tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9352763442317842612024-03-14T00:15:44.425-07:00Fire and Water ART! becomes Flat River Gallery!Veedubyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16564317239432632012noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935276344231784261.post-69875112940111482762013-01-05T05:40:00.000-08:002013-01-05T05:40:00.197-08:00Flat River Gallery and Framing<h2 style="color: blue;">
<b>Flat River Gallery & Framing <span style="color: black;">will be opening soon at 219 West Main in Lowell. Deidre Wingelaar will still be our wonderful framer and many artists from F&W will be joining us and others will also be joining the co-op.</span></b></h2>
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<b><span style="color: black;"> Kathleen Mooney's new gallery is Art Gallery 318 at 318 East Main. </span></b></h2>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935276344231784261.post-72970558279154106922013-01-02T07:00:00.004-08:002013-01-02T07:00:58.234-08:00The space that was Fire and Water ART! is becoming Flat River Gallery
and Framing! We're still at 219 West Main, but we're getting a facelift
and new artists are joining many of the F&W artists. Deidre
Wingelaar is still our framer.<br />
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We'll be having a GRAND OPENING when everything gets put into place!!<br />
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Kathleen Mooney will be moving to 318 East Main in Lowell. Her new gallery will be called 318. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935276344231784261.post-73061035451966098572012-02-07T08:30:00.000-08:002012-02-07T08:32:24.360-08:00Fire and Water artists in First United Methodist Celebrtation show in Grand RapidsFire and Water artists Deidre Wingelaar, Patti Sevensma and Virginia Wieringa have pieces in the First United Methodist <span style="font-weight: bold;">Celebration</span> show in Grand Rapids February 10- 22.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935276344231784261.post-63127822680917356542011-11-20T11:03:00.000-08:002011-11-20T11:21:12.730-08:00Featured Artist for Nov + Dec- Virginia Wieringa<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT7xrOdEniM1bkixD77GtSSovjtSHwb_f2H9PPFlhs5pTGoZw0cf7OL_kdJOnnlMllEO9iiZaySbY6ixZDXsOwoA-s9Am0Y5sk4c76ZXJ5Tpt1-yhfu9IBlWt61Ld6TLvKOIOEE1wGDOk/s1600/eRural-Route-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT7xrOdEniM1bkixD77GtSSovjtSHwb_f2H9PPFlhs5pTGoZw0cf7OL_kdJOnnlMllEO9iiZaySbY6ixZDXsOwoA-s9Am0Y5sk4c76ZXJ5Tpt1-yhfu9IBlWt61Ld6TLvKOIOEE1wGDOk/s400/eRural-Route-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677160154140685474" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQrns9EzfHTF9YIhWYGycgLS0wR8yT1Y7fJZoyt7-UVroUkczOB2a2FQMqbRytn82MitsJnHUfRv5jbzoOIqMiBwH_Ty8PJxA5rS7qrDqY1QLaauOOZ7N5GYBdpZoSshANEx1LQMRGySE/s1600/egreen.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 167px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQrns9EzfHTF9YIhWYGycgLS0wR8yT1Y7fJZoyt7-UVroUkczOB2a2FQMqbRytn82MitsJnHUfRv5jbzoOIqMiBwH_Ty8PJxA5rS7qrDqY1QLaauOOZ7N5GYBdpZoSshANEx1LQMRGySE/s400/egreen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677160078545550066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM04ge2S-neVS0rVU0kWJMoL7n_is3ulThnpQlHo17OpGbYcXI2jC7C-6r5CfRrwqgGaiSa1AetsTMvpsKbo9vqSMWPoWpekBbp_QcF1_EUUMta79LMlYIX_bqYa17gZqskvTUf8resRU/s1600/eDSCN2387.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 347px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM04ge2S-neVS0rVU0kWJMoL7n_is3ulThnpQlHo17OpGbYcXI2jC7C-6r5CfRrwqgGaiSa1AetsTMvpsKbo9vqSMWPoWpekBbp_QcF1_EUUMta79LMlYIX_bqYa17gZqskvTUf8resRU/s400/eDSCN2387.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677159999948393282" border="0" /></a><br />Virginia Wieringa is the Featured Artist at Fire and Water ART! in Lowell for November and December. You can meet her there on December 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 from 11-4. Some of her work showing at the gallery is posted here.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935276344231784261.post-9348837422632355162011-06-30T10:36:00.000-07:002011-06-30T11:40:01.261-07:00Karen Godfrey achieves ISEA signature status<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7lZ2y_06gY6EG7_EhUFxhEeelvMj3XxhoLX1gKztAeD9pPA-05TMEQHHRJDg7-T6t-ENH1H3siII2brNPmSLLE5Z0gCKtKKZlks1YoPtviUHnRef9B0NOGkOZuEoSkN3kKup0tiJovw/s1600/DSCN2792.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7lZ2y_06gY6EG7_EhUFxhEeelvMj3XxhoLX1gKztAeD9pPA-05TMEQHHRJDg7-T6t-ENH1H3siII2brNPmSLLE5Z0gCKtKKZlks1YoPtviUHnRef9B0NOGkOZuEoSkN3kKup0tiJovw/s400/DSCN2792.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624083868985336066" border="0" /></a><br />Fire ans Water artist Karen Godfrey achieved ISEA signature status this year by having her work accept in the International Society of Experimental Artists yearly show for the fourth time.