Friday, December 3, 2010

Galleries

I have been showing my baskets in galleries for several years.  I thought maybe I'd post their addresses also.
       The Wild Child Gallery, 4625 Pine Island Road, Matlacha, FL is a wonderful gallery of over a hundred artists.  Sitting on the water, the courtyard is a great place for a workshop.  Visit their website:   http://www.wildchildartgallery.com/index.htm
        Creations Gallery, 120 Taylor Street, Punta Gorda, FL is in a new location in downtown.  Nina, the owner, with her bubbling personality, will be happy to show you around. 
       Gallery 122 West, 122 West Oak Street, Arcadia, FL is an extension of Cherry Hill Antiques next door.  the building used to be a telegraph office and has a wonderful high skylight that illuminates the art work.  Pieces of art are changed every two months.  See the website for more information:  http://cherryhillantiques.com/
     

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Celestial





This has been a fun basket.  I needed to create a basket for a show and this one just came together with only a few adjustments!  The agate in the bottom is one that I have had for years and never quite found the moment to use it.  It happened to be sitting next to some Aventurine faceted pendants I had purchased at another time.  Voila!  It was fate.  I had even been clever enough to buy the small Aventurine filler cubes too.  I made much of this basket sitting on the porch of the "White Cottage" At Spanish Point in Nokomis, FL.  It's a beautiful tourist attraction overlooking Little Sarasota Bay.   The beauty of that place is reflected in the colors of this basket.  I demonstrate there on Tuesday afternoons with other members of our guild.  Come by and say hello.

Approximate size:  9 x 8 x4
               $ 250