Member Print Sale & Jewelry Thursday Night

If you still have gifts to buy, consider coming to Asylum Gallery tomorrow night and give the gift of art and/or jewelry! We’ll be open tomorrow night from 5:30 to 7:30 with Ann Tracy presiding over our mini-reception to toast the holidays. I’ve put all of my prints at the gallery on sale as has member artists Cherie Hacker and Marguerite Schaffron. And you can even get a sneak peak at teh new work I’ll be showing in January. I’ve got small format artist’s proofs in the bin. I’m especially pleased with this new series of works that deal with transformation.

If you’ve been by the gallery recently, you know that we have a new jewelry artist showing (and selling) her work - called CynStones. To the right is one of the many pairs of earrings we have at the gallery.

Cynthia Burdick has always had an affinity for rocks and minerals, she even studied geology in college and still has rock and fossil collections in her home. Her love of the individual beauty that each stone has – natural as it was created in the earth - lead her to bring out that beauty in her designs using other natural objects like freshwater pearls and metals. Incorporating lampwork handmade glass beads, infused glass and crystals has been another creative touch she brings to her work. Each design is unique, no two necklaces or bracelets or earrings are ever alike. There is a joy and satisfaction bringing an idea into design and then into reality.

It was about 18 months ago when Cynthia started making jewelry for herself while recovering from knee surgery – it was something she could do while sitting still. After other people saw her beautiful pieces, they also wanted jewelry, so she began her second career as an artist, in just a different medium. Cynthia has been a stage actress for many years, winning local awards and gaining critical recognition. She says that it feels good to make a thing of beauty for someone, almost better than applause after a show!

Three Artists Chosen for Group Show in Spring

From Asylum’s National Juried Print Show

The three artists are Dale Clifford, Marcus Howell and Rodger Mark Walton. Big round of applause to them and to the jurors who had a very tough decision to make.

Dale Clifford was born in Cincinnati , Ohio . He is currently a professor of foundation studies at the Savannah College of Art and Design. He joined the SCAD-Savannah faculty in 2002 and has been teaching at SCAD-Atlanta since January 2006. Clifford holds a BFA in printmaking from Miami University , Oxford , Ohio and received an MFA in printmaking from Clemson University . From 1996-2002, Clifford was the chairperson and an assistant professor of visual communication at the American University in Dubai, located in the United Arab Emirates. Clifford’s prints and drawings have been exhibited in twelve countries in N orth America , Europe , the Middle East , and Southeast Asia . His work was featured in the N atural Selection show at Pinnacle Gallery, Savannah , GA. His other selected shows include: 9^th Annual Juried Small Works, Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, MA; 18^th N ational Drawing and Print Competitive Exhibition, College of N otre Dame of Marylandand the41^st Annual N ational Drawing and Small Sculpture Show, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX

Marcus Howell was born in Mexico Missouri and now teaches printmaking at Missouri State University in Springfield . He has been making art most of his life but only exhibiting professionally for the past 11 years. Howell’s work has been exhibited at University of N ebraska-Lincoln American University Cairo , Egypt ( N ovember 2005) Hayden Art Center Lincoln, N ebraska (2006). His other selected shows include: Marcus Howell and Robert McCann: Paintings, Prints and Drawings Missouri State University Art Gallery Springfield, MO (September 2005); Every Picture Tells a Story International Juried Show, Jurors: Olga Stefan, Executive Director of the Chicago Artist’s Coalition Charles Gniech, Exhibition Curator, Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago N orthbrook Public Library N orthbrook, Illinois (October 2006) and Ana 35: N ational All-Media Exhibition, Juror: Willem Volkersz, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, Montana (June-August 2007)

Roger Mark Walton was born in Dayton , Ohio and now lives in Atlanta GA. With an a MFA in Painting from Brooklyn College in Brooklyn, N ew York and a BFA in Painting from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, he is currently a professor at Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah GA. Walton has received awards from The Elizabeth Greensheilds Foundation, The Ohio Arts Council and the Expanding Horizons Award at Wright State University . His work has been included in exhibitions at the Laguna Gloria Art Museum , Sherry French Gallery in N ew York City , the Erector Square Gallery in N ew Haven , the Carnegie Art Center , and the Georgetown N ational in Washington D.C. His artwork has been chosen for exhibitions by jurors such as Wolf Kahn, William Bailey, William Beckman, N eil Benezra, Peter Tatistcheff, and Ivan Karp.

Asylum Gallery is a contemporary gallery of artists whose work and experience span a unique circumference. You will find vibrant artwork that ranges from classic black & white to abstract photography, mixed media painting and traditional printmaking to work in the digital realm. In addition to the exhibits, there are always prints by member artists, cards and hand-made jewelry on sale for very reasonable prices.

While being a membership gallery, Asylum also offers exhibition space to other artists in the community with its bi-annual International Mail Art shows (in which a portion of proceeds go to different charitable groups) and the Juried Print Show, as well as invitational shows with regional artists.