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935276344231784261.post-42906387553736955592011-06-02T09:33:00.000-07:002011-06-02T10:00:46.444-07:00Lynn Anderson<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG9R2fVElHX_5RgG-7nix_bt9lJz6SL6PHL8ThwpHwseFkf5ZUYDwg8ktl40NtSpi9OoXnycYnclE7iDQXqYvgXGHnUHcQ8p6-p8fUOVCexrrWaCfpKqV-WJv7kP1cVkk1TnmebmzmXag/s1600/DSCN2744.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhShKD9qI79EMYqrbY6dYnMqGb5xSqVEU9sy13KrFTkvXgFZ0BRGUuJhkj6Bbeyc8so1yEC_vkKwRjmnDGHfQiOM0TWzZ7C1NLnh_mLYWt6sabCL-uUua7iKO4HpfD4002NkopvcFgWfBk/s400/DSCN2748.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613665504140993682" border="0" /></a>Lynn Anderson just brought in some wonderful watercolor paintings of orchids (the top two in this post) and took the exquisite abstractions of a daisy garden to the Lowell Area Arts Council for the <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Going Green</span> exhibit.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935276344231784261.post-76291077354466858512011-03-10T09:22:00.000-08:002011-03-10T09:25:41.028-08:00Cortney Robson- acrylic paintings<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieiyOSxmwBfhdyecHd3k6PFuQ2H2NqfprRj3luGkoE9sxRa2Q1bGpQ0iqoK_myuRgB8pOghFJ1qlxhejfb8iavzcHsIALPJdBBCQoyx-CUJIMOAajEuRAd9gltjtCm005DkZGLDKuBL9w/s1600/DSCN2525.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9o3AlKNhM6B3lcsz02MI_XbvqFa2J3O2Knwsa1yZ3000o7-t0dO1OUm_Ao4CmJbSqPaq58LpddnyavLHUJdEr2YMgKJb4HgFA5mevwfkMHJvXQDU2EpT4eVbMrrBLyj9wTrpbeF09QDI/s400/DSCN2532.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582502279228998354" border="0" /></a>Bob Gronevelt wooden bowls, platters and tables at Fire and Water. Bob has long been bringing in his lovely tables and cabinets, but the bowls and platters are new to us! They have rich textures and surfaces. Come and see for yourself!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935276344231784261.post-32851921807376871082011-03-10T09:10:00.001-08:002011-03-10T09:18:12.402-08:00Cindy Allen-<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVCacbCNhxkpb7lRxfSVzOUVn4Pqa0bjvdW5SkzzVm52L23_54Zn3GgGhXXBICl-x7diddRZ1I7Oo35apaGi7si3N-DJsjMqMN48VFlJnMDtz-Leph3p0_Y8nVx-ndhyphenhyphenOuNltwyXsLgz4/s1600/DSCN2530.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVCacbCNhxkpb7lRxfSVzOUVn4Pqa0bjvdW5SkzzVm52L23_54Zn3GgGhXXBICl-x7diddRZ1I7Oo35apaGi7si3N-DJsjMqMN48VFlJnMDtz-Leph3p0_Y8nVx-ndhyphenhyphenOuNltwyXsLgz4/s400/DSCN2530.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582501329661503138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQSkE4Tpym5T4M-iCo9JMOIVxXqngGZ_s5whX71R4aBu8SphleESRR-7hTODN2RSAs7ljSTECEd9pof7kW6t-N0S0qpyjBirglermmDg6tjCYKH-erwWqEHE_gq-0bFSX4WSScoE3ON10/s1600/DSCN2531.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGthVG3N44dpDnpUArFusfJ84-_AMi_JDILPW-VxSTMeDouffD9xnU6_rNpReaJohuTPpnQSn4OM1dA0w3wlprEqvKlrrFdROKhHV54G316RukTZzVxaUDnYuxgDHCOiHS7V2u0qJxwAE/s400/DSCN2528.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582500227326290386" border="0" /></a>Cindy Allen has her Waxed Irish Linen Basketry and loofah soaps at Fire and Water ART!<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935276344231784261.post-84094140950098244452011-02-11T06:12:00.000-08:002011-02-11T06:20:59.630-08:00Kate Lewis ceramics<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK_ERMelRL8JS-C-bHBXco1hQ-poUHv-8mnD1sLmKMqotq5NVM1Gkqa72lMRbmThclDUmK3gesK0sD0cnqSPcQiru_LnTx8Z-fEkBnp-Q7N5yzBzOuaKDEWWqvgyoeFdveJENoQaN80TY/s1600/pot.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgl1NTrkwrfALz9SalExtiVQ4NEAOAlVUVDVx2K8c8N6sBDm-356e6ezggRvDQOJn4d3Fq7nRMTx2LSubZLEdVcCm4wAss1vvbCxA5sy3Gu-B9q-Ko4FhfC-2qpsrm3B03PReRdhtaysM/s400/cup.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572435006167109410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQKElVPr3VAMlfikq0vD4jX3EhKPcKiTLB-kGn8HJGsHEimf6FqDBGkVvKbsW6XWuS95h-zIiV4TGbIf4YSfulkyKAh_pRJKUm-cRyHJeImCaYDrfMNhq-kTq2q4GA2exWUDriA8n5G9g/s1600/2+cups.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQKElVPr3VAMlfikq0vD4jX3EhKPcKiTLB-kGn8HJGsHEimf6FqDBGkVvKbsW6XWuS95h-zIiV4TGbIf4YSfulkyKAh_pRJKUm-cRyHJeImCaYDrfMNhq-kTq2q4GA2exWUDriA8n5G9g/s400/2+cups.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572434926632687154" border="0" /></a>We are delighted to welcome Kate Lewis, a young West Michigan potter to our Showroom! Her beautiful functional work is dishwasher and microwave safe and will add a bit of art to your everyday life!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935276344231784261.post-22970458991157067022011-02-09T13:25:00.000-08:002011-02-21T14:24:02.863-08:00Jan Johnson- featured artist for March<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbPioT-RMWahsy1Bnkh_f3XQ2wLmqk6pdjCrX0bRUj3JvjTvCtQo9V2synj-lg4oMOvBu6IVX-3a2nL00i90plt2luZFkId3ipEHh_wdIx3WoVUsRflN1JFd8qmY1Fqz3qo1Gmum9JK1s/s1600/IMG_0827+AKgdm1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbPioT-RMWahsy1Bnkh_f3XQ2wLmqk6pdjCrX0bRUj3JvjTvCtQo9V2synj-lg4oMOvBu6IVX-3a2nL00i90plt2luZFkId3ipEHh_wdIx3WoVUsRflN1JFd8qmY1Fqz3qo1Gmum9JK1s/s400/IMG_0827+AKgdm1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571804423454143250" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><b></b></span><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Watercolorist - Janet Johnson</span></div><div><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><div><div><b></b> MAR. 1 TO MAR 31ST, 2011</div><div><br /></div><div><b></b> 11 TO 4 PM WED. - SAT. AND FRI. 11 TO 7 PM</div><div><br /></div><div><b></b> FIRE AND WATER "ART" GALLERY</div><div><span class="ecxApple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span> 219 W. MAIN ST., LOWELL, MI 49331-1607</div></div><div><br /></div>Janet Johnson is a watercolor artist. She has illustrated several children's books in the last few years. Her love of animals shines through in her work. Jan will be having an opening reception at the gallery </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;color:#fd1e3a;" class="ecxApple-style-span" >March 3</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">from 5:30 to 7:00 pm.</span> <span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Please stop in and meet her. She would be happy to sign one of her books for you. </span></div><div><b><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><br /></span></span></b></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935276344231784261.post-4392892647383431092011-02-06T10:26:00.000-08:002011-02-06T10:28:55.483-08:00Marylu Dykstra- February featured artist.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheze-UdZxK6aCBMiEstKLWl6mRV5HEDKeZWpJOKW5GiUmw3PwpZ-UL-OWMbZ82562fov1k1yXHMp46WdBDcTU6ZwKx3HY4MmWDFfCQJmdrI0mTTu-3VwhKKmHZvNCG5NfayY2sL2I8nD4/s1600/Rock+Water+-+Canyon+Falls.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheze-UdZxK6aCBMiEstKLWl6mRV5HEDKeZWpJOKW5GiUmw3PwpZ-UL-OWMbZ82562fov1k1yXHMp46WdBDcTU6ZwKx3HY4MmWDFfCQJmdrI0mTTu-3VwhKKmHZvNCG5NfayY2sL2I8nD4/s400/Rock+Water+-+Canyon+Falls.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570645297965389186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbio00cHw3sqKZHmefeo590I0Q02ln83Z6TfAjPF_1-pZTiBxvRN7X4CE84dvkFpLL1cy7VwFDo8vziTc5BVW996HvciX8FyeThWjfn1IGXd3KzpOiZAj06o9onuDJ7Q-QfpZqXcnLh5g/s1600/Rock+Canyon.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbio00cHw3sqKZHmefeo590I0Q02ln83Z6TfAjPF_1-pZTiBxvRN7X4CE84dvkFpLL1cy7VwFDo8vziTc5BVW996HvciX8FyeThWjfn1IGXd3KzpOiZAj06o9onuDJ7Q-QfpZqXcnLh5g/s400/Rock+Canyon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570645113317334530" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="word-wrap: break-word;"><div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><b></b></span><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Mixed Media Artist - Marylu Dykstra</span></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><div><div><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><div><div><b></b> FEB. 1 TO FEB 28TH, 2011</div><div><br /></div><div><b></b> 11 TO 4 PM WED. - SAT. AND FRI. 11 TO 7 PM</div><div><br /></div><div>FIRE AND WATER "ART" GALLERY</div><div><span class="ecxApple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span> 219 W. MAIN ST., LOWELL, MI 49331-1607</div></div><div><br /></div><span class="ecxApple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>Marylu Dykstra has many new mixed media pieces available at the gallery. Her love of nature, water, and weather shows through with power in her work. On a camping trip this fall she started some of her pieces while watching a storm come in over Lake Michigan, definitely an inspiration. Please call the gallery to make an appointment with Marylu to discuss her work further. </span></div></div></div></div></div><br /><div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><div><div><b><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">Showroom phone: </span></span></b><b><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">616-890-1879</span></span></b><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><div><br /><div><span class="ecxApple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>Fire and Water ART! Showroom<br /></div><div><span class="ecxApple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>219 West Main, Lowell, MI 49331<br /></div><div><span class="ecxApple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span><a href="http://www.fire-and-water-art.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.fire-and-water-art.com</a></div></div><div><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935276344231784261.post-69941526282367964372011-01-24T08:36:00.000-08:002011-01-24T08:40:48.441-08:00Whitney Lassini - beadwork<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQ3QMiDc4PAC_mtcBfeBAL3vMcB4BrM9OZhtER1HR1HyR5w1uOCe4_0u7VkFRNV_r95LHOKpjBlhmItZ45f6HZ6xoDLZpMpWXlr_klgttclwqzv6avaGYM8YFTC7ZgcosFrnA4HYBqfM/s1600/60438_438954774215_144164084215_4891637_8017873_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 