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Correction!
In the March 2009 issue of the newsletter we stated that Royce Yoder uses 80 tons of clay per year! In actuality, he uses 8 tons of clay per year. Sorry, Royce! |
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Borges & Time
"Time is the substance from which I am made. Time is a river which carries me along, but I am the river; it is a tiger that devours me, but I am the tiger; it is a fire that consumes me, but I am the fire."
Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986)
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New Artists
We have gotten in a whole new crop of Sprintime artists!
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New Work From Old Favorites
Some of our favorite artists have sent fresh new work!
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Furry Friends
LilyLulu
LilyLulu lives on a boat at the Beaufort docks, but enjoys spending time at Handscapes Gallery. She especially enjoys napping in Alison's office. | |
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Ahh, Spring. After a particularly dreary winter we are happy to see it emerging!
This month we are featuring Eduardo Milieris' fantastic watches and Scott Geib's beautiful photography. |
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Watchcraft
Eduardo Milieris
"I was born in 1960 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
An exhibit of Alexander Calder's work gave me my first, and longest-lasting influence in art. After the show I went home, painted my first "sunny-side-ups", and converted them into clocks. I was seven years old.
By ten I was painting the glass of my watch with beautifully-colored markers. In the process I also managed to decorate my shirt sleeves - an art project my mother did not appreciate. I made my first seconds-meter-machine at age fourteen. It had an old, enameled face with only one hand ticking the seconds away. Below it a sign read: Ars Longa, Vita Brevis ( Art Lasts, Life is Brief). It could not have been more apropos for a young artisan who is still, today, fascinated by the integration of art and time.
From 1985 to 1990 I attended the School of Liberal Arts in Montevideo, where I experimented with photography, video art and sculpture. It was there I conceived and built my signature work, the Slow Reading Clock: a piece comprised of three, one-handed dials, each dial reading the hours, minutes, and seconds respectively. It was a natural step toward the beginning of my company, Watchcraft ....
But alas, vita brevis... so between family and work, I still manage to find a few moments "on the dial" to experiment with photography, and if I can, get my shirt sleeves dirty with something new."
Eduardo Milieres |
Scott Geib
 "Photographer Scott Geib, who lives on Hatteras Island, North Carolina, revels in the synchronicity of timing, light and composition.
Scott draws his inspiration from extremes in nature: the absolute silence of Death Valley, the Smokey Mountains where he tries to anticipate the actions of the wild creatures who live there or the myriad wildlife in the ever changing coastal environment. His home, an island 30 miles off the coast of mainland North Carolina is rich with inspiration and extremes: the clear light of a Noreaster one day, the piles of clouds over the Gulf Stream the next. And in the depths of summer when the hurricanes form Scott is out there to capture the beautiful ferocity when the storms come crashing ashore.
Scott's talent has developed by doing what he loves most, learning to see. He bought his first camera in 1996 at age 38. Without any formal training, he says he's never learned the rules and doesn't care about the technological aspects of the art form.
This minimalist approach frees him to experiment and not be encumbered with the intellectual problem of doing it wrong. He pays attention and uses all his senses. When framing a composition he tries to hear the light the same way a musician sees the music he writes. He listens for the balance of sound in the reflective values of what he sees. The finished piece is a multi-layered dimensional composition that resonates with viewer's emotions."
Gee Gee Rosell |
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Hours
Monday thru Saturday
10am to 6pm
Sunday 12pm to 5pm
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We hope you enjoyed our newsletter and hope you will come and see us....enjoy the view from our back porch.
All the best from
Alison, Jill, Kate, Linda, Sharon, Ann, and Betty |
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Handscapes Gallery, 410 Front Street, Beaufort, NC 28516
252 728 6805
www.handscapesgallery.com |
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