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Hoosier
creativity on Display at Bear’s Mill
Historic Bear's Mill's Clark Gallery will feature two innovative
artists from Indiana in the upcoming “Art At the Mill” exhibit opening
with a reception on Friday, August 19. Award-winning ceramic artist Kim
Anderson who maintains a studio in Hartford City will display her
figurative and functional porcelain vessels, while fellow Hartford City
resident Lynette Waters-Whitesell's colorful mixed media pieces will
enhance the rustic Mill ambiance. Sweet and savory finger food plus
drinks will be offered from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m.; the artists will speak
about their work, methods, and inspirations at 7 p.m. This event is
free and open to the public. The exhibit, on display during Mill store
hours, closes on Sunday, October 2.
According to Marti Goetz, Executive Director of Friends of Bear's Mill,
Kimberly Anderson's ceramic stunningly beautiful pieces evoke an
immediate response while provoking further examination and
introspection, as do Lynette Waters-Whitesell's bright, vivid works
which demand the viewer's attention by contrasting happy colors with
sad subject matter. “We are excited to be welcoming these cutting edge
Hoosier neighbors to our gallery housed in a treasured building which
has shaped our community's heritage and provided inspiration since
1849,” Ms. Goetz stated.
Kimberly Anderson, who teaches at Ball State University, produces
sculptural work as well as vessels based on the female form, and is
widely known for her goddess cups, vases, and sculptures. Working on a
kiln that she built in 2003, she references archeological excavations
and cycles of decay and renewal to examine ideas concerning physical
science and the human psyche. “I find that science considers facts, and
the psyche discloses the mysteries of life,” the artist says. Her
graceful pieces often incorporate pods, roots, tubers, and mounds of
earth, as well as her childhood home, monkeys, and chimpanzees to
create a space for the viewer to interact and contemplate fundamental
relationships as she seeks to unearth secrets examining ideas ranging
from mythic beliefs to evolution.
Lynette Waters-Whitesell embraces color in her work. A Fine Arts
graduate of Ball State University, Lyn has worked for sixteen years as
a graphic designer, illustrator and creative director, winning local,
regional, and national awards for her work. However, she says that
painting is her passion; she incorporates layers of acrylic paint as
well as text and/or ephemera into under-paintings begun on her computer
with Adobe Photoshop, using a layering method to guide the viewer
through a playground of paint, every inch of canvas displaying a
cacophony of colors. Old photographs augment heavy pigments in strong
hues to create stunning panels and canvases that illustrate her stated
belief that “Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the
same time.”
Bear's Mill is open 11 a.m. till 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and
1 p.m. till 5 p.m. Sundays. Historic Bear's Mill is owned and operated
by Friends of Bear's Mill, a non-profit organization, and is located at
6450 Arcanum-Bear's Mill Road about 5 miles east of Greenville. For
more information, contact Bear's Mill at 937-548-5112 or
www.bearsmill.com.
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