David Random-The Rocketman - Chronicle News Story - WMUR Manchester

Wednesday May 4th: The Rocketman - Chronicle News Story - WMUR Manchester
We are very excited to add to our stable of artists- David Random.

The Gallerie's Natural Art

Who said a gallery isn't creating its own natural art. Welcome to our evening show, these shadows were so wonderful I had to photograph them. Casting from the pieces of Steven Carpenter and Lindley Briggs, in the evening light of Provincetown.

Help us! Vote for the "Poem Select Award."

"The Poetic Approach" is fast approaching us; featuring the works of Darlou Gams and Stan Moeller. Vote for your favorite poem and poet to win our "Poem Select Award." Featuring poets like Jose' Gouveia, which is one of our jurors, Ed Lambton and Bob Zappacosta.

Here is just one of 10 poems. You be the juror and vote for your favorite.

The Poet

From an unknown place
he rustles into town, like the wind~
carrying word seed, filling the ears
of those in the gallery.
Undauntedly moving are the
fingers, hand, arm of
an artist
who attempts to
paint him in a frame.
Yet, it is only an image
of the spirit which cannot be contained.
And he soon disappears
over the dunes~ to an unknown place.

-by Bob Zappacosta

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Heat + Wax = Encaustic

Kim Bernard has pulled it off once again. She was recently juried into the Saco Museum's exhibit "Heat Stroke": New England wax artists working in encaustic. Juried by Katherine French, director of Danforth Museum of Art in Framingham, MA. and a known figure in the encaustic medium. Yankee Magazine feature>>>

Encaustic is a amazing medium dating back to the fifth Century B.C. and ancient Egyptian times. Recently jumping into the American Scene by Jasper Johns and other postwar painters.

Encaustic- "to burn" in an ancient Greek term. Which is a medium using hot wax (bee's wax) melted, and sculpted creating luminous and translucent layers of color. Allowing the artist to create texture and depth from wax. Encaustic is fast growing in popularity among artists in contemporary art works. More on encaustic>>>

Our oldest and most renowned painter, William Thomson, is a prime example of an artist who has been using the medium long before its popularity. He has been experimenting with different mediums for over 4 decades.

We are excited to join the many national and international institutions, including, The Saco Museum, in recognizing the growing medium bringing Kim Bernard to the forfront for Bowersock Gallery.

Bernard's show is "Taking Form" which opens Friday, July 31st along with sculptor Shawn McCarthy who creates amazing figurative works.

post and run... Memorial Day Exhibit opens

Posting and running... But I wanted to share this; our Illustration show is up and opens tonight. Check out these wonderful pieces from Jeanne' McCartin.




Look at this little guy.
"He ain't scared..."




Also we just finished installing our installation from Scout Cuomo. Which are three charcoal illustrated, short documentaries presented on the exterior side of the building.









Scout installing the projector. More to come on her installation.

"The Green Foundry" Creating Form 3 or 3

I highly recommend watching this video, it shows how much time and energy goes into creating each piece of bronze. Not only is there the work from the sculptor but then there's the extensive process from the foundry that goes into creating each original piece of bronze. Casting each piece by hand. Video>>>

Green Foundry is a fine art sculpture facility that specializes in bronze casting, but also casts aluminum, iron, cement, plaster and cold bronze.

Our artists who use the Green Foundry are Christopher Gowell, Lindley Briggs, Jeffery Briggs
and Steven Carpenter.

"Lost Wax" Creating Form Part 2 of 3

Don't be fooled by the imitations. A lot of bronze is cast overseas in mass quantities, usually from 500 to thousands, what's unique about that? Nothing. Our sculptors have it done right here in the United States. They like to be hands on for every step in case corrections need to be made.

Here is one way our artists have their pieces cast. "The Lost Wax Bronze Casting."

For instance Lindley Briggs; sometimes will bring the original sculpture and pay the foundry to make the mold for her. Wax is then poured into the mold, creating a wax replica, which Lindley, in turn inspects and signs each piece.

The wax replica is coated with many layers of ceramic, called a ceramic shell. The wax is then melted out of the ceramic shell, then molten bronze is hand poured into the ceramic shell by metal craftsman using the ancient "cire perdue" or lost-wax method.
Casts are then chased, refined and sandblasted at the foundry, which Briggs oversees and directs the patination (is a film on the surface of bronze or similar metals, produced by oxidation over a long period) process with a craftsman who specializes in patinas.







Then they are out for you to add to your collection.

Bowersock Hits Front Page of Provincetown Banner

"Businesses step up creative marketing for summer season." Provinetown Banner. Check out the full story at www.wickedlocal.com

Just passing on about our "Year of the Salon," the cats out of the bag and on the front page of the Provincetown Banner. Stop on by this summer to see what all the hype is about.

We will launch our season early with a fundraising exhibition, on behalf of "Helping Our Women." This event will feature live music, performed by Sarah Burrill the season's first wine tasting and the event will be catered. Taking place on Friday, May 2nd from 6pm to 8pm.

There are so many little surprises yet to be revealed throughout the season. We are truly excited, about year five, excited about the work we have in store for people and excited about the theme. We remember why we're here and we want you to remember what's important in life, imagination, spirit, creativity. We hope to share and spread that theme throughout theis year. Hope you join us.