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February Issue
2009
Sunset River
Marketplace in Calabash, NC, Features Glass Show
Sunset River Marketplace, the eclectic art gallery in Calabash, NC, is featuring the exhibit, Art Glass: Summerfield & Friends, on view through Feb. 6, 2009. The group showing of contemporary art glass consists of new works by Scott Summerfield, Kakie Willcox Honig and Fyreglas Studio (husband and wife team, J.J. Brown and Simona Rosasco).
Scott Summerfield
Bakersville, NC, artist Scott Summerfield is known among art glass collectors worldwide for his unique sculptural pieces. His process includes hand blowing parts of each piece and later, cutting, grinding, polishing and assembling them into the final piece. The works are often titled as recognizable objects such as bottles, yet they are purely sculptural.
Summerfield states, "My intention isn't for a bottle to function as a vessel. Rather, my hope is that is stimulates the collector through its movement, fluidity and color." He goes on to explain that he initially sketches his sculptures as individual parts and later transforms them into formal objects.
This approach to the medium is quite unusual, allowing Summerfield to balance the sleek lines and polished look with tension that, together, give his pieces their signature style.
J.J. Brown and Simona Rosasco own and operate Fyreglas Studio, also located in western NC. Brown says, "I began with stained glass (cold), progressed to fused and slumped glass (warm) and eventually became involved in glass casting and blowing (hot). Rosasco was a mixed media artist until she met and married her husband in 2007. She quickly learned about hot and warm glass and brings new design and color direction to the studio. Large abstract platters and asymmetric bowls are among their highly sought-after pieces.
Fused glass artist Kakie Willcox Honig has her studio in Columbia, SC. What began as a longtime interest in stained glass has become an obsession with warm and hot glass. She is known throughout the region for her large serving pieces, wall hangings, vessel sinks, tabletop panels and jewelry.
Sunset River Marketplace showcases fine arts and crafts by some of the most renowned artists in North and South Carolina. Visitors to the 10,000 square-foot space find a unique mix of nationally recognized artists and little-known local artisans. Virtually all mediums are represented.
Owners Ginny and Joe Lassiter invite all their visitors and guests to meander through the gallery at the own pace enjoying gourmet coffee, tea and treats as they enjoy the many fine artworks. A custom, on-site frame department is located at the back, as are a pottery studio with two kilns and a classroom for the ongoing classes offered by the gallery.
For further information
check our NC Commercial Gallery listings, call the gallery at
910/575-5999 or visit (www.sunsetrivermarketplace.com). Visit
the gallery's MySpace page at (www.Myspace.com/sunsetrivermarketplace).
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