|
|
 |
 |
Historic Bears Mill
Last 2016 ‘Art
at the Mill’ exhibit opens November 11
The final “Art At the Mill” exhibit of this year will feature pottery
by The Millrace Potters along with the creative photographs of Margie
McCullough and fascinating multi-media paintings byher husband James.
The exhibit opens with an artists' reception at historic Bear's Mill on
Friday, November 11. Entitled “Seen and Unthrown”, the display in the
Mill's Clark Gallery will include decorative and functional claywork
not created on a potter's wheel along with hand-colored black and white
photographs and colorful canvases filled with abstract images. 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 inspiration
at 7 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. The exhibit, on
display during Mill store hours, closes on Sunday, December 31.
“This exciting show offers something for everyone,” said Marti Goetz,
Executive Director of Friends of Bear's Mill. “Jim McCullough's
stunning work focuses on the square and can be bright and bold or
textured and subdued in a fascinating array of colors, while Margie's
photographs evoke warm feelings of wonder and nostalgia,” Ms. Goetz
stated. “And of course, The Millrace Potters' diverse creations always
attract deserved attention with their graceful shapes and striking
colors,” she concluded.
James and Margie McCullough maintain studios in Beavercreek, Ohio and
New Smyrna Beach, Florida, depending upon the season. Margie started
taking photographs at age nine, and has a life-long love affair with
black and white photography. Although she works with different
photographic processes including manipulated color digital work, she
will be displaying photographs taken in black and white and then
hand-colored to achieve an appealing effect. Using bright and bold
colors, Jim develops abstract paintings that contain an element of
tension or playfulness using a variety of paints including oil,
acrylic, automotive paint, and industrial inks and dyes. Juxtaposing
bright colors with subdued hues and matte surfaces with high gloss, he
sees an endless number of variations to his basic theme.
The Millrace Potters Collective artists Julie Clark, Rita Wiley, and
Loretta Wray were inspired by the challenge of “Unthrown” to make
objects from clay using only simple hand tools. According to Ms. Clark,
handbuilding is the oldest, most basic and versatile way to make clay
objects. No-wheel techniques such as pinching, coiling, slab-building,
carving and sculpting create endless possibilities for the potters,
good friends who share technical information, research, labor, and at
times studios. Items on display will include bottles, trays, vases,
mugs, and candleholders, as well as Julie Clark's new line of black
porcelain jewelry.
Teapots and other vessels created by The Millrace Potters along with
the mixed media photographic overlays created by Celina resident
Virginia Burroughs remain on display in the Clark Gallery until
November 5. 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.
|
|
|
|