169px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQ3QMiDc4PAC_mtcBfeBAL3vMcB4BrM9OZhtER1HR1HyR5w1uOCe4_0u7VkFRNV_r95LHOKpjBlhmItZ45f6HZ6xoDLZpMpWXlr_klgttclwqzv6avaGYM8YFTC7ZgcosFrnA4HYBqfM/s400/60438_438954774215_144164084215_4891637_8017873_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565792879834413394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYiGNGiwcBkRpxityvHL6wf4syKFYRoQZYBlHBADHORfFMVDoIQQYhthAf7e3Tg980pf-mZUI721zmM8jq9W0HxzneYuNe72Ov1bSb3OtulLo_1KJuSIFSN8SXhrRBuVWdVp2_91iteEc/s1600/74179_470846639215_144164084215_5413632_3509793_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYiGNGiwcBkRpxityvHL6wf4syKFYRoQZYBlHBADHORfFMVDoIQQYhthAf7e3Tg980pf-mZUI721zmM8jq9W0HxzneYuNe72Ov1bSb3OtulLo_1KJuSIFSN8SXhrRBuVWdVp2_91iteEc/s400/74179_470846639215_144164084215_5413632_3509793_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565792716947245778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHCUu85stdbRZspmcnXUT-BuoZe42llzWWF7U8m4eaFCq8j1nh6TkvPHS0UCzeequIW9Pg_LslbKFdXKWVE6_BIhkWCNsehm2mRggZziYz_oF6Lbrzv2FKdgmztuL5x9tt4BBwwwYS8XE/s1600/76499_470846484215_144164084215_5413625_5159534_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHCUu85stdbRZspmcnXUT-BuoZe42llzWWF7U8m4eaFCq8j1nh6TkvPHS0UCzeequIW9Pg_LslbKFdXKWVE6_BIhkWCNsehm2mRggZziYz_oF6Lbrzv2FKdgmztuL5x9tt4BBwwwYS8XE/s400/76499_470846484215_144164084215_5413625_5159534_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565792638225471458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcsrtqxHZsz34hvomOVQ1BToZHvTdtIiCC0TQOSB9T6QcgnnNDW_2zZiVWOdAZ_y-2hmdmgOhNp8VDBl-QQ28StLTJ15lNHDq9AqNV__OnYDZh8TFJ6QNTeTkSpWL7CRZnx2Od90RQMAI/s1600/23484_367489579215_144164084215_3451658_3022509_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcsrtqxHZsz34hvomOVQ1BToZHvTdtIiCC0TQOSB9T6QcgnnNDW_2zZiVWOdAZ_y-2hmdmgOhNp8VDBl-QQ28StLTJ15lNHDq9AqNV__OnYDZh8TFJ6QNTeTkSpWL7CRZnx2Od90RQMAI/s400/23484_367489579215_144164084215_3451658_3022509_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565792576344159554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxGt0KERCffH6kc-ugL_S9qCLWBB8lXxhaj091l39VI3vA0AW-FZBQpYH9f3jnQYDf0EX_u3i0pZb-GLg4GyhSS1cFhWUwmNdWF9_tdUtbRa6Ew2p2M1b-wXzcvMaRUXZRRsdMswTJ5IE/s1600/23484_367489569215_144164084215_3451657_1773076_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxGt0KERCffH6kc-ugL_S9qCLWBB8lXxhaj091l39VI3vA0AW-FZBQpYH9f3jnQYDf0EX_u3i0pZb-GLg4GyhSS1cFhWUwmNdWF9_tdUtbRa6Ew2p2M1b-wXzcvMaRUXZRRsdMswTJ5IE/s400/23484_367489569215_144164084215_3451657_1773076_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565792517765291122" border="0" /></a><br />Fire and Water welcomes bead artist Whitney Lassini. Her beads (as you can see) are spectacular! Come and see them in person. She's working on February 5. See more of her work here: <span style="color:#888888;"><a href="http://www.whitneylassini.com/" target="_blank">www.WhitneyLassini.com</a><br /><a href="http://blog.whitneylassini.com/" target="_blank">blog.WhitneyLassini.com</a><br /><a href="http://whitneylassini.etsy.com/" target="_blank">WhitneyLassini.etsy.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/WhitneyLassini" target="_blank">www.flickr.com/WhitneyLassini</a></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935276344231784261.post-55994404593496827612011-01-13T09:46:00.001-08:002011-01-13T09:49:45.039-08:00Patti Sevensma- Fire ansd Water January Artist of the Mont<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFKvIYC9nZ_54AK0Ni9elK3YRq-0Hl2Pu0Ywqz553IArCuiOFmjDqeZDt8Qyq80NKyNRsm40w3z5y3EVHVVitY8-mgNWqt7ua0D3JOmZUHuQwsT2sjvgqMGHvSj7RqYgVKcZxBE7OJTh0/s1600/I+don%2527t+know.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 319px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFKvIYC9nZ_54AK0Ni9elK3YRq-0Hl2Pu0Ywqz553IArCuiOFmjDqeZDt8Qyq80NKyNRsm40w3z5y3EVHVVitY8-mgNWqt7ua0D3JOmZUHuQwsT2sjvgqMGHvSj7RqYgVKcZxBE7OJTh0/s400/I+don%2527t+know.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561729048317289474" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKzZiGGr9BjDlP0jHhZZJ2Ra2UICSX12w2lKwPf4tsh_7IRmW4Q7K2BvcbeeV3_ZN_94yqqFt2KR3SU4lohYq0iNHfKha4WKyLHZoUQxzbuMmudt975qlzUT1ho57hpVHM2gOCz6u9Dw8/s1600/Girl+in+shadow.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 305px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKzZiGGr9BjDlP0jHhZZJ2Ra2UICSX12w2lKwPf4tsh_7IRmW4Q7K2BvcbeeV3_ZN_94yqqFt2KR3SU4lohYq0iNHfKha4WKyLHZoUQxzbuMmudt975qlzUT1ho57hpVHM2gOCz6u9Dw8/s400/Girl+in+shadow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561728956637099234" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9GBUJQBhda1Y1NWmih98RSAs2R07M6U__xWCV6jcBptyhPxsP-M81iLoSIl-whHb0XDk98iq4FFPrg1xDXga4Qcp230zcVkqpV2SFD79y8wwU4DCsVmHF3yA_HD43OTvLAFL3F49SJZM/s1600/Helping+Hand.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9GBUJQBhda1Y1NWmih98RSAs2R07M6U__xWCV6jcBptyhPxsP-M81iLoSIl-whHb0XDk98iq4FFPrg1xDXga4Qcp230zcVkqpV2SFD79y8wwU4DCsVmHF3yA_HD43OTvLAFL3F49SJZM/s400/Helping+Hand.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561728871262385810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP3w2SEqs8MYTETgZsVXgwYBJW2ITy7obsImiiwx4o63PuT6ivOlUo9ScW9287Ogz6cP9xTAVY6LFvY31oPUj8QGcRBSn3wkVxaldHo0aiHjqsqW-hYqrkkcl-A9rO3U5TyQS9zSO1SbI/s1600/Family+-+Montage.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 383px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP3w2SEqs8MYTETgZsVXgwYBJW2ITy7obsImiiwx4o63PuT6ivOlUo9ScW9287Ogz6cP9xTAVY6LFvY31oPUj8QGcRBSn3wkVxaldHo0aiHjqsqW-hYqrkkcl-A9rO3U5TyQS9zSO1SbI/s400/Family+-+Montage.