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August 3rd Featured Artist Reception

8/3/2018

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Colleen Clifford and Lisa Landis

Featured Artists for August 2018

Trinidad Art Night Reception: 
Friday, August 3rd,
 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Wine will be poured by Friends of the Dunes. Music by Absynth Quartet. 
Vertical Wave Stained Glass by Colleen Clifford in Humboldt County CA


​     Colleen Clifford's skilled glass work is light and flowing, usually treating subjects in nature. This past year, Clifford has been concentrating on stained glass images inspired by our vast ocean. Her lines create the pattern, and the chosen glass colors create the underlying depths and reflective nature of wate. She creates these wave windows in ever-changing perspectives to express the light and texture found in the endless variety of ocean wave scenes.

Wave Stained Glass by Colleen Clifford in Humboldt County CA
    Clifford describes her fascination: "Part of the ocean's beauty is its constant rhythm; the ever-surging power of waves and tides. At times serene, at times stormy, the water ebbs and flows, lifts and drops, laps and pounds. I hoped to tap into that dichotomy of strength and serenity with my current work of different types of wave patterns."
 
     Clifford's delight in the ocean's variety is also reflected in her work with glass boxes and small mandala ornaments. The mirrored bottoms of these boxes reflect the rich, luminescent textures and colors of the glass she selects, and a simple wave on top brings a bit of motion to this precious piece of home decor. ​


Spring River by Lisa LandisSpring River
    Lisa Landis has been living in Humboldt County since 1973 and has always been creating art of varying mediums. Born into a family of artists, she has six siblings that are also professional artists.  She started painting in pastel in 2005, and has studied as "artist in residence" in the Corbiere region of southern France, won "First Place" in the Pastel division at the El Cerrito Art Association's annual show.

    ​Having shown her work locally since 2012, Landis joined Trinidad Art's cooperative gallery last fall.  Her landscapes are inspired by and beautifully interpret the overwhelming beauty of our area.

Dunes by Lisa LandisDunes
   Says Landis, "I am influenced by California's rugged coast and the abundant beauty of Humboldt County, including the mountains, rivers, wetlands and backroads. When I'm painting I'm lost in the landscape and completely drawn into my attempt to express it."

   ​One of her pieces has just been accepted in the 32nd annual International juried exhibition of the Pastel Society of the West Coast.  It will be on display in Morro Bay from 
August 16 -September 16. ​

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July 6th Featured Artist Reception

6/25/2018

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Annie Reid and Drew Forsell
Featured Artists for July 2018
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Trinidad Art Night Reception: Friday, July 6th, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Wine will be poured by Rescued Pals Rescue. Music TBA.

​   Annie Reid resides in Trinidad as a third generation Pacific Northwest artist. She paints in traditional and digital oils on archival canvas. She often laces her pigment and gouache with mica for an iridescent quality for her paintings on fine papers. Reid’s work is obviously inspired by the natural world, where she spends much of her time. She captures the essence of place, and her works convey a deep connection with the spirit she experiences within nature. 
Annie Reid
Annie Reid



​   Her work has been included in exhibits including 'California Species' at the Oakland Museum of Natural History; Yosemite Renaissance at Yosemite National Park. She has won numerous awards including Best of Show from Redwood Art Association and the Morris Graves Museum. She is the recipient of artist-in-residencies at 'The Lake’ from the Morris Graves Foundation. Her Trinidad Studio is available by appointment throughout the year.


Drew Forsell


   Drew Forsell is a local jeweler whose work is inspired by the sea and life here on the North Coast, such as California’s giant kelp forests, bioluminescent jellyfish, waves and eddies, octopus arms, the sand and the sun.

Drew Forsell

 This year, Forsell's travels outside the U. S.  have given him new inspiration. In the beautiful little beach town of Zipolite in Southern Mexico, he met a wire and stone artist whose work fascinated him. At the end of the visit, this artist smiled broadly and gifted Drew with an unusual stone he called Punka or Garden Quartz, saying that this was a very special stone that had been waiting for his new American friend.




His interest piqued, Forsell learned that it's official name is lodolite. Its multitude of inclusions and mineral deposits give it the look of gardens, or to some, coral reefs and billowing clouds. In metaphysical circles, these stones are said to possess magical qualities and are referred to as the "Shaman’s Dream Stone." Forsell has been collecting them ever since he returned from Mexico and will have a display of lodolite pendants wrapped in sterling silver at the Gallery show. 

