Image: “Ticking Time Bomb Tumor” from
“Piece of Mind: One Tumor –Thirteen Visions”.
In August, 2005, ceramicist, Dina Gewing experienced a major seizure while working at the ACCI Gallery. She was quickly diagnosed with a benign menengial brain tumor. Her neurologist explained that the tumor had been growing inside her head for 15 to 20 years. Faced with the shock of the entire experience, Dina and her partner, Tim, chose to embrace the surgery and recovery process with humor. The result is a series of 13 sculptures showcased in specimen jars. Her interpretations of the undetected growth as an alien implant as well as a manifestation of the Blessed Mother helped her tackle her experience and transform the trauma into recovery. Gewing has returned to work part-time at ACCI and to her studio in the Berkeley Potters Guild 8 months after she was stricken
Kate
Kerrigan
http://www.katekerrigan.net
In recent years, I was in a very difficult
period of my life. I was afraid to let go of something that had occupied
my head and my heart for a very long time. Feeling extremely lonely, confused
and deep down pretty sad, I found myself drawn to the pensive expressions
of others, noting a similar sort of inner struggle. It was then that I
began creating a series which I called “feel”, a projection
of my own feelings through the facial expressions of others. What I wasn’t
able to say in words, came through in my art. The tedious process of shaping,
placing, and gluing each individual piece of glass, to working the grout
into the grooves, forced me to focus and became an
outlet in which to pour my emotional energy. It was that process which
ultimately helped me to heal and to move on. For the first time, I really
felt a strong connection to my work.
Kate Kerrigan, originally from Wisconsin, has been a San Francisco Bay Area resident since 1994, currently residing and working in Berkeley, CA. After an introductory mosaic workshop in 1999, she combined her background in graphic design with the ancient art form to develop her career as a mosaic artist, specializing in stained glass. She is excited to discover and explore new subject matter, as she is continuously enriched and inspired by the experiences in her life. Kerrigan has been actively producing, showing and selling her work and is now teaching mosaic.
Clayton Bain
I really don't like to say too much about my sculptures, although I'll talk your ear off about them if you let me. I use mostly found objects, so they inherently have their own meaning. It is your experience that is reflected in the meaning, not mine. I focus more on form and spatial qualities instead. The physical space is so important to any sculpture. Any connection to the content is prejudiced by your own viewpoint. You create the artwork from that point onward. You are the artist, not me.
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http://www.edgeartgroup.com
The mixed-media works of EDGE take myriad forms, connected by a compelling focus. If anything characterizes the diverse work of these artists, it is their uncommon use of common materials: brown grocery bags become a cocktail dress; lipsticks become ammunition, threads become houses. Amusing, poignant, somber, beautiful, brash---their creative expression sparks EDGE artists and viewers alike.
Jeanette Carr
Cynthia Jensen
Gisele Kappus
Shoko Kageyama Klyce
Nancy Ziegler Nodelman
Melody Oxarart
Ruth Tabancay
Cecelia Thorner
Anneliese Vobis
Stuart Wagner