Friday, February 03, 2012
SOMERVILLE GALLERY OPENING - February 4-29, 2012
Come by WSAC this Saturday from 6-9 PM for the opening of our latest show, Natural Abundance.
Lee
www.washingtonst.org
For Immediate Release
Washington Street Art Center
321 Washington Street
Somerville, ma. 02139
The Washington Street Art Center presents the opening of
Natural Abundance, an examination of Pattern, Preservation and Permanence. A
Group show of three Artists: Kat Ely,
Leah Meleski, and Monique Rancourt.
Opening Reception: Saturday February 4, 2012, 6-9pm
On View February 4 - 29 2012, Saturdays 12-4pm, and by appointment
This exhibition is the work of three artists:
Kat Ely’s sculpture captures the essence of the artifact and the environment from
which it was found. She uses the
permanence of glass and metal to juxtapose the temporal quality of these
objects. Each piece is a reliquary, in which she
attempts to illustrate the sacredness of the natural world by housing, protecting
and showcasing the things most people
ignore and overlook. Kat is the 2011 recipient of the NICHE Award currently
Working and Living in Boston Massachusetts.
Leah Meleski is a Contemporary Jewelry Artist aiming to create objects that
synthesize nature directly onto the body.
She is preoccupied with ideas of how one’s body can form the jewelry rather
than using a general structure for everyone.
One’s body contour is an integral way to incorporate perceptions from nature:
She can alter and integrate ideas about
impermanence, permanence, growth, decay and preservation. Leah Creates her
Jewelry in her home studio located in
Jamaica plain and Works as an Art teacher in the Wellesley school system.
Monique Rancourt is a Contemporary Jewelry Artist Creating wearable sculpture
that is inspired by historical references
specifically traditional body adornment of the pacific Islands and Africa. Keeping
these traditions in Mind Monique Pushes
the limits of Traditional metalsmithing and Jewelry techniques exploring Form,
Pattern, and texture from nature. Monique
Currently spends much of her time participating in fine Craft Fairs across the
country creating works and teaching in her
studio at the Washington Street Art Center in Somerville, Mass.
Event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/266579420076234/
The Washington Street Art Center houses Gallery 321, hosts studio space for
more that twenty visual artists, and
presents exhibitions, concerts, film series and other art initiatives. The center
participates in Somerville Open Studios
each May and an annual open studios in December.
The Washington Street Art Center is between Union Square and Beacon Street, a
five minute walk from Union Square
and a ten minute walk from Harvard Square (two blocks from Beacon Street). The
Center is near or on the following bus
routes: 83,85,86,87,91 and CT2. Parking is free and ample.
Lee
www.washingtonst.org
For Immediate Release
Washington Street Art Center
321 Washington Street
Somerville, ma. 02139
The Washington Street Art Center presents the opening of
Natural Abundance, an examination of Pattern, Preservation and Permanence. A
Group show of three Artists: Kat Ely,
Leah Meleski, and Monique Rancourt.
Opening Reception: Saturday February 4, 2012, 6-9pm
On View February 4 - 29 2012, Saturdays 12-4pm, and by appointment
This exhibition is the work of three artists:
Kat Ely’s sculpture captures the essence of the artifact and the environment from
which it was found. She uses the
permanence of glass and metal to juxtapose the temporal quality of these
objects. Each piece is a reliquary, in which she
attempts to illustrate the sacredness of the natural world by housing, protecting
and showcasing the things most people
ignore and overlook. Kat is the 2011 recipient of the NICHE Award currently
Working and Living in Boston Massachusetts.
Leah Meleski is a Contemporary Jewelry Artist aiming to create objects that
synthesize nature directly onto the body.
She is preoccupied with ideas of how one’s body can form the jewelry rather
than using a general structure for everyone.
One’s body contour is an integral way to incorporate perceptions from nature:
She can alter and integrate ideas about
impermanence, permanence, growth, decay and preservation. Leah Creates her
Jewelry in her home studio located in
Jamaica plain and Works as an Art teacher in the Wellesley school system.
Monique Rancourt is a Contemporary Jewelry Artist Creating wearable sculpture
that is inspired by historical references
specifically traditional body adornment of the pacific Islands and Africa. Keeping
these traditions in Mind Monique Pushes
the limits of Traditional metalsmithing and Jewelry techniques exploring Form,
Pattern, and texture from nature. Monique
Currently spends much of her time participating in fine Craft Fairs across the
country creating works and teaching in her
studio at the Washington Street Art Center in Somerville, Mass.
Event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/266579420076234/
The Washington Street Art Center houses Gallery 321, hosts studio space for
more that twenty visual artists, and
presents exhibitions, concerts, film series and other art initiatives. The center
participates in Somerville Open Studios
each May and an annual open studios in December.
The Washington Street Art Center is between Union Square and Beacon Street, a
five minute walk from Union Square
and a ten minute walk from Harvard Square (two blocks from Beacon Street). The
Center is near or on the following bus
routes: 83,85,86,87,91 and CT2. Parking is free and ample.
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