Co:Operation Garnish to Open at Velvet da Vinci on Aug 21

[Brigitte Martin]

Title Image: Billie Theide & Brooke Marks-Swanson, Specimen B brooch
Vintage linen postcard, cotton, plywood, pewter, recycled sterling silver, 18K gold dust, turquoise.

CoOperation Garnish: a collaborative exhibition organized by Brigitte Martin and Rachel Timmins will open at Velvet da Vinci.

Artists’ Reception:  Friday August 21, 6-8pm

Exhibition: August 19 – Sep 20, 2015

A garnish can be anything from an adornment that adds or enhances the body (human or animal) to a functional or nonfunctional object that decorates and spices up a room. This exhibition will ask viewers and participants to examine the idea of a garnish made by 2 different subsets of makers who have come together to create an embellishment that satisfies both.

Image right: Satomi Kawi & Nikki Couppee, Neogems (Necklace), Plastic, etched copper, resin, pigment, sterling silver, brass, plexiglass, found shells, faux and real pearls, faux silver foil, hologram laminate.

Participating Artists:

Sue Amendolara / Dan DiCaprio

Christiana Byrne / David Lee

Catherine Chandler / Sonya Scott

Brian Ferrell / Jillian Moore

Heidi Gerstacker / Masumi Kataoka

Emily Gill / Jaime Sawka

Charity Hall / Francesca Vitali

Peter Hoogeboom / Maia Houtman            

Nicole Jacquard / Annie Fensterstock

Lauren Kalman / Kipp Bradford

Satomi Kawai / Nikki Couppee

Thomas Mann / Wayne Werner

Bruce Metcalf / Evin Dubois

Tom Muir / Caitlin Skelcey

Vincent Pontillo-Verrastro / Sharon Massey

Mette Saabye / Pernille Mouritzen

Marissa Saneholtz / Michael Dale Bernard

Linda Savineau / Steve Shelby

Olga Starostina / Corey Ackelmire

Billie Theide / Brooke Marks Swanson

Rachel Timmins / Brigitte Martin

Aric Verrastro / Randy Long

— at Velvet da Vinci.

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