Jim Lowry: "The world of digital art allows for fantastic freedom of expression. The possibilities are infinite. I love the whole process; identifying dynamic possibilities, overcoming technical obstacles, shooting in many different ways and processing the images with my magic computer."
     Additional prints can be seen at Arcata Artisans on the Plaza in Arcata and at the Morris Graves Museum of Art in Eureka.
        Read more about Jim Lowry at the Times-Standard.

Laura Rose is a potter specializing in reproducing the oldest of human art onto her
 raku work. She has become enamored of these images which stand up to any of the finest art ever made.
   As she 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 ancestors. While we will never be sure of their intent in creating these masterpieces, we do know that they were part of spiritual life and practices and probably of myths, heroes, and constellations.These ancients are speaking to us of their deep love and respect for the natural world and of the everlastingly vital importance of art to the human spirit."
     Rose just held a show at the Fire Arts Gallery in Arcata where she does her raku work, and has just returned from showing at the American Craft Council Show at Fort Mason in San Francisco. She is currently working on raku lamps for Old Town Lighting and on cave art works to go to the Highlight Gallery in Mendocino.
      Read more about Laura Rose at the Times-Standard.

Elaine Y. Shore specializes in creating what she calls "functional art for every day." Her signature pieces--black and white, hand carved mugs and bowls--are her original designs. After throwing and trimming her work, she applies a black liquid clay ("slip") to the surface. She then carves her designs through the black slip, into the white porcelain, creating striking black and white designs of birds, flowers and animals. The pieces are then fired to harden the clay and finally a shear glaze is applied and the pieces are fired again, this time to 2,340°F. She has recently begun to use color to create lively new designs as well.

Barbara Wright's mosaics are piece by piece creations that come from color schemes or a visual image she has from her environment or her imagination. The spontaneity of each piece creates a surprise when completed. The fused glass work is an abstract arrangement of glass, both plain and dichroic, which is slumped in a kiln, cut in patterns and slumped again, ending up with the various jewelry pieces. She is basically an abstract artist, working with many materials to create each piece, whether it be a mosaic or a piece of jewelry. 

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Lida Penkova: "Most of those who know my art are familiar with my hand painted linocuts: the complex and very enjoyable process of drawing, carving, printing, and finally making a painting from a black & white print. For this showing I'll add larger painting canvases, some with incorporated fabrics, another passion of mine."

  


​     Trinidad Art Gallery is proud to participate in North Coast Open Studios 2017 as an Artist Hot Spot, where you can visit artists who will be present with their work, some giving demonstrations of their creative process on-site. We will be open during NCOS Friday Art Night, June 2nd from 6 pm - 9 pm, during our regular Trinidad Arts Night featuring two of our member artists. Still more TAG members will be opening their personal art studios for visitors! Available artists and demonstration times are listed below. 

Featured Artists for June 2017

Opening Reception:
Friday, June 2nd
6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
 ​This also North Coast Open Studios Art Night with more members present with their work!

Ranjith Jim Box: "The source of my work is Nature Photography. I am inspired by working with Parallel Universe. The fact that I can pursue this in my photography is both compelling and engaging.  I am invited to explore and return again and again. It is deep in its personal and social implications. It explores the intersection of personal, interpersonal, cultural, and spiritual issues with emphasis on the “edge”. The edge where energy, time, beings, cultures, and environmental processes come together, interact, and result in transformation.  Not only am I changed in this work but, increasing evidence is that others are sharing in this process. To that end I am blessed."

Colleen Clifford: "Glass is a fragile yet sensuous material, and I enjoy making art that can play off these elements. Designing a piece takes the creativity, concentration, and dedication that any art medium demands, and I am both challenged and inspired during this process. When the piece moves to the construction phase, I love to feel the creative force of art bonding with the traditional, mechanical craft of stained glass production. I strive to balance a piece with pleasing composition, color, and texture."

Oceana Madrone: "Fabric and beads are a passion of mine. They offer so many choices in color, patterns, textures, and sparkle. The possibilities are endless. Quilts, dolls, and ceremonial jewelry are bouncing around in my head, clamoring to be made. With time and patience they are created reflecting my desire to create order out of chaos, and bringing beauty into people's hearts."

Patricia Sundgren Smith: "I wanted to do something life-affirming and uplifting in the new year, so I've been focusing on birds and birds' nest imagery. I've been using two of my favorite techniques -- linocut printmaking and drawing with Prismacolor, graphite, and ink. I hope that viewers will enjoy the images as much as I did in making them."

Tom Kingshill is an artist inspired by the great lumber of his surrounding landscape. Tom takes foraged sections of local trees and using a wood lathe, creates decorative vessels for the home. Tom challenges himself in the wood shop, and his speciality are his natural edge bowls. He is an artist constantly driven to improve on his craftsmanship in an attempt to reveal a combination of handmade and natural beauty.

    Kathy O'Leary: "My new work shows a selection of en plein air (on location) and studio pieces painted from my photographs. While I continue to paint our local scenery I am expanding my focus to include the oak woodland areas of our local hills and ranch lands as well as other areas of Northern California. During this coming year I will be traveling extensively to paint and photograph this wonderful iconic tree of our state."

      Patty Demant: "The process of Eco Printing on natural fabrics such as silk, wool, and cashmere, is a multi-step, two to three day event. Leaves such as eucalyptus, alder, maple, oak, and black walnut, are placed on the fabric in a random or symmetrical pattern. Then the fabric is wrapped around a copper pipe, and bound with string. The next step requires a pot full of elements (i.e. iron) that serve as mordants. These bundles are simmered for two hours, removed, cooled, and opened the next day to reveal earthy tones of beautiful leaf designs."

​      Patty was introduced to the method of Eco Printing by fiber artist India Flint. She fell in love with the process and will never look at another leaf again without wondering how it will print. 

About the art of Donvieve:
   "Multi-dimensional artist/educator' creates masks that reach across our personal barriers and speak to the landscape of our beings. Each piece tenderly touches areas of inner strength, introspection, and that secret place of dreams that lies within each of us.