ARTISTS
Arizona: BEST OF THE WEST
Mined Beauty SEDONA.... At a time when most turquoise on the market is machine-cut, stonecutter and master jeweler Michael Grant still shapes each
Suzanne Venino / Southwest Art
01 Dec, 2007
Mined Beauty
SEDONA.... At a time when most turquoise on the market is machine-cut, stonecutter and master jeweler Michael Grant still shapes each stone by hand. With an artist`s eye for color and shape, he looks for the beauty in the stones as he painstakingly fashions them into necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and rings. "The way I build jewelry is much the same process as a painter approaches a painting," says Grant, a longtime Arizona resident. "It`s all about the process. What I`ve started dictates what I`ll do next." Grant shows new pieces at Lanning Gallery this month and attends an opening reception on Wednesday, December 5, from 5 to 8 p.m.
Mined Beauty, December 5-31, Lanning Gallery, 928.282.6865, www.lanninggallery.com
A Natural Twosome
SCOTTSDALE.... Lisa Sette Gallery presents two exhibits this month, both of which examine our relationship to the natural world. In Five Weeks in Sunlight, a metaphor for the life cycle of a cicada, Phoenix sculptor Mayme Kratz casts insect wings, seedpods, cacti, and flowers in translucent resin to encapsulate the beauty of the desert. In a show titled 10 Amended Sites, Timothy McDowell combines botanical and abstract imagery in his encaustic paintings to awaken in the viewer the connections between all things in nature.
Five Weeks in Sunlight/10 Amended Sites, through December 29, Lisa Sette Gallery, 480.990.7342, www.lisasettegallery.com
Cowboy Culture
FLAGSTAFF.... One-of-a-kind tooled saddles and boots, engraved knives, and hand-forged bits and spurs are on display alongside cowboy paintings, photography, and sculptures at the 18th annual Trappings of the American West Exhibition & Sale. Seventy-five artists and artisans are featured in the juried exhibition, which runs through January 6 at the Museum of Northern Arizona.
Trappings of the American West Exhibition & Sale, through January 6, Museum of Northern Arizona, 928.774.5211, www.musnaz.org or www.dryereekarts.com
The M Collection
TUCSON.... Signed simply with the letter M, the sculptures, castings, and carvings of Marion DeGrazia are on view at DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun through February 29. The wife of artist Ettore "Ted" DeGrazia, Marion was a trained sculptor who worked in wood, clay, silver, bronze, and stone as she created serene Madonnas, playful angels, and whimsical animals.
The M Collection: Sculptures and Castings by Marion DeGrazia, through February 29, DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun, 520.299.9191, www.degrazia.org
Rural Landscapes
SCOTTSDALE.... Kim casebeer grew up on a farm in central Kansas and sold her first painting at a 4-H event when she was just 11 years old. Today, she continues to express her strong emotional connection to the land by portraying the singular beauty of rural scenes in both oil and pastel. Rive Gauche Art Gallery (formerly Meyers Art Gallery) hosts a solo exhibit of casebeer`s work in mid-December.
Landscape Emotions, December 6-13, Rive Gauche Art Gallery, 480.947. 6372, www.meyersartgallery.com
SIDEBAR
Celebrating Women Artists SCOTTSDALE.... LeKAE Gallery hosts the eighth annual American Women Artists` exhibition this month. More than 100 `works by AWA Master Signature and Signature Members are on view, along with over 100 pieces (out of 1,300 entries) selected as finalists in the AWA National Juried Competition. The public has the opportunity to vote on the People`s Choice Award during the opening reception on Thursday, December 6, which takes place during the Scottsdale ArtWalk. American Women Artists Master Signature and Signature Members Exhibit and National Juried Competition, December 6-January 6, LeKAE Gallery, 480.874.2624, www.lekaegallery.com or www.americanwomenartists.org
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SEDONA.... At a time when most turquoise on the market is machine-cut, stonecutter and master jeweler Michael Grant still shapes each stone by hand. With an artist`s eye for color and shape, he looks for the beauty in the stones as he painstakingly fashions them into necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and rings. "The way I build jewelry is much the same process as a painter approaches a painting," says Grant, a longtime Arizona resident. "It`s all about the process. What I`ve started dictates what I`ll do next." Grant shows new pieces at Lanning Gallery this month and attends an opening reception on Wednesday, December 5, from 5 to 8 p.m.
Mined Beauty, December 5-31, Lanning Gallery, 928.282.6865, www.lanninggallery.com
A Natural Twosome
SCOTTSDALE.... Lisa Sette Gallery presents two exhibits this month, both of which examine our relationship to the natural world. In Five Weeks in Sunlight, a metaphor for the life cycle of a cicada, Phoenix sculptor Mayme Kratz casts insect wings, seedpods, cacti, and flowers in translucent resin to encapsulate the beauty of the desert. In a show titled 10 Amended Sites, Timothy McDowell combines botanical and abstract imagery in his encaustic paintings to awaken in the viewer the connections between all things in nature.
Five Weeks in Sunlight/10 Amended Sites, through December 29, Lisa Sette Gallery, 480.990.7342, www.lisasettegallery.com
Cowboy Culture
FLAGSTAFF.... One-of-a-kind tooled saddles and boots, engraved knives, and hand-forged bits and spurs are on display alongside cowboy paintings, photography, and sculptures at the 18th annual Trappings of the American West Exhibition & Sale. Seventy-five artists and artisans are featured in the juried exhibition, which runs through January 6 at the Museum of Northern Arizona.
Trappings of the American West Exhibition & Sale, through January 6, Museum of Northern Arizona, 928.774.5211, www.musnaz.org or www.dryereekarts.com
The M Collection
TUCSON.... Signed simply with the letter M, the sculptures, castings, and carvings of Marion DeGrazia are on view at DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun through February 29. The wife of artist Ettore "Ted" DeGrazia, Marion was a trained sculptor who worked in wood, clay, silver, bronze, and stone as she created serene Madonnas, playful angels, and whimsical animals.
The M Collection: Sculptures and Castings by Marion DeGrazia, through February 29, DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun, 520.299.9191, www.degrazia.org
Rural Landscapes
SCOTTSDALE.... Kim casebeer grew up on a farm in central Kansas and sold her first painting at a 4-H event when she was just 11 years old. Today, she continues to express her strong emotional connection to the land by portraying the singular beauty of rural scenes in both oil and pastel. Rive Gauche Art Gallery (formerly Meyers Art Gallery) hosts a solo exhibit of casebeer`s work in mid-December.
Landscape Emotions, December 6-13, Rive Gauche Art Gallery, 480.947. 6372, www.meyersartgallery.com
SIDEBAR
Celebrating Women Artists SCOTTSDALE.... LeKAE Gallery hosts the eighth annual American Women Artists` exhibition this month. More than 100 `works by AWA Master Signature and Signature Members are on view, along with over 100 pieces (out of 1,300 entries) selected as finalists in the AWA National Juried Competition. The public has the opportunity to vote on the People`s Choice Award during the opening reception on Thursday, December 6, which takes place during the Scottsdale ArtWalk. American Women Artists Master Signature and Signature Members Exhibit and National Juried Competition, December 6-January 6, LeKAE Gallery, 480.874.2624, www.lekaegallery.com or www.americanwomenartists.org
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