March: Word Thursdays Workshops Kids Exhibit April: Within One Mile - Photographs & Commentary by Barbara Onasch May: Mimpish Squinnies & Other Books & Prints - Abigail Rorer June: Every Thing Appears to Disappear - Paintings & Sculptures by Edmund Rinnooy Kan July: Bright Hill Literary Center Exhibit & Silent Auction August: Works on Paper - Dan Welden September: Dreams - Yeon Jin Kim October: Book Arts Biennial November: Artists' Books
Barbara Onasch Photography & Commentary Exhibit, "Within One Mile," April 2010
Abigail Rorer Exhibit, "Mimpish Squinnies & Other Fine Books & Prints," May 2010
ABOUT THE ARTIST, BARBARA ONASCH
Barbara Onasch
was born and raised in central Pennsylvania, where her parents owned and operated a portrait studio. She received her BS in biochemistry from Penn State University, where she met her husband, Frederick; after their marriage they moved to Delhi. Onasch has worked as a case worker in child welfare, as a mother of three and homemaker, and as the Children's Librarian at the Cannon Free Library in Delhi. She also was a professional storyteller, associated with the Storytelling Center of Oneonta. Since her retirement Onasch has primarily served as caretaker for her father, who is now 100 years old; it was during the past seven years of care giving that her love for photography and storytelling merged.
BARBARA ONASCH'S EXHIBIT STATEMENT
We live in a National Park;
it’s just that no one else knows it. My quest is to take the perfect picture – one that captures the wonder of a moment in creation and effectively communicates it. The constraints of being a care giver taught me that it was possible to pursue my quest within a mile of my home, by foot, an hour or two at a time.
The wealth of treasures I found in my journeys included knowledge, adventure, absorption, fresh air, exercise, stories to tell, surprises revealed in the pictures, and both a sense of purpose and of serenity. It is my joy to share these treasures.
ABOUT THE ARTIST, ABIGAIL RORER For the past ten years I have primarily been working in the medium of wood engraving although I also work in various other media from time to time including pencil, pen & ink, watercolor, and etching. After graduating from the Rhode Island Scholl of Design with a BFA in printmaking I went on to do book illustrations, illustrating more than 50 books with pen & ink drawings for such trade publishers as Little, Brown & Co., Henry Holt & Co., Houghton-Mifflin, Norton , David R. Godine, Island Press, and Counterpoint. As I have begun to concentrate on wood engraving the books I’ve illustrated have been more in the realm of limited edition fine press books that use engraving, whether printing directly from the block or using scans from the actual prints. For the Folio Society in England I used engravings for their editions of Dracula and Whitman’s Leaves of Grass.
ABIGAIL RORER’S EXHIBIT STATEMENT I established The Lone Oak Press to publish limited edition, fine press books featuring my wood engravings and etchings. I decided to found The Lone Oak Press in order to have the freedom to choose text that had a personal appeal and to do illustrations without outside editorial limitations. All my books are letterpress printed and hand-bound. I use a Vandercook #4 proof press to print my engravings and some of the monotype. The press is located in my home on a farm in Petersham, Massachusetts.
Since I am not a writer it is not easy for me to put into words why I do what I do. All I can basically say is that I have a passion for drawing, a passion for seeing and a passion for detail. I was drawn to wood engraving many years ago, mainly through the graphic work of the German Expressionists and the engravings of Leonard Baskin and Barry Moser. For the past ten years I have been concentrating exclusively on wood engraving; I like the directness of engraving, as opposed to etching, plus the fact that you can get very fine detail. I also really enjoy the act of engraving- it’s a form of meditation for me. Wood engraving as a medium is exciting with endless possibilities for images and experimentation. Of late I have been experimenting with multi-block color printing and transparent inks.
I live on a farm that borders hundreds of acres of protected woodland and am very drawn to all the nature that surrounds me. My work reflects this love of nature.
A Note on My Engraving
Although I refer to the medium that I work with as "wood engraving" I don’t use wood, I use a synthetic material. The process is exactly the same as wood engraving. Technically, it probably should be called "relief engraving".
THE WPA & TODAY: Works by Louis Ferstadt, Ethel Cutler, Elias Newman, and Contemporary Artists: Exhibit & Silent Auction until 5 pm, July 24
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Guidelines for Exhibit Proposals
The Word & Image Gallery - 2011 & 2012 Postmark Deadline: November 30, 2011
Bright Hill Literary Center's Word & Image Gallery
, 94 Church Street, Treadwell, NY, dedicated to the exhibition of art works that successfully integrate language and visual art, announces a call for exhibit proposals for 2011 & 2012. Postmark deadline for proposals, sent to the Word & Image Gallery, Bright Hill Literary Center, POB 193, Treadwell, NY 13846-0193, November 30, 2010.
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Work to be considered for the 2011-2012 season will be work that Successfully integrates words & images and may be either two- or three-dimensional. Interested artists will submit a written proposal; exhibit proposals by artists working collaboratively will also be considered. Materials that must be included in the proposal package are:
Exhibit proposal, no more than 500 words; Artist's statement, no more than 200 words (if a collaborative proposal, statements by all included artists); Artist's biography, no more than 200 words (if a collaborative proposal, statements by all included artists); Artist's resume, no more than 4 pages (include complete contact information, i.e., web site, mailing address, e-mail address, and telephone/cell phone number(s); CD with 20 digital images of the work proposed or work that is closely representative of the work proposed; Four examples of the writing that will accompany the images or be incorporated into the images; self-addressed, stamped envelope for return of materials.
NOTE: • On acceptance, Bright Hill will provide written dimensions of the gallery to the artist; • Selected artist will be required to mat and frame or otherwise prepare his/her work for display; • Artist will pay the cost of printing 1,000 4" x 6" or 5.5" x 8.5" postcards; Bright Hill will prepare the artwork, work with the printer, and mail the postcards to BHP's list and to that of the artist (a total of 800 postcards); BHP will also feature the artist’s work on the organization’s e-letter and on Facebook; • Bright Hill will e-mail press releases with accompanying jpegs to more than 75 print and broadcast media throughout New York's Catskill Mountain Region, the Central Leatherstocking Region, and the Capital Region—if artist has specific recommendations for press releases he/she may give that information to BHP, and BHP will send releases to those addresses. WE RECOMMEND THAT INTERESTED ARTISTS VISIT THE GALLERY in order to address particular spatial concerns. During the 2010 season the following exhibits are shown at BHLC: * February-March: Word Thursdays Workshop Kids Exhibit * April: Within One Mile: Photographs & Stories by Barbara Onasch * May: Mimpish Squinnies & Other Fine Books & Prints: Abigail Rorer *June: Paintings & Sculptures by Edmond Rinnooy Kan * July: WPA and Today: Paintings & Prints & Sculptures by Lewis Ferstadt & Other Artists: Silent Fund-raising Auction * August: Works on Paper by Dan Welden * September: Interdisciplinary Works: Yeon Yin Kim * October: 7th Bright Hill Juried Book Arts Exhibit * November: Ready to Fold: Artists’ Books by Melissa Haertsch, Michael Poster, and Ivana Pavelka
For further information and for information about Bright Hill Press and its programs, contact Bright Hill Center at 607-829-5055 or e-mail the Center at wordthur@stny.rr.com. Web site: brighthillpress.org
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