Celebrating a decade of art and community
Quiet Strength
Pastel paintings by Teri Sloat
Pastel paintings by Teri Sloat
Artists’ Reception: Saturday June 16, 4 to 6 p.m.
Location: Sebastopol Gallery, 150 North Main Street, Sebastopol, CA 95472
Contact: Sebastopol Gallery, 707-829-7200
Location: Sebastopol Gallery, 150 North Main Street, Sebastopol, CA 95472
Contact: Sebastopol Gallery, 707-829-7200
For June, Sebastopol Gallery’s featured artist is Teri Sloat, whose pastel paintings are a colorful acknowledgment of our deep connection to nature and our need to find places for contemplation.
As Teri notes, “Narrative painting has always been my retreat from the outside world, a chance to find my own quiet and explore my own thoughts. Lately, my paintings have centered around the need for us to listen to our own voices and reconnect to the myths we believe in.” She adds that “I have found myself painting women in nature and quiet settings, folkloric women who remind us, whether male or female, to find a place of retreat from the chaotic world of social media where we can renew our sense of self and our own resolve and strength.”
Teri also finds the process of making art enriching. “The physical act of painting with pastels on sanded board or paper, of watching the vision I hold inside materialize, is meditative,” she says. “My folk art helps me discover whimsy, joy and the wiser voice of the child inside me. What completes the stories is sharing these images with others."
As Teri notes, “Narrative painting has always been my retreat from the outside world, a chance to find my own quiet and explore my own thoughts. Lately, my paintings have centered around the need for us to listen to our own voices and reconnect to the myths we believe in.” She adds that “I have found myself painting women in nature and quiet settings, folkloric women who remind us, whether male or female, to find a place of retreat from the chaotic world of social media where we can renew our sense of self and our own resolve and strength.”
Teri also finds the process of making art enriching. “The physical act of painting with pastels on sanded board or paper, of watching the vision I hold inside materialize, is meditative,” she says. “My folk art helps me discover whimsy, joy and the wiser voice of the child inside me. What completes the stories is sharing these images with others."
Featured in the North window
The ceramics of Chris Boyd
The ceramics of Chris Boyd
Chris makes both functional and decorative pieces, including mugs, bowls and covered dishes, as well as lively decorative salmon that will grace any wall. She notes that her work is influenced by Asian design: “A visit to Japan and Korea opened up a passion for clean form, function, and an appreciation for the evolution of ceramic art of the East.”
Join us any time at Sebastopol Gallery to see fine art and crafts by 15 local artists. Open daily 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., 150 North Main St., Sebastopol.
www.Sebastopol-Gallery.com
707 829-7200
www.Sebastopol-Gallery.com
707 829-7200
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