Kim Vandenberg- photographer and ceramist

MOTHER DAUGHTER by Kim Vandenberg

ARTIST'S STATEMENT

A glimpse into my world these past 40 years... Daughter, Wife, Mother,Artist, Teacher, and Friend.

In general, I enjoy life and embrace every new experience and encounter. My most recent accomplishments as an artist was an invitation to the spring,

Festival 2007 Regional Art, West Michigan Regional Competition 2007,

Lansing Fire & Mud 2006 of The Lansing Art Gallery, Grand Rapids Art

Festival 2005, Lowell Art Regional Show 2005, West Michigan Regional

77th of Muskegon Art Museum 2004, Scarab Club 2003, and U of M show at the Berkowitz Gallery 2003.

I have moved from sculpted vessels and functional arts, such as bowls, and I am currently creating one of kind ceramic pieces. I enjoy art history, the great masters of architecture and photography is incorporated in my work, although natures beauty is also a great inspiration.

My second love is to teach children and give back what I have learned. I teach art enrichment classes independently and through Grandville Academy of Arts. We have enriched the lives of the students by presenting Goytako printing, ceramics, origami, sculpture, and several other mediums.

I am a resident of North Grand Rapids and have given back to the community by chairing events the Grand Rapids Art Festival.

I am a graduate of Grand Rapids Community College and have attended Center of Creative Studies in Detroit. I have worked as a jeweler and designer in Farmington Hills, Michigan. I also enjoy metal and wire sculpture, photography and weaving natural fibers.

May your world be inspired through art.

Kimberly Anne VandenBerg

Bob Gronevelt tables

We have a lovely assortment of tables by Lowell resident Bob Gronevelt.
These are lovingly hand crafted and have a sumptuous finish.

THE BEAUTIES OF GLASS

Glass jewelry by
Kathleen Mooney

Sept 1 - Oct 31 2007

Featuring Glass art works
by Kathleen Mooney in
paintings, sculpture and
jewelry.

Also, available for viewing
and purchase will be a 20
piece private collection of
Art Glass dating from the
1950s to the present day.

Other showroom artists
will feature works depicting
the beauty of glass in
watercolor and photography.
New process photographic
images fused within glass
will be a special feature
of the show.
    

This is coordinated with the Lowell Area Arts Council

Studio Glass!
West Michigan Style 
Invitational Art Exhibition
Sept. 4 - Oct. 20, 2007 
Public Reception:  Sunday, September 16th
 from 2pm - 4pm
This invitational exhibition features the diverse work of artists using different
methods of glass art making. Glasswork methods in this exhibition will include:
blowing, lampworking, casting, fusing, mosaics, stained glass and also mixed
media work combining glass with other mediums.
Our own Kathleen Mooney is one of the exhibitors.

For more information go to www.lowellartscouncil.org
 

Glass in paintings

These paintings are among the pieces included at the showroom for the Beauties of Glass show Sept 1-Oct 31.

The Beauties of Sculpture and Glass

Metal sculpture with glass by Kathleen Mooney- her work is featured along with other glass related photos and art for September and October.

BEAUTIES OF VINTAGE GLASS

This vintage glass is featured at the gallery from September 1 - October 31

HAND MADE BOOKS by Matthew James Adams

Matthew James Adams- Book Artist

Born and raised in Michigan, Matthew James Adams spent his 
winters in Lower Michigan and his summers camping and
logging in the Upper Peninsula. After reading the works of
Tolkien and Edgar Rice Burroughs the artist was drawn to
bladesmithing and iron work which he studied through high
school and college. After working as a demonstration metal
worker for Mackinac State Historic Parks Mr. Adams was
accepted as a work study student at the J.C. Campbell Folk
School in North Carolina where he studied Scrimshaw,
Jewelry, blacksmithing and Coptic bookbinding.
Trained by the noted North Carolina book artist,
Daniel Essig, Mr. Adams uses paint, paper, precious metals
and fine leather to create finely bound works of art. Coptic
binding spread throughout Africa and the near east during
the 1st to 5th century C.E. and was widely used in the
trading kingdom of Ethiopia. The binding style with its
heavy wood cover boards and exposed sewings lends
itself to a wide variety of artistic interpretation.

Matthew James Adams is a graduate of the Art and Design 
Department of Alma College in Central Michigan and is very
pleased to have his work on display at the Fire and Water Art
Studio and Showroom and at various Art Festivals in Michigan. 

These remarkable handmade books are available at Fire and Water ART.