Big Tree by Bonnie Gravette
Painted Hats by Scott Thomas
The Orange Beach Arts Center
Double the Fun,
Inside and Out
Combining an opening
reception with hot glass/cold drinks, the
Orange Beach Arts Center is the place to be
on Saturday June 5th.
Inside the Arts Center
is an exhibit of two very different
artists. Self taught Lookout
Mountain artist, Scott Thomas, paints on a
variety of objects from hats to french
horns. Thomas was born in a mill village and
spent most of his adult life working in
textiles, including the development and
design of denim where he engineered new
styles. His greatest influence was
"watching his grandmother transform leftover
fabrics from sewing projects, flour sacks
and old clothes into beautiful
quilts." Scott's art is one of
transformation as well. He takes items that
have outlived their usefulness and turns
them into whimsical works of art.
Bonnie Gravette is a
Memphis artists whose styles includes
abstract to folk. She graduated from
Memphis College of Art in 2004 with a
bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Painting.
Influences including ancient cultural
hieroglyphics, the earth's strata, and urban
landscapes. She has shown her work in more
than 20 galleries throughout the Mid-South.
For this exhibit she will feature a
combination of her abstract designs with a
folk style all in a palette designed for the
Gulf Coast. "Painting is my form of
communication, a way to make better sense of
the chaotic world around me".
Visitors can view this
exhibit, meet the artists, and move outside
to Hot Glass/Cold Drinks where resident
artist Joe Hobbs and friends will be
creating some exciting, one-of-a-kind blown
and sculpted objects.
For a $20 donation you
receive a hand-blown glass and your choice
of beverage.