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November 30 - December 31, 2023
First Friday Reception:
December 1, 5 - 8 pm
Please join us!
December 1, 5 - 8 pm
Please join us!
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Our vibrant gallery is bursting with inspiring gifts this month. Each artist has expanded space for the holiday. Come enjoy painting, jewelry, ceramics and pottery, mixed media, sculpture, silk painting, and fine wood work in a variety of sizes and prices.
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Welcome to our Newest Guest Members, Molly Boynoff Klein and Isabel Rucker
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Ceramist, Molly Boynoff Klein
"When I create with clay, it feels like flying. It’s thrilling to generate geology in fast motion, in a kiln heated to over two thousand degrees Fahrenheit, and witness the metamorphosis of my ideas into stone." |
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Molly's process usually involves throwing on a pottery wheel and altering the shapes with her muddy bare hands, or hand-building with clay slabs. She is inspired by the seashore: the worn sandstone cliffs, the moods of the water, and marine creatures.
After living in the the Rocky Mountains, Peace Corps Volunteering in the Dominican Republic, teaching in China, and world travels, Molly has circled back to her native Mendocino Coast. And now lives near Fort Bragg. |
Jeweler, Isabel Rucker
Isabel Rucker's jewelry is hand wrought and elegant in design. It features glittering hammered surfaces and hand carved gemstones.
She is passionate about the natural world and jewelry is connected to this through regionally sourced stones, like jade from our Mendocino County. Her metal textures recall abstract patterns and movements seen in the wild and capture glints of sunlight. Isabel has a BA in Fine Arts from the University of Oregon where she focused on metalsmithing and she is currently studying to become a gemologist. She returned to the California coast from the Rocky Mountains in 2020. And now lives in Ft. Bragg. For more info: www.isabeljewelry.com Instagram: @isabeljewelry |
Guest Member, Isabel Rucker
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And continuing Guest Member, Ceramist, Heather Law
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Inspired by single-use trash!
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"My artwork is a dramatic depiction of American material consumerism and the resulting waste it creates. I use clay as a tool to educate the viewer on environmental concerns mainly focused on single-use plastic packaging." While attending graduate school, Law enrolled in a Garbage Archeology class and discovered her passion for trash, mainly single-use plastic packaging for food. Heather Law has been working with clay for over 20 years. She is currently a professor at Mendocino College and runs a small production business in Ukiah, California. More Info: www.lawartistry.com Instagram: @lawartistry |
Heather Law
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Come enjoy our new flooring and fresh walls!
Our members would like to thank everyone for their continued support. We hope you'll stop by and see our wonderful art and fine craft. Sincerely, Everyone at Northcoast Artists Gallery |
Guest Membership Opportunity
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Northcoast Artists is currently looking for qualified artists to apply for guest memberships. Jewelers, especially, are urged to apply, although artists from all mediums will be considered.
Becoming a guest member is required before applying for a full membership. This allows the prospective artist to see what it's like to work in a cooperative gallery before making a decision on whether or not to apply for full membership. Download an application here. |
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