store for gallery patrons and visitors
to see work from the designers' personal inventory while
enjoying light refreshments.
Mia Katrin's nationally-known designs contain precious and
semi-precious gemstones and pearls set in 14, 18 and 22K gold
and silver. Katrin's "Precious Briolette Collection" is crafted
with rubies, emeralds, sapphires, tourmalines and aquamarines in
innovative and eye-pleasing designs.
Katrin's new contemporary line is rendered in 14K gold, silver
and vermeil. Each design features beautiful gems with a bold new
look that is versatile with an elegant simplicity. Katrin earned
a doctorate in Aesthetics from the University of Chicago and is
a member of the American Gem Trade.
Laura
Fly's love of jewelry and gemstones began as a child. She made
beaded jewelry with found materials which led to her taking
Metalsmithing and Jewelry Design at a community college while
still in high school. Fly earned a B.A. in Art concentrating in
Metalsmithing and Jewelry Design. She apprenticed for 4 years
with a local jewelry designer before setting up her studio in
2001. Fly hand fabricates each of her designs from sterling
silver accented with gemstones, pearls and 14K gold with fine
craftsmanship.
Don Haywood was intrigued with making things at a young age and
was exposed to making jewelry by his brother. His love of
natural materials and nature is reflected through the use of
gemstones, fossils and crystals set in stainless steel, gold
fill and brass. Haywood also uses metal fusion, wire-wrapping
and beading techniques, along with the art of lapidary to create
his unique pieces. He encourages enjoyment of gemstones, as many
are hard to find or no longer available.
Designer Zoe Nelson works mostly with silver clay - a material
which looks and feels like clay or putty. After kiln firing, the
sculptured pieces are transformed into pure metal which is
finished using traditional silversmithing techniques - filing,
sawing, soldering and polishing. Nelson's necklaces and earrings
have an organic look not normally found in silver jewelry. Her
designs feature dichroic glass, gemstones, or a dark patina
texture. By fusing old traditions with modern materials,
Nelson's handcrafted work translates into "statement jewelry".
Visit Carlton Gallery as the 28th Mid-Summer Exhibition
continues through September 15th and enjoy a day of viewing art
in all mediums, along with fine jewelry at the 5th Annual
Jewelry Trunk Show and Avery Tour de Art on Saturday, August
28th.
Roy and Jossie Fox Nichols 's Landscapes at
Carlton Gallery
The 28th Mid-Summer Exhibition is ongoing at Carlton Gallery
with an emphasis on abstract landscapes,
expressionism abstracts, non-objective abstracts and
surrealistic paintings. This 28th exhibition which continues
through September 15th also showcases, in addition to paintings
in all mediums, glass, sculpture, wood, fiber art, and fine
jewelry by local, regional and national artists represented by
the gallery.
There can be found amid the bright and bold paintings on exhibit
the serene landscapes of
Roy Nichols which capture on
canvas his unique interpretation of nature. Roy states "Nature
has always been and will always be my greatest inspiration". He
enjoys painting en plein air where he feels part of the
surroundings. Roy's subject matter is mountain scenes of old
homesteads, meadows, trails, streams and waterfalls in which his
freedom of technique and use of color pulls the viewer into each
painting.
Roy received formal training at Ringling School of Art. In
addition to being a full-time artist, he has served as
instructor, artist-in-residence and director at art centers and
summer schools in North Carolina and Florida where
he
resides part of the year. His art work has
exhibited at many one-man shows, as well as being found in
public and private collections throughout the United States.
After retiring from her privately owned preschool, The
Children's Garden,
Jossie Fox Nichols was inspired
to start painting from her husband, Roy's, teaching and painting
demonstrations. Her miniature landscapes are painted on 4 x 5
and 8 x 10 canvases. She captures on a small scale the beauty
and variety that mountain scenery affords. Jossie especially
likes to paint barns, covered bridges, mountain roads, pastures
and waterfalls.
Visit Carlton Gallery for the ongoing 28th Mid-Summer Exhibition
with its emphasis on bright and bold paintings and view the
lovely and tranquil rural landscapes of Roy Nichols, along with
the exquisite miniature landscapes of Jossie Fox Nichols.
