Art by Prescott Area Artists In Historic Downtown Prescott, Arizona
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Cindi Shaffer grew up in San Antonio, Texas. As a child she learned to work with textiles under the tutelage of her mother, a trained seamstress, and her aunt, who owned a fabric store. A business career followed that did not include much time for art.
After moving to Prescott in 2000, Cindi began taking art classes at Yavapai College, all the while traveling yearly to take fused and cast glass classes to further her education in kiln-formed glass techniques. She loves learning and continues to take Master Classes in glass art from many well-known instructors. Cindi is now joined in her studio by her apprentice, Alison Heavirland, who is becoming quite a glass artist in her own right.
Kiln-formed glass is a fascinating, technical medium, an amazing transmitter of light, a “pieced” way of working that not surprisingly, for Cindi, harkens back to textile memories from childhood. Manipulating the properties of art glass to make work filled with beauty, depth and flowing color is a never-ending journey of joy for Cindi and Alison at Astral Glass Studio.
“Objects Found 2023” Repurposed and Found Object Assemblage
April 27 – May 16
4th Friday Art Walk Reception with the Artists April 28 5:00 – 7:00 pm
“Earth, Clouds, Wood & Fiber”
The ever evolving digital painting creations will be a part of my 2023 show at ‘Tis Gallery. The most recent additions will be the hand painted fiber wall hangings and home decor. Using embellishments of metal, leather, twine, bamboo and wood on cottons and linen fabrics. Earth tone pigments are a favorite for creating tribal, geometric and abstract designs. Stop by and see what artist Debra Sutherland Core has been up to this last year!
Inspiration
What do you draw upon when you create…
All design stems from the origin of all things
Every creative being has inspired me, but the most inspiring is creation itself
Pure and simple form, from nothingness to expansive and complex..
I feel and see colors and patterns not seen by the naked eye
Gratitude to the Divine… I am grateful for each of you following my creative journey…
with additional support by the City of Prescott and the Prescott Area Arts and Humanities Council
Art has always played a powerful and integral role in traditional Native culture. Paintings and carvings of early ancestors can be found on the rocks and walls of sacred spaces and places, inside caves, canyon walls, ceremonial lodges, and mountainsides. Embellished relics from every day and ceremonial use have been found scattered in and around long abandoned community sites.
Today, many of the traditions continue to be handed down from generation to generation. Children are introduced to the arts at a young age. They are taught that color and imagery carry symbolic meaning and that through the arts stories can be told.
The mediums and style vary from tribe to tribe. Basketry, bead working, ceramics, silversmithing, weaving and woodcarving are traditional crafts, and they are often integrated into the making of weaponry, musical instruments, and ceremonial attire and props.
The Native artists of “Journeys in Spirit” come from varied backgrounds and cultures. Many of them live within and outside of their tribal communities. Some of them work in a traditional style while others work in the modern mediums of painting and photography. As varied as their art is, they share a common ground. They are Native artists, and there are stories to be told.
You are invited to come inside the 360 virtual tour of the 2021 exhibition and take your time touring the exhibit in its entirety Look for the
icons where you will be treated to closeup images and informational audio / video segments.
Then just as you might do in person, feel free to exit the ‘Tis building through the front door where you will be transported into the heart of downtown Prescott’s courthouse plaza 🙂
In the Main Gallery- Fine Art Photography by Prescott area artists
March 23 – April 25
In the Main Gallery- “Objects Found 2023: Repurposed and Found Object Assemblage”
April 27 – May 16
In the Mezzanine Gallery- Debra Sutherland Core
May 15 – July 14
In the Main Gallery- “Journeys in Spirit 2023” Traditional and Contemporary Native American Art
May 19 – June 20
In the Main Gallery- Fine Art Photography by Prescott area artists
June 22 – July 25
In the Mezzanine Gallery- Denise Incao
July 15 – September 14
In the Main Gallery- Eclectic Works in Various Media
July 27 – August 22
In the Main Gallery- “Black and White with a Splash of Color 2023”
August 24 – September 19
In the Mezzanine Gallery- Jo Manginelli and Friends
September 15 – November 14
In the Main Gallery- Fine Art Photography by Prescott area artists
September 21 – October 24
In the Main Gallery- “Assemblage and Collage 2023”
October 26 – November 21
In the Mezzanine Gallery- Mary Kaye O’Neill and Friends
November 16 – January 14
In the Main Gallery- Eclectic Works in Various Media
November 23 – December 19
In the Main Gallery- Fine Art Photography by Prescott area artists
December 21 – January 23