Herrig Center for the Arts exhibit

Joyful Expressions Exhibit

An Open, All Media, Juried Exhibition

Exhibit: Nov 21 – Dec 29
Kellogg and Reid Hodges Galleries

Opening Reception: Thursday, Nov 30, 5:00-7:00
Along with Artful Holidays and the Holiday Pottery Sale

AWARD	ARTIST	TITLE	MEDIA

1ST PLACE	Susan Wiley	Xs & Os	Acrylic
2ND PLACE	Linda Duhn	In Full Bloom	Oil
3RD PLACE	Cosette Kosiba	Neighborhood Palms	Pastel
Best in 3D	Ann Modrcin	Queenie	Paper Mache
MERIT	Susan Art	Have It Your Way	Mixed Media

HONORABLE MENTION	Ellen Kirwan	Confluence	Acrylic & Collage
HONORABLE MENTION	Joyce Ely Walker	Variations 4 & 5	Oil
HONORABLE MENTION	Paul Kerkhoven	Mariah	SS, Mokume Gane & Christmas Tree Agate
HONORABLE MENTION	Sue Kerr	They Waited All Year For A Joy Ride	Raku

Juror’s Statement Thank you, Herrig Center for the Arts, for allowing me the opportunity to visit the Center, which I found to be a delightful and energetic work atmosphere. Evidenced by the number of pieces entered into the exhibition you certainly have a significant body of talented and dedicated artists. As I looked at the work, I could tell there are artist’s that find pure joy in the materials they work in! When walking through the work, I had a laugh, remembered with affection places I’ve been and people I’ve known, skies I’ve seen and on and on … I am always humbled by the role of the juror. And as many have said before, but I can honestly repeat, you should all be proud of your work!

First Place Susan Wiley’s Xs and Os painting of buttery yellow and vibrant orange is a well-executed piece of fun! The colors are deliberate and wise and the subject matter touches most of our sunshine memories described in her layers of delightful paint.

Second Place Linda Duhn’s In Full Bloom is a tapestry of color describing the flowers with rich hues bathed in light. The background residence adds to the depth and dimension in a pleasing yet formal composition.

Third Place Cosette Kosiba’s Neighborhood Palms is simply beautiful in such a grand old Florida way. Golden sunlight and an enchanting play of light and dark make this piece mesmerizing.

Juror: Vicky Randall
Vicky, originally from Nashville, Tennessee and now a South Florida sculptor, has been creating work in fabricated metals and cast bronze for over 40 years. She is well known for her monumental sculptures in stainless steel, and her work is represented in public art installations and over fifty private collections in the US and Germany. Her sculptures have been described as “majestic, lyrical and assertive of the space they occupy.” Reflecting on her artistic process, she says.

“Striving for simplicity, I demand harmony between the landscape and the cityscape with my forms. I use abstractions of steel and light to exemplify my impression of time.”

Pick up: Dec 30, 9:00-Noon

Dan Alexander Nature Morte

A Vibrant Perspective
Jan 4-27, 2023

This exhibition is a combination of several series of my work. Micromorphism, Primatopia, and Nature Morte. The pieces are inspired by nature, textiles, travel, interior design and architecture. Being an artist and world traveler, I look at the world around me and how it could be translated to glass.

Looking at old photos of my travels is often a starting point in my process. I find it interesting how a photograph acts as a moment frozen in time. Instantly bringing you back to that location, date, and even emotions you were feeling.

Focusing on one micro aspect from that experience, I then begin thinking how a micro detail could be altered on my 3 dimensional canvas. An example would be looking at one single coral in the ocean, then repeating its colors and shape as inspiration for a large glass tile. This tile will later be rolled up at 2000 degrees Fahrenheit around a glass bubble and made into a large vessel. I use the blown glass process to create a 3-dimensional canvas for my glass murrine and patterns to be displayed. Creating an overall pattern from one element or enhancing colors makes the finished piece feel alive or almost dream-like.

Color Outside the Lines

The Plan by Carla Rudolph

An open, all media, juried exhibit
On display October 11-October 28
All Galleries

Pick-up Oct 29

Award Winners

1st Place	The Plan by Carla Rudolph
2nd Place	Reservations by Elaine Anagnos
3rd Place	Lancaster County Barns by Victoria Wortley
Best in 3d	Seahorses by Nancy Dubin
Merit	Crossing the road Will Change Your Life by Jean Cormier
Honorable Mention	Patio Flower Garden by Marjorie Crawford
Honorable Mention	Taos Teal by Elise Manieri
Honorable Mention	Morning Comes Karen de Leon Stuart

Juror: Janet Mishner ARTIST STATEMENT
“On and Off the Grid” is a series initially inspired by the perimeters of isolation necessitated by the pandemic and the nature of human need for connection, two conflicting ideas. As the pandemic continues, my interest in grids that represent boundaries and my enjoyment of obliterating them in some way with lines, mark making and shapes, I have continued this series and renamed it from its original “Connection v Isolation.”

I am enjoying this self-imposed “rule” followed by playful subversion. Sometime in my childhood, I enjoyed the mischievousness of doing something “bad” while no one was looking. The grid still represents the boundary (parental limits) while the obliteration is the chance to ignore or rebel against them sometimes. As my mentor, Gladys Goldstein said many times, “Just have fun!”

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