For so many reasons I really love having my studio space at Art Avenue, and one of them is seeing all the great exhibitions in our gallery space.
Longtime AA studio renter and supporter, ceramicist Hollie Lyko will have her first solo exhibition at Art Avenue on the First Friday Art Walk in Uptown Greenville on Friday, September 4th 5-8pm.
Her newer large vessels are awesome and the glazes she uses are layered and subtle. I'm really looking forward to this exhibition, if you're in town I hope you make time to view the show.
As always thank you for reading and stay lovely!
Lisette Pin It
I love this video for so many reasons; the artistry, stop motion animation, it's done by Greenville locals Future Islands and ECU Alum Kymia Nawabi, the song is wonderful and this strange love story between a bear and a girl.
When you're at Penland you meet so many talented artists and people and it's so stimulating and invigorating to the artistic soul. In my class was one such artist and jeweler, Amir Friedman, he was one of the scholarship students from Israel. Amir was also in Jana Brevick's Melt class and we got along so great. I learned alot from him.
Amir is one of those artists that never rests! And you can see it in the work he makes, meticulous and very detailed. Amir brought along his display case of his rings; I was so enamored with them, specifically the one below that I'm wearing...we are currently working on a deal for me to get it. I couldn't stop trying it on.
Amir loves to cast and play with tools, and he's innovative in how he casts. He actually casted a ring embedded black crystal quartz! Visit his website to see it and more of his pieces.
Oh and psst...we may be teaching a class together at Penland next year...I'll be his studio assistant if all works out.
Detail view of Amir's ring. He specifically left the imprint of the CAD design.
Amir's beautiful ring collection. I want a case like that!
Craftophilia Show book.
Continuation of the cover design, very clever.
My ring! I don't have it yet but he plans on sending me one.
Here it is again, I'm a bit obsessed with it...
Close up of a ring in resin.
His rings in resin orbs. LOVE this concept. Kinda reminds me of the orbs David Bowie twirls in Labryinth.
And watch this very cool video of Amir's 'Can it' machine:
