Saturday, December 29, 2012

November 2012 Gallery Picks

Hello, and welcome to our reposting of The Island Gallery’s November 2012 Gallery Picks! We have been sending this publication via direct e-mail to patrons around the middle of each month, featuring selected pieces from our current collection. Beginning in January 2013 we will be posting the Gallery Picks here on our blog, in hopes of providing a larger audience with an opportunity to better know the work of our fantastic artists. Please scroll down to view examples of the wonderful art currently available in the Gallery and in our online shop.  For further information, click on the highlighted links to visit the individual items in our webshop.  And if you'd like reminders sent directly to your mailbox, send your e-mail address to sr@theislandgallery.net to join our subscriber list.

Happy New Year!  Enjoy!



Furnishings We Love:
Showing some of our favorite furnishing items currently on display in the Gallery. For detailed descriptions of the individual pieces, visit our web shop (link below; individual links above). Our expanded Gallery space is now open, with a growing selection of fine furniture and live edge wood slabs created by our talented Northwest artists.





Cherry Wood, Grey Austrian Leather
Dimensions: 30”h x 38"d x 84"w
A beautiful piece of handcrafted furniture from one of our talented Northwest woodworkers, this settle is inspired by the American Arts and Crafts movement. At the turn of the 20th century, in response to the superficial decor of the Victorian Age, this movement sought to establish a new aesthetic based on the beauty of natural materials combined with handcrafting, to produce designs of simple lines, high integrity, and durability - not passing fashion, but timeless creations. The piece shown is a 3-cushion large; also available in a 2-cushion small, and can be custom ordered in a variety of woods and upholstery fabric.



Dimensions: approximately 2-1/2” tall x 4-3/4” in diameter
A truly beautiful tea bowl from ceramic artist Reid Schoonover, complete with its own box, handmade by the artist. The exterior is warmly ochre; the interior (detail shown) shows a lovely puddle of cool blue crystals and fascinating oxidation.



Wool gabardine jacket, hand-dyed
In rich shades of purples, blues and brown-ombres, this beautiful garment is perfect to throw on at the last minute, taking an outfit from Ho-Hum to Ready-For-Anything. Soft wool gabardine provides an extra cocoon of warmth on a winter’s eve, whether you’re off to the opera or simply taking a stroll down a leaf-strewn country road. One size.



Sterling silver, Baltic Green Amber
Dimensions: 2-1/4” x 5/8” x 18”
Another signature piece from a jeweler whose designs never disappoint. Christine L Sundt is known for her inventive metalsmithing and big beads; her clean styling produces pieces that do as well with casual outfits as formal, and are perfect get-togethers with a business suit. This Baltic amber is unusual, in a stunning tone that might be described as pale peridot, with glittering crystal-like inclusions.

Dimensions: 31-1/2” tall x 20” wide x 17-1/2” deep x 17” floor to seat
“Lights - Camera - Action...” You can almost see your latest cinematic project go into Take 12 as you lean back in one of these comfortable chrome-frame director’s chairs, bullhorn at the ready. With their black eco-leather seats and backs, these terrific chairs are quite a find, perfect foils to modern dining tables of live-edge wood, as extra seating for holiday guests, or a modern touch in an eclectic living area. They are fully foldable for storage or shipping.
Here at the Gallery we're always adding to our collection of fine handcrafted chairs, and now include vintage chairs.  As they say in the movies, “...I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship...”
Let us know if you’d like us to find something special for you.


Acrylic, 48” x 30”
2010
After years of working as a representational painter, Nubia began to experiment intuitively with acrylics. Drawing on her personal history as well as meditation practices, reading and travels, she brings a fresh vision of the world through her abstracted imagery and layered use of the medium. The artist paints in the tradition of Helen Frakenthaler, Dorothy Hood and modern abstract painters. Nubia is an inventive colorist, using the hues of her palette to evoke an emotional response from the viewer who is drawn to explore implied imagery in fields of color. These unexpected points of reference lead to narratives invented by the viewer. When this occurs, the artist believes she has fulfilled her purpose. Originally from Colombia, Nubia presently lives and works in Texas.


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