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561728692350663538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZ5TniE7gpNeinRhOiDo54ocIzppPPCAQoS35TJd45PQZidRxbRsGgjERzK27qBlSHqi4ye5B-dkXAss8ZLHpBrayV_YZlfxDG3M2EN31WJUjr4QsmP1VeIQG6zmawNa-RvQt_ICPy-g/s1600/Eli+6+weeks+7.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZ5TniE7gpNeinRhOiDo54ocIzppPPCAQoS35TJd45PQZidRxbRsGgjERzK27qBlSHqi4ye5B-dkXAss8ZLHpBrayV_YZlfxDG3M2EN31WJUjr4QsmP1VeIQG6zmawNa-RvQt_ICPy-g/s400/Eli+6+weeks+7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561728550465756850" border="0" /></a><span jsid="text"><span class="text_exposed_show">Patti Sevensma is showing some of her "Beautiful Children" series along with other portrait pieces for the month of January. She has been doing portrait work for a number of years mostly for her own enjoyment. Some of these pieces have been featured in various regional competitions. This is a rare opportunity for them to be shown together. Please call the gallery to make an appointment with Patti to discuss her work further. Showroom phone: 616-890-1879 </span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935276344231784261.post-20839620150821204972010-11-01T09:07:00.001-07:002010-11-01T09:07:34.321-07:00Debra Smale workshop<p>Mixed Media Artist – Debra Aalsburg Smale </p><p>December 4, 2PM to 4PM – Reservations by November 26th Contact Debra at: dasmale@comcast.net for further details </p><p>Workshop Outline: </p><p>Participants will experiment with focus on the idea of what attracted them to the subject they choose to paint. Focus will be on the approach of not painting specific things, but the idea the shapes, patterns, colors from an image they have selected might represent. </p><p>Focusing on the attraction of the idea, can help participant gain a deeper clarity of the images, shapes, colors as the piece evolves. </p><p>Participants over the age of 16 are welcome, at any level of experience. </p><p>Workshop is limited to 6 participants and will be very interactive. </p><p>No Cost </p><p>What to bring: </p><p>All supplies, in any medium the participant is comfortable with, including a prepared surface to work on, i.e., canvas, paper. </p><p>An image that has attracted them and would like to explore </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935276344231784261.post-69623973034041779892010-10-04T05:29:00.000-07:002010-10-04T05:32:28.760-07:00Karen Godfrey featured in the GR Press<div id="asset-8928421" class="entry_widget_large entry_widget_right"><span class="adv-photo-large"><img src="http://media.mlive.com/runningwithneedles/photo/8928421-large.jpg" class="adv-photo" alt="karen_godfrey.jpg" height="253" width="380" /><span class="photo-data"><span class="byline">Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood | The Grand Rapids Press</span><span class="caption">Creative pursuit: Karen Godfrey is a Grand Rapids artist who uses art to empower others and heal herself. She created this mixed-media assemblage during her recovery from cancer at a time when she could only see out of one eye. Below is another one of her works.</span></span><span class="photo-bottom-left"></span><span class="photo-bottom-right"></span></span> <div class="box_white_gray_ol" id="EntryStats"> <div class="box_content"> <div class="metric" id="m_fb"> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.mlive.com%2Frunningwithneedles%2F2010%2F10%2Fartist_follows_inner_drive_tow.html%23modg_smoref_face&t=Artist%20follows%20inner%20drive%20toward%20full-time%20art%20career%20%7C%20MLive.com&src=sp" name="fb_share" type="box_count"><span class="fb_share_size_Small fb_share_count_wrapper"><span class="fb_share_count fb_share_no_count fb_share_count_top"><span class="fb_share_count_inner"></span></span></span></a></div></div></div></div><p>Like many with artistic tendencies, <a href="http://karengodfrey.net/">Karen Godfrey</a> pushed her passion for art aside when it came to selecting a career. Instead of going to art school, she earned a master’s degree in social work from Grand Valley State University and worked as a therapist helping her clients “create recovery” from cancer and other challenges. She did this work for five years before realizing she needed to start taking her own advice. “I was telling these people to make art every day,” she said. “I was encouraging them, but I wasn’t doing it myself.” So, she enrolled in an oil painting class and fell in love with the medium. Little by little, she started painting more and meeting with clients less.</p> <p>In 2003, she took the plunge and opened Art Beat, an art gallery she owned and operated in Grand Rapids until 2008. She featured the work of other artists, taught art therapy workshops and built a community around artwork that told stories about healing and self-reflection.</p> <p>Her gallery was unique because she didn’t send artists away if the perspective in one of their paintings was off. “What was most important to me is that it had some message,” she said.