You're Invited: October 5, 2018 First Friday Artwalk - Architect As Artist

As an early holiday preview, a mélange of Autumn Surprises comes to the Gallery!  New artists, new art, dressing for our homes and personal style, even unexpectedly perfect gifts, in the genres of Paintings and Prints (with emphasis on Bainbridge Island scenes), Fiber and Wearable Art, Jewelry, and Wood Furniture and Sculpture.  

October 5 – 28, 2018

Paintings:

Patricia Dalesandro, Karl Shields, Jen Till

Fiber and Wearable Art:

Betsy Giberson, Ana Lisa Hedstrom, Tom Johnson, Chiho Kuwayama, Jacki Moseley, Maggy Pavlou

Mia Reis for Winding River, Carlo Scanagatta, Carol Lee Shanks, Bobbie Sumberg

Wood Furniture and Sculpture:

Ron Kent, John Spivey

Introducing

Michal Lando, jewelry and L’FINA, cork handbags

First Friday Artwalk, October 5th, 6-8 pm

In Concert:

The Jenny Davis Jazz Duo

IMAGES SHOWN IN MONTAGE ABOVE, LEFT TO RIGHT:

John Spivey, Bench in Zen Arc Series.  Walnut

Patricia Dalesandro, Filtered Light at Bloedel.  Watercolor

Ron Kent, Golden Translucent Bowl.  Norfolk Pine

Karl Shields, Old Boat at Point White. Oil on canvas

Carlo Scanagatta, Gran Citta Scarf.  Cashmere and modal

About the Show:  

As an early holiday preview, a mélange of Autumn Surprises comes to the Gallery!  New artists, new art, dressing for our homes and personal style, even unexpectedly perfect gifts, in the genres of Paintings and Prints (with emphasis on Bainbridge Island scenes), Fiber and Wearable Art, Jewelry, and Wood Furniture and Sculpture. 

Featured Artists:  Paintings:  Patricia Dalesandro, Karl Shields (Bainbridge Island) and Jen Till (Seattle).  Fiber and Wearable Art:  Betsy Giberson (New Hampshire) shibori tunics; Ana Lisa Hedstrom (Emeryville, Califronia) scarves; Tom Johnson (Bainbridge Island), Linear Series; Jacki Moseley (Bainbridge Island), Bag Series; Maggy Pavlou (Los Alamos, New Mexico), capes and jacket; Mia Reis for Winding River  (Massachusetts) fleece capes and jackets; Carlo Scanagatta (Seattle) scarves and shawls; Carol Lee Shanks (Berkeley, California - she’s sending us a surprise!); Carter Smith (Nahant, Massachusetts) shibori; Bobbie Sumberg (Santa Fe, New Mexico) ponchos.   Wood Furniture and Sculpture:  Ron Kent (Kailua, Hawaii), translucent wood bowls; and John Spivey (Santa Barbara, California), bench and easy chair in his Zen Arc Series.  Introducing L’FINA, environmentally sustainable cork handbags created in the Aspen Valley of Colorado. 

First Friday Artwalk, October 5th, 6-8 pm.  The Jenny Davis Jazz Duo in concert.

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About the Artists: 

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Paintings & Prints:

Patricia Dalesandro

Karl Shields

Jen Till

Fiber and Wearable Art:

Betsy Giberson

Ana Lisa Hedstrom

Tom Johnson

Chiho Kuwayama

Jacki Moseley

Maggy Pavlou

Mia Reis for Winding River

Carlo Scanagatta

Carol Lee Shanks

Bobbie Sumberg

Wood Furniture and Sculpture:

Ron Kent

John Spivey

Introducing:

Michal Lando

L’FINA

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About The Island Gallery

Established in 2002, The Island Gallery features internationally recognized artists whose work takes traditional art  forms in exciting new directions:  studio furniture and sculpture;  museum quality textile art  and wearables; wood fired ceramics from the finest potters in America; paintings and prints; and unique jewelry creations. Monthly exhibitions include live musical concerts, featuring such genres as jazz, rock, folk, chamber music and performance art.  This, along with its reputation for excellence, makes The Island Gallery a destination spot on beautiful Bainbridge Island, a short ferry ride from Seattle, and steps from the new Bainbridge Island Museum of Art.  In 2017 we celebrated 15 years of collaboration with unique and talented artists from near and far.

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Shibori: Carol Lee Shanks

Carol Lee Shanks, Imprint Silhouette Ensemble.  Nui shibori on silk

The magnificent garment shown above is included in our May 2018 show,

Shibori/Tokkuri.  It is such a special piece that it requires that we provide

a bit of extra information, especially for all the textile aficionados

following this blog.  Below is the history of this beautiful piece,

as well as other in he artist's collections, in her own words.

 

Imprint Silhouette Ensemble:in progress

 Clamp Resist (itajime)

and Hand Stitch Resist (nui shibori)

In 1997 I was invited by Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada and the Gunma Prefecture Society for Sericulture Industry Promotion in Japan to become involved in a project to support and promote the sericulture (silk) farmers in the Gunma Prefecture.  The silk was woven in Kiryu, Japan under the supervision of Ms. Wada with weavers Masao and Mayumi Koshizuka. The ultimate goal of this project was to preserve traditional practices through the interconnectedness of art, agriculture and commerce.  Ms. Wada has been instrumental in insuring the survival of traditional craft world wide.

Imprint Silhouette Ensemble:in progress

 Piercing Process developed by Carol Lee Shanks

 

The project title was “Metamorphosis:  Gunma Silk Fashion Collection”.  I was offered Gunma silk fabrics to create a collection that would travel to Japan for exhibition and promotion.  The techniques I used were hand stitched resist (nui shibori), clamp resist (itajime) and a piercing process I developed which creates holes and pleats simultaneously.  The silk weave structures were thoughtfully designed and beautiful in their own right.  The cloth was able to accept and hold up to the manipulation that shibori requires and additionally was left un-scoured so the artisan could remove the sericin protein as an additional design element.

Indigo Dress

Scarification and Stitch Resist

Scarification in indigo

The subsequent collections I’ve made from the Gunma silk have been exhibited during many World Shibori Network Symposiums as well as shows within the United States.  It has been an honor and pleasure to have had the opportunity to work with such fine textiles as part of a community that is historically rooted in craft disciplines.

 

 

The Island Gallery's Shibori/Tokkuri Exhibition opens on May 4, 2018,

running through June 2018.  It features these two special pieces

as well as other remarkable works of art from nationally- and

internationally-recognized textile and ceramic artists.