The Purple Pomegranate, a fine craft specialty store, is featuring work by Columbia Falls metal artist John Rose during the month of September. John has been working with various types of metal since his teens and has many years experience as a fabricator/welder. Throughout his years of employment, he was always creating designs from scrap metal and selling those pieces as a hobby. When unable to find a job after moving to the area in 2001, John started making and selling his artwork at area farmers markets as well as doing custom orders.
John enjoys the outdoors, drawing inspiration from his surroundings to create wildlife in whimsical and traditional designs in heated copper. He starts with mostly reclaimed material, creating a variety of unique handcrafted designs that include jewelry, ornaments, garden art and wall art. By cutting the copper sheet, hammering by hand for texture and shape then heating each piece to various temperatures, his technique achieves unique colors that are individual to only that piece. John enjoys working with his hands and looks forward to each day in his workshop.
Meet John during Whitefish Gallery Night, Thursday, September 3rd, 2009 from 6-9 PM. John’s work will be displayed during the opening and throughout the month of September.
The Purple Pomegranate, located in downtown Whitefish, features handcrafted artware from artists across the United States. Representing more than 150 American artists, the store’s eclectic offerings include jewelry, ceramics, musical instruments, turned wood, glass art, fiber art, prints and paintings. Look for us on the web at www.purplepomegranate.com .
Dia de los Muertos, translated as "Day of the Dead", is a multi-day festival in Mexico honoring departed ancestors, friends and family. Each year Stumptown Art Studio is decorated in festive Mexican style for an art exhibit that will capture the essence and spirit of the celebration. High school art students from around the Flathead Valley take part in this exhibition with different art projects. Hand-made tissue paper cut outs are strung across the room. Many alters are created using collage assemblages as a traditional and popular medium honoring the departed. Flathead High students create unusual, three-dimensional drawings that are viewed with 3-D glasses.
The Purple Pomegranate, a fine craft specialty store, is featuring work by Columbia Falls metal artist John Rose during the month of September. John has been working with various types of metal since his teens and has many years experience as a fabricator/welder. Throughout his years of employment, he was always creating designs from scrap metal and selling those pieces as a hobby. When unable to find a job after moving to the area in 2001, John started making and selling his artwork at area farmers markets as well as doing custom orders.
The Purple Pomegranate, a fine craft specialty store, is featuring work by Kalispell potter Sherry Wells during the month of August. Sherry’s studio, Free Flight Studio, is located at the base of the Rocky Mountains close to Glacier National Park. She has been working with clay for over 30 years and has a degree in art education. Sherry has taught classes to all ages. Her goal is for folks to transform their kitchens and household items used in day to day life into works of art. They then can take a moment out of their day to stop, interact, touch, enjoy, and appreciate a piece of art made by someones hands. They can stop to appreciate art at unexpected moments throughout the day to hopefully enhance and improve their day and possibly even their outlook.
