Valentines Day Art, Opening at Coast Highway Art Collective
The Coast Highway Art Collective is exhibiting a special Valentine’s Day show, Insight Into Love, an exploration of what love looks like from many perspectives. The opening reception is on Saturday, February 11 from noon to 5:00pm. The community is invited to join Collective members as they celebrate the many facets of love.
When Valentine’s Day rolls around each year, hearts, chocolates, flowers and wine have come to symbolize romantic love. So, ask a group of artists to interpret other kinds of love through their art, and the result is a thought-provoking exhibit that will challenge the viewer to think, and maybe to love, differently.
During the last two years, we’ve had to learn new ways to show our emotions – how to smile with our eyes while our mouths are covered by a face mask, how important our words are now that there is no body language to make a different interpretation. We have found alternative ways to show our love for a far-away friend, a grandchild over a Zoom call, an aging parent we cannot hug. These things create strong emotions. And strong emotions in an artist’s eye translates into powerful art.
Featured guests for this show are Kristin Hoard, metal sculpture; Elizabeth B. Solomon, multi-media artist; Deborah Threlkel, abalone jewelry, Sarah Alice Britton, jeweler; Tamar Lenzi stone carver/lapidarist; Chris Magisano, jeweler; Linda Green painter, and Siobhan, wearable silk art. Additional pieces for this exhibit by collective members Ling-Yen Jones, jewelry, Chris Grassano, oil paintings; Rozann Grunig, photography and Andrea Allen, Chinese brush painting will be on exhibit.
The Coast Highway Art Collective is located at 284 Main Street, Point Arena. It's the little red building with the big yellow sun, located next to the Redwood Coast Credit Union. Regular hours are Friday through Sunday, 11:00am to 4:00pm. Visit the website at www.coast-highway-artists.com for information about the collective’s artists, upcoming events and how to join. To find out more about becoming a member of the Collective, contact Ling-Yen Jones via the website above.
