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Posted: Thursday, June 26, 2003
Ceramic Sculptures by Gail Trunick Gail Trunick obtained her BFA from Kent State University, and taught for ten years at Trumbull County Arts/Excel, a school for artistically gifted and talented students. In addition, she and her husband have owned and operated Trunick Gallery in Brookfield, OH, for the past 13 years. She has exhibited in many galleries across the northeastern US, including a sculpture show in New York City. She is also a part of the traveling exhibit for the Yankee Peddler Festival show in Canal Fulton, OH. One of her many accomplishments includes a request from the Clinton White House to create a small piece as part of the celebration of the Year of American Crafts. This piece is now a part of the White House Collection at the Smithsonian. Trunick credits her mother, a professional artist, for helping to develop her creativity and love of the arts. The eighth of nine children, Trunick says that many of her siblings and even extended family members have now also followed the same path. “The household I grew up in was a very creative one,” she says. In her artist’s statement, Trunick says: “I feel that I have always enjoyed a very unique view of the world. Small, seemingly unnoticed events can trigger a variety of emotions and ideas. Through my work I have become a storyteller. My clay definitely has something to say.” Trunick currently resides in Hartford, OH, with her husband, Bob, and two children, Austin and Annah. Gail Trunick’s sculptures will be on display in the gallery from August 6 - 31, with an opening reception to be held Friday, August 8, from 7 - 8:30 p.m. |
Posted: Thursday, June 26, 2003
with Peggy Spencer Behrendt Monday, August 4, 12 - 5 p.m. OR Wednesday, August 6, 5 - 9 p.m. One basket created per class. Just sign up for one, or take both and create two different baskets. $18 Members / $20 Nonmembers (Plus $20 Materials Fee) Using techniques as old as civilization, we’ll create a sturdy, functional midsize basket that could last a lifetime, with all the hues and sheen of natural wood. Starting with a basic round willow base, you may choose from at least two different shapes and styles - or create your own! We’ll use organically grown Adirondack willow and incorporate some fresh Lake Erie wild willow for extra color. You can make either the: European style Bread Rising (or Fruit) basket with split willow sides or Garden Harvest style basket with carrying handle Some of the techniques you will use include French Randing, Three Rod Wale, Two Rod Wale, Roping, and Handle Making. Previous basketry experience is very helpful. Tools to bring with you: Hand pruners (side cutting preferred) A thick awl Ice pick or pointed screwdriver A brick, sad-iron, flat rock or something small to use as a weight inside the basket About the instructor Peggy Spencer Behrendt has studied willow basketry with instructors from seven European countries. She has been teaching and making baskets for 20 years. Her home studio is in the Shawangunk Nature Preserve in the Adirondacks of central NY. |
Posted: Wednesday, June 25, 2003
Paintings by Irene Was "Vibrations and Other Works," an exhibit of paintings by Warren artist Irene Was, will be on display in the Arts Center gallery throughout the month of July. Was graduated from Kent State University in 1968 with a B.S. in education, and worked for more than 30 years as a teacher. It was while teaching elementary art that Was realized her interest in painting, and began taking evening classes at the Trumbull Art Gallery. 
At one point during her studies she entered a piece for consideration to the gallery�s art show. The piece was chosen for the show, and Was says that was all she needed to convince her to pursue further education in art. At age 74 she enrolled once again at Kent State University - first the Trumbull Campus and eventually the main branch. Six years later, in 2001, Was obtained her BFA in painting. She even lived a true �college life� while finishing her degree - she moved into the dorms during her last semester to give her more time to finish her final projects. Was credits her late husband, Thad, for the support and inspiration needed to continue her education. Although Thad passed away before she graduated, Was says that his memory was as much of a driving force urging her to finish. "He was supportive of everything I did," she said. Was took two semesters off from college to care for her husband when he first became ill in 1998. When he passed away, she donated one of her paintings in his memory to the permanent collection of the Oncology Department of Trumbull Memorial Hospital. Was' paintings have recently been on display in at the Sharon Art Gallery (Sharon, PA), Buhl Park Center (Hermitage, PA), Kent State University Art Gallery (Kent, OH), the KSU Trumbull Campus Gallery (Warren, OH), and the Forum Hospital Nissen Gallery (Warren, OH). She has won awards for her paintings at the Canfield Fair, Trumbull County Fair, Howland Senior Center and KSU Trumbull Campus. Was' exhibit at the Arts Center will include works from her senior project at KSU. This project included 10 large, very colorful paintings, done in a style which Was calls "Linealism." The paintings all incorporate broken lines which seem to swirl and move around the canvas. All of the paintings are titled for their colors, which seem to jump off the canvas at the viewer. "Rather than making a recognizable shape, I choose to use a form of Automatism," she said in a 2001 interview with the Daily Kent Stater, "This allows me to create shapes with a free moving line, using straight, curved and the pointed ones filling the canvas." "Vibrations and Other Works" will be on display in the gallery July 2 through August 3, with an opening reception being held July 11, from 7 - 8:30 p.m. |
Posted: Wednesday, June 25, 2003
August 11-15 9 am - 4 pm $120 per student Do you like to draw? Paint? Collage? Cartoon? Do you want to have the chance to really explore your favorite medium in depth? Art Camp provides just that opportunity! Work for a full week in a studio environment with a professional artist who will brainstorm and critique your work in an encouraging and supportive way. Students will supply their own materials. The instructor will contact each student prior to the camp to go over a supply list for their chosen medium. About the instructor Venie Hinson studied painting at the Cleveland Institute of Art and received her BFA from Kent State University. She has led several workshops and lectures across the midwestern and eastern US, at such venues as Lakeland Community College, State University of NY at Stony Brook, Lorain County Community College, Villanova University (PA), and Sands Museum (Queens, NY). Most recently she served as summer "resident artist" for Lakeland's College for Kids and Art Mini Camp. | |