Oil
Paintings
by Helen DeRamus

Art
Gallery
January 3, 2025 to February 28, 2025
Artist
Statement:
A native
of Atlanta, Georgia USA, after college I lived in the New
York and New Jersey area during the seventies and eighties,
moving back to Georgia in the late 80s. I am married
and have a daughter and stepson. My husband is a retired musician
who is currently working as a fine art photographer. My hobbies
are many but among them are photography, journaling, and reading
art history, and poetry. Poetry influences my work profoundly.
I read and study books and articles about trees and follow
a number of writers whose focus is on the environment and
the landscape. My library is very diverse and each book is
a path to inspiration.
I am lucky
to have begun my art career in fabric design, fine art and
commercial photography. Studying Asian and medieval art history
at Emory University was a catalyst for my current work. The
skills I learned during my early years have influenced my
work as I often use both design knowledge and photographs
as a basis for inspiration. I still enjoy taking and printing
photographs for my own pleasure and use them for inspiration
for my drawing and painting.
My paintings,
work on paper and monotypes investigate memory in both its
fragility and power. Exploring my personal history leads me
to create abstract landscapes that serve as a metaphor for
the passage of time. Inspiration for images comes from working
many hours in the studio and in the field: observing, and
drawing. I like to use many layers in each painting, using
those layers to reveal how memory may be recorded in color,
texture and shape. My painting process I think of as aging
the surface.
I work
in a studio that is housed in an old art deco factory building
built in the 1940s in Metro-Atlanta, the Artisan Resource
Center. I give demonstrations and art talks in a variety of
venues including schools, art organizations, colleges and
universities.
My work
is in corporate, private, and public collections throughout
the United States. The collections include: Ventyx Corporation,
Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, Georgia, Perimeter College,
North Georgia College and State University, The ART Station,
the Ben Hill-Fitzgerald County Library, the Womens Center
at Kennestone Hospital, the Atlanta Womens Foundation
in Atlanta, Georgia, Jacksonville State University and Livingston
College at Rutgers University in New Jersey. I am represented
at TEW Galleries in Atlanta, Georgia; Roan and Black Gallery
in Saugatuck, Michigan; Art Alley in Birmingham, Alabama and
RobertKent Gallery in Marietta, Georgia.
Artist
Website: https://deramusstudio.com/
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On
the Edge of Wild
by Kathy Walton

Display
Gallery
January 3, 2025 to February 28, 2025
Artist
Statement:
I grew
up on a farm in central Illinois making holiday door decorations
of evergreen trimmed from the yard and leaves, seedpods and
pretty roadside treasures collected throughout the year. My
mother always said you cant have too many rocks, sticks
and twigs. You never know when youll need just the right
piece. After college I spent a couple decades running stores.
From lawnmowers to diamonds I was still making arrangements
pleasing to the eye with what was at hand.
At 40 my husband and I bought a house, quit our jobs, cut
our hair and quit smokingall on the same weekend!! We
started a contracting business working with hotels. I became
quite adept with a power drill and a saw. A course on metal
sculpture to learn to use welding equipment wed acquired
led me to another new world.
Sculpture~On the Edge of Wild came about and now I sort through
stacks of junk and debris for just the right part for a nose
or an eye. Recycling while creating sculptures for the garden
and home! I have definitely come full circle--From roadside
weeds into flower arrangements to roadside junk into sculpture.
And Im still scouting for great finds wherever I go.
I describe
my style as an enhanced line drawing. The steel sculptures
are light and airy even made of heavyduty junk. Ceramics
have texture and character with rough edges--and great critters.
I work from my home and studio in Marietta, GA. Call to view
the collection. I enjoy showing off my critters in their natural
habitat.
Artist
Website: https://www.kathywaltonarts.com/
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Mixed
Media
by Denise Gunter

Art
Gallery
March 1, 2025 to April 30, 2025
Artist
Statement:
I create
unique, one of a kind, personalized mixed media collages.
My love of gardening extends far beyond my own flower beds.
I enjoy painting my own interpretation of scenes from my travels
and love of gardening. Nature has a beautiful way of removing
our burdens. By combining clippings from magazines, newspapers,
found material and my own painted papers and photography,
I collect a variety of textures, patterns and colors. By layering
multiple substrates I create vibrant landscapes that serve
as wonderful focus points and as a form of motivation.
Through
my work, I aim to capture the ordinary in an abstract way.
My work is created to inspire people through my portrayal
of natures gift, and offer it as a form of healing for
all. Nature shows us time and time again how beautiful rebirth
and growth can be. I often share plant clippings and perennials
with neighbors in my community. Youll also find me organizing
beautiful vision boards and collage workshops.
I often
find people are so attached to what they believe their limitation
to be. However by letting go of these, they can open themselves
up to not only embrace the beauty of nature but also discover
their own talents.
For commissions,
I use a creative and collaborative approach, as I want clients
to feel as though they are an integral part of bringing their
vision to life. This make the process even more personal and
touching. My clients are always proud to display their finished
pieces.
Artist
Website: https://www.paintandpapervisions.com/
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Pottery
by Moira Brennen

Display
Gallery
March 1, 2025 to April 30, 2025
Artist
Statement:
Its
a funny story, really. I was accepted into Alfred University
right out of highschool. I always knew I wanted to be an artist,
but didnt know what kind. I wanted to be a graphic designer
or so I thought.
At Alfred,
we were encouraged to take all types of classes. I took plenty
of painting and drawing, as well as graphic design. It wasnt
until my Sophmore year that I took my 3D arts classes, glassblowing
and beginning ceramics. I loved every minute of both classes,
and quickly forgot about being a graphic designer. I seemed
to take better to glassblowing at the time, although I was
still interested in the idea of pottery. During my final critique
for my pottery class the teacher looked me in the eyes and
said, you should stick to sculptural work, sweetie.
I mistook this as an insult at the time and decided to focus
my energies on glassblowing. It, along with lighting design
and neon, became my major. I graduated in 2005, and was lucky
enough to find a job as a glassblowing assistant in Reading,
PA. But I wasnt ready to give up on pottery.
After
a year or so of working on someone elses work in the
glassblowing industry, I decided to do something for myself:
I took a pottery class at the local arts center. When I sat
down at the wheel in that small studio full of other beginners,
it was as if I had been throwing pots my entire life. Something
clicked! Maybe it was the no-pressure environment or the students,
or a receptive teacher. Whatever it was, I havent been
able to stop playing with clay since. And the real irony is
that my sculptural work is one of my strengths.
Who knows
what might have happened if I had read the tone of my Alfred
professor differently and persued pottery instead of glassblowing,
but Im happy to have had all my experiences and be where
I am now.
Artist
Website: https://hellosplendorpottery.com/
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