Gallery 23 Artists of the Month for June 2024
Diane Pratt & Marian Van Buren
Diane is a renowned photographer known for her love of gardens, nature and architecture. She captures her beautiful images when she travels, sometimes going back several times to “capture the most pleasing or revealing light”. Diane’s favorite color is blue, so it was no surprise that on her first trip to the Virgin Islands she fell in love with the landscapes. The series “Caribbean Blues” has come out of her annual trips to St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands and to the surrounding Islands. The series consist of sailboats, beaches and sunsets showing the blue colors of the Caribbean.
Diane is one of the founding members of Gallery 23 in Blairstown, NJ.
Marian has been part of the Gallery 23 cooperative since 2017. "I've worked with clay for a long time, starting in high school when I apprenticed for a summer with a potter on Cape Cod”, says Marian. For years, work and clay ran parallel; then I stepped away fully from the conventional to embrace the creative world. Being a potter fulfills a lifetime search for personal expression, individual freedom, and most of all, the world's best playground.
The majority of her work is made with wheel thrown and altered porcelain. Then multiple glazes are applied in layers using a spray gun. Pieces are then high-fired in an electric kiln, with a slow cooling cycle to enhance color and surface.
Customers will receive a 10% discount on any one item over $25.00
from June 1st to June 30th.
Please join us for an opening reception on
Saturday, June 15th from 12 - 4 pm.
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23 Main Street
Blairstown, N.J. 07825
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