</p> <p><strong>Branching out</strong></p> <p>After five years operating the gallery, Godfrey was ready to make another change.</p> <form id="asset-8035134" class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-photo" style="display: inline;"><img src="http://media.mlive.com/runningwithneedles/photo/jennifer-ackerman-haywood-column-logo-5e408dba92d9e8f6.png" style="display: block;" align="right" /></form> <p>“I said I was opening the gallery to spend more time on my art, but then the gallery took over,” she said. “And I was spending time promoting other artists more than myself.”</p> <p>In 2008, Godfrey closed her gallery and moved her art studio to her home, where she has been busy making mixed-media assemblages ever since. Godfrey said she has no regrets about closing her gallery, but misses the Eastown community. “I loved who I was connected with, but I knew I had to do this for myself,” she said. “When I closed the gallery it was my last step to becoming a full-time artist.”</p> <p><strong>Looking inward</strong></p>Godfrey said she works in her studio nearly every day and is enjoying the “alone time” she has to create. <p>“It’s like I’ve given myself permission to be less outgoing and more introspective,” she said. “To do something that is just for myself is difficult.”</p> <p>Godfrey’s art therapy skills came full circle last spring when she was diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma before leaving on a six-week trip to exhibit her work at DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun in Tucson, Ariz. Her doctor cleared her to delay treatment, but Godfrey said she had no idea that doctors would have to remove 75 percent of her right lower eye lid when she returned home. Then, to give her skin graft time to heal, her right eye was sewn shut for five weeks.</p> <p>During this time, Godfrey created two assemblages exploring vision and shadow themes.</p> <p>“I had to ask myself, ‘What am I not seeing in my life?’” she said. “Little did I realize ... I wasn’t seeing the good in myself. ... I was not acknowledging that I am gifted.”</p> <p>Committing to her artwork full time has started to pay off for Godfrey, whose assemblages have been accepted to several galleries, including the Cycling Salamander gallery, just south of Charlevoix.</p> <p>Godfrey is one of many local artists participating in ArtPrize. Her entry called “Art and Transformation: Healing Traditions Around the World” is on display in the window at the West Michigan Center for Art and Technology on East Fulton Street until Oct. 10.</p> <p>Her personal transformation into an artist is surprising to some who didn’t recognize her passion for art earlier in her life.</p> <p>“I didn’t even get good grades in art,” Godfrey said, recalling her high school classes that put more emphasis on life-like drawing skills and less on developing creativity working in other styles and mediums.</p> <p>But Godfrey felt that compulsion to create that transfixes many who don’t pursue art as a career. Every time she had breaks between college classes or work, she would create art projects.</p> <p>While it may have saved her time if she had realized she was an artist in bloom back in high school, Godfrey wouldn’t change a thing.</p> <p>“This all happened for a reason the way it did,” she said. “I’m very thankful for my life experiences.”</p><p><strong>Karen Godfrey’s art</strong></p> <p><strong>When:</strong> 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 4<br /><strong>Where:</strong> Trinity Lutheran Church, 2700 E. Fulton St., Grand Rapids<br /><strong>What’s for sale:</strong> Godfrey’s assemblages and paintings, wood carvings, basketry, sculpture, pottery, and more work by other artists.<br /><strong style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Where to find:</strong><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"> Shop for Karen Godfrey’s art at Fire and Water Art Gallery, 219 W. Main St., Lowell.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935276344231784261.post-69106955814905047182010-09-25T13:57:00.000-07:002010-09-25T14:00:57.974-07:00Old World Santa<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKwpgJDsMnl15lct8hzpoCGwTchFuzp_p41MYtJ-9MUZDIXAksU_U_83wXVrWWbZcLcU73i0Z2tga9JgfQ_NDTrSJDEQFLocJ1eFZUCnLQ-SFgLDDFj2T6n0-xlc1N9-Q6wIyez65IuR4/s1600/DSCN1434.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKwpgJDsMnl15lct8hzpoCGwTchFuzp_p41MYtJ-9MUZDIXAksU_U_83wXVrWWbZcLcU73i0Z2tga9JgfQ_NDTrSJDEQFLocJ1eFZUCnLQ-SFgLDDFj2T6n0-xlc1N9-Q6wIyez65IuR4/s400/DSCN1434.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520958253638942082" border="0" /></a>Artist Nancy Wanha just brought in this old world Santa. It's amazing. It's completely handmade. She hand embroidered the quilt that is his cape. She molded the face. She painted the toys. The cape is trimmed in mink and lined with satin. This is one of a kind and totally hand made. Exquisite!