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ARTSBRIEFS: SEPTEMBER2017
BORN OF
ART IN THE
PIONEER HERITAGE
PARK IS 25
Arizona Handmade Gallery is excited to be featuring the leath- erwork and fine jewelry of Cathy Ronstadt Jolma for the month of September. Ms. Jolma was born into a Tucson pioneer family, and spent her childhood on a ranch in Southern Arizona riding horses and raising Hereford cattle. She grew up surrounded by artists and mu- sicians, and early on began incor- porating the heritage of her family and Arizona’s diverse natural beau- ty into her own art. She has now lived in Flagstaff for many years and the influence of the mountains and the forests is especially strong.
Her pieces are rustic and personal, tangible art to be touched. From skillfully hand-tooled and painted journals to purses to wallets to tablet cases, Ms. Jolma has worked and sewn leather into art for everyday use. She combines traditional mediums of leather, hair, and even old coins to give her pieces a south- western cowboy style while embracing contemporary fashion and needs. Silver, leather, and semi-precious stones complement each other in her jewelry. Her pieces are strong and beau-
tiful at once, perfect for any man or woman who loves the Southwest or the outdoors.
Come meet Ms. Jolma during the First Friday ArtWalk in Flagstaff on September 1. She will be at Arizona Handmade Gallery, 13 North San Francisco Street, from 6-9PM, and Craig Yarbrough will be adding music to the evening with his lively guitar! It should be
a splendid night to enjoy the last vestiges of summer and welcome the beginning of fall.
— Stephanie Stinski
YEARS OLD!
ACCLAIMED SANTA FE ARTIST AT WEST OF
The monsoon season is winding down, the mead- ows around the mountain are exploding in a brilliant display of yellow wildflow- ers, and someone has just left three baseball bat sized zucchinis on your doorstep. All these things are a clear sign that sum- mer is ending in our lovely mountain town and Labor Day weekend is upon us!
Another sure sign that it’s Labor Day is that Wheeler Park is full of white tents, amazing art, live music, delicious Arizona wines and incred- ible freshly prepared food. Flagstaff Art in the Park is once again returning and this time it’s a special one — on September 2, 3, and 4 — this beloved local event is celebrating its 25th anniversary.
Says organizer Stu Wolf: “I want to make it clear who is to be congratulated for this mile- stone, for it is not me, it is all of you. To the countless artists who have come and gone and supported this effort through all these years, I thank you. Three of our local favorites, Joni Pevarnik, Katherine Farr and our dear friend Roberta Rogers have in fact participated in all twenty five shows! To the legions of quirky musicians I invited through the years to entertain the crowds, I thank you. Brad Gerver and what’s left of The Buzzard Brothers has played on our little stage for all 25 years as well.
“But honestly the majority of the thanks go to the wonderful community of Flagstaff. I can plan the event and invite fantastic artists and talented musicians but it’s not a success- ful show unless the public decides to come. For 25 years, the people of this sweet town have turned out in record numbers, through all sorts of weather and economic times and sup- ported this cultural endeavor with their hearts and pocketbooks. So thank you Flagstaff, I hope to see you all this weekend and while we’re at it, let’s do twenty-five more!”
Flagstaff Art in the Park is one of the highest quality art shows in all of Northern Arizona. Booths will again be located on the grass in Wheeler Park, at the corners of Humphreys and Aspen Streets, across the street from City Hall, on the main thoroughfare to Grand Canyon. Food vendors, regional and local entertainers, and quality arts and crafts booths will combine to make this year’s festival a memorable celebration in the heart of Northern Arizona’s cool pines.
Almost every imaginable art form from jewelry, pottery, textiles, glass, photography, wood working, to hand made furniture will be represented. Beloved local and regional art- ists like Ryanne Sebern, Sarah Walker, and Baje Whitethorne will join nearly 100 artists from across the Southwest to showcase their talents.
This festival also includes non-stop live music throughout all three days of the event featuring the talents of many favorite local musicians such as Kent Simmons, Stan Clark, Matt Hall, Planet Sandwich, Lucky Lenny and The Buzzard Brothers.
CALL TO ARTISTS: NAU ALUMNI ART EXHIBITION 2017
NAU Homecoming is right around the corner on October 28. Several art alumni are resur- recting a Homecoming Art Exhibition for 2017, after a hiatus of 37 years. A cloister of three alumni, Tom Herbert (1964), Carl Goodwin (1963) and Ruth Ann Border (1979) are solicit- ing work to hang in October.
Says Ms. Border: “It is going to happen quickly with only a few weeks to pull this year off the ground! We will provide space for students and faculty as well as for fellow artists who have passed away. Help us with our contacts for all who may be interested this or next year.”
The group show is asking for three images via email to supplies@visibledifferenceonline. com, with title, dimensions, medium, and price, by the deadline of October 2.
Says Ms. Border: “We are aware there is not a lot of time but want to make this event annual again. If we succeed this year, we will have more time for planning in 2018. Thirty- seven years is far too long! Help us make this a great Homecoming event.”
THE MOON
All the way from Santa Fe, the acrylic abstracts of Bonnie Teitelbaum are featured dur- ing the month of September at West of the Moon Gallery in downtown Flagstaff, with a special opening First Friday September 1 from 6-9PM.
Ms. Teitelbaum switched
from representational paint-
ing to her current style in 2001,
and spent a year developing
a body of work before being
picked up by Expressions Fine
Art Gallery on Canyon Road in
Santa Fe, a town about the size
of Flagstaff but considered by
many as the art Mecca of the
Southwest, if not the entire
United States. The artist’s sig-
nature work is what she calls
“quintets,” five-panel works
that have a common thread
in hue and movement. Each
panel stands on its own as a
complete piece, but together
the panels make an altogether
new image and create a stronger, unified piece. “It is about relationships and the thread that connects them,” says the artist.
Says Ms. Teitelbaum: “My work is too involved with layering and gels to be able to create a painting in a day. I usually start a few panels at once and work them all until they are done ... Good paintings, like good music, have different movements. I prefer complexity in both. I like to travel into the work and see interesting spaces well composed and balanced.”
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