Art by Prescott Area Artists In Historic Downtown Prescott, Arizona
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Jo Manginelli, an award winning weaver has had a lifelong fascination with textiles which eventually led her to weaving in 1997. She continues to get excited each time she approaches her loom to begin a new project. Her weavings exhibit her versatility and love of texture and color as well as her interest in exploring the multitude of structures and fibers. Jo combines her weaving, quilting and felting skills to create her wearable art.
Jo exhibits her work at Tis Art Gallery, Prescott, AZ. She is also a member of the local weaver’s guild as well as a member of a local artists group, Les Femmes Des Montages and has shown her work at their annual art show for the past twelve years.
Debra Salazar is a local fiber artist using wool roving to create whimsical animal sculptures. The process to create them is called needle felting. Each has their very own personality sometimes serene or full of mischief and occasionally just plain grumpy.
Judith Skinner “I love creating. Beautiful things. Fun things. Interesting things.
Growing up on a Nebraska farm I was always making things using fabrics, fibers and even mud. As an adult I designed and developed computer software. Moving from job to job and state to state, it was a great career. When a friend introduced me to polymer clay my reaction was “Oh, this is really fun stuff”. It took me back to making things with my hands by designing and developing wearable art jewelry.
I am known in the polymer world for the ‘Skinner Blend’ technique. I was looking for a simple, color coordinated background for onlaying slices from millifiori canes. One that wouldn’t interfere with intricate quilt patterns. Realizing a simple color gradation would work I figured out how to do it, showed it to friends during a ‘Clay Day’ and now it’s a technique used around the world. And in most of my jewelry.
In the mezzanine gallery: ” The Artists’ Attic 2021 ” September 15 – October 13
In the main gallery: Fine Art Photography by Prescott area artists September 2 3 – October 19
4th Friday Art Walk Artists’ Reception September 24th 5:00 – 7:00 PM
Kenneth Boskoff : mixed media painting and sculpture
Judy Kaufman: mixed media and found object assemblage
Antonio Leal: turned wood
George Lewis: photography
Mercie Marshall: painting and drawing
Debra Sutherland Core: digital media, fiber art, mixed media paintings and home furnishings
Darrell Woods: metal sculpture
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Sherri Curtis, Carol Hunter-Geboy, Michelle Johnson, Mary Kaye O’Neill, Linda Scott
Silk Painting Demo: Sunday, October 24 / 1:00 – 4:00 (raffle give-away)
in the ‘Tis Art Center and Gallery 105 S. Cortez Street
Silk Painting Workshop: Tuesday , November 2 / 10:00—2:00
in the ‘Tis Annex Art Education Building 235. N Marina Street
Email leki3333@icloud.com for details
Sherri Curtis
With a love of fashion and textiles and a background in natural resources and photography, Sherri has been seeking treasures at antique and second-hand stores for years. From this sleuthing, she has created affordable, original pieces of wearable artwork.
Carol Hunter-Geboy
With a love of fiber arts, furthered by study of art and design, Carol is creating artful fashion statements from “deconstructed designs,” marrying vintage garments with hand-painted silk. You may find an embellished vest or a pillow made from bridal gown scraps. Both apparel and home accessories will be featured.
Michelle Johnson
Hand created felt has been Michelle’s focus since she took a ‘I wonder what this is’ one day workshop in 2004. She says “I fell head over heels in wooly fluff”. What is felt? Wool, water and oomph. It’s a marriage of materials with wool fibers and a wonderfully malleable medium. Michelle can create a garment that is featherweight and fluid or a vessel that is sturdy and quite strong. Her pieces, both wearable and home décor, reflect a drive to create new and unusual designs using natural, sustainable materials.
Mary Kaye O’Neill
Exploring color has been her life-long pursuit, but this new body of work is more about playing with color … breaking some rules and watching for the magic. Using all natural fibers — silk, cotton, linen — Mary Kaye has created on fabric the vibrancy once found in her jewelry. Her designs are full of whimsy and boldness. Jackets, scarves and light tops will be available as well as her new wall art creations.
Linda Scott
Linda Scott is bringing jewelry and tote bags featuring talismans and good luck symbols, as well as un-ordinary scarves made from men’s silk ties. (Why stop at boyfriend jeans or shirts when you can have a boyfriend scarf?). She will also bring some recent examples of her printmaking.
