Openings Connecting: IN GOOD COMPANY

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

IN GOOD COMPANY

FRIENDS:
good company keeping...

my rapt rocks in their temporary home,
FOLIO salon & boutique,
whose owners also showcase an homage
to nature in their works:

larry builds bird-friendly, chemical-free houses with
recycled materials and whimsy, donating sales to
the local land conservatory;

laurie's photographic images and ecaustic work
are shown here as well as her handmade books;

and my wrapped 'rapt rocks'...

it's more than a place for the best haircut ever!
it's a wonderful place to shop as well!

take a peak at foliosalon.com

23 comments:

ooglebloopsApril 28, 2010 at 3:30 PM
I would certainly frequent a salon with lovely art such as yours!!! Great display!!!
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S. EtoleApril 28, 2010 at 3:50 PM
good company, indeed ...
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Cynthia MonicaApril 28, 2010 at 5:38 PM
What a great salon...how unique to display such wonderful art! Wish there was such a place here in Portland...
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ShaynaApril 28, 2010 at 6:54 PM
Your beautiful rapt rocks must feel proud and happy to live in such a lovely place until their owners come to claim them!
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Four Seasons in a LifeApril 28, 2010 at 9:02 PM
Greetings Neva,

Once again I am touched deeply by your beautiful rapt rocks. As Shayna already mentioned, what a wonderful place the rocks are displayed in , waiting for their new owners.

Wishing you all the very best,
Egmont
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ShaylaApril 29, 2010 at 4:18 AM
Good idea Neva, that's a perfect place for your rapt rocks.
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BeaApril 29, 2010 at 6:00 AM
What a beautiful shop. I imagine the whole place is very peaceful. :)Bea
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ArtPropelledApril 29, 2010 at 6:44 AM
Its a pity more salons don't use their window space for beautiful pieces such as these.
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nancy neva gaglianoApril 29, 2010 at 7:02 AM
robyn...life as art, art as the verb, wholistic environments, aesthetics celebrated and shared..

these pieces and another local artist who does small mixed media boxes, as well as a few pieces of earthy pottery, jewelry, bags, clothing...extraordinary sensibility.
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layersApril 29, 2010 at 9:36 AM
it does look like a wonderful place- any place with your rapt rocks will become a wonderful place- because your rocks are graceful and artistic.
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ELKApril 29, 2010 at 11:51 AM
there they are ...looking beautiful
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sukipoetApril 29, 2010 at 3:30 PM
a wonderful idea for a salon to showcase local talent makes for a lovely atmosphere
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UnknownApril 29, 2010 at 4:44 PM
looks like community :)
wonder what "eye-bobs" are?
they sell them in their boutique ....
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SethApril 30, 2010 at 5:22 AM
Such wonderful vignettes.
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Caterina GiglioApril 30, 2010 at 8:06 PM
just wonderful Neva! great group of art and a great place to shop!
thanks for your vision of the angel, I will look again!! xo!
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Renee HowellMay 1, 2010 at 6:59 AM
look at your art. displayed on a shelf. eye candy for the creatives. so proud of you. bet those rocks are pretty happy being all decked out just so....you know.
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rivergardenstudioMay 1, 2010 at 2:38 PM
Oh Neva, I would love to go there, your stones, the bird houses and the beautiful book by laurie. Beautiful images and the pink trees below so me how lovely your spring is. roxanne
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Renee HowellMay 2, 2010 at 8:42 AM
You ROCK!
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Leslie Avon MillerMay 4, 2010 at 8:50 PM
I like the idea of art as a part of every day life. I think we need more of it!
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nancy neva gaglianoMay 5, 2010 at 4:29 AM
a favorite 'stamp' of mine says:
PART OF THE ART OF LIVING IS LIVING WITH ART...
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S. EtoleMay 5, 2010 at 10:17 AM
I like the soft colors in your banner ... just had to stop by and say hi
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SKIZOMay 9, 2010 at 7:33 AM
WONDERFUL
WORK
good
creations
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Lucky Dip LisaMay 21, 2010 at 1:51 PM
Your rocks look fantastic and right at home here! I'm especially drawn to the rock with the figure and the green sticks.
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FOUR DIRECTIONS/FOUR VISIONS: Two Graces: First showing for me, JUNE 3, 2011

With no directions home, I found Taos in the late 60s. It felt like home immediately. It still does. I know this sentiment is familiar to countless others.

The mountain stopped me in my tracks, and I stayed for several years. Since that time, I circle back annually.

To me, that circle is symbolic of this body of work at Two Graces. This is a time in my life when I've been fortunate enough to experiment with art making. Not surprisingly, I found myself drawn back to the images in the Ektachrome slides that I'd taken in the early 80s of Chaco Canyon, the San Francisco de Asis Church, dusty roads, and the ever changing skies of Northern New Mexico. The spirit of this adobed land lingers in my core and manifests itself within these works.

This past Michigan winter was spent creating enlarged negatives from my thirty year old slides, pulling part of my past into the present via today's tools of scanner and computer. Using traditional silver-gelatin darkroom processes, these resurrected and modified negatives acquired a new life. The majority of these prints are the result of this mediated reincarnation.

The smaller images took me into photographic processes from the mid-1800s. These handmade platinum/palladium prints are created coating vellum, for translucency, with these metal salts and exposing them to ultraviolet light. They are then bathed in the alchemy of the darkroom. The tonal qualities are unique in each print. Finally, 24k gold is layered to the backs of the prints, emanating the warmth, glow, and depth of these beloved places.