May 24, 2012
Our latest local art features oil paintings by Gary Bradley and large art photography by Patrick Bartley.
A great time to stop by and have a look is on Friday May 25 from 6-9PM when we serve free coffee with the Cary Art Loop. Or, the next time you go looking for a sweet treat, steer yourself over to Coffee & Crepes for a freshly made Banana Nutella or Bananas Foster crepe with ice cream! Top it off with an iced latte and a dose of local art and you have a triple treat!
March 30, 2012
Welcome Spring! And welcome to an amazing assortment of talent assembled by Jenny Eggleston. A local artist and art teacher, Jenny proudly displays the works of former students who have gone on to become accomplished artists themselves. Our cafe is bursting with color and texture with everything from pen & ink to hanging sculpture. Many of the pieces are not available for sale, but you may contact each artist directly to see more. And there is much to see. Coffee & Crepes will host our monthly Cary Art Loop Final Friday Artist reception March 30 for 6-9PM. Free locally roasted, Fair Trade Larry’s Beans coffee for all!
February 22, 2012
Feb 21-Mar 27 Stunning new photo art from my favorite photographer Patrick Bartley. And colorful oil paintings by Cecilia Guitarte are also presented. Our Final Friday artist reception is Feb 24 from 6-9 PM. All are welcome. Free coffee for everybody! The C-Tran bus will take you to multiple galleries on the same night. We are open until 10:30PM on Fridays and Saturdays. So make us the last stop and stay for Coffee & Crepes!
January 27, 2012
Large original sketches by Jenny Eggleston are dramatically presented on the purple wall. Scott Mais has been around the world to capture scenes of architectural and cultural relevance.
With Valentine’s Day fast approaching think about cultivating the perfect first date NOW. How about a movie at the Regal Crossroads 20 and a Banana Nutella dessert crepe to seal the deal? Add a mocha latte and you’ll be up all night! Open 7Am-10:30PM Fri & Sat. www.coffeeandcrepes.com.
December 30, 2011
Happy New Year! We are blessed with a never-ending supply of local art, thanks to talented Triangle artists. Stop by to see what’s new from the fun multimedia works of Zachary Horn. His pieces fly off the walls, sometimes literally! On the orange wall, you will find photos of classic cars given new “life” with the eye of the photographer, Teresa Pigeon. We will have our Final Friday reception Dec 30 from 6-9PM. Stop by for free coffee and meet the artists. All are invited. Coffee & Crepes is in the Crossroads Plaza shopping center in Cary. See you there!
October 28, 2011
Award winning photography of Patrick Bartley is enthralling. Click on his link to see what is in store for you at Coffee & Crepes this month. The images are available any size for display in your home. Also featured this month are paintings by Jackie Schaefer. To get a better idea of how these would look in your living room, stop by Coffee and Crepes and ponder them over a warm, creamy spiced Chai tea. Our monthly Final Friday artist reception is Friday Oct 28 from 6-9 PM. Free coffee for you and your friends!
August 24, 2011
Patrick Bartley Photography
See the award-winning photography of Patrick Bartley and Maryann Goldman. At this month’s Cary Art Loop, Friday Aug 26 from 6-9PM, end up at Coffee & Crepes for art and music on the Patio, free locally-roasted Larry’s Beans coffee. You may even see some impromptu performance art! Rhythmicity will be drumming to keep the storm away! This is family-friendly fun. Note: C-Tran makes daily loops through Crossroads Plaza.
May 27, 2011
This month we have three artists at Coffee & Crepes. Until June 6 we continue to feature Natalie Winters pastels on leatherboard. May 24 through June 21 abstract artist Eduardo Lapetina is on the purple wall. June 6 through July 26 we welcome back award-winning photographer Patrick Bartley. You are sure to find a great gift for Dad at this show! Our monthly Party on the Patio continues Fri May 27 from 6-9 with Rhythmicity and various other guest performers. Free coffee (iced or hot) at the party! Stop by with the family and enjoy the art. While you are there, why not try our new all-natural real-fruit lemonade smoothies.
January 29, 2011
Bring your Valentine for strawberry crepes, strawberry smoothies or any other sweet thing we have the menu. And you’ll see 
award-winning art from Grace Christian School. These are the next generation of artists before they are famous! Various media are represented. Final Friday Artist Receptions return Jan 28 with free coffee for all. Music on the Patio will resume in March, weather permitting.
January 25, 2011
Studio 180 Salon and Lucid Element Multimedia are proud to support our local arts community by serving as a host venue for 2011 Cary Art Loop Final Friday events. On the final Friday of select months, we feature a local artist with a reception and cocktail from 6-8 pm. So, come join us at the studio for great works, wine and hors de’ oeuvres and get in the Loop
This month through April 2011, we are pleased to show works by artists Scott Plaster and Perry Boswell.
NC Whimsical Artist Scott Plaster is from the North Carolina Piedmont Triad area and has been creating whimsical paintings for 30 years. His line of”Whimsical Animals” has been featured in the Community Arts Cafe and the GoTriad NC artists section and is available for sale in art galleries, art boutiques, and shops around the NC Triad region, and from the Mountains of North Carolina all the way to the Coast. Matted ready-to-frame art repro¬ductions of the original whimsical oil paintings are sold in various sizes, art note card sets, art greeting cards, art posters, and even stickers.
Scott grew up in Denton, NC and was exposed to art at an early age. He still remembers how his father would draw Picaso-esque figures for his son to paint with basic student tempura paints on manilla drawing paper. When some kids were awaiting video games and toys from Santa Claus for Christmas, Plaster was eager to get paint, canvas, and pastels. Plaster was oil painting by the age of ten and found his inspiration in the works of Van Gogh, the French Impressionists, other early modern artists, and North Carolina artists like Bob Timberlake and Andrew Wyeth. As a self-taught artist, Plaster began subscribing to The Artists’ Magazine as a teenager and immersed himself in art history and technique books of a broad variety. Plaster maintained these interests into his young adulthood, but he did not initially pursue a career in art.
For more information about his work Visit Scott’s Website
They say that a picture is worth a thousand words, but that concept could not apply more than in the collage “stories” of Perry Boswell. These unique collages of Davidson County native and teacher are part antique, part history, part memorabilia, and part artistic creation. Boswell features his work at the Cosmic Cow Society.
Boswell explains, “I have become fascinated with the personal information that people leave when they pass away. I often find it in old books, locked drawers, and dusty boxes tucked away in remote corners. I’ve come to look at these scraps as fragments of the soul.” Scouring booths, boxes, and racks at antique stores, flea markets, and yard sales for items that speak to him, Boswell reconstructs these stories in the form of creative collages that incorporate a variety of artistic techniques in their construction. A line of music from a hymnal might reinforce a theme. A 100-year old scrawled note on the margin of a book might form part of the story line. Family photos from an album might demonstrate the passage of time. Three-dimensional items add texture, interest, and color. Each of Boswell’s creations tells a story that cannot be absorbed in a single sitting or reading, like a complex work of literature that can be read and reread. Every time you look at one of Boswell’s creations, you see a new detail that adds to its story.
For more information about his work Visit Perry’s Website
Studio 180 Salon supports the 2011 Cary Art Loop. Artist’s works will be featured at our Final Friday show and reception on January 28th from 6 – 8pm.
