A Season of Giving: Holiday Membership Show 2012

A Season for Giving:

Holiday Membership Show

at the Jerome Artists Cooperative Gallery

December 1st 2012 through January 3rd, 2013

The annual holiday membership show at the Jerome Artists Cooperative features an extra bit of seasonal good cheer this year. “A Season of Giving” will share proceeds from participating artists with charities of their choices. Shop local this Christmas and your dollars will also help support good causes both near and far. Shipping available, making the hectic holiday season easier for frenzied shoppers.

The gallery members showcase a great array of hand-crafted goodies in this group show. Ranging from large canvases and ceramics to tiny stocking stuffers, cards and ornaments, this seasonal favorite event brings locals and visitors alike together to enjoy the festive spirit of Jerome. The picturesque mountainside community is lit up with twinkly lights, luminaria and warm beverages to keep the chill at bay. A pretty dusting of snow often times hugs the mountain for a truly Christmastime flavor.

This year's Holiday Membership Show opens in conjunction with Jerome's popular ARTwalk, Saturday, December 1st, 2012, from 5pm-8pm. Enjoy holiday treats and a chance to rub elbows with the artists. The show will run through January 3rd, 2013.

Since 1996 the gallery has been a town cornerstone, located in the old Hotel Jerome. Open daily from 10am-6pm. Visit the galley online at Jeromecoop.com or call 928-639-4276 for more details.

Rock Paper Fire -March 3rd through May 2nd, 2012

                                           

Rock, Paper, Fire

Sarah Harms and V. Norton

March 2- May 2nd, 2012

An exciting featured artist show entitled "Rock, Paper, Fire" opens March 3^rd and runs through May 2 at the Jerome Artists' Cooperative Gallery, 502 Main St in Jerome.

 The show features new works by gallery members Sarah Harms and V. Norton. Sarah will be unveiling a new line of jewelry, small sculptures and wall art, using steel, rocks, and wool. Norton will have new works in Ceramics and an exhibit of handmade books. The opening reception will be during Jerome’s Art Walk, Saturday March 3rd, from 5 to 8 pm with refreshments and a chance to meet the artists in person.

 According to Sedona artist V. Norton, “I like the idea of having new pieces of art for each of my shows. There will be wall pieces and vessels, and these ceramics will be in colors of the earth and fire, showing a different aspect from my high fire porcelain. The firing methods are not so different from those of the native peoples everywhere.”

 Also in this vein of bringing old techniques into present day are the artist’s handmade books, a tradition in calligraphy which started even before the printing press. Says Norton, "So the question is how to take a traditional book and make it non-traditional. My bound books each have a different aspect to them that the viewer can discover."

Sarah has created a body of work for the show using the title as a guideline, both literally and figuratively. “We came up with the title because of materials used in both of our work.  As my creative juices began to flow, a new line of jewelry was created that I am calling ‘Cairns’. Cairns have been used for centuries by many cultures to mark trails, graves, and other places of interest on the planet. I hope wearers of the jewelry can use it as a talisman to help guide them on their path, seek out a new path, or just look plain cool!”

Moving out of her comfort zone as a jeweler, Sarah will also be showing some wall pieces created from felted wool and steel. “Our title ‘Rock, Paper’ Fire’, kept evoking memories of various childhood games, so I have loosely used them as a theme for the wall pieces. I also happen to be a little obsessed with a couple word games at the moment, so the grid pattern of the steel hardware cloth I am using fits right in.  Come on up to the Coop and see what the images evoke for you.”

The Jerome Artists Cooperative Gallery is located at 502 Main, in the old Hotel Jerome, and open from 10am-6pm daily. Rock, Paper, Fire runs through May 2^nd.