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935276344231784261.post-2981854701444341512010-09-23T11:55:00.000-07:002010-09-23T12:02:22.164-07:00a fine collaboration<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCI57eKMQByLzAUzu5ENmkJOVUUzankov-naHH21mPc5Zv3q6DKyyciK6_I7ulM1aPCxMWAs-KIyYpkr-7wPmuCg4QvTywxv6t8XiFMRvADS0DIUxJbH93Px9qkY7clFjLsPVHRIS8mnc/s1600/DSCN1429.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCI57eKMQByLzAUzu5ENmkJOVUUzankov-naHH21mPc5Zv3q6DKyyciK6_I7ulM1aPCxMWAs-KIyYpkr-7wPmuCg4QvTywxv6t8XiFMRvADS0DIUxJbH93Px9qkY7clFjLsPVHRIS8mnc/s400/DSCN1429.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520185352397358018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPY2VpqyQ8lSJaBx53gxptbqvEyHqtRuq1vBR-bg7rIGHN6S7KluWfHaelju9YaAmKU3kkB6nW0deghqKji7ppDtf2PbZQ1xk35YgCDn2PH6HdlvddDTwMvHwvQmt_XuTD7RQcG9tDZz8/s1600/DSCN1427.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPY2VpqyQ8lSJaBx53gxptbqvEyHqtRuq1vBR-bg7rIGHN6S7KluWfHaelju9YaAmKU3kkB6nW0deghqKji7ppDtf2PbZQ1xk35YgCDn2PH6HdlvddDTwMvHwvQmt_XuTD7RQcG9tDZz8/s400/DSCN1427.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520185151618341714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnNm2RREeOt4Um54wCh4qHFu_eypHjFN8xy1OsJ-WgWNMx9DR6dQwykCV1aiaXUPzYiBvetkqkOrgYE3yOgCwkl_rR8J6VjqCyltVgK6OkJsgcHGFBxLLocRVzxdYUlRpGe6Byrr3641k/s1600/DSCN1426.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 390px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnNm2RREeOt4Um54wCh4qHFu_eypHjFN8xy1OsJ-WgWNMx9DR6dQwykCV1aiaXUPzYiBvetkqkOrgYE3yOgCwkl_rR8J6VjqCyltVgK6OkJsgcHGFBxLLocRVzxdYUlRpGe6Byrr3641k/s400/DSCN1426.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520184913932485026" border="0" /></a>A customer bought 3 of Virginia Wieringa's Leaf Layer collages and our custom Framer Deidre Wingelaar worked her magic to achieve just the look that the customer wanted. These collages will float at the surface of a very deep frame with no glass covering them. it's just what the customer wanted!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935276344231784261.post-14761545620201847042010-09-17T12:26:00.000-07:002010-09-17T13:14:42.354-07:00Leslie McGlynn-Stougaard<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xhD1A35LSG_UGuHbX4JUiw2l4l6tXQ6G6WOdqxxOAEdN6MqyAY2AXzmR3PEgSETx83WXiDrZPf37JAIfSrWMAYFpY8lUdN9J-flKmgFBppBQ5tk6uhyPQRshTj5d0fwe_jXUNT9jwBc/s1600/Postcard+lcc+FIRE+%26+WATER1+copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 396px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xhD1A35LSG_UGuHbX4JUiw2l4l6tXQ6G6WOdqxxOAEdN6MqyAY2AXzmR3PEgSETx83WXiDrZPf37JAIfSrWMAYFpY8lUdN9J-flKmgFBppBQ5tk6uhyPQRshTj5d0fwe_jXUNT9jwBc/s400/Postcard+lcc+FIRE+%26+WATER1+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517977610977410610" border="0" /></a> Thursday, September 23 at Fire and Water!<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935276344231784261.post-12495969492450742832010-09-09T15:18:00.000-07:002010-09-09T15:25:19.318-07:00Leslie Stougaard news<div id=":9t" class="ii gt"><div id=":9u"> <div bg style="color:#ffffff;"> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Leslie Stougaard is hosting an art event in Lowell - here is the newspaper article to prove it!<br /></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><a href="http://wzzm13.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=129304" target="_blank">http://wzzm13.com/news/story.<wbr>aspx?storyid=129304</a> </span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Also, she is having an Artist Reception on Sept 23 5-8pm</span></div><br /></div> </div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935276344231784261.post-71732605672512280232010-07-14T08:17:00.001-07:002010-07-15T11:27:59.023-07:00Art with a summer flair<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjhfzaTlWn8fsmnqHlfLQp9hvf2Z2XYxhoPrW6_823UEwJg6cqn7N-XU_gcvc4kF3twK2CTAw7R50mthhHf4zK0o8MDGbumvXheUvYlGPinKlSmSxYJ7n5aCfrj9ge3SNnxYrkREh2BSI/s1600/summers-day.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 391px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjhfzaTlWn8fsmnqHlfLQp9hvf2Z2XYxhoPrW6_823UEwJg6cqn7N-XU_gcvc4kF3twK2CTAw7R50mthhHf4zK0o8MDGbumvXheUvYlGPinKlSmSxYJ7n5aCfrj9ge3SNnxYrkREh2BSI/s400/summers-day.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493781502613953826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXJXv39myLjYZlFeORbsmkJm8KILtynwKxyxXXGNK_2WR8nJPmrcAbZkcPXzPFFaqxEO358E8TzeDmU2QI-Qr2UljcMuCKnmM5KrHgeQ4umfMEtvF9NBELXgdjzbBP7PM2kp6Jqqz4n9k/s1600/esunflowers.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXJXv39myLjYZlFeORbsmkJm8KILtynwKxyxXXGNK_2WR8nJPmrcAbZkcPXzPFFaqxEO358E8TzeDmU2QI-Qr2UljcMuCKnmM5KrHgeQ4umfMEtvF9NBELXgdjzbBP7PM2kp6Jqqz4n9k/s400/esunflowers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493781367957631554" border="0" /></a>These are two new paintings by Virginia Wieringa coming to Fire and Water ART! this week! Stop by and see them in real life! Too late! That was quick, the narrow one sold already!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935276344231784261.post-42188824226494996692010-04-24T06:28:00.001-07:002010-04-24T06:43:26.203-07:00Lisa Wierenga Reception today! LACC<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzNkIN8a2BCDiGgfqIrArJWt-9azCVCpUiaO-GXXoCEyGWMbK8pRl6M-4yOplyX5FCFCptDnOqfBq-OvZWHbuCwOfYQhcvCP5-AehyphenhyphenXwkiVxKeGbAJa_0kncQnMAeaIHdy_dOUn_qPgvM/s1600/pic16.