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Fabric artist and custom interior designer Gina Rich- mann’s hand painted silk scarves are featured at the Fire on the Mountain/AZ Handmade Gallery for the month of January. Her 100% one-of-a-kind silk scarves incorpo- rate designs originating from her imagination, and in- spired by world travel.
“Extensive travel flavors my work,” says Ms. Richmann. “I savored the exposure to beautiful architecture, ancient history, and many amazing cultures. These experiences have influenced my perception and added a worldly di- mension to my work that comes across in their vibrancy of color and diverse styles and techniques.”
Each scarf goes through an intensive, multi-step pro- cess that sets the colors permanently, resulting in a wear- able piece of art both easy to care for and easy on the eyes. Each silk starts out white before Ms. Richmann freehand draws on the material with a water based resist. Then she paints on the silk with fiber reactive dyes. After the paint- ed silk has dried, they are steam-heat processed, then washed and ironed.
Ms. Richmann also makes custom scarf designs to fit an individual’s taste and color preferences, and can be per- sonalized with words and images that hold special mean- ing.
“Words also intrigue me,” she says. “Within some of my pieces are words and symbols, embedded in the layers, evoking curiosity and mystery. I use the theories of quan- tum physics, allowing the vibrational quality of words and intentions to infuse the piece with positive and lasting en- ergies.”
Educated in fine arts at ASU, Ms. Richmann is also an accomplished muralist and interior designer who uses the psychology of colors to create harmonious spaces that fit with her clients’ personality and tastes, creating the mood and atmosphere they desire.
Meet the artist and enjoy music by flutists Shannon
A variety of Gina Richmann’s one-of-a-kind silk scarves are featured at Fire of the Mountain/AZ Handmade Gallery this First Friday ArtWalk.
Auckly and Brian Sanders during First Friday Art Walk, January 3 from 6-9 PM at Fire on the Mountain/AZ Hand- made Gallery, 13 N. San Francisco St. #100. GinaRichmann. com.
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Joseph Francis Bono presents “Walking the Walk: El Camino de Santiago de Compostela,” a photographic jour- ney chronicling his five week, 400-mile pilgrimage from Logroño the Capital of Rioja to the Cathedral de Santiago de Compostela.
“From late September to late October, I walked through vineyards, pueblos, across the meseta (plains) into the mountains of Galicia and finally into the plaza of the Ca- thedral de Santiago de Compostela. I journeyed through some of the most beautiful countryside, delighting in some of the best food and wine experiences through ever- changing scenery,” he says. Pilgrims stay in Albergues, simi- lar to hostels but designed to accommodate the travelers in particular. In Samos, Mr. Bono stayed in an 800-year old monastery next to the Sarria River.
The Camino, historically known as the Way of St. James, was one of the most important Christian pilgrimages dur- ing medieval times, as its path ends in the place in northern Spain where legend holds the Apostle St. James’ remains are buried, a journey that would absolve one’s sins. Today, the majority of hikers walk the route for non-religious rea- sons, or as seekers on a more modern-day spiritual quest.
Mr. Bono heard about the Camino over five years ago from his best friend’s grandfather. “Listening to his expe- riences, seeing the light in his face and the humbleness the experience brought sparked my curiosity immediately,” says Mr. Bono. “But each pilgrim finds the universe pro- vides the most opportune moment, when it will be most beneficial. Choosing to walk when I did had to do with career frustrations and yearning for connectedness with other world citizens,” he says.