Drew Forsell
 
   In his trip to the islands of Greece, Forsell developed a new appreciation for working with gold. Some of his new pieces are gold-fill to compliment is usual silver pieces. While in Greece, Drew found another unusual stone, a delightful one called evil eye. Contemporary word is that they bring protection and good fortune. If the reader is in need of a little good luck, Forsell will have a selection of this Greek-inspired evil eye jewelry on display.

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June 1st Featured Artist Reception

6/1/2018

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Amy Ellis Taylor and JD Jeffries

Featured Artists for June 2018
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Trinidad Art Night Reception: Friday, June 1st, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Wine will be poured to benefit EPIC, the Environmental Protection Information Center.
Music by JD Jeffries.

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Amy Ellis Taylor has returned to the Trinidad Art Gallery after a year's hiatus, and she has come back with strong, beautiful works concentrating on the life of our Pacific Coast. She grew up along this coastline and has seen the ocean and the trees in every time of day throughout the seasons.



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​    ​She tells us, "What I love most about describing things that are very familiar to me, through art, is that I feel free to move into the abstract. Sometimes this exploration occurs in the palette I have chosen, and sometimes it happens in design. Either way, falling away from the literal translation of our landscape allows this medium to better interpret a feeling of real beauty."


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 JD Jeffries Donahue is a long-time musician, singer, and songwriter who has played in bands alongside many top Northern California musicians since 1964. The “folksy” Jeffries plays countless classic mixed covers and originals with a flare and obvious love for his songs, with a smooth and personable delivery.

JD will be playing during the Friday evening Artist Reception.
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2018 North Coast Open Studios

6/1/2018

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Participating Artists at TAG:
please check NCOS guidebook for more details
*Annie Reid (paintings and prints)
*Amanita Mollier (silkpainting)
*Donvieve (leatherwork)
*Laura Rose (ceramics)
Oceana Madrone (fabric and beads)
Patricia Sundgren Smith (drawings and prints)

​Open Friday
Friday, June 2nd, 6 - 9 pm
Amy Ellis Taylor (stained glass): June Featured Artist
JD Jeffries (musician): June Featured Artist

​Demos at Trinidad Art Gallery:
Saturday, June 2nd
10 am - 1:30 pm: Donvieve  (leatherwork)
1:30 pm - 5 pm: Amanita Mollier (silkpainting)
Sunday, June 3rd
10 am - 5 pm: Annie Reid (pigment pastel; 
             gouache; digital & traditional painting)

 Saturday, June 9th
10 am - 1:30 pm: Laura Rose (ceramics)
1:30 pm - 5 pm: ​Vicki Barry (alcohol ink)
Sunday, June 10th
 1:30 pm - 5 pm: Laura Rose (ceramics)

​Other gallery members 
participating at their studios:

(check NCOS guidebook or website for addresses)
Amy Ellis Taylor (stained glass): open weekend 2
Colleen Clifford (stained glass): open weekend 2
John Wesa (serigraphy): open weekend 1
Lisa Landis (pastels): open weekend 1
Rick Gustafson (photography): open both weekends
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May 4th Featured Artist Reception

5/4/2018

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Amanita Mollier and Patty Demant

Featured Artists for May 2018
Trinidad Art Night Reception: Friday, May 4th, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Patty Demant will pour wine to benefit the Winarainbow Scholarship, a summer camp specializing in circus arts that pulls in many Humboldt youths. Singer/songwriter Chief will be making merry music.
PictureThe Ancestry of Thunder Cove
   ​Amanita Mollier's BFA was in Photography at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, but a series of chance encounters has led her to painting on silk, the medium where she now specializes. She creates wall hangings with seascapes and landscapes that reflect the beauty of our area.

​   For the opening, she will hang three large, fully framed pieces. This year Mollier has been working on incorporating the human form into her pieces. She also designs and creates wispy, multi-hued silk scarves.

