My Town Monday: Art in the Valley
The arts have always been alive and well in the Village of Peninsula. And the Cuyahoga Valley is a beautiful place to see both natural and man-made art, to listen to music and to dance.
For the past 20 years, we have looked out our window at the Cuyahoga River, and have watched the seasons change. Nature has always influenced our work.
I have an affinity toward Oriental art—the proportions, the way all the design elements move through space, the sense of quiet. These tiles are carved from porcelain clay. After the first firing, colors are inlaid into the carved areas, the excess is removed, and the glaze is applied. These pieces often require multiple firings before they are ready to be framed.
This piece is called Of the Earth.
This piece is Silence.
The Peninsula Art Academy’s current exhibition is called Political Issues. With the November elections around the corner, and the travesty of the current administration’s policies impacting so many aspects of our lives, it is a timely show.
Don Getz’s collage, “Thanks John”
Stephanie Sibit’s acrylic painting is called “Do It For Liberty”
The Log Cabin Gallery is a wonderful place to explore local art in a lovely setting. Autumn Here and There is the current show. It features autumn-themed, traditional art with a funky, wily nily twist by local and regional artists as well as artists who now live away.
On the way to the Log Cabin Gallery.
A view of artwork inside the Log Cabin Gallery.
Celebrating the cultural legacy of the Cuyahoga Valley, the Heritage Series presents a variety of great lectures and music. There are contra-dances on the 4th Saturday and on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month.
The hills and valleys sing with the incredible beauty that is this Valley, named Cuyahoga for the crooked river that runs through it.
And in it is the Village of Peninsula, population 602, gently resisting change since 1837.
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Lisa Kenney said,
October 20, 2008 @ 5:52 pm
Sounds like my kind of town! I don’t have to tell you that I’m a big fan of the arts and of artists.
Mary said,
October 20, 2008 @ 9:18 pm
The Valley is a magical place. I love your tiles.
Cat B said,
October 20, 2008 @ 9:41 pm
Beautiful tiles! I love Asian art too and for the reasons you mention. As for the political art—thanks! It gives us hope to see this!! The people of Ohio are so important right now to lifting this country up!
Eryl Shields said,
October 21, 2008 @ 4:30 pm
Your tiles are gorgeous. I love the simplicity of oriental art too, especially the porcelain.
Travis Erwin said,
October 22, 2008 @ 5:23 pm
Somehow I missed commenting earlier, but As always I’m left thinking you live in the closest thing to utopia that there is left.