Join Archipelago, the Island Institute’s store and gallery, for “Resonance,” an exhibition celebrating Maine on display through June 30.
Resonance has the quality of being deep, full and reverberating and Archipelago hopes this show has those qualities for the viewers as the works engage the audience in their love of Maine.
The gallery shares work by four local artists, Catherine Worthington, Terry Golson, Michelle Leclerc and Kathleen Buchanan, who work across a spectrum of mediums including acrylic, wool, ceramic, collagraph print and cotton.
A reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. May 3 during Rockland’s First Friday Art Walk. Visitors can meet the artists and share food, drink and conversation. Guests can browse ceramic fish heads, original textile art landscapes, collagraphs, paintings wool landscapes and more.
Kathleen Buchanan is showing a large collection of her popular collagraph prints, including some larger prints, as well as some newer paintings featuring familiar and favorite subjects — often sheep and rocky shorelines.
“My work often explores places of transition: ocean meeting spruce-lined granite shores or farmland giving way to undeveloped forest,” says Buchanan. “I am endlessly fascinated by the wildlife I encounter both on the water and in the forest.”
Terry Golson creates her animal sculptures at a community studio on the coast of Maine. She lives with her husband and dog in a home that faces a beaver marsh. Wildlife abounds.
Golson was a professional equestrian and an animal behavior consultant. In 2021, Golson started doing ceramics at a local community studio. Golson hand builds animal sculptures. They are inspired by a life spent observing and working with animals of all kinds. Golson is presenting more of her fish heads, each of which has a unique personality and comportment. Esmerelda, Candace, Leroy and many more await your company!
Michelle Leclerc brings heart and soul to her miniature Maine landscapes made from wool. She is most happy in nature. Her gardens and surrounding area offer an abundance of inspiration. The sparkle of beach sand or snow, the shapes and textures of driftwood, trees and seashells, the formation of birds in flight or the intense colors of flowers, sunsets and fall foliage provide the palette for her art. The colors, textures and sounds transforming with the seasons is mixed-media art at its finest, according to Leclerc. She is inspired by the beauty.
Catherine Worthington assembles landscapes with fabric and fiber as well.
“As I explore the medium of textile painting, I am often discovering the balance between abstraction and representation,” she says. “I love the colors, patterns and textures in the landscape and strive to capture its essence as I paint, creating a rich surface. My process of cutting, piecing and stitching adds abstraction, depth and dimension. My textile art quilts are interpretations of real places, and I hope to capture the attention of the viewer by creating a feeling or familiar place to connect with.”
Archipelago is at 386 Main St., Rockland. Store hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Call 207-596-0701 or go to www.thearchipelago.net for more information.
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