Tag Archive for ‘Crossroads’
Touchstones and Touching Stones: Sher Pierson
Even though Sher Pierson is showing her jewelry creations for the first time, they are immediately familiar in every good way.
Depth of Vision, Depth of Feeling: Natalie Avondet
Natalie Avondet’s paintings go deep in several senses … and invite viewers to dive in and explore at length
The Flourishes of Life: Estrella Esquilin Payton
Estrella Esquilin Payton presents a delicate yet vital body of work, her images suggesting the relentless progress of life (yes, even in the middle of winter).
Open Eyes, Engage Brain: Doug Schwietert
Doug Schwietert’s blends of text and imagery are engaging to the brain … and often to the heart as well.
Breathe In, Pray Out: Christopher Leitch
The delicacy of Christopher Leitch’s drawings (even those on the white walls themselves) call to mind the breathing out of prayers, the fragile act of putting air to praise or supplication.
Beaditudes : Shannon Gaines Bowman
Shannon Gaines Bowman’s process of beading over common objects is both transformative for those objects and meditative for the artist.
“Cute, and …,” Not “Cute, but …”: Carson Catlin
There’s a definite “Awwww…” factor at work in Carson Catlin’s tiny figurines. But there is a good deal more going on here, too, in the augmentations and reductions by which Catlin customizes each of the little sculptures.
A Harmonious Mixture: Michael Baxley
When Michael Baxley refers to “mixed media,” he means it … and Baxley’s creations also blend Eastern and Western sensibilities into a contemplative whole.
Unsettling Charm: Rachel Stuart-Haas
Rachel Stuart-Haas has created work which mines familiar veins … but at the same time, she has put her own stamp on subject matter that whispers invitations and warnings in the same breath.
When “Out of Context” is a Good Thing: Richard Lotman Brown
Richard Lotman Brown sees patterns, textures and images most miss, and has a gift for capturing and presenting them.
A Confluence of Influences: Sharon Reeber
Sharon Reeber specializes in large-scale paintings on silk: meditative creations, but with an experiential quality about them as well.
Mail, Dis/Reorder: Diane Henk
Most people toss out their junk mail without thinking, or at most drop it into the recycle bin. Diane Henk turned hers into art.
City/Light : Harriet Bigham
While Harriet Bigham is clearly (and justifiably) taken with the view from her apartment perch, other works in her current show make it clear that she also loves to get out and explore the city.
Small Talks: Joe Ramiro Garcia
Joe Ramiro Garcia’s small scale pieces at Blue Gallery are every bit as deep and strong as his larger works, offering plenty of entry points for the eye and much to think about once inside.
Living in the Moments: Gregory Thomas
Gregory Thomas’ paintings capture his impressions of place and time — not a series of frozen moments, however, but a collection of small stories which unfold over the time Thomas takes to record them.
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