Fire and Water artists in First United Methodist Celebrtation show in Grand Rapids

Fire and Water artists Deidre Wingelaar, Patti Sevensma and Virginia Wieringa have pieces in the First United Methodist Celebration show in Grand Rapids February 10- 22.

Fire and Water artists in Festival of the Arts

Mike Bryant, Bonnie Osborne, Marylu Dykstra, Patti Sevensma and Deidre Wingelaar are Fire and Water artists who have work in The GR Festival of the Arts.

Deidre won a Water Media Art award for her piece Autumn Glory.

Congrats all!!

Fire and Water artists in local competitions

Fire and Water Art, an art gallery in Lowell, Michigan, is pleased to announce that six of their 25 leading award winning artists have pieces in winter 2009 regional art competitions. "The Lowell Area Arts Council's West Michigan Regional Competition, the First United Methodist Celebration Show and Grand Haven's Winterfest are very competitive and are top shows in our area" says Kathleen Mooney – owner of Fire and Water Art. "I am so happy that many of our artists had work included in these venues. Each and every one of them are skilled in techniques and gifted in taking their work that extra step to make art that is unique and special. I am honored to be surrounded by a talented bunch!"

Work by Mike Bryant, Janet Krueger, Patti Sevensma, Deidre Wingelaar, Virginia Wieringa and Cathy Dykstra is included in these regional shows and Fire and Water Art has many works by these artists on our walls. "I would encourage everyone interested in art to attend these competitions and then visit Fire and Water Art to see more and get the whole story about these artists – we are the best place to do that!"

In addition, Mooney announces she is preparing her own one woman show "Yellow Dog – Michigan Wilderness Area at Risk!" which will appear in Okemos in April. "Yellow Dog" is a series of paintings, photographs and a self-published book that explores Mooney's reaction to the mining controversy affecting the Yellow Dog River near
Marquette in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

For more information about Fire and Water Art and our artists visit us Wednesday through Sunday 11-4 or Friday 11-7 at 219 West Main in Lowell, Michigan. Our phone number is 616-890-1879 and our website is www.fire-and-water-art.com

Fire and Water artists in the Lowell Regional and Celebration

This piece by Virginia Wieringa was accepted into the First United Methodist Celebration show. Mike Bryant and Janet Krueger also had pieces included in the show. Janet's received a People's Choice award. Deidre Wingelaar had two pieces accepted in Celebration and two pieces in the Lowell Regional! F+W artists Virginia Wieringa, Cathy Dykstra and Janet Krueger also had pieces accepted in the Lowell show. These are very competitive shows. Celebration had more than 400 entries and 160 pieces were juried into the show.

Deidre Wingelaar's work

Deidre Wingelaar is our fabulous framer at Fire and Water ART! and she is also a wonderful artist. This is her section in the gallery.

Deidre has two pieces included in the local Celebration show at First United Methodist Church in Grand Rapids and also one piece in the Lowell Regional. These are very competitive shows and it's great to see her work included.

Deidre Wingelaar- artist of the month

Deidre Wingelaar is the artist of the month for January at Fire and Water ART. This image is called WATER'S EDGE. This image is on page 88 of the Grand Rapids Magazine for January.

There will be a reception at the gallery on Friday, January 18 from 6-8 pm.

Deidre works in water media and does some of her work on paper that she prepares by freezing paint into frost crystals on the paper. This piece was done partly with the help of rubbing alcohol.

She will also have a solo show of her work at Park Church in Grand Rapids from March 5- April 15.

FABRIC OF TIME

FABRIC OF TIME by Deidre Wingelaar