Blue Heron by Amanita MollierBlue Heron


​   In silk painting each fabric takes colors differently. Even the order the colors are applied to silk changes the effects dramatically. Mollier’s experience of light in her photography brings added life to her paintings. Mollier says her work gives her peace of mind, altered sense of time, creation of beauty from nothing, and joy brought to others’ lives. ​


Patty DemantEco-dyed silk by Patty Demant

   Patti Demant prints scarves and clothing with actual leaves that transfer their shapes and colors onto natural fabrics such as silk, wool, and cashmere. Her pieces are soft and inviting, almost as if one had been able to drape the spirit of the forest floor around one's shoulders.


     Demant's botanical printing is an ancient fiber art from Australia. Fabric is wrapped around leaves, such as eucalyptus, alder, maple, oak and black walnut, and bound around copper pipes. Immersed in mordants such as iron and vinegar, they simmer for hours, and are opened the next day. The result always offers surprises and delights.


Patty Demant
      When asked about current work Demant replies, "I am even more determined to become the scientist needed in this volatile art form. The slightest jump in the PH can throw off the process and create an entirely different outcome than expected! Last year, adding the natural dyes of black walnut and avocado were my go-to when looking for contrast to the print process. This year I will boldly go into the world of madder and logwood."
   
​Always excited about trying something new, this year has also seen her experimenting in delicate silks like chiffon and organza to create dreamy summer dresses. Cashmere, Australian wool and Irish weavings are adding warmth to Humboldt County's windy days.

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April 15th Featured Artist Reception

4/15/2018

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Patricia Sundgren Smith and Diane Sonderegger
Featured Artists for April 2018


​Afternoon Reception: Sunday, April 15th, 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Music by Howdy Emerson
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​     Patricia Sundgren Smith
will be showcasing a large, Asian-inspired collograph, as well as four linocuts. She created the collograph “Red Bamboo” by printing a plate onto which various items were glued, resulting in a 3D effect. She enhanced the print by adding layers of Japanese papers and blind embossments. Her linocuts on display continue the Asian theme with depictions of koi, dragonflies and Japanese umbrellas.


Great Horned Owl by Patricia Sundgren Smith
   
  
​     In celebration of Godwit Days, Patricia will also be exhibiting her latest bird-themed 
artwork at the Arcata Community Center during the annual event, as well as at Trinidad Art Gallery. This year’s Godwit Days will be a particularly special event for Patricia, as she was selected to create the official Godwit Days artwork, which is featured on the poster and website.


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    Diane Sonderegger:
"As a way of getting through the rainy gloomy Humboldt winter, I have been making things that remind me of spring. Easter bunnies, little turtles, slugs and assorted wine stoppers. No serious message here. Just have a good time!



    My work these days is all high fired stoneware or porcelain. Not much raku going on. Just a different way of firing and glazing that I want to explore. So be a little frivolous and enjoy these pieces."

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February 25th Featured Artist Reception

2/25/2018

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Vicki Barry, Rick Gustafson, Lisa Landis, & John Wesa

Featured Artists for February 2018
Afternoon Reception: Sunday, February 25th, 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Music TBA
VI by Vicki Barry
​ Vicki Barry: "Upon my discovery of alcohol ink, my creative mind was captured by the impulse to seriously paint with them and to begin showing my work. This is an endlessly inspiring and beautiful medium. My work has been described as happy, bright, vibrant and cheerful!

     "Because of their brilliance, alcohol inks lend themselves well to floral paintings. I find flowers and foliage beautiful in their variety and color. I enjoy the shapes and contrast of shadow when painting these subjects.


​Rick Gustafson is an Impressionist Photographer who lives and works in Eureka, California. A native of California, his colorful abstractions are created by using in-camera blur techniques. These techniques include manual exposure settings as well as perfected movements of the camera while the shutter is open.
Ebb Tide by Rick Gustafson

Over the Canyon by Lisa Landis
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​Lisa Landis:
"I grew up in a family of artists, so I have always been conscious of design. The need to express myself creatively has manifested itself in many forms all my life, but until I picked up a pastel stick, I realized that of all the things I've done, the process of painting with pastels is the most gratifying.

   "I am inspired by California's rugged coast and the abundant beauty of Humboldt County, including the mountains, rivers, wetlands and backroads. When I'm painting I'm lost in the landscape and completely drawn in to my attempt to express it."


