Oil painter Jill Ciccone Pike and book creator Flora Lea Louden open their shows at Cary Gallery of Artists on Friday, July 30th with a reception from 6-9pm. Reception will feature guitarist David Kraweic. This is also the last night of the Dutch Auction.
Jill’s show, Sweet Summertime, features oil paintings celebrating the joy and freedom of summer vacation.
Beach Buns, by Jill Ciccone Pike
Flora Lea Louden’s “Messages from the Mermaids” features her hand made books. She says, ” Most of the books I make do not have ‘content’ in the way we typically know and understand. You may see a pattern in the paper & fiber I use, as I see text and pattern in nature. Long walks on the beach collecting worn and weathered shells, shards embedded with text, a new language for me. I call them ‘messages from the mermaids’ and they whisper vague tales of all things intangible. Perhaps a coincidental fragment touches you. If so, honor the moment and record your messages in the gift of a book.”
for more information: www. carygalleryofartists.org
