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THE WAY WE ARE: WOMEN IN THE ROARING FORK VALLEY
On display at the CCC Gallery
January 16th - February 24th
Opening Reception
February 3rd | 6-8PM
The Way We Are is a mixed media exhibition featuring the work of women creatives with a connection to the Roaring Fork Valley.
CCC would like to take this opportunity to highlight the significant voices of a variety of female artists creating diverse works.
Agneta Wettergren | Cate Tallmadge | Eden Marsh | Erin Rigney | Hannah Stoll | Ishara Sweeney | K Rhynus Cesark | Kathy Honea | Liz Heller | Lori Dresner | Mary Ballou | Summers Moore | Tammie Lane
MEET THE ARTISTS
AGNETA WETTERGREN
ARTIST STATEMENT
The craft, my ability to work with my hands, is the power of creativity which opens all possibilities along with full range of critical problem solving and knowledge of different materials sustainability. — That is the way I am.
BIO
Born in Sweden, Agneta’s background is engineering, specializing in ergonomics. She also holds a Florida License in Massage Therapy (LMT) since 1987. In 2006 Agneta graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Arts from Eckerd Collage in St. Petersburg, Florida enjoying many different media but is most passionate about Fiber Art. Agneta lives in Florida and in the RFV, Colorado.
CATE TALLMADGE
ARTIST STATEMENT
Cate's work is drawn from idiosyncratic inspirations and produced in a variety of media. Whether she is combining images to produce anthropomorphised animal portraits, or lifelike botanical paper sculptures her work is rooted in a love of art history and the natural world around her. "I have always been a maker. Whether it's painting, drawing, weaving, embroidery, botanical sculpture, cooking, or picture framing I am always working on something. I get antsy if my hands aren’t busy, if there isn’t paint under my nails, pencil shavings in my hair or stray threads stuck to my clothes.”
BIO
Born and raised on the Western Slope of Colorado, Cate Tallmadge spent most of her formative years in idyllic Carbondale. She moved to Chicago in 2003 and enrolled at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, graduating in 2006 with a BFA in Fiber and Material Studies. In 2013 she could no longer ignore the siren song of the mountains and was soon Colorado bound. At first the move back to Carbondale was just going to be a pit stop on the road to some new exciting place. A great job opportunity at Main Street Gallery and The Framer opened up and the move back home became a more permanent one. Now Cate can't imagine living and creating anywhere else.
EDEN MARSH
ARTIST STATEMENT
My work is an exploration of the relationship between people, nature, and the built environment. I am intrigued by how these elements shape our sense of identity and our connection to the world around us. Through my art, I strive to create an experience of intimacy and connection with the natural world, while also reflecting on our complex relationship to the built environment. To do this, I use a variety of media, such as painting, drawing, fiber arts, book making, and more, to express my ideas in an engaging and thought-provoking way. My hope is that my art will provoke conversations, inspire questions, and spark ideas that can help us move towards a more harmonious and sustainable relationship with the world we inhabit.
BIO
Eden Marsh is an artist living in Glenwood Springs Colorado. She works in a range of mediums, including painting, collage, fiber and textiles, professional garden design, and book making. Born in Pomona, CA she attended Aspen High School and has studied at CMC Aspen and Glenwood Springs, as well as Anderson Ranch Arts Center. Eden has lived in the Roaring Fork Valley since 1968 and has worked locally as a caterer, a weaver and as owner of Creative Endeavors Landscaping. Eden is inspired by her travels to Great Britain, Italy, Mexico and domestic locales such as Santa Fe, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and New York City. She also finds inspiration in the small yet profound beauties of everyday life in the Roaring Fork Valley. Eden has held home studios in both Basalt and Glenwood Springs, Co.
ERIN RIGNEY
ARTIST STATEMENT & BIO
I prioritize abstracting the essence of an experience, the power of color, and mood-evoking designs steeped in simplicity. My favorite works are those in which the medium's elemental process is evident in my work. I cherish paintings created in misty salt air for the reticulation of the paint on paper as the salt dries and pulls the pigment. Encaustic beeswax is temperature and moisture-dependent and contracts as it cools; this allows me to collaborate in an ebb-and-flow process of responding to the materials' behavior and last move. I offer ceramic creations to the fire gods trusting the uncontrollable magic that awaits. These collaborations with the elements are reverent dances in which something is created from the ether. I surrender to mother nature as a fellow co-conspirator. I show up, invite spirit in, create, respond, and create some more.
My endeavors are rooted in trust, and my atmospheric creative offerings embody the peaceful delight of paying attention and communing with nature's divine flow.
Growing up in and around the ocean, I have always been drawn to and soothed by the natural elements. Salt seasons everything it touches, including me. I seek the elements for inspiration and reconnection to myself and my creativity. This deep slowing down in nature anchors my ability to gain perspective on the often-overlooked details of life and tap into the unlimited power of its flow.