John Wesa

​​John Wesa: "The thing I find most exciting about serigraphy is the self-publishing dynamic. I produce multiples, yet they are all originals and individual. When a good one takes off it can acquire a social life of its own. It can pop-up anywhere in the world. They can acquire a kind of currency that represents a shared value and experience. If I can produce something that makes everyone richer, that’s exciting!"

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January 28th Featured Artist Reception

1/28/2018

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Laura Rose and Barbara Wright

Featured Artists for January 2018

Afternoon Reception: Sunday, January 28th, 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Music by Margaret Kellerman
Mirror Mosaic by Barbara Wright

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​ Barbara Wright
creates luminous, colorful mosaics in a great variety of forms including wall hangings, mirrors, clocks and vases embedded with mosaic design. Her moderately-sized pieces are theme-based designs and her large wall pieces encompass a mural-style story.

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Mirror Mosaic by Barbara Wright

     She uses an amazing array of materials to enrich the glass with her rich, complex designs: shells, millefiore, buttons, beads of all sizes and shapes, and a rich assortment of shiny objects find their way into the integrated color scheme that Wright is so well known for. Wright also works with the newer art of fused glass to create one-of-a-kind jewelry. Her mosaic pieces have been shown in galleries and shows throughout Northern California, and she often works on commissions.


Roku Ceramics by Laura Rose
    Laura Rose is a potter specializing in reproducing the oldest of human art onto her hand-thrown raku work. Rose says, "Through these lively animals we hear the direct voice of artists tens of thousands of years old, the earliest connection by far that we moderns have to our ancient ancestors. We can never be sure of their intent in creating these masterpieces, we do know that the amazing images were part of spiritual life and practices and probably dealt with myths, heroes, and constellations. They may even have been the beginnings of astrology. These ancients are speaking to us of their deep love and respect for the natural world and of the everlasting vital importance of art to the human spirit."

​    Raku pottery is made through a technique where pieces are heated to red-hot and then soaked in an atmosphere of smoke that creates the black and the crackle effects.


Lascaux Stags by Laura RoseLascaux Stags

     Rose's shows this year have included the American Craft Council Show at Fort Mason in San Francisco, the Fire Arts Gallery in Arcata and the Ferndale Arts Gallery. She has raku-based lamps in Old Town Lighting in Eureka and Cave Art pots and her Coppery Whales at the Highlight Gallery in Mendocino.

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5th Anniversary Party!

11/25/2017

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Trinidad Art Gallery 5th Anniversary Party!
with featured artists Howdy Emerson and JD Jeffries

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Saturday, November 25th
1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Music by Howdy Emerson & JD Jeffries


​For 5 years, Trinidad Art Gallery has graced the North Coast with the original art of 25 members in various media including ceramics, wood, glass, fiber, beads, paint, metals, and more. Join us to celebrate the continued success of our business and artwork! The gift-giving season is upon us and there is truly something for everyone at our lovely gallery.

Featured Artists, and founding members, Howdy Emerson and JD Jeffires will play music during this event!
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October 6th Trinidad Art Night

10/6/2017

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Arlene Broyles & Sarah Magnuson

Featured Artists for October 2017
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Opening Reception:
Friday, October 6th
6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Music by Howdy Emerson & JD Jeffries


​Arlene Broyles:
    
"Monotype has been my primary medium over the last few years. Monotypes are one of a kind, hand-pulled prints and are the most painterly of all printing processes. One of the things that attracts me to monotype is how it allows for creative expression and spontaneity. Sometimes I work from a drawing and other times I work spontaneously. It all depends on the subject matter and what I am trying to express.
    "The image is created on a plate using printing ink and is transferred to paper with an etching process. There are always unexpected surprises and I have to be willing to let go of the final outcome."


Monotypes by Arlene Broyles
Left: Twilight, Right: Blackbird Flock

Sarah Magnuson:
     "Since 1994 I have been working under the name Fantasy Lane Copper Fairies creating copper sculptures for the home and garden. Wild native plants, insects, hummingbirds, and mermaids are a fascination to me.
      "Many of the sculptures I create integrate obsidian wind chimes, crystals, and blown glass bottles for holding seedpods, essential oils, and air plants. I love the organic natural shapes and textures the plants bring to my work bench. I love working in my Northern California Studio creating each piece by hand."
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copper sculpture by Sarah Magnuson
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