Starry Night 2022 – 110
May 06, 2022
110 Title: Traditional Cherokee Reed Storage Basket Artist: ᎺᎵᏔᎻᏏᏂ Mary W. Thompson Medium: Reed splits, native dyes Dimensions: 17″ x 19.5″ x 21″ Value: $800 “For me I lose track of everything. I like doing it. I like the work. I concentrate on it…it’s good therapy. My mind’s out of the gutter and off Facebook... Read More
Starry Night 2022 – 109
May 06, 2022
109 Title: Collaborative Pins, Set of Two Artist: Leslie Perrino and Michael Dale Bernard Medium: Enamel, Steel Dimensions: 1.75” Diameter each Value: $350 This enamel pin set is a collaboration of jewelry artists Leslie Perrino and Michael Dale Bernard – created to celebrate the Enamelist Society Alchemy4 Conference at Arrowmont. Each piece features a different... Read More
Starry Night 2022 – 108
May 06, 2022
108 Title: Revived Arrowmont Entry/Table Artist: John Polly Medium: Birch, Spalted Maple, Walnut Yellow Poplar, Glass Dimensions: 31″ tall x 34.5″ x 62.5″ Value: $2,500 Arrowmont Craft and Culture Fellow, John Polly, specializes in revealing inner beauty in raw wood. He also revives old wood pieces, transforming them by hand into new creations. For... Read More
Starry Night 2022 – 107
May 06, 2022
107 Title: “Dancer” Artist: Ross Markley Medium: Indiana Limestone Dimensions: 15″ x 12″ x 7″ Value: $475 This sumptuous sculpture exemplifies Ross Markley’s characteristic style. Known for his bronze and stone statues, Markley infused dense materials with a feeling of energy and movement. “Dancer” reduces the figure to near-abstraction, implying sensual movement of torso and... Read More
Starry Night 2022 – 106
May 06, 2022
106 Title: “Hands in Indigo” Artist: Jim Arendt Medium: Reclaimed Denim Appliqué Dimensions: 22” x 29” Value: $1,000 “My artwork grows out of the need for me to understand our shifting relationship with labour and work. I grew up on a farm outside of Flint, Michigan. Denim is tough; it’s durable. It’s the land, it’s... Read More
Starry Night 2022 – 105
May 06, 2022
105 Title: “Untitled” Kiln-Formed Glass Artist: Maureen Aderman Medium: Kiln-formed, Fused and Slumped Glass Dimensions: 16″ diameter Value: $325 Maureen Aderman crafted this 16” platter fusing glass patterns in contrasting shades of teal, pink and deep red. Imagine Saturn’s rings painted in the colors of spring. The gestural swoops and melding of colors are offset... Read More
Starry Night 2022 – 104
May 06, 2022
104 Title: Hand-forged Belt Artist: Elizabeth Belz Medium: Steel, Leather Dimensions: 41” length Value: $250 Elizabeth Belz used blacksmithing techniques to rivet together a punched leather belt with a hand-forged steel buckle. The buckle was constructed through bending, flattening, riveting, and then welding steel into shape. The dark gray leather sets off the subtle silver... Read More
Starry Night 2022 – 103
May 06, 2022
103 Title: Howard Miller Live-Edge Otto Grandfather Clock Donor: The Clock Peddler Medium: Acacia Wood, Quartz, Nickel-finished Metals Dimensions: 13.5″ x 23″ base, 83″ tall Value: $2,500 The Howard Miller Live-Edge Otto Clock is a modern-day grandfather clock with contemporary design elements. The clock is one-of-a-kind, using two rustic live-edge Acacia hardwood slabs with... Read More
Starry Night 2022 – 102
May 06, 2022
102 Title: “Reaching Out” Donor: Bill Griffith Artist: Mary Todd Beam Medium: Acrylic on Board Dimensions: 26″ x 36″ Value: $1,800 “I really liked the way the surface of this painting looked, but I felt I could take the painting a little further. You don’t grow as an artist if you don’t take risks.” Mary... Read More
Starry Night 2022 – 101
May 06, 2022
101 Title: “Ceramic Box with Dog” Artist: Janet Harper Medium: Ceramics Dimensions: 9″ x 5″ x 5″ Value: $550 Janet Harper brings her signature style and distinctive addition of quirky animal figures to this ceramic box. She incorporates a palette of periwinkle blues and cool red tones in a marbled pattern across the surface, accented... Read More