Tonight was the closing reception for the SOS – Save Our Shores exhibit at the Full Circle Gallery.
Description from the Full Circle Gallery…
“SOS : Save Our Shore” is a community exhibit in reaction to the Gulf oil spill. The show will be up from August 17th-August 28th with a closing reception on August 28th from 6:00pm-8:00pm. There will be a silent auction during the reception with all proceeds going to the artists of our community. This will be a great opportunity to pick up some amazing artwork and show your support for our talented community.
The goal of this show is to give artists and viewers a venue to express their different ideas, feelings and issues about the Gulf oil spill. In this way we can learn from each other and work towards a positive solution to this tragedy. Gallery owner Mercedes Rodgers says, “With so many of us affected by this disaster the Full Circle Gallery thought they would try to do something positive the the community”. So far there has been an amazing response to the show with inquires from New York to Brazil with questions about how to submit. This is going to be a dynamic show with a wide variety of mediums, concepts and styles on display.
During this show Mercedes Rodgers will introduce her “Security Blanket” a conceptual quilt made from reused petroleum-based plastics. For more information about the details of this project or other events at the Full Circle Gallery visit us on the web http://www.fullcirclefwb.com/securityblanket.php.
The show was great and the turnout, despite the weather, was equally amazing.
My piece based on the Gulf Coast Oil Spill (the Deepwater Horizon Incident) was on display. It is the last print of it to ever be for sale in any capacity and it sold! There was a silent auction for the artwork and I was very flattered to have mine sell. I don’t make artwork for the money by any means but it’s very flattering when someone likes my work enough to want it in their home.
My piece, “Oil in the Blood” features the always beautiful Yarrow. It is titled after the Rob Zombie song “Sawdust in the Blood” but I switched Sawdust for Oil. The phrase “Not All Damage Can Be Seen” was a collaboration between my best friend Michele and I. Thanks again, punkin.
I met several new people during the reception and it was great seeing existing friends. Mercedes, James, Kristina, Neslihan, Banu, Brad, etc. it’s always great to see you guys.
One really cool thing happened. I met a woman who wanted to take a picture of me standing next to “Oil in the Blood.” I happily obliged her and then asked her why she wanted it (I had never met her before). She told me her daughter goes to Niceville High School and asked me to confirm that I went there as well. I did. She then told me her daughter has a clipping of me from a newspaper on her wall. That’s definitely a first for me but a really cool first.
Anyways now that the exhibit has come to a close, I have added “Oil in the Blood” to my digital art portfolio.
Anyways thanks to everyone who came out tonight and supported the exhibit. This was a cause everyone at the Full Circle Gallery was very passionate about and I believe it met their hopes and expectations. It was great seeing all of you.
Good night.
