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Arts Council Gallery Exhibit Features Six Artists  |
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 Arts Council for Wyoming County presents Quilts by Karen Roll and Sculpture and Mixed Media by the Students of Susan Carter, Carol Nickol, Louise Michaud, Benedict Gaspar and Theresa Alianell. The Opening reception will be held September 7th at 7pm at the ACWC Gallery located at 31 South Main Street, Perry.
The Arts Council for Wyoming County Gallery, located at 31 South Main Street, Perry (Route 39), will present the work of five artists in September and October. In the main gallery, ACWC will feature Quilts by Karen Roll and Sculpture and Mixed Media by the Students of Susan Carter which are as follows, Carol Nickol, Louise Michaud, Benedict Gaspar and Theresa Alianell.
There will be an opening reception September 7th from 7-9pm at the ACWC Gallery located at 31 South Main Street, Perry. The exhibits will continue through Friday October 25th and can be viewed during the organization’s normal business hours, Monday through Friday, 9-5. More information about this show can be found on the ACWC web-site at www.artswyco.org or by calling 585 237-3517. All are welcome.
Artists to Discuss Their Work: All five artists will be in the ACWC Gallery, Saturday, September 15th from 2:30 – 4:30 pm to discuss their art work and will be taking questions about their work. We hope that you will be able to take part in this informative opportunity, which is part of the Creativity in Focus series. Free
This Exhibit will feature Traditional and Non-Traditional Quilts, Sculpture and Mixed Media using Concrete, Clay, Paper Mache, Wood and “Found Items.
About the Artists: Karen Roll, Carol Nickol, Louise Michaud, Benedict Gaspar and Theresa Alianell.
Karen Roll
Bio:
Inspired by quilts handed down by my Great Grandmothers and the stories that accompanied them, I began to teach myself all of the technical necessities of making good quilts, square blocks, sharp points, good design and color use. Captivated by the pattern names themselves, Log cabin, Bear Paw, Flying Geese, Courthouse Steps, and Wagon Wheel to name a few, my early quilts were all hand pieced geometrics often styled after antique quilt patterns. When I began to draw my own patterns for piecing, appliqué and also for quilting, I found a new appreciation for design and was fascinated by how the actual quilting could support yet change the qualities of the original geometric or appliqué pattern designs.
I began working in less traditional direction using smaller and smaller pieces of fabric, some as small as 1” and I also began looking at my fabrics almost as if they were “paints” with the textures already added.
I like my quilts to tell a story, either through representation or symbolism. The piece Nine Voices is based on a song by my favorite band, Yes. It grew from the”imagined pictures” of the story that the song lyrics told. I used no pattern in any part of the quilt, it was just freeform. Currently I am working on a small series that explores movement and form.
Pattern Design, Hand Appliqué and Hand Quilting are subjects that I have taught classes on extensively. I have also presented my “Trunk Show” on Quilt History and Design all around the country.
Carol Nickol
-Bio:
I have been a metal-smith for about 15 years and in the last couple of years, I have been incorporating clay with the other media that I work with. I have joined a sculpture group and we work mainly with clay, but we have also explored concrete and paper-mache. Our group began under the instruction of Susan Carter and now that Susan has moved, we continue to meet on our own. As a group, we provide inspiration and instruction to each other that furthers our individual styles.
My work is often about in internal force contrasting with external forces in a person’s life. For example, the piece titled “What personality should I wear today?” examines how a different face (mood) can change not only how we look but also how we are perceived.
The piece called, “Surely you jest, my little hygienist”, is a further comment on the internal feelings vs. the external face. We may smile on the outside but really feel animal-like inside.
Mythology has long been a source of inspiration. The idea of animism is fascinationg and I use it often in my work. “Birth of Man” refers to Botticelli’s, “Birth of Venus” but instead of a women on a clam-like shell, I wanted to show a man struggling to be born from a conch shell. “Leaf Woman” and “No Moose Crossing” are two more references to animism.
“Buck Up” is my personal comment on hanging real deer heads on a wall. Why hang up a real head when you can have one ”home-made”?
I like to demonstrate the contrast of life as both internal and external and how both of these energies affect who and what we are.
Although metal is my first love, I like bringing other media into my work. The distinction between the malleability of clay and the unyielding quality of metal relates to my attraction of opposities.
