OPENINGS: “Wild Wonderful Fibers” at Museum in Community
“Youdoo” voodoo dolls by Amy Williams are among works by more than 15 artists working in fiber, which opened today at Museum in the Community
OPENINGS: “Wild Wonderful Fibers” opens today (Oct. 10) at Putnam County’s Museum in the Community. There’s an opening reception 1 to 3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 14 at the museum, at Valley Park, Hurricane. Call 562-0484
“Wild Wonderful Fibers” is a brief survey of contemporary West Virginia fiber artists that features work by Elaine Bliss, Cyndi Bolt, John Bernatitus, Lynn Creamer, Michael Davis, Susan Feller, Victoria Fergus, Lori Flood, Jane Frenke, Sharon Goeres, Laurie Gundersen, Betty McMullen, Cynthia Myerberg, Liz Nutter, Lisbet Okun, Kim Potter and Amy Williams. The exhibition is the second of six showings throughout West Virginia. Some artists in the show use traditional media such as quilts and rug-hooking, but present their designs in a nontraditional manner, including abstract and expressionism. Others create wearable art that feature creative contemporary designs. Several of the artists use a conceptual or post-modern approach to their pieces.
October 21st, 2006 at 10:34 am
Oh Good God, Marke Wolfe and Amy Williams yet again!
October 29th, 2006 at 2:31 am
Yes, busy little self-promoters aren’t they?
November 1st, 2006 at 7:02 am
Dear Anonymous:
There is a difference between making bitchy, catty comments about local artists and accusing someone of plagiarism/stealing in their art as you do. Anonymously– so bold! Comment dispatched to the ether. You are welcome to make more of a specific argument about the issue of artistic appropriation, using your own name. love, the gazz lady
November 2nd, 2006 at 3:10 am
Sorry I missed that one!
November 2nd, 2006 at 2:46 pm
‘Tis a shame the MIC is closed. I could have used some fiber in my diet.
November 5th, 2006 at 10:33 pm
I miss the Museum in the Community too….perhaps it was the fiber show that closed the museum…the show was a mix of real artists and people who simply announce they are artists….we’ve seen that done before.
November 15th, 2006 at 8:49 am
At least these people are really trying to do something. Like showing ART.
Remember this, there will always be mean people
who have little else to do but smoke a butt and then grinded it out on your rug.
I am sorry to say, that allowing someone in any forum (blog or whatever)to have (Anonymous Say
or a mask is wrong and is doing a disservice to the pubic and the individual. Freedom of speech means being responsable for what you say.
It would be good to have real criticism bad, good and indifferent on the art.Think about why you like it or don’t, but look at it. Having a set voices talking, expressing and writing about art can make forum worth participating in.
Thank you for your time.
November 15th, 2006 at 10:07 am
Another Anonymous comment has been dispatched to the void by someone doing a drive-by shooting of two artists in the fiber show, comparing them to a former couple locally. The post managed nothing but two hits of personal character assassination from behind the screen of anonymity. Yes, yes, the Gazz Lady rules with an velvet gloved iron fist. But, hey, you bold Anonymouses — what if we named your birth names and said you were shysters, weasels and amoral opportunists. No, of course, you’re not. Love, gazz lady