The first part of July brought all the rain we didn’t have in June. And now the later part of July is hot days with fewer mid-day walkers. It was a slow month for art-taking but I did see a motorscooter arrive at the gallery one evening and a car pull up the other day (if I’m working at my desk, I can see the gallery through the window).
These are the pieces I know have moved from the gallery into the world, spreading joy and creativity:
It’s been a month with lots of positive comments from people walking by!!! They all appreciate the whimsy and beauty the Free Little Art Gallery brings to their daily walks. Several artists from out of state have mailed artwork to offer in our neighborhood gallery…. how much fun is that!?
We had LOTS of rain with wind at times, and there was water in the gallery!!! The small bench’s wood glue dissolved, and some art on paper got a bit curly. The gallery’s been dried out, caulked, and a copper roof has been ordered. The bench has been re-glued, and the gallery will weather future storms in style.
Remember, when you take items, it leaves room for new ones to be installed!!
Here’s what’s currently installed or has moved through the gallery the past month:
Watercolor, UKA
Watercolor, UKA
Motherunitdesigns on IG
Ceramic Happy Face necklace, UKA
Pouncing Kitty, UKA
Glass Ornament, UKA
Abstracts created by Pickles the Corgi!!! Pickles licks peanut butter off plastic bags in which canvas and paint have been sealed.
weaving, UKA
Gouache Street Scene, UKA
weaving, UKA
Wood Turned Bowl, Mark Pashayan
String&Bead Ring, UKA
Sun, MotherUnitDesigns (IG)
Yard Art Day 2021 Installation: Rainbow Bottle Garden with flowers from repurposed magazine images, chocolate boxes and plastic sign holders.
MAY THE FUN AND JOY CONTINUE. THE WORLD THRIVES ON GENEROSITY!!
Gotta love this gal!!! Not all gallery patrons appreciate some of the pieces left in the gallery, and that’s okay. Each viewer brings her/his own experiences and preferences to the interpretation and appreciation of art works. We welcome Crabby Critic to our rotating group of ‘little people’!
Here is an update on pieces that are either in the gallery as of this date or have been taken by passersby:
sculpey gnome, UKA
glass suncatcher charm, Bonnie Phillips
Summer Fun earrings, bottle caps, beads, nail polish, Jeanie Wilson
Serene Moments, mixed media collage, Susan Andre
Crocheted Basket, Ellen Murphy
Crocheted Flowers, Ellen Murphy
New Free Little Art Gallery Lettering, July 29_2021
Maybe there were fewer people passing by on those HOT days we had in the past few weeks, but items have not been moving as quickly through the gallery!! These are are what have been displayed since the last update:
It is absolutely amazing the amount of art that moves through the free little art gallery! I can’t believe I did an update two weeks ago and just had to upload so many new images!
youth artist, Madeline
youth artist, Zoe
beaded bookmark, unkown artist
Watercolor, unknown artist
Watercolor, unknown artist
Watercolor, unknown artist
crochet flower, Ellen Murphy
mosaic pill box, UKA
crochet flower, Ellen Murphy
painted tile, unknown artist
painted tile, unknown artist
painted tile, unknown artist
ceramic bowl, Mark Pashayan
Glass beads, Mark Pashayan
stained glass, Mark Pashayan
Full Gallery!!
June 2, 2021: Just may need a larger gallery space with angled side walls???? Always good to dream!! Remember to TaKe ArT!! MaKe and LeAvE Art!!
Wow, quite a few new items from unknown artists showed up in the gallery today!!
Other new items since the last update:
Be sure to follow freelittleartgallery_ws1 on Instagram for more immediate posts of new items in the gallery!! I also make the effort to share new items on Facebooks’s West Highlands Neighborhood, West End Association, and Ardmore Neighborhood pages. Please message me if you think there are other FB pages I should post on.
It’s been a busy month with increasing donations and more people willing to TaKe ART!!! An easel went missing but was returned, and just this week, my favorite art patron, Sassy, returned to the gallery.
Here are some of the items displayed/taken from the gallery this past month. There may be some I missed if I didn’t get out there soon enough! It’s been especially fun having kids excited and participating in the art-making and exchanging. We even had a tumbling session on the lawn one evening. 🙂
Ah, the small easel went missing on Tuesday the 16th, I believe 😦
The installation of the Free Little Art Gallery_WS1 was on March 4th, and the official ‘opening’ was on March 5th! I created an instagram account for the gallery @freelittleartgallery_ws1 and also posted on my SusanAndreArt FB page, FB pages for West Highlands and Ardmore neighborhoods, DENT Creative Reuse Center & Art Laboratory and other Winston-Salem FB groups.
After only one day, local potter Dee Edelman contributed a tiny pot which I installed on a pedestal (a top from an aerosol can). It looked great! I added a ceramic Celtic heart by Charlotte artist, Timmy Hord @hordstudio:
Dee Edelman
Timmy Hord
There were contributions from local Ardmore artists Ginny Campbell and Sean Erbe:
Ginny Campbell
Sean Erbe
I filled in an open area with a gelli plate print and encouraged passersby to TAKE ART!!
Other Winston-Salem artists installed pieces in the freelittleartgallery_ws1:
Chris Botts
Paisley Hodge
Chris Botts
A small stoneware dish from Estonia was added to the FLAG_ws1, and Debbie Page Harris who has Free2BeeLoved tiny art gallery in Spartanburg, SC sent a gorgeous print. An unknown artist added a small book with a wise saying:
debbie page harris
Estonia dish
unknown artist
So, make art. Take art. Give art!!! The freelittleartgallery_ws1 is OPEN FOR ENJOYMENT!!
Susan André 