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June at Gallery Moab
by Thea Nordling |
 Gallery Moab, a cooperative gallery owned and operated by a group of local artists, is a colorful celebration of the spirit and beauty of this special place on earth. Our artists work in a variety of mediums and each has a unique vision and style of expressing a deep connection to the canyon country. Over the years we have inspired and encouraged each other to keep improving and honing our skills. To add new perspectives and energy to the gallery’s offerings, each month we invite a different guest artist to join us to showcase the abundance and diversity of artistic talent in our creative community.
Summertime brings long, sunny days, blooming gardens, and thriving weeds! Appropriately, our June Guest Artist Teresa Herd invites you to take a break from those endless yard and garden chores and visit Gallery Moab to enjoy the inspiring potential of tumbleweeds. Yes, really! She is exhibiting a collection of intriguing ceramic faces whimsically enhanced by this usually reviled weed.
Describing the development of her unusual art, Herd recounts:
-sharpened.jpg) I have always found the human form captivating – the beauty, intricacy, emotions, and struggles. It all fascinates me. To pursue this passion, I earned a degree in Medical Illustration from the Rochester Institute of Technology. After, I dedicated my professional life to advertising and branding, which I truly enjoyed.
Alongside my career, my love for fine art never faded, and I painted throughout my life. I was in touch with my high school art teacher a couple years ago and she advised me “not to limit myself to the canvas”, a suggestion I initially found absurd since I was inherently an illustrator. I had no idea what was to come.
Upon moving to Moab, I encountered a tumbleweed for the first time since childhood and was immediately enamored by its freedom, wild nature, and abundance. Surprisingly, I discovered that my affection for tumbleweeds was not widely shared; most people viewed them as a burden. This realization inspired me to blend my passion for the human form and maybe change people’s perceptions about tumbleweeds…I realize this is a stretch!
*I collect only deceased native plants from the area, and I hope you appreciate this unique combination.
Join us to meet Herd, enjoy her work, and mingle with local artists and art lovers at a special reception on Wednesday, June 5, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Refreshments provided.
We look forward to your visit!
Open Sunday & Monday 12 – 3:00 p.m.; Tuesday through Saturday 12 – 6:00 p.m.
Call 435-220-0891 and we will gladly open by appointment.
One of the artists is always on hand to answer your questions or help you find that perfect gift or memento.
Gallery Moab LCA • 59 South Main Street #1, Moab, Utah 84532 • 435-355-0024
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Moab Art Teacher To Accompany Students On Trip To Italy,
Birthplace Of The Renaissance
by Sharon Sullivan |
After a stint teaching art in the tiny western Colorado town of Nucla, where former Margaret L. Hopkin Middle-School art teacher Chrissy Kinslow noted that students there attended lots of field trips, Kinslow was inspired to plan a trip with students here in Moab. Thus, she’s organized a trip to Italy – the trip is not connected with the school district.
Kinslow, along with four students and two other adults have embarked on a two-year fundraising campaign to raise money to travel to Italy together in 2025. Kinslow donates the money she raises among the youth who are going, she said.
Kinslow said she also welcomes kids from more rural areas, like Monticello, who are welcome to go, if they’re willing to fundraise and attend planning meetings regarding the trip.
“Middle school is such an important stage in life,” Kinslow said. “Taking these kids and showing them that they can do, and go, anywhere they want to go in life. It’s a cool thing; that’s why I’m doing it.
“My idea of a good time is being around kids. I love it. I love seeing it through their eyes. It’s such a cool thing.”
Why Italy? “It’s a dream place,” Kinslow responded. “It’s where the Renaissance took place. There’s so much art and culture there.”
The group will spend nine days on guided tours viewing the important art of Italy, said Kinslow. Everyone going is learning a bit of Italian, she said.
To raise money for the trip students were selling their artwork at Kid Row during the Moab Arts Festival, May 25 and 26, in Swanny Park. Easy Bee Farm in Moab donates “honey money” each year to give to children attending the arts festival to spend on artwork from Kid Row vendors. The student vendors can then exchange the honey money with Kinslow for real cash.
“One kid last year earned almost $500,” Kinslow said.
Kinslow created Kid Row as part of the Arts Festival three years ago while battling cancer, which is currently in remission, she said. Student vendors fill out an application where they express what art means to them, Kinslow said.
“Each vendor gets a table,” she said. “They attend a marketing class. I try and help them hone their skills.”
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