Whether you're just starting out in life, or downsizing because you're a new empty-nester, well-chosen craft enhances your home environment. From textiles to ceramics to glass to basketry, design and artfulness will bring sunlight into your rooms.
Humidity Gallery's collection of artists and art continues to grow and grow. Our craft/art and fine art objects are selected for their novelty, beauty and craftsmanship. Works churn through the gallery frequently, keeping our collection fresh and making return visits well worth the effort.
June is a time for weddings and Father's Day. We have many beautiful gifts in all price ranges. We have artist cards, too.
Handmade items add interest and value to ordinary daily rituals. From ceramic tea services to wood and glass serving accessories, you will find wonderful things to help you enjoy small moments as well as entertaining larger crowds.
For the porch and patio, we now have 3 handmade Adirondack chairs in bright colors to help you welcome summer outdoor living. Cast-concrete garden art pretty enough to adorn your interior or exterior abounds. And ceramic luminaria to light your way.
Stop by often to see what's new! You never know what you'll find in Humidity!
Monday, May 25, 2009
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Inspiring New Work in the Gallery!
Tallahassee and the Southeast region are filled with talented artists and this week Humidity Gallery received the work of two wonderful artists of the 'humid zone.'
Brian Bachman's masterful pottery has arrived. We have two exquisite handbuilt lamps, which incorporate pottery shards joined to stained glass and standing on a base of wood. Both the bases of the lamps and the shades are beautifully constructed. His two tea sets include a tea pot, 4 cups, and a wonderful tray platform in clay/wood/metal, creating a wonderful presentation. In addition to these, we have 3 serving platters and an assortment of drinking vessels. Brian's glazes are gorgeous, with lines are both timeless and contemporary. He observes the comforting rituals of life and produces pieces that support them.
Marian Barrows' wave sculptures are arrived at through traditional basket techniques. Following an experiemental impulse, she creates metal armature to support a wave form and builds upon this with the coil technique. She uses fine yarns instead of reed or raffia, and arrives at beautiful color. These forms can be presented in variety of positions, and even hung on a wall or dangled by a thread so they swirl around, revealing different views of their surfaces. She also makes small round baskets and baskets that stand up. Marian lived in Tallahassee for a long time and now resides in California. Her close relationships with people in our area connect her to the 'humid zone.'
John Roberge's new trio of paintings is a small series inspired by our famous intown lake: Lake Ella. His gentle, comforting images show a crowd of turtles on a turtle float, a park bench standing in floodwater and a duck. John paints in acrylic and focuses on the familiar natural environment of the Tallahassee area.
Linda Clark's watercolors of sunflowers have returned! We have one large original and 4 small originals in the gallery, as well as a handful of sunflower prints. Nothing says summer in our area quite like these beautiful giants. They are some of our earliest memories of 'place' in this locale. And Linda captures their personalities perfectly.
Alice Cappa's new white woven shawl is the perfect summer weight. And she promises more in just a few weeks. Alice weaves beautiful wearable pieces for all seasons. In summer, they are like clouds.
This is a great season to visit Humidity Gallery again! Our artists continue to invent and create gorgeous handcrafted pieces for your enjoyment. From wearable to decorative, each is handmade in our culture. Visiting the gallery is a lot like visiting a wonderful art show. Easy to park and browse, the gallery is a great respite from the busy world. A great collection of gifts, too!
Brian Bachman's masterful pottery has arrived. We have two exquisite handbuilt lamps, which incorporate pottery shards joined to stained glass and standing on a base of wood. Both the bases of the lamps and the shades are beautifully constructed. His two tea sets include a tea pot, 4 cups, and a wonderful tray platform in clay/wood/metal, creating a wonderful presentation. In addition to these, we have 3 serving platters and an assortment of drinking vessels. Brian's glazes are gorgeous, with lines are both timeless and contemporary. He observes the comforting rituals of life and produces pieces that support them.
