The Huff Gallery Presents Lifescapes, Seascapes and Selkies
The Huff Gallery at Spalding University Presents
Lifescapes, Seascapes and Selkies
Watercolors and Quilts
Ann Lawson Adamek
Penny Sisto
November 7 – December 12, 2010
Reception: Sunday, November 7, 2:00-4:00 pm
Gallery Talk: Wednesday, November 10, 5:30pm
The Huff Gallery is free and open to the public
A native of Louisville, Kentucky, Ann Adamek began painting watercolors in 1989. A Marriage and Family Therapist by profession, Ann considers her painting to be her therapy. Although she has had no formal training in art, she has attended numerous classes and workshops taught by nationally recognized instructors. Ann says “the process of watercolor painting is a journey of self-discovery. As I become more familiar with the limits and possibilities of watercolors, so I discover the limits and possibilities in myself that have been hidden to me. The challenge and the delight for me is to allow watercolors to ‘do their own thing’, yet have some semblance of control over what they do. I want my paintings to invite emotional connections – - – with oneself, with Nature, with all of life. I have always loved the concept of interconnections.”
Penny Sisto was born in the Orkney Islands off the northern tip of Scotland. As a health worker for the British Ministry of Overseas Development, she utilized her skills as a midwife and aided in health clinics for the Maasai, LuBukusu and Kikuyu tribes of East Africa. During this time, Penny combined the embroidery, applique and quilting techniques she learned from her grandmother with the beading and collage methods of her African friends.
As admirers of each other’s work it seemed a natural step to collaborate on this exhibit. It was the perfect balance to put together Ann’s deep love of Nature as evidenced through her evocative watercolor paintings, and Penny’s desire to tell the Selkie stories she grew up with through piecing together the fabrics of their lives.
The Huff Gallery is located in the Spalding Library, 853 Library Lane, between Fourth and Third Streets and Breckinridge and York Streets /campus-map/.
The gallery is open Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
For information about the gallery contact Joyce Ogden at (502) 585-9911 ext.2360 or e-mail jogden@spalding.edu.
