Art From the Hart Gallery

Quilts by Teresa Hodgson

April 3 - May 17, 2008

Teresa Hodgson has an extensive artistic background in fabric, painting and printmaking, and now specializes in quilts with finely-tuned color and intricate curved designs. Of her work, she says "I am using cloth to inspire, inform, and create my work. My quilts are primarily free form in design, based on doodles, drawings, on prints, collage in many of its permutations, designs I find in hand-made fabrics and in my own mind. My quilts employ a unique system of curved seam piecing which I developed."

     As a young quilter, Teresa envisioned designs that seemed impossible to construct. It took nearly twenty years for her to find a way to piece quilts without distortion of the design. Believing that no one should have to wait that long to figure out how to make her, or his, personal vision in quilting, she became a teacher. She has been teaching since 1997 and finds ongoing delight in helping other quilters discover new ways to express their personal visions. She continues to develop new classes using her methods of curved seam piecing and the special sewing challenges it presents. She teaches a color class as well, utilizing color theory techniques learned while completing a Bachelor's Degree in Art at Sonoma State University.
Breaking the rules of classical quilting tradition, Teresa firmly believes that anything that one can draw on paper can be made with cloth through quilting. Teresa's quilts have won a number of awards for design and color, and she has taught her unique quilting methods in New Zealand and the western United States, including Alaska. Visit Teresa's web site, www.spiralt.com for more information.

Photography by Tracy Dittes

May 22 - July 5, 2008
Opening Reception Saturday May 24, 6:30-8:00pm

Photographer Tracy Dittes will be the featured artist in the Hart Gallery during June and July 2008. Tracy is a Ferndale resident and her show features photographs from in and around Ferndale. Photographs range from pastoral landscapes to close-up moments with her neighborhood cows, and evening photos of the back alleys of Ferndale. Dittes is fascinated with capturing light on the land and is interested in sharing the beauty and peace she finds representative of Humboldt County life. Returning to photography after a serious car accident in March 2007, this show is a celebration of her life in this community, sharing the beauty that surrounds us daily but is often overlooked. 





Dittes has a BA in Art from Humboldt State University with an emphasis in Photography. Her style is still developing as she has so recently returned to artistic pursuits following her accident. The show is co-sponsored by Wachovia Securities/AG Edwards who will be hosting the opening night artist reception. "Wachovia Securities is pleased to be supporting this developing artist as she furthers her personal style and approach to photography" said Ferndale Branch Manager Laura Hussey. Please join Wachovia Securities/AG Edwards & the Hart Gallery in an opening night reception for the artist on May 24th, 6:30-8:00pm. The gallery is located in the Box Office of Ferndale Repertory Theater, 447 Main Street in Ferndale.

To Be Announced

July 11 - August 2, 2008

Watercolors by Douglas Blair

August 7 - September 20, 2008

Karen Merry: Color Pen-and-Ink and Watercolors

September 29 - November 11, 2007

 

Eureka artist Karen Merry shows an eclectic selection of watercolor and pen-and-ink paintings, including such diverse subjects as flowers, wildlife, tidepools and junkyards. Karen's work is intricate, often whimsical and very colorful. She began painting at the age of 50. Although she has taken classes from several wonderful art teachers, she is primarily self-taught through many hours of practice and hard work.

Karen moved to the North Coast in 2004 and is currently a member of the Humboldt Arts Council, Redwood Art Association and The Ink People Center for the Arts. Her work has been exhibited and juried in to many local shows. The Karen Merry Art Studio is located in the Buhne Building at 207 G Street in Old Town, Eureka. The studio is open by appointment and the first Saturday evening of every month for Arts Alive!

Three Fine Craftswomen: Candy Miller, Terri Tinkham & Barbara Wright

November 15, 2007 - January 19, 2008

  

Arcata artist Candy Miller creates beautiful one-of-a-kind jewelry from polymer clay, often inspired by African and Asian textiles and art. Her technique involves creating long square tubes of clay, called canes, which are combined and then reduced by stretching, turning, cutting and squeezing, to create intricate, highly detailed patterns. Candy began her artistic career in fiber, but discovered "fimo" (the first polymer clay to be widely available) in 1979, and has been working with it ever since.

Trinidad artist Terri Tinkham is a textile artist with a particular love of rich color and texture. For this show, she presents handpainted scarves in satin and velvet devore. She is also a handweaver, working with complex weaves and hand-dyed natural fiber yarns. When Terri is not handweaving or dyeing, she can be found riding her endurance horse, Oliver, at rides across the west. Her work is currently exhibited at the Arcata Artisans Coop.

Trinidad artist Barbara Wright works in glass and mosaic. She started her foray in to glass in 1996, making glass beads with Italian Moretti glass, and participating in major craft shows in San Francisco and Southern California. In 1999 she started making mosaics and in 2002 attended the Sculoa Arte del Mosaico in Ravenna, Italy, learning the old techniques of mosaics. There she was inspired by modern works in the old style and began creating two and three-dimensional pieces using art glass, Smalti, millefiori, tiles and various artifacts. In August 2005 she studied glass techniques in Barcelona, Spain, with Rene Culler and Phillipa Beveridge. both well known glass artists. Her work is currently exhibited at Arcata Artisans Coop and the Highlight Gallery in Mendocino, California.

Masks by Donvieve

January 24 - March 2, 2008

Donvieve is a multi-dimensional artist-educator who creates masks that reach across our personal barriers and speak to the landscape of our beings. Her work touches areas of inner strength, introspection, and that secret place of dreams within each of us. Donvieve obtained a BFA from the University of Idaho and an MFA in Theatre Arts from Humboldt State University. She creates masks, puppets and scenography for theatre and has received numerous awards for her performance masks which can be seen in galleries from San Francisco to Portland. She has a rich background in education, and has worked with at-risk youth through The Ink People and the Humboldt Arts Council.

Teen Art

March 6 - April 30, 2008