[NEOPAL]Gallery M's "Smooth/Striated" Reception Friday, April 21, 5-9 with Talk Saturday

Mon Apr 17 11:36:16 PDT 2006

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GALLERY M
Cleveland=E2=80=99s Premier Art Jewelry Gallery
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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 Closing 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 ar=
tists for this=20
show will be cutting edge local metalsmiths Sofia Calderwood and Susan Skocz=
en. =20
The reception is free and open to the public.  Hors d=E2=80=99oeuvres will b=
e served,=20
along with locally-made, low-sulfite wine provided by Matt Cook=E2=80=99s ne=
arby=20
Studio of Five Rings.
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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 a=
re=20
free and open to the public.
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These two rising stars create valuable, unique metal pieces that have been=20
shown in regional, national and international exhibits.  Both artists have a=
lso=20
taught at universities in the Cleveland/Akron area.
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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 lik=
e=20
perfumes and powders within her creations.  Light, fluffy pink touches add v=
isual=20
impact and allure to her smooth metal pieces.
               =20
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.  Sko=
czen=E2=80=99s=20
brooches play with the concept of being able to wear an idea.  More structur=
ed, her=20
pieces focus on breaking apart, creating lines, and expressing human=20
interactions through the work.
               =20
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.
=20
T.A.P. Studios and Gallery M  1667 East 40th Street, #3B Cleveland, OH  4410=
3=20
 Ph: (216) 773-8277

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<DIV>GALLERY M</DIV>
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Cleveland=E2=80=99s Gallery M to Host Reception for Spring Show "Smoot=
h/Striated" April 21 from 5-9 p.m.
 
Exhibit to Feature Artists=E2=80=99 Talk and Closing Reception<=
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reception for its Spring show entitled =E2=80=9CSmooth/Striated.=E2=80=9D<SP=
AN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  Featured artists for this show=20=
will be cutting edge local metalsmiths Sofia Calderwood and Susan Skocz=
en.  The reception is free and=
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=E2=80=99oeuvres will be served, along with locally-made, low-sulfite wine p=
rovided by Matt Cook=E2=80=99s nearby Studio of Five Rings.
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Other events associated with the show include an artists=E2=80=99 talk=
 =E2=80=93 Calderwood and Skoczen discussing their one-of-a-kind, collectibl=
e metal artworks =E2=80=93 on Saturday, April 22nd at 1 p.m. at the gallery.=
  There will also be a closing=
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  Both of these additional events are free and open to the publi=
c.
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These two rising stars create valuable, unique metal pieces that have=20=
been shown in regional, national and international exhibits.  Both artists have also taught at universitie=
s in the Cleveland/Akron area.
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Calderwood=E2=80=99s metal pieces were featured in Metalsmith magazine=
, which highlighted her utilization of unusual materials such as pipe cleane=
rs, false eyelashes or earplugs.  </S=
PAN>Often, Calderwood incorporates seductive touches like perfumes and powde=
rs within her creations.  Ligh=
t, fluffy pink touches add visual impact and allure to her smooth metal piec=
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Skoczen, an MFA graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, current=
ly teaches in the Cleveland Institute of Art=E2=80=99s Jewelry Department.<S=
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y with the concept of being able to wear an idea.  More structured, her pieces focus on breaking apart, cr=
eating lines, and expressing human interactions through the work.
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Following the opening, the artists=E2=80=99 work will be on exhibit th=
rough Friday, June 2.  Gallery=
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 Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and by appointment.
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