Pieces:
-Sunday Afternoon – clay with mixed media
-No Moose Crossing – clay and wood
-Hungry Hippo – clay, ceiling tile, resin
-Birth of Man – clay
-Leaf Woman – clay
-What Personality Should I wear Today – clay, wood, etched glass, paper, beads
-Surely you jest, my little hygienist – concrete, metal, Styrofoam
-Buck Up – clay
-King of the Forest – clay, paper-mache, metal, lighting supplies
Louise Michaud
Bio:
My sculptures are whimsical and humorous. I work with clay, concrete, paper-mache, twigs n’ branches, and discarded objects. When I moved from Montreal, Quebec to the United States in 1996 to be married, I found time to create. By exploring nature, I discovered that twigs and branches fascinated me, and I created sculptures with them. These sculptures are mostly abstract in appearance, with hidden shapes daring to be discovered. I also do soul drawings with colored pencils. Each week, for over two years, Mount Morris Sculptor Susan Carter has been teaching a group of five women at her studio. We have explored with clay, concrete, paper-mache and plaster. Working together has helped us build confidence and discover our own expression. I enjoy seeing people smile when they look at my sculptures because of their whimsicality, their humorous nature or some unusual object in the piece. I want people to wonder, to develop questions and to take time discovering what’s hidden in the sculpture. The simplicity of lines representing reality. I like being surprised by the subject or media. The possibilities in working with paper-mache fascinates me. In my sculpture work, I want to include more rocks and driftwood. My goals are to continue to surprise myself with my explorations and creations, to increase the number of shows in which to exhibit my work and to sell more of my pieces. I enjoy reading, and I belong to a book club. I love gardening; I see it as a growing sculpture, always changing. I use a lot of rocks in my garden. I like movies, especially foreign films with subtitles and I’m a fan of ‘live’ theatre.
Pieces:
-Hungry Baby
-Scorpion’s Home
-Jonas Enjoying a Good Book
-Mermaid
-Neptune Beached
-‘Eggstatic’ about Twins
-Scorpion in a Gown
Benedict Gaspar
Bio:
My direction into art started in the fifth grade, when I won my first award for a health poster contest from Ontario County. That was the beginning of an adventure that will be with me forever. I started in watercolor and advanced into the rich depth of oil giving credit to Tom Insalaco. He gave me the knowledge and guidance for the gift of love with oil on canvas. I also started to sculpture learning to create in bronze thanking my mentor, Wayne Williams. Now, advancing further I was fortunate to have met the sculpturing artists from Mt. Morris, giving me new knowledge and energy in creating beyond my expectations.
What I have discovered was not the draftsmanship of art but the spirit of creating and a truth to my paintings and sculpture. It gives me new knowledge and energy in creating beyond my own spirit.
I have simplified the titles on my work so the viewer can create their own interpretations of the subject matter.
I want to thank Susan Carter, my mentor in sculpturing, for bringing me together with the talented artists of Mt. Morris.
Now open your mind and enjoy the energy of creating.
I sculpture in terracotta, concrete, and bronze. My first love is oil on canvas.
I became interested in sculpting and oil painting at FLCC but really art took hold of me in the 5th grade.
The evolution of my work started with pretty pictures into political statements, or family models that charge you nothing. All of this came with experience and time.
My ideas come from life experiences or to a photo that inspires me. Conveying to a person is not on my mind it is a personal adventure that is wish to share with the individual whether political or every day life, making it their adventure.
I have found when one gathers with others interested in art that energy is present and ideas fly. Problem solving is simplified.
The more I work, the more I practice, the better I become at solving art challenges and this enables me to deal with creating.
My goal’s to be on with my spirit and create with energy and love for the humanities.
Life, clean air, peace, making a contribution in art and society.
Pieces:
-Mother Polar Bear on Slate of Ice 2007 Terracotta with patina finish mounted on slate
-Edgar Allen Crow 2007 Terracotta with patina finish
-Dreamer 1939 2007 Terracotta with patina finish
-African Woman 2007 Terracotta with patina finish copper necklace
-Lady of the Night, Joan of Arch 2007 Terracotta with oil
-Elizabeth 1999 oil on canvas
-Horses, Spring Birth 2006 oil on canvas
-French Quarter 2004 oil on canvas
 Dr. Theresa Alianell
Bio:
I am a chiropractor by trade but have been interested in different forms of art for years. I joined Susan Carter’s class when they were doing concrete sculpture. It was a fantastic material to work with and remains my favorite media. The members of the class have remained together and have worked with many different media including clay. I love the versatility and physicality of both the clay and concrete. Under the tutelage of Susan Carter and this very creative group, I feel my fondness of sculpture has grown into a full blown obsession.
Pieces:
“North to the last frontier” (totem pole)
I traveled to Alaska in 2005 and it was such an amazing time that I felt I had to do something to commemorate the trip- thus the totem pole. The locals talk about seeing “the big six”- animals that are endemic to Alaska: the timber wolf, moose, dall sheep, grizzly bear, caribou and eagle. We saw all six- of course there was plenty of time to hike and sight see as there was 23 hours of daylight! Alaska is quite breathtaking and the people are truly frontiersmen. Their state motto is “north to the last frontier” and the state flag is the big dipper and north start symbolizing the northern most state.
Power Entwined
These are two bodies entwined with accentuation in the shoulders and hips to give a feeling of power and struggle. As you can see the spinal column-my favorite body part as a chiropractor- is also prominently displayed!
“Frustration”
I did this piece after a long and grueling argument with an insurance company! I was compelled to show the strain in the neck and clenching of the jaw to show the frustration because sometimes words are not enough. Can you imagine the body language and sound the man would make from the attitude and expression of the head?? |
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