• 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.

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.

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.

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

Sparks Fly by Dianna Wyatt

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 each month, we feature a local artist with a reception and cocktail from 6-9 pm. So, come join us 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 Dianna Wyatt.  Dianna has always used art as a personal pursuit for understanding.  Working in mixed media, she delves into concepts and ideas.  The approach to each piece can be quite different.  In some pieces she will work in subtle layering washes to build a hazy universe.  Other works can be violently chipped away out, only to be smoothed down once a conclusion has been reached.  Most of her works are an attempt to work through ideas involving creation, emotion, and questions of existence.

In addition to painting, Dianna is also a metal smith.  All of her pieces are hand fabricated; no casting is involved.  This makes each piece unique unto itself.  She especially enjoys making wedding/ commitment rings for couples, and feels that the circle is a strong symbol which is often a shape tied into her paintings.

Dianna’s paintings are currently on display and for sale at Studio 180 Salon and we will be hosting an artist reception on Friday, August 28th 6-9pm.

For more information, please visit studio180salon.com