The library will be CLOSED on:
Wednesday, December 31st after 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, January 1st all day
Regular hours will resume on Friday, January 2nd.
New Year's 2015 Holiday Hours
The library will be CLOSED on:
Wednesday, December 31st after 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, January 1st all day
Regular hours will resume on Friday, January 2nd.
January artist - Stephanie Williams
Throughout the month of January, the works of North Shore encaustic artist Stéphanie Williams will be available to see in the Benjamin and Ruth Muse Meeting Room during most of the library’s open hours. Encaustic painting, also known as hot wax painting, involves heated beeswax. The artist will offer a talk with a hands-on activity on Saturday, January 3rd from 1:00-2:00 p.m. Please call the library to register, as space is limited: 508-760-6219.
As an artist, Stéphanie Williams wants to share her language, not her
eroding French or her syntax-challenged English, but her transcription of the
effect of nature, people, creatures, environments, and energies on her. Her
process is mainly experiential. She sketches copiously; she immerses herself in
her surroundings; and she welcomes incidents that frustrate, twist, drain, and,
most likely, rejuvenate during the making of each piece. She has kept bees for
over 14 years. Beeswax with its unique smell, feel, and translucent quality has
made its way into her work.
Born and raised in Normandy, France, Stéphanie has
lived and worked in nine cities and three countries. Today, she is a designer,
teacher, beekeeper, mother and artist, happily calling the North Shore of
Boston her home. On her travels, she always packs a sketchbook. These humble
journals hold some of her fondest memories. Her works derive from such sketches
and lucky encounters. She does business as PIWIT STUDIO. Check out her
website at www.piwitstudio.com
Tots for Toys
Toys will be collected by the organization through mid-December. The drop-off box is located in front of the Circulation Desk.
Christmas Holiday Hours
Wednesday, December 24th after 12:00 p.m.
Thursday, December 25th all day
Regular hours will resume on Friday, December 26th.
December Artists - Stephanie and Bob Walenski
Throughout the month
of December, enjoy the works of local artists Stephanie and Bob Walenski.
Stephanie’s journey
into the art world began in the late ‘80s learning to make quilts, all by hand.
Later she graduated to machine stitching quilts, and then on to wall quilts.
The wall quilts, and the teachers who helped her, were really the beginning of
her original art: composition, line and shape, and color. As soon as she saw
the white line prints by Blanche Lazzell, she loved them and looked for a way
to learn how to achieve a print of her own design. After white line prints she
branched out into mono prints, and then took several printmaking classes at Cape Cod Community College. Printmaking led to
Book Arts and Papermaking. Today she is still making quilts, both for the bed
and wall, cutting white line wood block prints, cutting linoleum blocks and
printing them, and creating books and the art to be included and dreaming of
ways to combine it all.
Bob’s current artistic work is headed in the direction of
abstract acrylic paintings. He says, “As
photography is light, then painting is shape, color, and texture. Good
abstraction is organized chaos. It is that contradiction that adds tension and
energy to a piece. The layers create depth perception and space within a flat
surface. Each pattern has its own mood that emerges from all of these variables
and is instantly recognizable. This apparent randomness is in complete harmony
to all forms, to the infinity of space within all things. The subject of the
art work does not have to be a specific object or image to speak to us.” After living on the Cape for 40 years, this
retired teacher now has time to appreciate the place where he lives and
its wonderful art community.
Stephanie’s journey
into the art world began in the late ‘80s learning to make quilts, all by hand.
Later she graduated to machine stitching quilts, and then on to wall quilts.
The wall quilts, and the teachers who helped her, were really the beginning of
her original art: composition, line and shape, and color. As soon as she saw
the white line prints by Blanche Lazzell, she loved them and looked for a way
to learn how to achieve a print of her own design. After white line prints she
branched out into mono prints, and then took several printmaking classes at Cape Cod Community College. Printmaking led to
Book Arts and Papermaking. Today she is still making quilts, both for the bed
and wall, cutting white line wood block prints, cutting linoleum blocks and
printing them, and creating books and the art to be included and dreaming of
ways to combine it all. Bob’s current artistic work is headed in the direction of
abstract acrylic paintings. He says, “As
photography is light, then painting is shape, color, and texture. Good
abstraction is organized chaos. It is that contradiction that adds tension and
energy to a piece. The layers create depth perception and space within a flat
surface. Each pattern has its own mood that emerges from all of these variables
and is instantly recognizable. This apparent randomness is in complete harmony
to all forms, to the infinity of space within all things. The subject of the
art work does not have to be a specific object or image to speak to us.” After living on the Cape for 40 years, this
retired teacher now has time to appreciate the place where he lives and
its wonderful art community.
The show ends
Tuesday, December 30th. Paintings are available to see during most
of the library’s open hours. Call for more information: 508-760-6219.
Holiday Open House
Saturday, December 20 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
The ho- ho- holidays are here! Take a break from your busy schedule and come in for sweet treats and hot drinks.Our best wishes to you and yours for a happy, healthy holiday season!
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