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JUNE 2009
black and white
Joseph Chirchirillo
created "Black
Fish," which is an impressive 6 feet long and 2 feet high. Constructed
mostly out of plywood, the head and tail are carved from laminated
pine. The body is built with an emphasis on sculpture.
Chirchirillo states:
"This
is an older sculpture of mine. At that time, I was interested in the
similarities between living and man-made things, skeletons, and
architecture. I have created
many fish
sculptures, as I like how streamlined they are, and I enjoy the freedom
of working with such an easily recognizable shape."
Jane Glesneis impressed by the
tradition, as old as mankind, of using gourds as containers. She enjoys
the process of soaking and scraping the outside, cleaning and sanding
the inside, and carving, burning or painting the exterior of the gourd. Many gourds - such as
"Perfection," a 9"
bowling-ball-shaped gourd - are naturally shaped so beautifully, they
need little decoration. Jane
also creates
intricate, seed-bead earrings. Glesne's black-and-white earrings with
sterling wires are especially striking.
Cyndi Saint has designed a
whimsical bracelet made up of black bottle-caps and recycled beads from
broken or unstrung jewelry; it is based on black-and-white images from
Judy Chicago's "Dinner Party." Saint says, "I saw The Dinner Party when
it opened in Boston in 1980, and was completely transfixed by Chicago's
work (as a woman,
politically, and working collaboratively creatively).
When I saw these
images in
black-and-white instead of in color, I was inspired by them, and this
is the end-product."
Black-and-white
items
from Gayle and Lars Garrison
of West Mountain Farm,Stamford VT include a black
hat, white scarf and baby booties. The
black hat is made courtesy of "Black Jack," an alpaca whose fiber was
shorn, hand-spun by Lars, hand-knit by Gayle, and then felted into a
wide-brim hat. The yarn from their white lacy scarf comes from "WMF
Emperor Alexander," a tall, white llama who lives on the farm, and
makes visits to nursing homes, fiber festivals and libraries.
The llama down
(de-haired llama fiber), is
hand-spun, and hand-knit in a generous scarf length. The white
booties, also hand-knit from hand-spun yarn, are from "Gavin," a white
suri alpaca.
Gayle and Lars have raised llamas and alpacas for 20 years. They enjoy
watching the fiber progress from their animals in the pasture, to
wonderfully soft, warm, wearable clothing.
Come
to the BAG
Gallery in June, and open your eyes to the simple power of contrast.
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sunday
10:00-5:00
monday, wednesday,
thursday, friday, saturday
closed
tuesday
exhibit archives
May 2009: turquoise
April 2009: purple
March 2009: green
February 2009: red
January 2009: metallics
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