Mount Dora, Florida's Local Artist Cooperative Art Gallery

   
Mount Dora, Florida's

 Local Artist

Cooperative Art Gallery

 

 

April, 2016
 
In This Issue

April in the Alcove

Mt Dora 2nd Friday Art Stroll

No Owner's Manual

Thank you to our Community

Now Accepting Applications


Upcoming

Events in the
Mount Dora area

April 8, 2016

5 to 8 p.m.

Reception at

Artisans on fifth.

Second Friday Art Stroll 6-8 pm. Downtown Mt Dora 

 

  

 
 
Quick Links

Artisans on Facebook

Artisans Website

 
 


Newsletter Staff

 

Editor: Lee Kline

 

Contact List:
Lee Kline

 

Reporters:

All of the Artists of
Artisans on fifth
 

 
 

Welcome, April!

 

Shower your loved ones with gifts from

Artisans on fifth.

 

April is the rainy month. At Artisans  

we have added a flood of new associates since the first of the year. Storm on down to Artisans on Fifth
and see what we have on hand for you. 

 
 

 


April 2016 in The Alcove

Seeds, Beads and Reeds

Featuring Joyce Brady, Anne Bulmer

and Maria Hormaza

 Artisans on fifth presents "Seeds, Beads and Reeds" throughout the month of April, featuring the works of three of our artists: Joyce Brady, Anne Bulmer and Maria Hormaza.   The opening reception will coincide with Mount Dora's Second Friday Art Stroll, scheduled for Friday, April 8th, from 6-8pm. The event is free and open to the public, and refreshments will be served. Exhibit will continue through April 30 during normal business hours.

 

Joyce Brady's work includes elements of weaving and embroidery.

Each piece she creates is original and one of a kind. The Jewelry is embellished with beads, featuring semi-precious stones, crystals, pearls, art glass and pewter. Other decorative adornments may include shells, metal pieces, silver/gold/copper leaf, ceramic pieces and terracotta tiles, all designed and assembled to form unique necklaces and coordinating earrings.     

 

 

Anne Bulmer's baskets come from a variety of influences from all over. This basket set (below, left) is woven from pounded ash. All three nesting baskets have cherry handles and rims.  Her traditional style Nantucket baskets are woven with cane and have cherry handles, rims and bases.

Maria Hormaza has developed her award winning style of bead weaving using crochet technique to create jewelry with semi-precious stones, crystal beads and Seed Beads. She now creates intricate patterns for Lariats and necklaces.  All designs are unique and one of a kind.  She combines the art of weaving with crochet

and handwoven bead work. The Art of weaving with beads using crochet technique, is known since the 1800's. Bead Crochet popularity continued through the 1950's.

 

 

Maria's necklace, pictured here is 24k matte gold-plated seed beads with shiny gold-plated Czech fire-polished crystals.

 

 

 

    Mt. Dora 2nd Friday Art Stroll

 

Join us Friday, April 8 from 6 - 8 pm.in beautiful downtown Mount Dora for the Monthly Second Friday Mt.Dora Art Stroll.  

 

This exceptional free event meanders through downtown Mount Dora offering a festive evening of art, music and hors d'oeuvres designed to showcase regional art at several walkable venues throughout downtown Mount Dora. 

Artisans on fifth is one of the participating shops.  In addition to larger pieces of artwork, many smaller and affordably priced items such as

jewelry, soaps, greeting cards and decorative accessories are available.  

 

There will be light refreshments at Artisans, so stop in that evening. Maps may be picked up at any location along the stroll. The main locations feature art from independent artists and those locations' guest artists.

  
 


Laura Howell's Photos Accepted in Winter Garden Art Association's SoBo Gallery Exhibition.

Two of Laura's images, "Tree Reflections" and "Palm Tree Circle" will be on exhibit at the  Winter Garden Art Association SoBo Gallery exhibition April seven through 30. The theme for the exhibit is "Our Beautiful Earth." An opening reception on April seventh from 5:30-8pm.

 

Another image, "Horse Portrait" was chosen photo of the day on March 17 on wwwdailydigitalphoto.com.

 

Laura also won first place for her new image "Ghostly Trees" and third place for "Luray Caverns" in the South Lake Photo Club photo contest for the month of March. 

Congratulations Laura!

 

What action, if any, do you want your members to take? Add a "Find out more" link to additional information that you may have hosted on your website

 
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Potter VERSUS Painter 

 

Sharon Repple and her friend, Martin Cushman, are pitting  

their individual skills against one another, and have selected various subjects to show their own best interpretations of gators, oranges, birds, wildlife, etc. Sharon, one of Artisans' own, is a painter and Martin is a potter.   

