Join us for an evening of art and high tea! The Carolina Mixed Media Art Guild has put together a beautiful set of tea cups, plates, and settings. There will be delicious snacks and a chance to meet the artists.
Primarily a group of North and South Carolina artists, the Carolina Mixed Media Art Guild has members who work in materials such as collage, assemblage, paper, polymer clay, beads, stamps, fibers, paper, and metal. They also may use found objects, natural materials like shells, pods or gourds. They create art dolls, altered books, jewelry, journals, quilts, and other alternative mixed media artwork.
The Guild welcomes creative individuals from anywhere to online discussions about artistic endeavors, calls for shows and events, art techniques and materials and promotion of mixed media in art. 
Show opens Friday September 5th from 6pm to 10pm
Linda has always been an ‘art appreciator’ and part time artist. Early on, oil painting was her medium. Over the years she drifted away from painting to pursue other interests. About six years ago Linda tried her hand at pen and ink. She had always been drawn [no pun intended] to the detail work often found in the work of many pen and ink artists. And for her, the simplicity of the medium compared to the oil painting tools and supplies was an added bonus.
For the most part, Linda‘s interest centered on the stippling or pointillism style of pen and ink. She began hesitantly since her experience with drawing was not the best. In fact she will readily tell anyone that she can not draw if there is a line involved. Linda proved herself a natural at stippling. Her drawings closely resemble photographs and have been mistaken for computer generated art. Linda says there is a certain quality found in stippling that so resembles reality.
All subjects are drawn using only dots of ink to create the finished image. None of the images have any drawn lines in them. Even if something looks like a line, it’s a series of dots. The viewer’s eye fills in the blanks and connects the dots to give the illusion of a line. Linda says the work is time consuming, frustrating at times, and worth every ounce of effort necessary to create these works of art. Without a doubt!Come see more of this lovely art in person at the opening – Friday September 5th from 6pm to 10pm
Inspired by the human experience, my work is a close encounter with one’s innermost voice: our deepest desire for connection, the reality of separation, and the undying hope of our spirit. I am driven by a need to make sense of this inner monologue. My pictorial stories become universal – transcending gender, age, and ethnicity – through abstraction and symbolism. I often incorporate silhouettes to focus on human similarities rather than individual differences.
Each piece begins with a strong personal connection to a short phrase, song lyric, or idea that matures into a deeper “story” in my imagination. Being connected to this story is essential for me breathing life into the work. Each of my pieces becomes richer, deeper, and more complex by layering brightly-colored water-based paints and inks; collaged images and papers; and the written word.
Show opens Friday September 5th, 6pm – 10pm