28th Mid-Summer Exhibition Begins at Carlton
Gallery
Carlton Gallery hosts its 28th Mid-Summer Exhibition Opening
Reception on Sunday, July 25 from 2-5 p.m. with a
"Color
Your Life with Art" theme. Many of the gallery artists plan to
attend to greet visitors and art patrons. Since this 28th
Mid-Summer Exhibition coincides with the Avery Tour de Art on
Saturday, July 24 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., a preview of the
exhibition can be had which ensures a weekend of viewing art in
all mediums, along with light refreshments.
New work of abstract landscapes by
Kate Worm, expressionism
abstracts by
Anderson Giles, non-objective
abstracts by Charlotte Foust and surrealistic paintings by
Irmaly Brackin fills the gallery with vibrant color and
intrigue.
Mary Dobbin's abstract mixed
media paintings project energy and movement through lively lines
and intense colors. Former Appalachian State University art
professor
Warren Dennis' oils on canvas
in his signature style of "squeezing down" the subject matter
until what is left is just the essence make his work the
embodiment of reality.
The abstract landscapes paintings of Kate Worm are imaginative,
thought-provoking, bright and beautiful. Though abstract in
nature, the paintings capture elements of a particular woodland
place. Kate Worm sketches and paints on location where she
explores abstract shapes in the landscape, particularly wooded
interiors. She then interprets that experience onto a larger
canvas in her studio. This lengthy process involves applying
many layers and sometimes removing paint to create a dark/light
pattern using full, rich color.
A graduate of Michigan State University, Kate Worm earned a MFA
degree from Columbia Teachers College in New York City. She
continues to work extensively in arts education throughout the
region.
Anderson Giles is a longtime
professor of art at the University of Maine at Presque Isle. His
paintings overwhelm one's sense of sight with vivid, saturated
color and urgent, expressive brush work that reaches directly
into the domain of spirit. Anderson Giles' paintings are
multi-layered to achieve a luminous effect. Paint is applied
with a
simultaneously
controlled precision and urgent expressive hand, rendering the
subject matter in a place somewhere between what we know and
what we are able to imagine. Each successive layer is formed one
on top of another, establishing a distinctive identity within
the tradition of Abstract Expressionism.
Artist Charlotte Foust has a very distinctive style in all her
art work. Her non-objective acrylic abstracts painted in warm
colors along with contrasting bold lines and shapes in brilliant
colors bring a contemporary air to Carlton Gallery's 28th
Mid-Summer Exhibition. Charlotte Foust earned a Bachelor
Creative Art from UNC-Charlotte and her art work is in many
private collections.
The surrealistic art of Irmaly Brackin is imaginative collages
of colorful, swirling images that seem to dance in joy to a wild
beat. Her art features people and animals rather the inanimate
objects. Brackin says about her art, "It needs to be for and of
the people". Sometimes her art addresses issues of the time such
as her "Fisher Peoples of the Gulf" in which all prayers and
concerns are for the people living on the Gulf Coast, the
environment and wildlife affected by the oil disaster.
Brackin's technique of painting on glass with resin sealed glass
framing the work has a focus on interaction and is filled with
spontaneity and urgency. She has a unique style as she sometimes
creates characters that play out a story in the painting process
which is then written into a play. Multi-talented Irmaly Brackin
describes herself as a painter, printmaker, sculptor and
screenplay writer.
Brackin earned a BFA from Appalachian State University and MFA
from the University of North Carolina. She is the recipient of
numerous awards and honors with many Group and One-Person
Exhibitions. The art of Irmaly Brackin is in many museums, as
well as corporate and private collections.
"Color Your Life with Art" at Carlton Gallery's 28th Mid-Summer
Exhibition by viewing the abstract and surrealistic paintings
along with traditional landscapes, figurative, mixed media, and
visionary art by the local, regional and national artists the
gallery represents. The gallery also exhibits glass, sculpture,
wood, pottery, fiber art and fine jewelry for the 28th
Mid-Summer Exhibition which runs through September 15th.