 

Do you love competition? If so, then go see their show at the  

Lake Eustis Museum of Art in Eustis, FL

April 8 - June 4, 2016

Reception April 8th, 6-8 pm
 


Mount Dora Center for the Arts

Capturing Florida's Beauty on Canvas

EXHIBIT - Runs in the gallery to April 30, 2016

Artist Sharon Osterholt spent 2015 painting on location at each one of the 140 Florida State Parks. The year long tour culminates with a show and sale, featuring all of the State Park paintings in the gallery until April 30th.

Her paintings often depict water and beach scenes, but some others, such as her painting of the Eden Gardens State Park near Destin, show an Antebellum-style home with enormous oaks growing in the front. 

Osterholt hopes her art can bring attention to the parks.

"I just really want people to appreciate the old Florida," she said. "A lot of the springs, you can see they're suffering from the development and the pollution that is filtering into the springs. If they never go, they're not going to know, and a lot of it is right in your backyard."
 


Awesome!

We cannot do it justice here, but new Associate, Mark Wilhelm's photo is a twilight panorama of Lake Minneola and can be seen at Lilly's On The Lake restaurant in Clermont. The digital image was made by stitching together nine vertical photos to make the over 500 megapixel image, an awesome 18 inches high by six feet in length!  

 

No Owner's Manual

Art materials, whether clay, paint, pastels, photos, wood, fabric, graphite, ink or any of hundreds of other tools artists use to express themselves, do not come with operating manuals. What to do? Some of us find a teacher to inspire us; some of us buy books or head for the library. Artists are great collectors of books about other artists and technique.

Much of the work in Artisans on Fifth began as a sketch. Some of our artists will tell you that they have at times been amazed by what began as a scribble led somehow, to a fully realized work of art.

Most of the members at Artisans will also tell you they learned from wonderful teachers. Finally, they will also admit that they failed often, but kept at it.

Come to our shop on Fifth in Mount Dora and if the work of one of our artists inspires you, ask our associate in the shop that day if that artist whose work touches you offers classes. Many do. And, even if an artist does not teach, he or she will probably tell you where you may learn.

 
 

Our Community - Mount Dora

                   

We are so proud to be such an integral part of the arts community here in beautiful Mt Dora. Artisans on fifth is only six years old and the possibilities are endless. A big thank you goes out to the people of Mt Dora, and the Mt Dora Center for the Arts for their continued support, we wouldn't be here without them.  

 

We want to say a special thank you to Mount Dora Community Trust for their continued  support of Artisans on fifth through grants & sponsorships. Artisans on fifth believes in supporting our community by giving back through many avenues. These include an annual art scholarship, the Marilyn Dodge Scholarship, for a high school student in the visual arts  and  Bra-Vo, another annual event that raises funds for breast cancer testing and treatment in Lake County.  Mount Dora Community Trust has acknowledged our commitment  to the community through their ongoing support. Our sincere thanks to the Trust for  their  generosity.

  
 


Now Accepting Applications

to become an Associate

Attention: Artists and Craftspeople

Artisans on fifth is inviting artists in any media to apply to be an Associate. We are currently taking applications for new artists to join us as soon as space becomes available. 

 

We feature fine art and handcrafted items by local talented artists and craftspeople in the following categories:  basketry, watercolor, pastel, acrylic, fused and cast glass, oil painting, mixed media, glass and gemstone jewelry, photography, ceramics, fiber art, wearable art, pottery, wood, fine silver jewelry, stained glass, paper, and painted bottles.

 

The shop is staffed by the members, who frequently offer emonstrations of their work during regular shop hours.

 

Artisans is always seeking new member artists, and those interested in applying for membership may contact the group by emailing JPEGs of their work to: [e-mail]    See our website for more information.

 

 

To get more information about joining click HERE to go to our website.   

 
 
About Us   

Artisans on fifth located at 134 E. Fifth Avenue is on the downstairs level of the historic brick building occupied by the Mount Dora Center for the Arts.  Artisans is the only artist cooperative in Mount Dora, FL. All artwork is designed and hand made by approximately 25 local artists. Artwork includes oil, pastel, acrylic and watercolor paintings, unique and unusual jewelry, fiber art, fused and cast glass, wood, stained glass, pottery and more. "Artisans of Mount Dora, Inc.", is a Florida not-for-profit corporation doing business as Artisans on fifth. 
 

Hours are: Sun. and Mon. 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.,  Tues - Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with extended hours for special events.  

134 E 5th Ave., Mount Dora FL  32757 
Phone - 352-406-1478    

Website:  www.artisansonfifth.com  

Facebook:  www.facebook.com/artisansonfifth  

Email: [e-mail]

DISCOUNT FOR MDCA MEMBERS

Members of Mount Dora Center for the Arts (MDCA) receive a 10% discount

on ALL your purchases at Artisans on fifth.  Ask at MDCA or Artisans on fifth about this great membership offer! Also visit www.artisansonfifth.com for more information.

Artisans on Fifth, 134 E 5th Ave, Mount Dora, FL 32757

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