Showing posts with label artist. Show all posts
Showing posts with label artist. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
Thursday, November 2, 2017
Thursday, August 31, 2017
Monday, January 30, 2017
Water Color Painting Workshop in Derby
DERBY- The Derby Public will host another popular Water Color Painting Workshop on
February 27 at 6 P.M. Ages 18 and over are invited to enjoy this fun evening resulting in
fabulous art! Participants will go home with new friends, great memories, and a newly-created
masterpiece that will show off your “inner-artist.” No experience? No problem! Local artist,
Rich DiCarlo, from the Valley Arts Council, will guide you step-by-step on this creative journey
as you learn the ins and outs of creating your own water color painting. No previous artistic
experience necessary – great for beginners or seasoned professionals. Snacks will be provided. It
is promised to be a surprisingly easy and fun way to spend an evening! Registration is required.
For more information, stop by the Library at 313 Elizabeth St. or call 203 736-1482 or
(This is a press release from Derby Public Library)
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Artist to teach clay workshop at Derby Public Library
DERBY - The Derby Public Library invites young adults ages 12 to 17 to a two-session Working with Clay Workshop from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Nov. 21 and Dec. 5.Valley Arts Council President Richard DiCarlo of Derby will guide participants first through ornament sculpting, followed by painting of the holiday-themed sculptures.
Registration is requested.
For information, stop by the Library at 313 Elizabeth St., call 203-736-1482, or visit www.derbypubliclibrary.org.
This is a press release from Derby Public Library.
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Unique wood vessels on display at Oxford Town Hall
OXFORD -- Three unique vessels made of American Chestnut wood are on display in Town Hall.
Created by Oxford artist, Peter Petrochko, the three laminated vessels were made from recycled
Chestnut lumber from the historic Quaker Farms section.
They are rare pieces because of their "one-of-a-kind shape" and because a fungal blight in the early part of the 20th Century wiped out most of these trees from our forests.
The species American Chestnut (Castanea dentata) was once a dominant species throughout much of the eastern half of the United States.
The nuts were a valuable food source, and the tannic acid in the wood was used for tanning leather. Also, the lumber had a wide variety of uses, for wood structures, fence posts, trim for houses, pulpwood and fuel.
For several decades, the American Chestnut Foundation and related organizations have been working on creating hybrid species, which have most of the characteristics of the original, but are bred to have a resistance to the fungal blight.
More information about this research can be found by contacting the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment
Station in New Haven.
Petrochko is a nationally acclaimed wood artist.
His work on wood is an outgrowth of studying architecture at the University of Cincinnati and Fine Arts at Silvermine College of Art.
While studying design, he became enthusiastic about making objects of wood and chose wood as his craft medium.
His current work focuses on one-of-a-kind wood vessels and sculpture. Some of his vessels are hand-carved while others are laminated. His laminated vessels utilize a "green technique" called "slip matching " wherein he is able to construct 3D forms from flat pieces of wood.
Using a bandsaw, he cuts a set of angular concentric rings off the edge of a flat board of a given shape. He then stacks and glues the rings together forming a rough 3D vessel. Since many of Petrochko's vessels are not round, much labor is involved in grinding and sanding these forms to create a smooth, finished surface.
His sculptural wood ranges from organic abstract carvings to abstract architectural constructions. These works range in style from elegant simplicity to more complex statements, displaying relationships between shape light, mass and space.
Petrochko's work is represented in numerous private collections including the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Yale University Art Gallery, The Center for Art in Wood in Philadelphia and the White
House Permanent Collection of American Crafts.
This information is taken from a press release from Dorothy DeBisschop.
Created by Oxford artist, Peter Petrochko, the three laminated vessels were made from recycled
Chestnut lumber from the historic Quaker Farms section.
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| Peter Petrochko |
They are rare pieces because of their "one-of-a-kind shape" and because a fungal blight in the early part of the 20th Century wiped out most of these trees from our forests.
The species American Chestnut (Castanea dentata) was once a dominant species throughout much of the eastern half of the United States.
The nuts were a valuable food source, and the tannic acid in the wood was used for tanning leather. Also, the lumber had a wide variety of uses, for wood structures, fence posts, trim for houses, pulpwood and fuel.
For several decades, the American Chestnut Foundation and related organizations have been working on creating hybrid species, which have most of the characteristics of the original, but are bred to have a resistance to the fungal blight.
More information about this research can be found by contacting the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment
Station in New Haven.
Petrochko is a nationally acclaimed wood artist.
His work on wood is an outgrowth of studying architecture at the University of Cincinnati and Fine Arts at Silvermine College of Art.
While studying design, he became enthusiastic about making objects of wood and chose wood as his craft medium.
His current work focuses on one-of-a-kind wood vessels and sculpture. Some of his vessels are hand-carved while others are laminated. His laminated vessels utilize a "green technique" called "slip matching " wherein he is able to construct 3D forms from flat pieces of wood.
Using a bandsaw, he cuts a set of angular concentric rings off the edge of a flat board of a given shape. He then stacks and glues the rings together forming a rough 3D vessel. Since many of Petrochko's vessels are not round, much labor is involved in grinding and sanding these forms to create a smooth, finished surface.
His sculptural wood ranges from organic abstract carvings to abstract architectural constructions. These works range in style from elegant simplicity to more complex statements, displaying relationships between shape light, mass and space.
Petrochko's work is represented in numerous private collections including the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Yale University Art Gallery, The Center for Art in Wood in Philadelphia and the White
House Permanent Collection of American Crafts.
This information is taken from a press release from Dorothy DeBisschop.
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