November 19th - January 3rd
The Form and Fabric of Our Lives
glass • pottery • textiles • wood
featuring the art of
Annapolis Quilt Guild • Chesapeake Weavers • Joe Dickey
Quirk 'n' Bach Pottery • Cynthia Sweet Wells
Excellent Opportunity for Holiday Shopping
Most items can be taken home when purchased.
(As opposed to the usual gallery policy that purchased art must remain until the end of the exhibition.)
Scroll down to view scenes of the exhibition and reception..
The Galleries at Quiet Waters Park welcome the interest of potential exhibitors in 2010 and 2011. If you are an independent artist or represent a group of artists, please contact us at 600 Quiet Waters Park Road, Annapolis, Maryland, 21403 or e-mail arts@friendsofquietwaterspark.org.
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The Annapolis Quilt Guild was established in 1981 and now has about two-hundred sixty members. The purpose of the organization is to advance fellowship among persons interested in the art of quilting; to preserve the tradition, culture, and history of quilting; and to enjoy and appreciate others' work.
Ten members of the Chesapeake Weavers have created artworks which range from knitted and felted pieces to woven items and dyed silk scarves and will exhibit scarves, hats, purses and jackets and also domestic items for the home such as placemats, runners and rag rugs. The group, with members from the Annapolis area, the Eastern Shore, and Laurel, is a collective of fiber artists dedicated to exploring and sharing aspects of handweaving with weavers of all levels of skill experience. It also fosters an outreach goal to educate the community about weaving and provide therapeutic activity to interested individuals and groups.
Joe Dickey has been a professional and nationally recognized woodturner since 1984 with works in many private and public collections. He helped establish and currently administers the Woodturning School and Co-op at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, is a founding member of the Chesapeake Woodturners, and is the President of the Board of the Maryland Federation of Art. Mr. Dickey turns wood by night and on weekends, plays banjo in a crabgrass band, and tends an orchard on his farm as part of a cross-breeding program with the American Chestnut Foundation.
Cameron Bach and Kristin Quirk Clevenger have been creating imaginative pottery together for over fifteen years. The pieces they create are mostly functional stoneware with original glazes. They find great inspiration from the Chesapeake Bay, where they have a wonderful studio looking out at Thomas Point Light.
Cynthia Sweet Wells applies unique combinations of color and pattern in multiple layers on glass home accessories. Each piece is an original work, no two are alike. Much of the inspiration for her patterns and designs comes from extensive exposure to European fine arts and crafts. She is a lifelong Annapolis resident - except for a few years living in Germany - whose creations add elegance to everyday tasks and are unique works of functional art.
