Exhibits: February 1
The AIC held a resident’s show of works of creativity of the many creative and talented residents here at Coffman. Whether you are a maker maestro or maven, or a daring dilettante, we invited all venturesome bon vivants to seek their muse, and share it with the community! One entry per person, must fit a 11" by 14" frame.
This show was displayed in the West halls of Coffman where currently there is no art and also there are no windows. There were only 12 works hung, all of one size: 11" x 14". We invited individual works of watercolor, oil, or other media including collage, quilting, abstract or figurative. No photographs at this one. Margaret in 204 provided frames to hang entries. Fun!
This show was displayed in the West halls of Coffman where currently there is no art and also there are no windows. There were only 12 works hung, all of one size: 11" x 14". We invited individual works of watercolor, oil, or other media including collage, quilting, abstract or figurative. No photographs at this one. Margaret in 204 provided frames to hang entries. Fun!
Botanical Painting Exhibit
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Mending with Gold
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West Gallery, 2nd floor lobby
Susan Strong (McDonald) has found inspiration and pleasure painting flowers and plants in a traditional watercolor style. She first became interested in drawing botanical subjects at the University of Michigan Biological Station, where she studied for two summers during college. She still owns an early pen and ink drawing of milkweed that she completed at Sweet Briar College. This started her on her artistic career. She taught art and design at North Hennepin Community College in Minneapolis and was a founding member of W.A.R.M. (the Women’s Art. Registry of Minnesota). After retiring from teaching, she studied at the Academy of Botanical Art in Sarasota, Florida. Her paintings for this exhibit reflect her interest in the natural world, botany, color and form. Contact Jantje Visscher, jantjev@comcast.net, for more information about the paintings. They are available for purchase. |
East Gallery, 2nd floor lobby
What can we learn from a broken teacup? Kintsugi gives new life to damaged or aging ceramic objects by celebrating their fragility and history in an organic way. One can consider how we might live a Kintsugi life, finding cracks, missing pieces and chips - bringing to life the scars that have come from life experiences, finding new purpose through aging and loss, seeing the beauty of ‘imperfection’ and loving ourselves, family and friends despite flaws. Gershom Wu’s interesting display which can now be seen in the second floor East gallery opens our eyes to the art of Kintsugi, with gold repairs of what we might have considered throw-away objects, transformed by craftsmanship into things of lasting beauty. Explanations of the craft and it’s ancient history are given, as well as the tools used for its creation. Photos and more info lower on this page. |
Kintsugi
Kintsugi is the Japanese art of putting broken pottery pieces back together with gold — built on the idea that in embracing flaws and imperfections, you can create an even stronger, more beautiful piece of art.
Red dish
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Kintsugi supplies
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