Loose Leaf Notes

-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on April 24, 2019.

Becky Lattuca, Floyd Center for the Arts’ (FCA) director of programs, welcomed attendees at the opening reception of The Fiber of Art exhibit, which will be showing until June 1^st.  She outlined the evenings program that included several exhibits, a poetry performance and an author’s reading.

Attendees mingled around Amy  Fitzgerald’s “Woman Wisdom,” a piece created with found objects, flowers and fabric.

Artist Gibby Waitzkin stands next to  her “Tree of Tolerance” piece, created with natural fibers and symbolic of the interconnectedness of creation. 

Laura Frazier’s “Dressage Horse” drew some admirers.

Artist Tom Barnhart exhibited three works built from scratch that featured fabric “twining.”

Charlie Brouwer exhibited a whimsical take on The Fiber of Art with a piece titled “Fibers of the Artist,” created with “well used clothing and wood” and incorporating a hat and work gloves hanging from a peg.

Scott Perry read from his book “Endeavor: Cultivate Excellence While Making a Difference” and followed his reading with a book signing.  Perry has stated that his book is not a self-help book but a help-others book.

“You enhance your life most through work that elevates the lives of others.” His Creative on Purpose series of blog posts and live broadcast interviews can be found on Facebook and at creativeonpurpose.mykajabi.com.

Mara Robbins’ presented an installation exhibit drawn from 1000 Flags 1000 Waters, a collaborative community experiment with a focus of protecting waterways and supporting water protectors. 

After pursuing all legitimate means to stop pipelines from taking homeowners property and putting waterways at risk, Robbins said that the water flag project has been her most effective work.  “What works is people living in trees,” she said.  She introduced the crowd to two tree-sitters and performed a poem.  The next flag making event will take place at the FCA Mayfaire Festival, May 4 and 5.

Artist Martha Olsen’s vessels are made of reclaimed rag rugs, found rocks, sea shells and wax linen. 

Art quilts created by the Textile Artists of Virginia were featured on the Center’s stairway.

A reception attendee studies a piece from the Studio Perspectives exhibit in the Falcon Gallery.  The exhibit featured the art of Radford University Graduate students.    / Our World Tuesday