Since 2006, Van Boxtel said he has sold 5,087 framed pieces, and repurposed 26,445 piano keys. His subjects include flowers, cherries and Door County lighthouses. While scrimshaw was originally carved into ivory, Van Boxtell creates his exquisite small designs drawn on a field of plastic piano keys and then finishes the works with oil paints. “We get kids with emotional problems and teach them how to ride a horse and the horse’s energy is just awesome therapy,” said Douglas, who worked as an art teacher and then, after her boys went off to school, as a veterinary technician.Īrtist Roger Van Boxtel first came across scrimshaw on a visit to Maui. In addition to working on her art, she volunteers at LifeStriders, which provides horse intensive therapy for children and adults, including vets with post-traumatic stress disorder. One of her images is “Will O the Wisp,” a vintage photo torn in half but held an inch apart on a textured paper background by threads sewn through the edges of the photo. I sometimes use words in my pieces to create a narrative and stimulate the imagination of the viewer.” I wanted to do something different and I have always loved old photography, old anything. “I started out doing oil painting and it just got a little boring. “I usually use old photographs and build around them with paper, fabric, sometimes paint and sometimes words,” Douglas said. She likes to work with old photographs and, more recently, with 45 rpm records as the basis for her designs. Smith shows in four other galleries and in each case donates his proceeds of the sale to a local educational nonprofit.Īnother of the artists in the exhibit, Lauren Douglas, is in her first year as a Woodwalk artist. A retired advertising executive, he donates his share of the sale to the Open Door Bird Sanctuary in Jacksonport, co-founded by Jillaine Seefeldt, the gallery’s former owner. Smith drives up from Chicago’s North Shore to deliver his latest work each May. One of those artists is Dale Smith, who has exhibited at Woodwalk for more than 15 years and who creates large wood structures using elements such as bottle stoppers and bird houses. Gallery owner Joslyn Villalpando has curated the exhibition by selecting artists who use found materials to create collages and assemblages. That’s the theme that runs through “Repurposed” – a new show of old materials at Woodwalk Gallery on County Road G in Egg Harbor. “What was once cherished by another is combined with other historically esteemed pieces to create a collaborative new treasure,” Wessels wrote. “I am a Wisconsin-based artist who creates upcycled pieces with previously-loved vintage jewelry, reclaimed frames, and other repurposed materials,” she wrote in her artist statement.Įach piece, she said, has its own rich history and story to tell. Wessels has taken that jewelry and transformed it into elegant and sparkling wall hangings. Woodwalk Gallery’s latest exhibit is perhaps best represented in the work of Stephanie Wessels, a self-described “assemblage artist who owns way more costume jewelry than one girl should be allowed.” Photo by Rachel Lukas.Ī new show of previously-loved or forgotten materials Gallery hours are 10 am – 5 pm, Monday through Friday Saturday, 10 am – 2 pm and Sunday, 10 am – 2 pm. 8 at Woodwalk Gallery, 6746 County Road G, Egg Harbor.
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