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The annual tradition continues at Artworks Around Town of featuring the gallery\u2019s new member artists of the year at the December Gallery Hop.\u00a0 An open reception for the public will be held on Friday evening, December 2nd from 5:00 to 8:00 in the gallery to meet the artists and view their work.\u00a0 Hors d\u2019oeuvres and appetizers will be served.<\/p>\n
The North Gallery, which features area art students, will host the work of the students of Natalie Zambori from Martins Ferry Middle School.<\/p>\n
The December Gallery Hop features six new artists who became part of the Artworks family this year.\u00a0 The show will consist of the collage and digital images of Lynn Anderson; the photography of Charlene Bernardi; the oil and watercolor paintings of Georgia Dangel; the jewelry of Christa Devine; the fine art digital photography of Joan E. Kerns; and the jewelry creations of Sandra Ziolkowski.<\/p>\n
Lynn Anderson<\/strong> is a resident of Quaker City, Ohio. \u00a0She is a former educator and editor of an internationally circulated four-color Arabian horse publication. \u00a0Her degree is from Ohio University along with graduate studies at West Virginia University. Joan\u2019s artistic pursuits include painting, mixed media, digital collage, and jewelry.<\/p>\n Charlene Jarrett Bernardi<\/strong> is originally from Bridgeport, Ohio.\u00a0 She is the daughter of Virginia Bailey Jarrett and the late Calving E. Jarrett.\u00a0 Charlene graduated from Bridgeport High School in 1977 and attended West Virginia Northern Community College.\u00a0 She married Robert F. Bernardi, Jr. on June 15, 1985 and lived near the Pocono\u2019s for a couple of years before relocating to Pittsburgh, Pa.\u00a0 In 1991 she and her husband moved to Rhode Island.<\/p>\n Charlene always had a keen interest in photography, and as a small child would use a toy camera following all of the adults around pretending to take their pictures.\u00a0 She loved dancing and posing in front of store mirrors and told her parents that someday, she wanted a real camera!<\/p>\n Charlene finally took a serious interest in photography in 1997 while living in Rhode Island.\u00a0 She purchased her first manual Nikon and was surrounded by beauty everywhere she went.\u00a0 Charlene loves taking pictures of anything to do with nature or the outdoors, as well as anything interesting in front of the camera.<\/p>\n She recently purchased the Nikon D7000 and loves the panoramic view of the Ohio Valley.\u00a0 Artworks Around Town has enabled and established her craft to be taken to a higher level.\u00a0 Charlene\u2019s personal interests include all types of photography, biking.<\/p>\n Thanks to her mother and grandmother, the influence and support of art has always been present in Georgia Dangel\u2019s<\/strong> family. \u00a0For 24 years, her husband was in the Air Force, which involved state\u2011side and overseas duty. \u00a0This gave them the chance to travel and view different areas of the world. \u00a0She now incorporates what she and her family experienced in her art. \u00a0Georgia started taking tole painting classes in the early 1980\u2019s before moving to England. \u00a0Then after moving back to the states, she started taking classes to learn the Bob Ross way of painting.\u00a0 She took a couple of classes to learn to mat and frame that has helped to put the finishing touches to her artwork.<\/p>\n In 1993, her family moved back to the Ohio Valley area, where she learned to glass paint, while working at a glass factory. \u00a0Once the factory closed, she opened her own shop where she showed her hand\u2011painted and kiln fired glass, lamps, crocks, china, jewelry, and paintings. \u00a0For 10 years, her painted wares could be seen at artisan shows in the tri\u2011state area.\u00a0 She has given up shows for the time being. \u00a0To continue her current training, she has taken classes and attended seminars from Kitty Gorrell, Robert Warren, Anne Kingslan, (oil) Mark Polomchak, (watercolor), Kathy George (Batik), and Joy Wilson (portraits). \u00a0Georgia has taught adult night classes at the local branch of Belmont Technical College. \u00a0She has also taught small classes at her own studio from time to time. \u00a0Her teaching and the making of instructional packets have been a welcome addition to the business. \u00a0She will be adding more packets with the addition of each new painting. To improve her artistic skills, she has tried to become more knowledgeable of the different mediums and surfaces from classes, reading, asking questions, and just experimenting on her own.