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MOSAIC ARTISTS’ EXHIBIT BEGINS JULY 9

Huron Valley Council for the Arts’ July gallery show features Mosaic Artists of Michigan, a collaborative group from nearby Clarkston.

Pieces, Contemporary Mosaic Works, featuring the Mosaic Artists of Michigan opens Friday, July 9 with a gallery open house from 7 to 9 p.m. at HVCA, 205 W. Livingston Road in Highland.

Jacqueline Beauvais, one of the participating artists, explains that MAM began “an informal group of mosaic artists whose purpose was to share and teach each other.

“Each member has their own unique style and many works can be found on our website: www.mosaicartistsofmichigan.com,” she adds. “Each mosaic is as individual as the artist that created it. Some styles will be simple while others will be very complex. The materials from each piece will vary, even from the same artist. Mosaic is an art form that can be very labor intensive and each piece created is unique. This art form allows you to think outside the box and create what has not been created yet. Lots of imagination and heart go into each one.

“In 2008 we donated a mosaic to the Children’s Hospital in Detroit, which was a collaboration between two elementary schools and 18 artists,” Beavais says. Members formally organized as a club in 2009, which has grown to include more than 40 mosaic artists.

Participating artists include Beauvais, Shonda Bottke, Ilona Brustad, JoAnn Guile, Sherry Jantz, Sue Majewski, Liz Messer, Larry Mobley, Dona Olden, Theresa Ruby, Ski, Renee Spears, Marlies Wandres and Marilyn Willingham.

There is no charge for this exhibit, which runs through July 31. Gallery hours are Monday and Tuesday by appointment, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Friday April 2, brings “Fibers of Our Lives” exhibit and sale with opening reception at Huron Valley Council for the Arts 7-9pm.  “Fibers of Our Lives” features local artist members of Black Sheep Weavers Guild and leads to the Annual Spring Fling sale running April 24 and 25. Free admission, free parking, 205 W. Livingston Road, Highland.

Now centered in Hartland, Michigan, Black Sheep Weavers Guild represents our region’s rich fiber arts history.  Beginning in 1937 with Livingston County Weavers, the group rented looms and then member Ayliffe Ochs became instrumental in developing the Michigan League of Weavers which is still in operation today.

"Painting is a passion that started very early with my first watercolor set and a burning desire to paint what I saw around me,” Larson said. “I would spend hours in the basement of our house where frogs lived in a damp window well. It was my own private ‘nature under glass,’ and the frogs sat still for hours so that I could observe and paint them in the changing light.
 
“If, as an artist, you can retain the eyes of a child, there is beauty even in the most mundane and ordinary. One very dark and cold winter morning, I looked out my window to see the first faint glow of light coming through the trees, and I got the distinct feeling that the trees were looking at it too. In the silence, these ‘beings’ were witnesses to the coming sunrise. After that day, I started looking at all of nature differently.…”

The Huron Valley Council for the Arts Once Again Presents Fabulous Fibers

The Huron Valley Council for the Arts (HVCA) is pleased to announce the Fabulous Fiber Exhibition and Sale on Friday, January 8^th, from 7PM to 9PM.  HVCA is located at 205 Livingston Road, Highland, Michigan.   The exhibit will be comprised of “fabulous” fiber art such as quilts, baskets, scarves, hats and numerous other unique items.  Some of the organizations that will be exhibiting are Black Sheep Weavers, Adventurous Quilters, Basket Sampler, Village Fine Arts Association and Paradigm.  The talent of these artists will truly amaze the attendees at this not to missed event.

Admission is complimentary and appetizers and beverages will be served.  This exhibition and sale was so successful last year at HVCA that we are bringing back Fabulous Fibers by popular demand.

Some of these artists will be demonstrating their fiber techniques on January 30^th, from noon to 4PM at the Huron Valley Council for the Arts.  These demonstrations are assured to captivate your interest.  Items will be available for sale at this event as well.

We look forward to seeing you at these events where your artistic senses will be fulfilled.      

Come into the HVCA Art Shop today to fill out your Holiday Wish List so that your special someone gets just the right item.

The event makes an early start to the holiday season at the Huron Valley Council for the Arts with a dressy attire opening reception and gala Nov. 6 supporting the “Empty Bowls” project while kicking off Uncharted, an exhibit featuring the Fischers' work. The exhibit will continue until the day before Thanksgiving.

HVCA and Huron Valley Schools have joined together to raise funds for "EmptyBowls” to benefit Community Sharing Outreach Center of Highland.

Milford High School students, professional potters and community residents will craft beautiful pottery bowls for this event, which will be sold for a $10 donation to attendees. John Hartom, founder of Empty Bowls, is flying up from North Carolina to give a presentation at the event.

“This exhibit has been a great collaboration between Helen and Grant Fischer, the Huron Valley Council for the Arts and Milford High School,” said Mary Ann Peters, gallery chairwoman and HVCA board member of the opening night. “The amazing talents of the Fischers and the creativity of the students will make this event a truly spectacular evening.The community will have the opportunity to experience the exhibition and purchase the empty bowls with proceeds going to Community Sharing.”