Kerredge Gallery: "Iron and Steel, Found and Forged" by Gordon Gearhart
"Iron and Steel, Found and Forged" by Gordon Gearhart will be the exhibit in the Copper Country Community Arts Center Kerredge Gallery in Hancock through Sept. 26. A public reception for the artist will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 4.
"Iron and Steel, Found and Forged" by Gordon Gearhart is the September exhibit at the Kerredge Gallery in the Community Arts Center in Hancock. (Photo courtesy Community Arts Center)Gearhart began blacksmithing in 1981, in the backyard of his parents' suburban Atlanta, Georgia, home. With his self-built brick forge, an anvil, a hammer and a desire to make knives, Gordon embarked on mastering the skills needed to forge iron and steel. He studied under the direction of Professor Dale Wedig at Northern Michigan University and has since operated a shop in Marquette, worked in Jacksonville, Florida, for a company constructing architectural ironwork and assisted Dale Wedig with various commissioned jobs.
In 2003 Gordon was an artist in residence at the Hancock Labyrinth where he created the metal signage for the site. Gordon's work includes functional items from coat hooks to tables and lamps and has expanded to include sculpture.
Vertin Gallery: "Explorations on Canvas by Kayo Miwa"
The Vertin Gallery in Calumet will hold a reception for artist Kayo Miwa from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Sept. 4, part of Calumet's First Friday events. The exhibit, "Explorations on Canvas by Kayo Miwa" will continue through Sept. 30.
Kayo Miwa was born and raised in Ogaki, Japan. She studied art at Finlandia University, at Gogebic Community College in Ironwood, Mich., and at Arapaho Community College in Colorado. She now lives in Marquette.
Miwa says her art journey took a natural path in response to her environment -- from making greeting cards with four-inch prints in a small kitchen to oil painting on four-foot canvases made possible by studio space at Finlandia University.
Lower Falls - Tahquamenon, Oil, 2009, by Kayo Miwa. (Photo courtesy Vertin Gallery)"I kept drawing inspiration from the ordinary beauty of nature around me and was easily convinced that it would never run out as long as I continued my art," Miwa writes in her biography.
Artist Joyce Koskenmaki notes in her Gallery Guide that Miwa's paintings reflect the Upper Peninsula lakes and rivers where her husband, Joe, is an avid fisherman.
"He takes her and her sketchbooks along and she paints the secret places where he catches fish!" says Koskenmaki. "Don't miss this wonderful show."
Miskwabik Ed Gray Gallery: "Distilling Nature" by Michael Ramos
"Distilling Nature," a one-person show of acrylic / enamel works by Michael Ramos, will open with a reception from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 4, at the Miskwabik Ed Gray Gallery in Calumet. For more info call 906-337-5970.
Organ concert at Calumet Art Center
The new Calumet Art Center will host a First Friday pipe organ performance -- "Autumn Pipes," by Connie Boruta, from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Sept. 4.
The Calumet Art Center is located at 57055 Fifth Street. For information email info@calumetartcenter.com.
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