[NEohioPAL]Gallery M to Host Reception for "Smooth/Striated" April 21

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GALLERY M
Cleveland=E2=80=99s Premier Art Jewelry Gallery

Cleveland=E2=80=99s Gallery M to Host Reception for Spring Show "Smooth/Stri=
ated"=20
April 21 from 5-9 p.m. -- Exhibit to Feature Artists=E2=80=99 Talk and Closi=
ng Reception

On Friday, April 21, 2006 from 5 to 9 p.m., Gallery M will host a reception=20
for its Spring show entitled =E2=80=9CSmooth/Striated.=E2=80=9D Featured art=
ists for this show=20
will be cutting edge local metalsmiths Sofia Calderwood and Susan Skoczen.=20
The reception is free and open to the public. Hors d=E2=80=99oeuvres will be=
 served,=20
along with locally-made, low-sulfite wine provided by Matt Cook=E2=80=99s ne=
arby Studio=20
of Five Rings.

Other events associated with the show include an artists=E2=80=99 talk =E2=
=80=93 Calderwood=20
and Skoczen discussing their one-of-a-kind, collectible metal artworks =E2=
=80=93 on=20
Saturday, April 22nd at 1 p.m. at the gallery. There will also be a closing=20
reception on Friday, June 2 from 6-9 p.m. Both of these additional events ar=
e free=20
and open to the public.

These two rising stars create valuable, unique metal pieces that have been=20
shown in regional, national and international exhibits. Both artists have al=
so=20
taught at universities in the Cleveland/Akron area.

Calderwood=E2=80=99s metal pieces were featured in Metalsmith magazine, whic=
h=20
highlighted her utilization of unusual materials such as pipe cleaners, fals=
e=20
eyelashes or earplugs. Often, Calderwood incorporates seductive touches like=
 perfumes=20
and powders within her creations. Light, fluffy pink touches add visual=20
impact and allure to her smooth metal pieces.

Skoczen, an MFA graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, currently=20
teaches in the Cleveland Institute of Art=E2=80=99s Jewelry Department. Skoc=
zen=E2=80=99s=20
brooches play with the concept of being able to wear an idea. More structure=
d, her=20
pieces focus on breaking apart, creating lines, and expressing human=20
interactions through the work.

Following the opening, the artists=E2=80=99 work will be on exhibit through=20=
Friday,=20
June 2. Gallery hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m=
.,=20
Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and by appointment.

T.A.P. Studios and Gallery M 1667 East 40th Street, #3B Cleveland, OH 44103=20
Ph: (216) 773-8277

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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><BR>Cleveland=E2=80=99s G=
allery M to Host Reception for Spring Show "Smooth/Striated" April 21 from 5=
-9 p.m. -- Exhibit to Feature Artists=E2=80=99 Talk and Closing Reception</P=
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3DArial>On Fri=
day, April 21, 2006 from 5 to 9 p.m., Gallery M will host a reception for it=
s Spring show entitled =E2=80=9CSmooth/Striated.=E2=80=9D Featured artists f=
or this show will be cutting edge local metalsmiths Sofia Calderwood and Sus=
an Skoczen. The reception is free and open to the public. Hors d=E2=80=99oeu=
vres will be served, along with locally-made, low-sulfite wine provided by M=
att Cook=E2=80=99s nearby Studio of Five Rings.</FONT></P><FONT face=3DArial=
>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><BR>Other events associat=
ed with the show include an artists=E2=80=99 talk =E2=80=93 Calderwood and S=
koczen discussing their one-of-a-kind, collectible metal artworks =E2=80=93=20=
on Saturday, April 22nd at 1 p.m. at the gallery. There will also be a closi=
ng reception on Friday, June 2 from 6-9 p.m. Both of these additional events=
 are free and open to the public.</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><BR>These two rising star=
s create valuable, unique metal pieces that have been shown in regional, nat=
ional and international exhibits. Both artists have also taught at universit=
ies in the Cleveland/Akron area.</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><BR>Calderwood=E2=80=99s=20=
metal pieces were featured in Metalsmith magazine, which highlighted her uti=
lization of unusual materials such as pipe cleaners, false eyelashes or earp=
lugs. Often, Calderwood incorporates seductive touches like perfumes and pow=
ders within her creations. Light, fluffy pink touches add visual impact and=20=
allure to her smooth metal pieces.</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><BR>Skoczen, an MFA gradu=
ate of the Rhode Island School of Design, currently teaches in the Cleveland=
 Institute of Art=E2=80=99s Jewelry Department. Skoczen=E2=80=99s brooches p=
lay with the concept of being able to wear an idea. More structured, her pie=
ces focus on breaking apart, creating lines, and expressing human interactio=
ns through the work.</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><BR>Following the opening=
, the artists=E2=80=99 work will be on exhibit through Friday, June 2. Galle=
ry hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Saturday a=
nd Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and by appointment.</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><BR>T.A.P. Studios and Ga=
llery M 1667 East 40th Street, #3B Cleveland, OH 44103 Ph: (216) 773-8277<BR=
></P></FONT>
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