HANNAH STOLL
ARTIST STATEMENT
Stoll’s current paintings concern memory, nostalgia, and the act of looking. In particular, she is interested in the habit of outsourcing memory to a camera roll. Her photography captures that which might otherwise be left behind but carries intangible kinds of importance and the trace of other senses. Stoll is particularly drawn to figures, relationships, and gathering places. Painting in reference to these photos becomes a process of careful looking as she works to distill the psychology of the moment.
BIO
Hannah Stoll was born and raised in Vermont where she first learned to paint. She graduated from Colorado College (Colorado Springs) with a B.A. in Organismal Biology and Ecology in 2020. Though this experience shaped both her perspective and methods of thought, after graduating she quickly redirected her efforts towards pursuing a career in the arts. Over the past two years Stoll has been fortunate to live in a community that has supported her with numerous opportunities for growth, exhibitions, and mentorship. She has exhibited work in various galleries in the Roaring Fork Valley, Denver, and Vancouver, BC. Stoll is currently a resident artist at GlogauAIR, Berlin.
ISHARA SWEENEY
ARTIST STATEMENT
I have a great love for the the natural world and the world of literature and they are very present in my ceramic work—whether in the animals of fairytales and myths or in my Annie-Dillard-like explorations of my own wild backyard in the Colorado mountains. Making art is my homage to what I hold dear, to the inherent beauty in the world. It is both a discovery of myself in the world and also something that is more than my hand, more than the sum of its parts.
BIO
Ishara Sweeney is a studio potter in Carbondale Colorado. With a BFA concentrating in Ceramic Arts and a BA in English literature, the two have been married together in her work ever since. Although her studies turned towards the asian arts, receiving her Masters and Doctorate in Chinese Medicine, she has not stopped exploring the vast wilderness of ceramics, with the past few years finding her immersed in the creative process in wholly new ways.
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K RHYNUS CESARK
ARTIST STATEMENT
I use familiar iconography to convey my story; a house, a bird, a tree, some thread, a cup, a pillow, a branch, a hand or a button from my grandmother's collection. I narrate situations and conditions through compositions that address emotions and predicaments. Some are calm and easy and some are not as gentle. I focus on social, political and personal commentary. I choose the medium that best suits the concept. I illustrate the delicate nature of life itself, the precious and challenging moments that are forever changing and fleeting. My inquisition explores balance and off balance which draws upon memory. Materials and content are at the heart of what inspires and guides my work and my making process. My drive to investigate materials enhances my ability to express my ideas fully. Whether it is a cup, a sculpture or an installation, all demand the same attention to content, detail, and process.
KATHY HONEA
ARTIST STATEMENT & BIO
Learning is my favorite part and experimenting is what teases my tireless imagination. I am interested in anything that can be made into something else by looking at different ways to use the same old stuff. Craftsmanship is very important to me. It helps to have an arsenal of glues. I don’t run deep so the kookier and more fun, the better.
LIZ HELLER
ARTIST STATEMENT
I am an object maker. For the last eight years, I have worked primarily in ceramics but am deeply interested in learning about new processes and experimenting with materials. I love objects. For as long as I can remember I have had a fascination with the material world. Objects can be vessels for sadness, excitement, emotional attachment and memory. They can also create transformative experiences and communicate messages.
Objects have always been more than ‘just objects’ to me, the magic they have brought to my life motivates my desire to share that with the world through my artistic practice. My inspiration comes from everyday life. My environment, my relationships, my random interactions with strangers and my desire to experiment and try new things. Failure is a weekly occurrence and a vital part of the process.
BIO
Liz Heller received her MFA in Sculpture from the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 2014. Since then, she has participated in artist residency programs at The Anderson Ranch Arts Center, The Carbondale Clay Center, The Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences, The Haystack Open Studio Residency and Campos De Gutierrez in Medellin, Colombia.
Liz began making functional ceramics in the spring of 2015 and launched MOD CRMX in the fall of 2016, a small batch slip casting company. Inspired by the geometry of Mid Century Modern Design, she creates models using various methods of digital fabrication, then transforms them into modern ceramic ware through mold making and slip casting processes.
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LORI DRESNER
ARTIST STATEMENT
Lori’s recent work features a personal expression that carries her work beyond the confines of utilitarian pottery into an enchanting, whimsical world on large three-sided vessels, colorful mugs, artful plates, and platters. Mixed media combined with porcelain is the basis for her quirky mosaics. Her travels and life experiences continually shape her creative process as she interprets ordinary occurrences.
BIO
As a child, ceramic artist Lori Dresner was fascinated with art and discovered clay at age nine. Love at first sight, or in this case, touch. She received a BFA in ceramics from the Rhode Island School of Design, an MA in ceramics from the University of Michigan, and an MFA in video arts from the Art Institute of Chicago. An active member of The Chicago Editing Center in the early 1980s, Lori curated several video art installations and presentations. Her video works were included in Media Burn, an independent video archive that aired on WTTW’s Image Union. The first Video Art Exhibition at Navy Pier in 1980 was one of her achievements before leaving the art world for a career in advertising and TV production. Lori’s professional career took her from Chicago to New York and then to Paris, where she lived for over 20 years. In 2008, she relocated to Colorado to pursue her art full time.