Pinned to my refrigerator is a quote by Marcus Aurelius. “Look things in the eye and know them for what they are.” I ask, how does the look of things reveal their purpose? This extends to all of nature and its visual language of art. Beginning with honest observation, the story can be summarized or detailed, representative or abstracted, but must be authentic.
“In The Studio” features a series of my recent monoprints. I am excited by the breadth and sensitivity of this one-of-a-kind process. I can work with the immediacy of painting directly on a plate and pulling one print. Or, I can work with many plates, layering and combining other printing techniques in a series of changing but related, nuanced prints, where one thing leads to another. Included in this exhibit is an example of how this process works. A series of multiple plates and changes leads to that one final print chosen to be framed for exhibition.
Creating art, art history and teaching continues to be a life long adventure. Born in Itri, Italy, raised in Rhode Island and educated in Massachusetts and NYC, I have spent most of my adult life in the Prescott area. You can find me in classrooms, studios and galleries, curating and judging exhibits and serving on boards for public art events.
My artwork is driven by a passion to experiment and create. Having worked as a Hi-Tech engineer has provided me with years of technical experimentation and risk taking, leading to creative problem solving and new discoveries. Inspiration and imagery come from my natural environment of forests, mountains, rocks, marks on the ground and trails, on the trees and in the sky. Time spent working in Asia strongly influence my palette and use of color.
I begin with blank spaces. I work with bare copper plates, Shibori, Discharge and painting techniques using blank relief plates and white silk. Any preliminary “sketching” is done in my mind or consists of quick marks or words in my journal. Every piece is a new journey through layers of imagery, discovery and my response to the materials. The multi-layered surface that is created allows viewers to look closely through the layers to see and feel the beauty of a place, a mark -and to experience a peaceful moment of discovery.
In the Mezzanine Gallery- ” In the Studio with Saveria Judge and Bard Wills: An Inside Look into the Creative Process”
November 15 – December 29
In the Main Gallery- Eclectic Works
November 25 – December 21
In the Main Gallery- Fine Art Photography
December 23 – January 25
In the Mezzanine Gallery- “David Van Gorder Retrospective”
January 2 – February 14
In the Main Gallery- “A Piece and a Poem 2022”
January 27 – February 22
In the Mezzanine Gallery- Pamela Henry Walker
February 15 – March 14
In the Main Gallery- Contemporary Printmakers of Prescott Group Exhibit
February 24 – March 22
In the Mezzanine Gallery- Debra Sutherland Core
March 15 – April 13
In the Main Gallery- Fine Art Photography by Prescott Area Artists
March 24 – April 19
In the Mezzanine Gallery- Barbara Hudin
April 16 – May 14
In the Main Gallery- “Objects Found 2022” found object assemblage and collage
April 21 – May 17
In the Mezzanine Gallery- Arliss Newcomb and Cindi Shaffer
May 15 – June 14
In the Main Gallery- “Journeys in Spirit 2022: Traditional and Contemporary Native Art”
May 19 – June 21
In the Mezzanine Gallery- Denice Incao
June 15 – July 14
In the Main Gallery- Fine Art Photography by Prescott Area Artists
June 23 – July 19
In the Mezzanine Gallery- Susan Kordish
July 16 – August 14
In the Main Gallery- Eclectic Works in Various Media
July 21 – August 23
In the Mezzanine Gallery- Cindi Shaffer and Friends
August 15 – September 14
In the Main Gallery- “Black and White with a Splash of Color 2022”
August 25 – September 20
In the Mezzanine Gallery- Barry Bratt
September 15 – October 13
In the Main Gallery- Fine Art Photography by Prescott Area Artists
September 22 – October 25
In the Mezzanine Gallery- Barb Wills and Friends
October 15 – November 14
In the Main Gallery- “Assemblage and Collage 2022”
October 27 – November 23
In the Mezzanine Gallery- Jo Manginelli and Friends
November 15 – December 29
In the Main Gallery- Eclectic Works in Various Media
November 25 – December 20
In the Main Gallery- Fine Art Photography by Prescott Area Artists
December 22- January 24
left to right: George Lewis, Mercie Marshall, Patti Ortiz, Debra Sutherland Core, Judy Kaufman, Ken Boskoff, Darrell Woods, Antonio Leal