Chocolate Smiles Village to Host Cary Art Loop Final Friday Event on on October 28th from 6 – 9PM.

The businesses of Chocolate Smiles Village on W. Chatham Street are pleased to announce that we will be hosting our second Cary Art Loop Final Friday event on October 28th from 6 – 9PM. This promises to be a great event with some really nice art befitting the V Foundation for cancer research. Appetizers provided by Havana Grill and fantastic acoustics by West Trinity.

• Studio 180 Salon will be featuring artist Timothy Orikri ;
• Chocolate Smiles chocolatiers will have chocolates after hours;
• Graceful Expressions dance education will be featuring youth art exhibits;
• Styles Group Fitness will offer at wo-week free invitation to join for those attending the event;
• West Trinity (blues / Rock) you really have to SEE them to fully appreciate their sound!

Chocolate Smiles Village enthusiastically support the local Cary fine arts community and look forward to playing an integral part of the renaissance of downtown historic Cary. Working together brings out the best in ourselves and for ourselves. Chocolate Smiles Village is located at 312 W. Chatham St. Cary, North Carolina.

About the businesses of Chocolate Smiles Village:

• Chocolate Smiles chocolatier specializes in handmade chocolates and chocolate confections. It has a longstanding tradition of fine creations in the greater Cary area.
• Graceful Expressions dance education specializes in youth ballet, tap and dance classes.
• Studio 180 Salon is dedicated to fine hair care and coloring services and products.It is based in Cary, North Carolina and serves greater Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Apex, Holly Springs, Wake Forest and surrounding areas of the triangle Carolinas.
• Styles Fitness Group is a fitness boutique specializing in small group personal training for women. It is based in Richmond, Virginia with a regional location in Cary, North Carolina.

 

Artist Currently Showing at Studio 180 Salon: Jack Stone

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 6-9 pm. So, come join us at the studio for great works, wine and hors de’ oeuvres and get in the Loop

This month through October 2011, we are pleased to show works by artist Jack Stone. Jack grew up in the city of Baltimore and the surrounding countryside. He worked in his youth on farms and ranches, and traveled all 50 states with family. After a years tour with the Marine Corps as a medic in Vietnam, Jack took a BA in Journalism from U MD and studied art at Maryland School of Art and Design. He completed an MFA at UNCG.

After a career in the graphic arts industry, Jack has taught art and painted since 2002. His paintings include rural subject matter, and have been collected regionally. Jack and Paula Stone have three daughters and seven grandchildren.

Visit Jack’s website at www.brushfirestudios.org.

Studio 180 Salon supports the 2011 Cary Art Loop. Artist’s works will be featured at our Final Friday show and reception on September 30th from 6 – 9pm.

 

Artist Currently Showing at Studio 180 Salon: Scott Plaster and Perry Boswell

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.

 

Artist Currently Showing at Studio 180 Salon: Addison Paige

Studio 180 Salon and Lucid Element Multimedia are proud to support our local arts community by serving as a host venue for the Cary Art Loop’s 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 January 2011, we are pleased to show works by artist Addison Paige. All artists are drawn to making art from basically the same deep need to create something visual to express who we are and what we have a need to say. Addison is an artist because it is who she is and what she does. She couldn’t imagine doing anything else with her life. Art colors the way she views the world around her, and the world affects the way she makes art. Her work is full of past influences, personal history, and emotional interactions.

She has worked with many different types of art and materials over the years from painting wood to making custom clocks and mirrors sold through galleries across the country. In 1995, Addison joined her brother, Eric Paige, and founded “What will the neighbors think?” Soon after, they began producing custom plexiglass works.

Studio 180 Salon supports the 2010 Cary Art Loop. Artist’s works will be featured at our Final Friday show and reception on October 29th from 6 – 8pm.

 

Studio 180 Salon: Cary Art Loop Cocktail July 30th 6-8 PM – Artist David Welch

Studio 180 Salon and Lucid Element Multimedia are proud to support our local arts community by serving as a host venue for the Cary Art Loop’s Final Friday events. On the final Friday of select months, we feature a local artist with a reception and cocktail from 6-9 pm. So, come join us at the studio for great works, wine and hors de’ oeuvres and get in the Loop!