Lori is represented by D’art Gallery in Denver's Art District on Santa Fe. She calls both Aspen and Denver home, with her husband Pete and rescue pup, Boshi, and Boshi’s best friend, Jack Russel Tia.
MARY BALLOU
ARTIST STATEMENT
Much of my inspiration comes from nature. I love vessels and surface decoration, often inspired by fish, mountains, Aspen trees and flowers. I really enjoy trying new techniques, shapes, clays and firing methods with thrown and hand-built pieces. pieces. I love the group dynamic of a class, always learning from others. "A rolling stone gathers no moss." I feel like I move from one idea to the other quite frequently. I've made some wonderful friends along the way. Life is good.
BIO
I was born and raised in Memphis, TN. I was interested in all things art from an early age. My first experience with clay was in the Saturday School at the Memphis Art Academy (later Memphis College of Art) at 14. I had seen a potter doing a demo on the wheel at an art fair and told my mother, "I want to do that!" I continued with clay at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY. And after graduation, I moved to the Roaring Fork Valley. That first winter I enrolled in my first Colorado Mountain College clay class and have come to be a perpetual student in the past 50 years! I'm sure I can't remember all the amazing instructors I've had the opportunity to learn from at CMC and Anderson Ranch but here are a few: Paul Soldner, Ro Meade, Nancy Barbour, K Cesark, Sam Harvey, Allegheny Meadows, Rick Parsons, Meredith Brickell, Sunshine Cobb, Doug Casebeer, Ayumi Horie, Sanam Enami, Blair Meerfield, Michael Wisner, Stan Welsh, Margaret Bohls, Alix Knipe, Adam Field and Lauren Mayer. I'm sure I've missed mentioning some but I've retained so much of what I've learned. What a rich experience!
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SUMMERS MOORE
ARTIST STATEMENT
Summers began photography at a young age and has always had a camera close by. She has shared her passion for photography with both her brother and father, who are avid photographers. She spent most of her childhood outside of Chicago in Lake Forest, Illinois. Drawn to the mountain, she attended college in Colorado, at The University of Denver. Summers was captivated by the mountains and moved a few hours west to teach skiing, where she currently lives. Summers soon found love, married, and started a family. Herself and her husband built a home on a large ranch surrounded by mountain ranges. She raised her two daughters here and still lives and works from her home studio. When Summers’s two daughters were born she found an in a knack for capturing their expressions of innocence, wonder, and joy.
BIO
You can find Summers most days working in her studio either on a photography project or working on a series of paintings. Summers still finds joy and rejuvenation from the mountains and is an active mountain biker, hiker and skier. Summers continues her art education by attending workshops and traveling. Summers loves animals and will forever have dogs by her side.
TAMMIE LANE
ARTIST STATEMENT
My favorite memories as a child are the freedom of being outdoors on my Grandfather’s ranch. It instilled a love of being outdoors, exploring and discovering the beauty that nature provides. Trying to not ask for perfection, but messy vitality is my hope for my work. Coming up with new ideas and having the skill to execute them, always something I strive for. Moving forward with my quest to be better at my craft, be it painting or pottery. If my work stirs something in you that reminds you of someplace you want to linger, or brings you joy in some way, then I have accomplished what I have hoped for. It can be something as small as the perfect cup, or a huge 5’ x 14’ painting. I appreciate every sale and each person looking at what I do, as it gives me the freedom to have this great life of being an artist.
BIO
Tammie Lane is an artist that has lived in Aspen, Colorado for over 40 years. She attended OSU in Oklahoma, studied abroad in Sweden, then graduated with a BFA in commercial art from Phillips University in 1980. She has made her living painting, drawing, and doing pottery since graduating from college.
Her paintings and pottery have been exhibited in numerous one man shows, juried shows and galleries throughout the United States. Lane has participated in the Governor’s Show of Colorado in Loveland, Colorado. Her work has been used for many Colorado Public Works projects over the years. She has participated in notable juried Plein Air Shows around the country, including Easton Plein Air in Maryland which is the top Plein Air in the USA for the last ten years. This summer she participated in The Art in the Open, in Wexford, Ireland. Her work was included in the American Impressionist Society National Show. The E.S. Lawrence Gallery (in Taos and Aspen) was her main gallery for over 23 years in Aspen, Colorado. Other galleries representing her work in the past have been Elliot Yeary Gallery, Aspen, CO, The Jill Vickers Gallery in Las Vegas, Vail, and Aspen, The Driscol Gallery in Denver; Gallery One in Las Vegas, Vail, and Aspen; The Oklahoma Museum of Art, Oklahoma City, The Oklahoma Art Center, Oklahoma City; The Spiva Art Center, Joplin, Missouri; The Crown Center Art Center, Kansas City, Missouri; The Oklahoma Pioneer Museum, The Art Center of Western Colorado, Grand Junction, CO, The Wild Horse Gallery in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, and the JRB At the Elms Gallery in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.