EARTHLY DELIGHTS

For the first time Rocky Neck Gallery's next Summer Artist Series features a group ceramics show titled Earthly Delights: From Wood to Watts, Sculptural and Functional Ceramics.   

This exhibit opens Wednesday, July 18th and runs for three weeks until August 7th, 2012.

wood fire bowl with carved foot by Susan Hershey

Fourteen ceramic artists are participating in this show ranging from experienced wood fire potters from Susan Hershey’s Pigeon Hill Pottery Wood Fire Group to teachers and accomplished emerging artists from Rockport's Friday morning class at Cynthia Curtis Pottery in Rockport, MA. The artists are: Cindy Burns, Diane Chiofaro, Linda Comb, Susan Hershey, Anni Melançon, Wendy Morgan, Kathy Morris, Sarah Mowitt, Jenny Rangan, Patricia Reed, Martha Thurk, Lisa Vincent, Seyrel Williams and Christopher Wood.  Susan Hershey is a juried member of the Rocky Neck Gallery.

electric fire sculpture by Seyrel Williams

Wood fire and electric fire artists come together here to create a functional and sculptural feast for the eyes. Techniques from both ancient and modern traditions allow visitors to experience some of the diverse influences that inform ceramic art today, from the boisterous flame of a wood firing to the relative calm of an electric kiln. Each piece reflects the intention of the artist merged with the subtle and sometimes not so subtle unpredictability that Mother Nature adds to the process.

Jenny Rangan's electric fire birdhouse

On Sunday, July 22nd, please join us for the artists' reception from 2 - 4 PM.  A presentation, at 3 PM, includes Jenny Rangan and Seyrel Williams talking about the art of firing in an electric kiln and Susan Hershey describing the wood firing process.

teapot by Anni Melancon

A must see exhibit, this will be a delightful visual feast! 

SEASTAR - CYNTHIA CURTIS

SEASTAR
 stoneware ceramic platter

Coming to the Rocky Neck Gallery window this Friday is work by our popular artist Cynthia Curtis.  Using the potter's wheel, Cynthia throws the large platter and then presses a dried starfish into center of the soft clay.  She then places local beach glass on the rim of the platter and fires the piece to 2300 degrees F.  The glass melts down the rim over the bluegreen glaze onto the starfish giving the platter a spectacular water-like effect.  

The size of this luscious stoneware ceramic platter is 14" wide x 2" high and is priced at $225.  You can see more of Cynthia's work at the gallery but just know her ceramics fly out the gallery.  She will be part of the next Summer Artist Series show titled Earthly Delights: From Wood to Watts, Sculptural and Functional Ceramics.  This show, featuring 14 ceramic artists, opens on July 18th and runs for three weeks.  See more details on this exhibit in our blog tomorrow.

MEMBER NEWS - JOHN CAMERON

Crane Chairs by John Cameron 

John Cameron, Rocky Neck Gallery's fine furniture and printmaker, has some exciting news.  These two Crane chairs picture here will be exhibited in the following prestigious shows: 

The Castle in the Clouds, August 12^th

Moultonborough, NH

The New Hampshire Historical Society  
August 22nd - September 19th

Reception:  Thursday, 8/23 @ 5:30 - 8:00

For more info about this show please visit: http://www.furnituremasters.org/

The Currier Museum of Art

September, 21st - 22nd.

detail of Crane Chair

John also has two prints  in the 75th annual Society of Wood Engravers Exhibition, a juried show traveling in the U.K. and put on by one of the oldest groups devoted to the medium.  This print below "Nugent's Stretch" won a £50 Anniversary Prize.  

You can see more of John's exquisite prints and fine furniture at the gallery and also visit his website: johncameroncabinetmaker.com

BOAT YARD BLUES

BOAT YARD BLUES
by Tom Robinson-Cox
limited edition photograph
archival pigment print

This Friday the RNG window will feature this work by photographer Tom Robinson-Cox.   This photograph has just won the Griffin Museum of Photography Award for excellence in photography at the Rockport Art Association Second Summer Exhibition 2012.

 

Tom's inspiration for this comes from a boat yard in Maine: "This is a natural unmanipulated photograph of a plug (mold) used for building boats that has been weathering outdoors for many years at Greene Marine in Yarmouth, Maine; the blue tarp is disintegrating, and the epoxy-coated plywood has buckled. I am often inspired by observed scenes and found objects which have a strong graphic quality."  

Boat Yard Blues is 23" high by 27" wide (framed).  It is a limited edition photograph, archival pigment print and priced at $350.  The photograph will be hanging in the gallery window from Friday, July 6th, until Thursday, July 12^th.  To see more of Tom's work visit the gallery or his website at http://tom.robinson-cox.com/.

CRESSY'S LIGHT

CRESSY'S LIGHT
silver gelatin print - limited edition

This Thursday, photographer David Piemonte will be the featured artist on the big art wall.  His image, Cressy's Light, will be on exhibit from July 5th until July 18th.  The photograph is a limited edition silver gelatin print .  It measures 25" x 29" framed and is priced at $850.00. 

David describes his work as follows:  "I work completely with black and white film and develop my prints in a wet darkroom.  There are no digital manipulations in my work."

"Cressy's Beach is at the far end of Stage Fort Park in Gloucester, and the serpent you see on the rock is the original painting that was there for over 40 years "

"This image was taken around midnight during a full moon, with a 20-minute exposure.  You will notice the shadows of trees on the rock in the background.  During the long exposure, the stream of light across the horizon was created by the movement of fishing boats going out to sea."

You can see more of David's work at Rocky Neck Gallery open 7 days a week.

SAS RECEPTION

This past Sunday the  2nd Summer Artists Series reception for Deborah Lloyd Kaufman and her show To Tell the Truth was held in the afternoon.  A steady wave of friends, family and new fans flooded the gallery to see this new exhibit of several large and colorful abstract paintings in acrylic.  Here are some images from the reception.  Deborah's show will be up until July 17th. 

The artist Deborah Lloyd Kaufman (R) with her husband Jerry & daughter  Eleanor

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Deborah Lloyd Kaufman & Martha Wakefield

More fans!

Don't miss this exciting exhibit! 

special thanks to Pip Shepley for these images.

OPENING RECEPTION

L-R  Gauthier sisters: Fabienne, Libby, Elizabeth (SAS featured artist & new member) and Rachel

Rocky Neck Gallery's opening reception held on Saturday, June 16th, filled the gallery with a spirited crowd of artists, friends and families celebrating the 2012 new season.  The gallery welcome seven new members:  painters Kathleen Staab, Phyllis Feld, Elizabeth Gauthier, Dina Gomery and Debbie Schradieck and jewelry designers: Katherine Bagley and Deborah Way.     



Afternoon Light
o/c by Elizabeth Gauthier


And the 2nd season of highly successful Summer Artists Series was launched with the first 3-week show of oil paintings by new member Elizabeth Gauthier.  This exhibit, titled  Simplicity Through Form and Color, featured interesting angles and viewpoints of Gloucester's signature buildings' rooftops. This show was up from June 7 - 26th.  If you missed the show you can still see Elizabeth's monotype work at the gallery.   The next SAS show: To Tell the Truth, acrylic paintings by Deborah Lloyd Kaufman, is currently on view until July 17th.  (look for a post on that reception tomorrow.)



L-R  RNG members: Deborah Guertze, Fred Jillson, Marci Davis & RNAC artist member Judy Goetemann 

Stayed tuned for many more artists receptions through out the summer and the new Summer Artists Series exhibits rotating every three weeks. And of course you can stop by the gallery any day as we are open 7 days a week.