<\/p>\n To replenish ideas for her paintings, Georgia and a friend (Martha) make many I to 3 day trips in the Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania area, taking pictorial history everywhere they go. \u00a0They plan many trips out of the tri\u2011state area, looking for new photo opportunities for future painting subjects.<\/p>\n Her style of watercolor painting is different because of \u00a0her oil painting background; however, it still comes out in her paintings. \u00a0She tries to include, when and where she can, the looseness and softness of a traditional watercolor painting. Winter scenes, done in watercolor, are her favorite type of paintings.<\/p>\n Georgia has painted signs on a large scale. Two signs (12’x 4′) for the Monroe County Fair Grounds, the county in which she lives. \u00a0There was also a (4’x4′) address sign for a friend. She has painted book covers for the Double Edge Press Publishing Company. \u00a0In the last couple of years, she has been painting from photographs, family homes, and family pets. She can also replicate any photo into a painting. For the past few years she has been doing portraits for her family and on consignment.<\/p>\n Teaching has been put on the back burner for the time being; she and her husband are the caregivers for her 85 year old mother. \u00a0Setting her paint station close helps to be there for her mother. She works on patterns, paintings, and making instructions. \u00a0Thanks to her husband, she can get away from time to time to take a class that is close by.<\/p>\n Since 2004 she has entered her paintings in art shows in the surrounding area. \u00a0She has entered in Homecoming Hues Art Show, Monroe Artists Art Show; Georgia was accepted at the Cross Currents Art Show at the Oglebay Institutes Stifel Fine Arts Center at Wheeling WV. (Spring of 2010); and Steubenville Art Association Art Show in the spring of 2011. \u00a0Her various awards range from: Peoples Choice, Best of Show, 1 Place, 2nd Place, Place, and Honorable Mentions.<\/p>\n In June of 2010 her 1′ book, “Speaking of Art” was published. This book features many of her paintings and their stories. \u00a0She is now working on the 2″ “Speaking of Art” book. \u00a0In August of 2010 she had an article published in the Interactive Artist Magazine. \u00a0The article was on, The “Quilt Barns”, the beautifully painted patches that have been popping upon barns around the country for the last 10 years.<\/p>\n As a painter I try to paint with an open mind and although it sometimes takes awhile, with patience and a lot of practice it all comes together. \u00a0My Grandmother and Mother had a big influence in getting me interested in my drawing and painting. \u00a0I started drawing when I was a child and continued to date with oil and watercolor painting. My style of painting is very precise and detailed. \u00a0I started out being an oiliest, but decided to try my luck at watercolor, to see if I could loosen up my oil paintings. Well after 10 years of trying, I can say that it didn’t work, as I am still tight. When you look at one of my watercolors it will remind you of an oil painting.\u00a0 I’m still open for any new ideas that come my way.<\/p>\n Christa Devine<\/strong> joins the group of new member artists as a jeweler.\u00a0 One of Christa\u2019s many talents includes the creation of chain and pendants using the ancient technique of Viking Knitting. \u00a0\u201cViking knitting\u201d is not actually knitting in the way you might think (i.e. with two needles), but is actually a type of weaving. \u00a0Chains are made from long pieces of wire that are worked by hand into interconnecting loops. \u00a0For those who knit with yarn, the connected loops look like twisted knitting (knit through back loop). \u00a0Necklaces may contain up to 60′ of wire, so several shorter pieces must be joined together during construction of the chain.\u00a0 This can be done without the use of solder because the wire is spliced together in a way that is nearly impossible to detect in the finished piece. \u00a0The raw chain is woven around a form (Allen wrenches or dowels) and is typically then pulled through holes in a wooden drawplate to tighten the weave and make the chain pliable. \u00a0Necklaces containing irregular gemstones, however, cannot be pulled through a drawplate and must be pulled by hand. \u00a0The ends of each chain are finished by hand-coiling a heavier gauge wire, again using only cold connections and no solder. \u00a0Examples of these chains have been found at various archeological sites in Scandinavia dating back to the 8th century A.D (the Viking era). \u00a0Similar chains have been found in other areas of the world, so the technique may not have been unique to the Vikings. \u00a0Indeed, chains that look identical can be made with a different weaving technique that forms the chain in the opposite direction.