Vashon allied Arts Presents... Circo dell'Arte

SATURDAY COMMISSIONED ARTISTS

SATURDAY AUCTION ART

Terri Fletcher - SL-21
Terri Fletcher’s elegant mixed-media piece “The Jumble” is made of Nepalese paper which she hand dyed using the shibori technique itajime (Japanese tie dye). A textile artist at heart, the core of Fletcher’s works on paper is the dye process which she developed in graduate school. She did her thesis on dyeing paper and collage. Since then she has continued developing her technique. “Part of what I like so much about resist dye technique it that there is the element of surprise. I undo the clamps and there is this moment of Ah-ha! It is fun to start out with that excitement,” she said.

Elaine Hanowell - SL-39
Elaine Hanowell’s lighted sculpture, “Pink Koi with Calligraphy,” is a magical combination of paper and light. “They’re meant to be celebrative and festive--spontaneous; I like to approach everything like that,” says Hanowell of her signature paper, bamboo and slate fish lamps. “I love the materials, the textures and the weight of the paper—they’re beautiful.” Hanowell grew up in Seattle and moved to Vashon in 1980, where she shares 10 bucolic acres with her brother and sister-in-law. Most of her work is informed by her extensive travels throughout Asia.

Karen Hersh-Crozier - SL-52
Hersh-Crozier’s commissioned piece, “The Hidden Paths Emerging” to be auctioned Saturday evening of Art Auction, depicts a golden river running across a rich, earthy-red mountain landscape. “It’s a continuation of some pieces I’ve been doing, inspired by a Daoist mountain that exists in China,” she says. “This piece has pulled me back to what I really love—a communion with nature. My work is beginning to change. The immersion into nature, always changing with tides and light—everyone has a path that feels right and at a certain point things begin to emerge, coalesce, manifest. In this painting, it became clearer to me, a path that was always there. If you’re looking, it becomes evident.”

A TRIBUTE TO LARRY TAYLOR

Our heartfelt thanks go to Auctioneer, Larry Taylor for his contribution to VAA Art Auction over the past several years. We will always remember his larger than life personality, his effervescent, infectious sense of humor, and his genuine love of art. For VAA, Larry has always been much more than “good enough”. Thank you for being part of our Auction and part of our lives.