March Artist Showcase
Friday March 1
Hours: 5-7 pm
Featuring Glass Artists Bob and Jacque Bonsi, Hilary Woods and Sally Podein. Meet the artists and enjoy light refreshments.
Bob and Jacque:
Picture frames, sun catchers of all sizes, personally designed home windows and repairs are their specialties.
Their work has been displayed at the SEMVA Art Gallery since 2003. They also participate in the Zumbrota Art Splash Tour and the annual Friends of Quarry Hill Nature Art Show and Sale.
Hilary Woods:
My passion for stained glass started as a young child. I was lucky enough to have family friends who owned a stained glass business and taught my brother. It was truly magical to me how they could create such works of art from glass and was unlike any other art form I was familiar with. I knew early on that I wanted to learn the art of stained glass.When starting a project, I first look through my glass, pick out some favorites and put various colors together, only then do I decide what the sheets of glass should be transformed into. The glass sheets themselves are works of art and in some instances I truly just want to display the sheets of themselves.
I have been creating stained glass for over 20 years now and it brings a dose of pure joy and creativity to my life and allows me to be more inspired to do my day job as an Art Director.
Sally Poidein:
Most of my work is focused on animal/pet portraits. Capturing the character and soul of the animal is very rewarding to me.
I create stained glass mosaics where pieces of stained glass are cut and compiled to create my work. Each piece is dependent on the other pieces around it. Taking small pieces of glass and turning them into a coherent whole is both time consuming and gratifying.
The infinite colors, shades and textures of glass help me to create depth, form and detail.