<\/p>\n As a retired teacher and native West Virginian, Joan Kerns<\/strong> is now finding much needed time to explore her passion, the multi-faceted world of photography.\u00a0 Since her first black and white experiences in a basement darkroom as a teen, she has been fascinated with her ability to capture that which the naked eye cannot or does not observe in day-to-day life, especially through the use of macro.\u00a0 Being self-taught has made the photography adventure one of discovery and reward, as opportunities to share the world around us with others continue to present themselves.<\/p>\n Sandra Jean Ziolkowski <\/strong>is an expert professional artisan creating handcrafted works from silver, copper and various metals as well as beautiful one\u2011of\u2011a\u2011kind glass jewelry pieces. Besides Artworks Around Town many of Sandi’s original jewelry designs and silver crafts (including intricate belt buckles and other silver works combined with glass beads) can be found at the Stifel Fine Arts Center, in Wheeling WV, and at the Tamarack, in Beckley, WV. \u00a0Her handcrafted silver and glasswork can be seen at local artists’ fairs in the area as well.<\/p>\n Sandi’s crafting and artistic abilities are continuously developing. \u00a0Presently, Sandi holds certification in Precious Metal Clay (PMC) from the Rio Grande Rewards Precious Metal Clay Program. Under the discipline of world\u2011renowned metal smith\/PMC jewelry artist Tim McCreight, Sandi has incorporated all of her experiences and developed a beautifully unique style of jewelry making. \u00a0Sandi has studied with professional coppersmith Frank Glapa at the Roy Croft Campus in East Aurora, NY where she learned techniques in Repousse. \u00a0Sandi attended the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts where she studied the art of “lost wax casting.” \u00a0Additionally, while visiting Arizona, Sandi met and learned from well\u2011known artisan Kate Drew\u2011Wilkinson, where she became familiar with the art of glass jewelry design. \u00a0Still Sandi remains active, continuing her inspirations by studying with various artists in the area.<\/p>\n Sandi attributes her creative abilities to her mother and father. \u00a0She remembers watching her mother make beautiful handcrafted quilts and needlework, and enjoyed being in the workshop while her dad refinished antique furniture and handcrafted his own wood pieces. \u00a0Sandi is happily married and has two sons. \u00a0She has recently started teaching at Artwork Around Town and at the Stifel Fine Arts Center where she is thrilled to share her abilities with others.<\/p>\n ARTWORKS around town<\/em><\/strong> is a nonprofit charitable and educational organization that operates a Gallery and Art Center for the benefit of the artists and general public of the region.\u00a0 ARTWORKS around town\u2019s<\/em><\/strong> Mission is to: promote and encourage public interest in support of the arts, offer quality arts programming for all ages, and provide opportunities to display art work in a gallery setting for students of art as well as for accomplished artists in the local community and the region. The Gallery and Art Center<\/strong> is operated by The Board of Directors with assistance from artist associates <\/strong>and other volunteers<\/strong> from the local community and region.\u00a0 It depends for its financial support primarily on contributions, gifts and grants.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Artists may apply to be juried\u00a0 for exhibiting in the gallery.\u00a0 Through this jury process the Board of Directors considers artistic merit, content and craftsmanship as well as the applicant\u2019s resonance with the Mission of the Gallery and Art Center<\/strong>, and the availability of space.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As a special feature, artists whose works are on display are found in the gallery as guides, providing interaction with visitors, and often opportunities to watch the creative process.\u00a0 These artist associates<\/strong> also support the mission of ARTWORKS around town<\/em><\/strong> <\/em>by volunteering to help with\u00a0 office work and\u00a0 maintenance, teaching\u00a0 workshops, curating and hanging shows and many other aspects of the day-to-day functioning of the Gallery and Art Center<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Gallery and Art Center<\/strong> is located at 2200 Market Street, in the Upper Market House of the Historic Centre Market Area.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=B0AMXvHKK4Y The annual tradition continues at Artworks Around Town of featuring the gallery\u2019s new member artists of the year at the December Gallery Hop.\u00a0 An open reception for the public will be held on Friday evening, December 2nd from 5:00 … Continue reading