Marian Barrows' wave sculptures are arrived at through traditional basket techniques. Following an experiemental impulse, she creates metal armature to support a wave form and builds upon this with the coil technique. She uses fine yarns instead of reed or raffia, and arrives at beautiful color. These forms can be presented in variety of positions, and even hung on a wall or dangled by a thread so they swirl around, revealing different views of their surfaces. She also makes small round baskets and baskets that stand up. Marian lived in Tallahassee for a long time and now resides in California. Her close relationships with people in our area connect her to the 'humid zone.'
John Roberge's new trio of paintings is a small series inspired by our famous intown lake: Lake Ella. His gentle, comforting images show a crowd of turtles on a turtle float, a park bench standing in floodwater and a duck. John paints in acrylic and focuses on the familiar natural environment of the Tallahassee area.
Linda Clark's watercolors of sunflowers have returned! We have one large original and 4 small originals in the gallery, as well as a handful of sunflower prints. Nothing says summer in our area quite like these beautiful giants. They are some of our earliest memories of 'place' in this locale. And Linda captures their personalities perfectly.
Alice Cappa's new white woven shawl is the perfect summer weight. And she promises more in just a few weeks. Alice weaves beautiful wearable pieces for all seasons. In summer, they are like clouds.
This is a great season to visit Humidity Gallery again! Our artists continue to invent and create gorgeous handcrafted pieces for your enjoyment. From wearable to decorative, each is handmade in our culture. Visiting the gallery is a lot like visiting a wonderful art show. Easy to park and browse, the gallery is a great respite from the busy world. A great collection of gifts, too!
Sunday, May 3, 2009
art isn't a 'luxury item"
Art is fundamentally important to the human race. Indeed, it's been noted that it is precisely 'art for art's sake' that sets us apart from the other creative animals.
Honeybees and ants and birds and beavers and spiders are all architectural artists, but their 'art' is in service to their physical survival. Building honeycombs and subterranean tunnels, nests, webs and dams, great beauty comes from our animal neighbors. Functional art, as it were.
But our species also makes art for the soulful necessity of the thing itself. The artist must participate in the conjuring and making of art. A beautiful line or shape, a 3-dimensional contour, color, texture, composition all exist deep within our psyche, making us truly human.
Craft art elevates the merely functional invention to high design, funky interpretation, and deep consideration of material, method, detail. A clumsy basket will surely hold apples as well as an elegant one, but oh how the elegant one does more than just contain the apples!
One can get lost in the detail and expertise of a well-crafted piece. Look into beautiful woodgrain, notice how well a ceramic bowl is turned, merge with the tiny glass beads of a woven creation, and you will see the hand of God in the artist's hand as he or she created a masterwork.
Even in these economic times, life is better with beautiful things to comfort us and to set our imaginations free. Selecting handcrafted works from artisans in our own region means that an economy will keep flowing. And giving gifts of handmade things is a lovely thing to do.
Honeybees and ants and birds and beavers and spiders are all architectural artists, but their 'art' is in service to their physical survival. Building honeycombs and subterranean tunnels, nests, webs and dams, great beauty comes from our animal neighbors. Functional art, as it were.
But our species also makes art for the soulful necessity of the thing itself. The artist must participate in the conjuring and making of art. A beautiful line or shape, a 3-dimensional contour, color, texture, composition all exist deep within our psyche, making us truly human.
Craft art elevates the merely functional invention to high design, funky interpretation, and deep consideration of material, method, detail. A clumsy basket will surely hold apples as well as an elegant one, but oh how the elegant one does more than just contain the apples!
One can get lost in the detail and expertise of a well-crafted piece. Look into beautiful woodgrain, notice how well a ceramic bowl is turned, merge with the tiny glass beads of a woven creation, and you will see the hand of God in the artist's hand as he or she created a masterwork.
Even in these economic times, life is better with beautiful things to comfort us and to set our imaginations free. Selecting handcrafted works from artisans in our own region means that an economy will keep flowing. And giving gifts of handmade things is a lovely thing to do.
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