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November Featured Artist; Joan Kennedy

The November featured artist is fiber and handbag artist, Joan Kennedy. Joan’s handbag shapes and motifs have traditionally been inspired by nature but recently, she’s been exploring shapes within the urban landscape. Joan is also incorporating industrial metal pieces into her work which balance out the upcycled wool she uses. Her work is part of the ancient tradition of creating beautiful but functional objects essential to daily life.
Joan’s work will be showcased November 1-30th with an artist reception Friday, November 8th from 6-9pm. Refreshments will be served.

Facebook event page here.

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Joan at work creating a new handbag.
Joan at work creating a new handbag.

 

 

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October Featured Artist; Lisa Hepburn Ceramics & Gallery Night!

The October featured artist is Ceramics artist Lisa Hepburn. Lisa’s current work is informed by both a decades love pre-Colombian Mexican Pottery and a more recent obsession with all things mid-century modern. (A friend puts her design aesthetic this way: Mixtec meets Mad Men). Most of her work is built by hand with slab and coil methods. Most recently she has been experimenting with sculptural vase forms with unexpected negative space. While much of her current work is functional, she strives to create a sculptural sensibility in each piece. Above all, her work is meant to be touched.

Lisa will have her work showcased at Hatch Art House from October 1st-31st with an artist reception Friday, October 4th from 5-9pm coinciding with the city-wide MMoCA Gallery Night. Refreshments will be served along with an outside performance by singer/songwriter Karen Wheelock.

Check out the event page here on Facebook.

And Karen Wheelock’s Facebook page here for a chance to listen to her music!

Pick up Gallery Night maps at Hatch or on MMoCA’s website.

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