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzNkIN8a2BCDiGgfqIrArJWt-9azCVCpUiaO-GXXoCEyGWMbK8pRl6M-4yOplyX5FCFCptDnOqfBq-OvZWHbuCwOfYQhcvCP5-AehyphenhyphenXwkiVxKeGbAJa_0kncQnMAeaIHdy_dOUn_qPgvM/s400/pic16.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463696115577051474" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Whf3okYVFmvpMdHYAqxIQYyqtqapsICz4LCKnPYyiswc6IKTm_L11Hjj1v8Welm4aBCGT-KjbtPCnJjIhoczYbvKgG_71wO1xTDXOfUR1EkDeN36iWVsofdei0-iZa0qa_C_DW3kvmA/s1600/IMG_7673_2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Whf3okYVFmvpMdHYAqxIQYyqtqapsICz4LCKnPYyiswc6IKTm_L11Hjj1v8Welm4aBCGT-KjbtPCnJjIhoczYbvKgG_71wO1xTDXOfUR1EkDeN36iWVsofdei0-iZa0qa_C_DW3kvmA/s400/IMG_7673_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463695748485346242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdm5LkAKWpEjiff_5BihGvQv8ZBP5Epls2L9WHr2eEXWcSzUpXhc6HtNj86wBmhsxVGXKPMx0KWlO7RhmSywTcvEI97HGnWx-xLTFGZXcgyeFInfWHg_Zj5vCg2vMIyfCjSuG4IeqYTwA/s1600/IMG_7653_2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdm5LkAKWpEjiff_5BihGvQv8ZBP5Epls2L9WHr2eEXWcSzUpXhc6HtNj86wBmhsxVGXKPMx0KWlO7RhmSywTcvEI97HGnWx-xLTFGZXcgyeFInfWHg_Zj5vCg2vMIyfCjSuG4IeqYTwA/s400/IMG_7653_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463695635125725794" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:arial;color:black;" >Meet <span style="font-weight: bold;">Lisa</span> at an artist reception today from 5-7 p.m. The Chamber offices are on the river directly behind the Flat River Grill.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935276344231784261.post-13882761854893972932010-04-18T10:00:00.001-07:002010-04-18T10:03:09.446-07:00Girl's Night Out!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvakAWzMfuMixSld6LmPUUbmpriuWnVinz40wGJhCjLGW0L03aLoH6l49imQplk_191XqtTp2ECFz5k1mWLHqLW5Jvy2EcTP7VJc3EC4QeKEEjCRGoJjkxFX7pnZLpZ1BoNiK58S5qFfs/s1600/pic6.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLixKGiEyomF1OL3oFwlx_tyq2rqrbw3BSBy4Naj1zsjWduWMEIcT9XsbULgVcLgKCFHzWLFhkwqe0XgF6oM04b2WqlnkG9S9XWjNZW1CEl8SjoIJOHb-GenhxUEJMdGJMU_Gllq_D_Os/s400/100_8133.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459978944783915986" border="0" /></a><br /><span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:black;">Artist <span style="font-weight: bold;">Lisa Wierenga</span> will be the featured artist at the Lowell Chamber of Commerce gallery space from April 17 through June 11, 2010. Artwork will include pastel paintings and hard shell gourd art. Meet the artist at an artist reception April 24 from 5-7 p.m. The Chamber offices are on the river directly behind the Flat River Grill.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935276344231784261.post-90751354650814284572010-03-18T17:17:00.001-07:002010-03-18T17:20:37.444-07:00Nancy Wanha<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi3Slp6Ir519gLfGtK0dcEoy_InPXBaEvtd8bmZ_e6-XRFcxET8c_oKyngtbwKqlHxMZdbOfeSndBoYE-QtsqI21JwoAfLYMr_X1oLy2FRuiLELIp2v6v03wDBlJ7hdg2v5Lg2PL88b64/s1600-h/pic26.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi3Slp6Ir519gLfGtK0dcEoy_InPXBaEvtd8bmZ_e6-XRFcxET8c_oKyngtbwKqlHxMZdbOfeSndBoYE-QtsqI21JwoAfLYMr_X1oLy2FRuiLELIp2v6v03wDBlJ7hdg2v5Lg2PL88b64/s400/pic26.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450133081133470706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-KX5El3BiCp4BmHlrcbg3hSUk4i8VvO2tB6DNqOMQ55BNbzDNskUihQvWc5otWJMWUuTmDUw13FiOx7m94GRQEI0uf3YC3gyDxnW54Q0adRwQUiLKde8kP96XszK1yEqkT9_7zwW0PM/s1600-h/pic23.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 322px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-KX5El3BiCp4BmHlrcbg3hSUk4i8VvO2tB6DNqOMQ55BNbzDNskUihQvWc5otWJMWUuTmDUw13FiOx7m94GRQEI0uf3YC3gyDxnW54Q0adRwQUiLKde8kP96XszK1yEqkT9_7zwW0PM/s400/pic23.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450132972919751170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyNqWKeOpzqOIfhtiJQ4kBfS8PHElh5q0B4E5lgda3sG1_PbOxmtjoFK-rpdfSBNOEXtTalF_SCshym6qWuqDPepmw3c7wuk-NoeNspjGZq1kmck7BibhiCAvzvFvdOyPxtylwJTTgVsQ/s1600-h/pic22.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyNqWKeOpzqOIfhtiJQ4kBfS8PHElh5q0B4E5lgda3sG1_PbOxmtjoFK-rpdfSBNOEXtTalF_SCshym6qWuqDPepmw3c7wuk-NoeNspjGZq1kmck7BibhiCAvzvFvdOyPxtylwJTTgVsQ/s400/pic22.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450132822130683474" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHb1ehX8P3_ePUdo_skjJqGEljJhyphenhyphenk3Q-1LsaKgRidipHkEe6PiDRDe2NScbpV8S2kGPbjczcBZk-uBm8Xdk4wC8M7121S5NopFEViGi2sxxHcNeDx1urFA5Dd6hW0a_sIcJy-ERJMbqY/s1600-h/pic21.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHb1ehX8P3_ePUdo_skjJqGEljJhyphenhyphenk3Q-1LsaKgRidipHkEe6PiDRDe2NScbpV8S2kGPbjczcBZk-uBm8Xdk4wC8M7121S5NopFEViGi2sxxHcNeDx1urFA5Dd6hW0a_sIcJy-ERJMbqY/s400/pic21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450132661278274738" border="0" /></a>Nancy Wanha just joined our group and hung some stunning paintings. Come and see for yourself!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1