This month through September, we are pleased to show works by artist David Welch. A native of Wilmington, NC, David is on a never-ending journey of self discovery as an expression of his inner creative spirit. He began as a child sketching anything and everything with pencil, then moving into pen and ink comic book character design. As a teenager, he became fascinated with clay sculpting and charcoal portraits.

Over time, David has showcased his works in media such as character design for animated film shorts and comics as well as several murals including one featured at the NC School of Communication Arts to honor the families affected by the 911 attacks.

“I loved the creative expression that art allowed me to have no matter what medium was available. No rules just the quiet bliss of my imagination.”

David now lives in Sanford, NC with his wife, Karen and sons, Gabriel and Israel. For more info visit http://www.daggerroom.com/jdwelch/ or email David at:jdwelchideastolife@gmail.com

Studio 180 Salon supports the 2010 Cary Art Loop. David’s works will be featured at our Final Friday show and reception on July30th from 6 – 8pm. Click here for map or directions to Studio 180 Salon.

 

Studio 180 Salon: Cary Art Loop Cocktail April 30th 6-9 PM – Featuring Artist Richard Jason

Studio 180 Salon and Lucid Element Multimedia are proud to support our local arts community by serving as a host venue for the Cary Art Loop’s Final Friday events. On the final Friday of select months, we feature a local artist with a reception and cocktail from 6-9 pm. So, come join us at the studio for great works, wine and hors de’ oeuvres and get in the Loop!

This month through July, we are pleased to show works by artist Richard Jason. Richard has been working with wood as a craftsman for 20 years. He has recently discovered a new twist to his passion – how to bring nature closer to those who may not be so fortunate to truly experience and appreciate it.

Each piece is individually custom handcrafted with birch or oak so you are guaranteed that your piece will be a “one-of-a-kind”.

Richard’s works will be on display and for sale at Studio 180 Salon starting in April, 2010 and we will be hosting an artist reception on Friday, April 30th 6-9pm.

http://studio180salon.com/Artists/artist-currently-showing-richard-jason.html

 

Coffee & Crepes Feb 23- Mar 23

Wall sculpture! Color and texture this month. Christine Bristor has created vignettes and shadow boxes for your viewing.  KevinPeddicord shows his paintings. Stop by to see them for yourself anytime you are in the Crossroads Plaza area.  Our free artist reception is always open to the public on the final Friday of every month. This month we offer free coffee and crepe samples on Friday Feb 26, 6-9PM.  Everyone is welcome. www.coffeeandcrepes.com.

 

Studio 180 Salon / Lucid Element Multimedia Final Friday Cocktail for Artist Faye Silliman: February 26, 6-9 pm

A Walk in the Garden by Faye Silliman

You know what they say – the third time is usually the charm. After being blessed with so much snow, we are finally going to celebrate the opening of Faye Silliman’s show at Studio 180 Salon! Please join us this Friday from 6-9pm for the Cary Art Loop’s Final Friday crawl and support the arts in our community. Frosty is going to have to sit this one out!

This month through April, we are pleased to show works by Faye Silliman. Faye is a local artist, albeit a bit of a world traveler. Her background played an extensive role in creating her broad artistic vision – due in part to her father’s military career and her nomadic lifestyle, which continued throughout her adult life.

Early childhood years were spent living on the edge of the jungle in Panama. Her family frequently boated throughout the Caribbean – especially to Trinidad and neighboring islands. In later years, she lived in Europe.

The colorful tropical influences, diverse cultures, and Asian furnishings that filled her childhood home, add a definite flavor to her paintings. Faye’s creative spirit was always there gathering notes as she found her way back to her native home in North Carolina. Her works are true reflections of rich and unique cultural influences.

“Painting is like breathing to me – unconscious and necessary.”

Faye’s paintings are currently on display and for sale at Studio 180 Salon and we will be hosting an artist reception on Friday, February 26th 6-9pm.

For more information or directions, please visit studio180salon.com or call (919) 851-2811.