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June Issue 2009
Art League of
Hilton Head on Hilton Head Island, SC, Features Works by Pam Bredin,
Fran Hubbell, Ed Funk, Don Nelson and Mary Kelly
The Art League of Hilton Head will present the exhibit, Four Photographers and a Weaver, including works by Pam Bredin, Fran Hubbell, Ed Funk, Don Nelson and Mary Kelly, on view from June 9 through July 11, 2009, at the League Gallery in Pineland Station on Hilton Head Island, SC.
For lovers of photography this is a serendipitous exhibit of scenery and wildlife combined with unique hand-spun, woven and dyed weavings by Mary Kelly.
Pam Bredin
Although Pam Bredin has always enjoyed taking pictures, it was not until she moved to Hilton Head, joined the Camera Club of Hilton Head Island and won a First Place Ribbon in a Novice Competition, that she became "hooked". She has since won enough ribbons to move up to the Advanced Level. "I used to take pictures for my sister, who is an artist in Maine, to paint; now I take them as my own art form." Bredin enjoys photographing wildlife and scenes of Hilton Head, but her favorite subjects are her nine grandchildren.
Fran Hubbell
While Fran Hubbell has taken pictures most of her life, her serious interest in photography began in 1994. Her favorite subject matter is "Nature and Wildlife." She has been fortunate to be able to travel throughout much of South Africa, Botswana, and North America, in search of good animal shots. One of her extraordinary shots captured the sun in the circle of an elephant's trunk - the results of patience and persistence. Hubbell is now exploring underwater photography. Her equipment includes several Nikon cameras and lenses, and a wonderful little Panasonic Lumex pocket camera. She prints her own work on both canvas and paper, and does some self-publishing that includes her own narrative, as well as her pictures. Hubbell was very surprised and pleased when one of her images was used in an advertisement in the southeast edition of People Magazine.
Ed Funk
Award-winning photographer,
Ed Funk, employs a variety of digital cameras and lenses to express
his love of nature and "hopefully captures in a millisecond
what God created over millenniums" allowing the viewer to
experience a sense of serenity and joy in his work. He is
a self-taught photographer who began taking photographs as a child
in New Jersey and continued through his professional life in the
graphic arts industry. Throughout his career Funk, a PhD
chemist by training, presented seminars and lectures on color
theory as he represented a leading manufacturer of printing inks
and pigments. His color expertise is seen in his myriad of
Lowcountry sunsets, marshes, flowers, and wildlife. Funk's
work is regularly featured in over 20 galleries, shops and publications.
Don Nelson is an award-winning photographer in venues in South
Carolina and the Northeast. He is an expert in all matters
of photography. He has been taking photographs since the
age of eight. "To me photography is an art of keen observation
and discovery of something of interest for everyone to enjoy."
Nelson is busy instructor, who teaches how to use image-editing
software; he has compiled and authored his own digital teaching
and reference tool. He is now using a Digital Canon SLR camera
and computer to print on canvas and watercolor paper. Nelson
also writes the monthly "Photo Tips" column for the
Hilton Head Camera Club newsletter and is founder of the Digital
Imaging Group.
Mary Kelly
Mary Kelly will be offering us a rare treat exhibiting her fiber art. Over twenty hand-made weavings she calls "gifts from the wild" will be in her show. Kelly had a sheep farm for many years and does her own spinning, weaving and dying of the wool. For example, there's the authentic image of a Norwegian Goddess in white on vibrant, red colored ceremonial cloth and a Tree of Life wall hanging, all hand spun and hand dyed in the technique the ancient Greek weavers used in their rugs. Kelly also creates beautiful shawls in rainbow colors of hand-spun Alpaca, local Sea Island cotton, and Ramie (thistle) fibers. To give us an idea of what time commitment is involved, "It takes about a week to just create five shawls from beginning to end. It's a labor of love," Kelly stated. She learned the art of weaving from her mother, who lived and exhibited on Hilton Head Island. A fine artist, she also is the author of several books on embroideries and a guest curator of an upcoming show on "Sacred Symbols - Ceremonial Cloth" in Iowa.
The gallery also includes
works by over 100 other Art League artists. The Art League of
Hilton Head is a not-for-profit membership organization dedicated
to promoting and supporting the visual arts. It operates a Gallery
for the display and sale of artwork by its members.
For further information check our SC Institutional Gallery
listings or call 843/681-5060 or visit (www.artleaguehhi.org).
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