November 2023 News
This month marks the official beginning of the Art Season with our first Gold Palette event on November 9th.
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT
VICKI McKENNA
Gourds
”Nature inspires me the most which includes all living things.”
Describe your creative process.
I begin with an idea and work up a value sketch. I dig through my bins of lace, remnants, and feathers amongst other things to find interesting textures and place them on paper. I pour watercolor paint over the objects, letting the paint dry and do its thing. Details are added with brushstrokes or watercolor crayons.
How has your art evolved over the years?
In my early years, I was focused on capturing a realistic likeness of what I was painting. After mastering that, I began loosening up with the paint, letting it splash and drip.
SANDY NEWELL
Watercolor
“Color, nature, textures, you name it.
There is inspiration everywhere I look.”
Describe your creative process.
I begin with an idea and work up a value sketch. I dig through my bins of lace, remnants, and feathers amongst other things to find interesting textures and place them on paper. I pour watercolor paint over the objects, letting the paint dry and do its thing. Details are added with brushstrokes or watercolor crayons.
How has your art evolved over the years?
In my early years, I was focused on capturing a realistic likeness of what I was painting. After mastering that, I began loosening up with the paint, letting it splash and drip.
“I am always creating. Art seems to have always played a role in almost every part of my life. “
What inspires you to create?
I am curious, love to learn, try new things and create. I have both taken and taught art classes in my adult life, which feeds and fuels my joy of learning.
I am hands-on, love to brainstorm creative ideas, I feel and notice the little things, and love to share that with others.
"Weaving imitates life – sometimes bumpy, sometimes smooth, when woven together, you can see and feel the beauty, the growth.”
Describe your creative process.
I was exposed to fibers and introduced to many historic weaving techniques, in graduate school. Instead of weaving tapestries, and traditional baskets, which many were designed for, I would just naturally create and weave organic, sculptural forms.
The coil method (of wrapping and sewing with a needle, and many, many stitches) was the technique that I became captivated with and use to this day.
Creating Fiber Mixed Media, allows me to add in all the other media I love, and have studied and taught, adding variety not only in material but also textures, shapes, and endless possibilities.
How has your art evolved over the years?
I found myself always gravitating back to my fibers and my favorite methods of weaving.
I finally got to the point where I just thought I would stick to and fully immerse myself in what I loved. Even though I was not sure if I could produce enough with my technique taking so long, and it being very different in what I was creating with the technique, I went for it. Do what I love and everything else will follow…
I started weaving and then naturally started mixing in other materials to get the effects I desired, for the overall expression, the difference in textures, look, function, and interest…. In creating, it felt like a win-win, in many ways.
Especially as I got more and more into fibers, my national and international travels became the perfect inspiration and source to seek out my supplies, creating along the way, showcasing the global natural beauty around us… leading to what you now see in my sculptures.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Join us for an exciting lineup of November events, starting with the Gold Palette ArtWalk, where creativity thrives and art comes alive. On November 9th, immerse yourself in the magic of "Canal Convergence," an awe-inspiring celebration of art and innovation.
Many of our artists are also exhibiting their art at the Camelback Studio Tour and Hidden in the Hills Studio Arts
Come and show your support for these incredible artists— Visit On The Edge Gallery TODAY!
November 9th
6:30-9:00pm
Prensented by the
South Scottsdale Art Alliance
The two-day event provides guests with a rare opportunity to meet and greet more than 40 local artists who create masterpieces in the mediums of jewelry, wearable arts, paintings, photography, glass, sculpture, and much more. Guests have the opportunity to purchase art for their home collections or as holiday gifts for art lovers.
Mark your calendars for:
November 11th & 12th, 2023
10 am – 5 pm Saturday,
10 am – 4 pm Sunday
Free admission to all studios.
On The Edge Gallery Artists Exhibiting at Camelback Studio Tour:
Julie Gilbert - Studio 11
Lynn Gustafson - Studio 11
Allison Shock - Studio 9
Jan Stiles - Studio 11
Shelly Taylor - Studio 12
27th Annual Artist Studio Tour 2023
The Hidden in The Hills Artist Studio Tour, presented by the Sonoran Arts League, provides an opportunity for the public to visit the workspaces of dedicated artists in the Sonoran Foothills, to learn about the artist’s methodology and process, and purchase art directly from the artists in a friendly, engaging atmosphere that showcases quality art.
Mark Your calendars for:
November 17, 18, & 19 and 24, 25, & 26
10 am to 5 pm
Free Admission
On The Edge Gallery Artists Exhibiting at Hidden In The Hills:
Lynn Thrower - Studio 3
Dean Grissom - Studio 10
Rick Griggs - Studio 10
Tracy Laasch - Studio 12
Kristin Kleyer Mangum - Studio 12
Jan Griggs - Studio 15
Pat Isaacson - Studio 20
Carol McDonald - Studio 26
Nancy Palmisano - Studio 28
Ken Naiff - Studio 39
Paulette Galop - Studio 41
Jan Stiles - Studio 41
COMING IN DECEMBER
December 7th Gold Palette ArtWalk; "Scottsdazzle"
Featured Artists: Julia Harmon, Jonathan Harmon, Tracy Laasch and Arlene Meyer
December 9th Saturday at On The Edge Gallery
Featured Artists: Esmeralda Piza and Cindy Snider
