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Three Wisconsin artists apply woodburning, painting, staining, dyes, and a variety of natural elements to a most unlikely canvas...the simple gourd.
From a humble fruit-bearing vine springs forth art in the form of bowls, vases, boxes, rainsticks, wallhangings, masks, and dolls.
These artists, each with a rich and diverse impression of this medium, show that gourds are limitless in their in adaptability to any art form and hold boundless possibilities.
This exhibit reveals why the gourd is considered one of nature's greatest gifts to mankind.
They can be found in many and varied shapes and colors, and when dried and cleaned, each one seems to come alive with a life of it's own—only to be enhanced by the artist's imagination.
From the garden to the gallery, gourds are truly "nature's pottery."
Opening Reception:
Thursday
November 6, 2008
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
(Artist Gallery Talk – 5:00 p.m.)
Season Underwriter:
The Swiss Colony
Season Media Underwriters:
BIG Radio - Green County Broadcasting
Monroe Publishing, LLC
Additional Underwriting by:
Don Amphlett and Jan Johnson
Anonymous
Pete Guenther and Barb Woodriff
Lee and Chris Knuteson
Al and Lucy Kubly
Michael and Shelley Muranyi
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"Art is everywhere, except it has to pass through a creative mind."
– Louise Nevelson
"Art washes from the soul the dust of everyday life."
– Pablo Picasso
"The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery."
– Francis Bacon
"I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way – things I had no words for."
– Georgia O'Keeffe
"Every artist writes his own autobiography."
– Havelock Ellis
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