Unbound Art

New stone assemblages have been created in 2021! Of course, there are fossils and shells from Cayuga Lake and stones from Taughannock Creek,  but many other interesting objects made their way into these compositions.   Timeless Grace Humanity in Deep Slumber Balancing Act Beyond Ourselves Two Lights  

If you missed the last Open Studio, which was this last weekend, here are some studio shots for you. We have a home, a studio and a gallery all in one. People have asked us "how do you live like this?"  Of course the answer is - we have to! There is always work on the walls because that is how we store it. And the benefit is that art can be seen at all times.  Art work comes and goes from the house, but there is always something up.   Fernando's stone work in his front studio space. Looking into Fernando's studio. One of the collaborative paintings in the entry way. Sorry I couldn't resist including this portrait that Kathy Morris took of us. This is (sometimes) our dining room and Kim's computer work station,  and for the last Open Studio, Kim's new paintings were on display. New paintings by Kim.  A oil painting by Fernando, an assemblage  Rock, Paper and Scissors by Fernando  and an oil painting...

This stone poem is now in the collection of Mike and Kim Taylor. Jean Taylor, Mike's mother, commissioned this piece as a Christmas gift for them. It is a wonderful balancing act between parents and children, with the dog getting in on the fun too. Too bad about the kicked thimble of water!

Spirit Boost This piece made its debut at the Grass Roots Festival last weekend in Trumansburg. It is another collaboration between Fernando and Mark Oros, using both Cayuga Lake Stone, and semi-precious stones, Chrysoprase (small green stones), Ocean Jasper (red slabs), Amethyst, Sage Chalcedony Dendrite (body) and Pyrite Sun Crystal (balloon). This piece is meant as a spirit boost to all those who have felt fear, anger and an inescapable measure of responsibility for the recent desecration of the Gulf of Mexico. May we have the courage to see that, in the end, it is only the individual who is capable of bringing about relevant change.