Join us to celebrate art and the holidays!
We will be offering a terrific presentation of small works by the artist collective “Transcend:distance” made up of four amazing women artists: Crystal Marie, Rebecca Stahr, Amanda Jolley, and Melissa Hall.
Over 75 mixed media works in sizes 6x6 and 12x12 will be available for purchase. Perfect for holiday gift giving!
About Transcend:distance — Four artists gathered in one studio for a week to reignite their creative fires in January 2020. That week brought them more than just the annual dose of creative renewal they were seeking, but also a bond that began as individual connections from their common artistic journeys now deepened into something each was reluctant to release as their retreat came to an end.
Transcend:distance started as a way to remain creatively connected across the miles. As each artist returned to their own homes a round-robin of art-making began. Little did they know that a worldwide pandemic was on its way and what began as a fun activity among friends would soon become a lifeline of connection through the season of social distancing and mandatory stay-at-home orders.
Beginning with a blank panel, each artist simply created from their own well and style of making, then mailed it off to the next artist in the collective. A new blank panel was begun with each round, but with each round the collection of works received from each other began to influence the materials, colors, themes, and energy of the new works.
After four rounds and a total of sixteen panels, the original concept for the round-robin was complete, but the desire to continue the connection remained. Thus, the making of another round, this time a complex web of art-making and exchanging on 6”x6” panels with a goal of 64 total.
The result is a complex web of creativity and connection that transcends the distance of heart, body, and soul — An illustration of the interconnectedness that reaches across time to include the whole of all of mankind.
Artists: Crystal Marie, Rebecca Stahr, Amanda Jolley, Melissa Hall
We will also be featuring the modern embroidery & cross stitch works of Laura O'Connor of Grayslake IL -- pithy catchy phrases, fun fashion designs, women's empowerment messages, colorful fabrics, and tons of flair all contained within the space of an embroidery hoop! MUST SEE! These also make great gifts!
PLUS:
ART HEARTS by metal artist Mike Bellefeuille and Jewel Wands for Your Garden by Juli Janvociz!
Farewell Exhibitions by Michael Litewski and Bob Nonnemacher
Landscape & Figurative Paintings by Leisa Corbett & John Kirkpatrick Jr
Our popular firepit will be going too!
On View through January 2 (The gallery is closed December 25-26 and January 1.)
The gallery is open weekends 1-4pm.