Mountainair – There is always something new at Cibola Arts Gallery. Come see the jewelry collection of our newest member Doris Burton. Doris fuses glass using every color under the rainbow and always using some dichroic glass to give it some extra excitement. Dichroic is glass made with a high-tech process applying a thin film to the glass that causes rainbows, bright, shifting colors and other effects.
The glass she fuses is then wrapped in sterling silver wire. Doris is self taught in wire wrap. She has developed a wide variety of patterns all in sterling silver although some have been oxidized black for an "Antique Victorian" look. Not every piece is wire-wrapped. For a simpler look a simple silver bail is added and hung on a satin cord. She also makes ankle bracelets, toe rings, earrings and pendant earring sets. She loves fusing the glass, experimenting with new designs and making matched sets.
One aspect that really sets her work apart is a line of tac-fusing, this is when she melts it just enough to stick the glass pieces together. This makes possible shapes and colors that really go with today's fashions. Come see Doris' jewelry featured this month as well as her pottery that includes toad houses (toads like a moist protected spot and these do that and add color to your garden) and teapot shaped whimsically decorated bird-feeders.
Since Cibola Arts is a co-op gallery, prices are amazingly low. For one example I saw a beautiful blue dichroic pendant with matching earrings for only $45.
A new collection of sculpture by Ron Minnick also is showing at Cibola Arts Gallery. Wall hangings of nude torsos are made from slabs of Raku clay shaped and fired with beautiful metallic colors in the glaze. Also, a collection call “Quartz and Copper” is in its beginning stages. Quazite rocks are drilled and copper tubes are inserted and treated with acid and chemicals for a wonderful patina. These pieces make a nice accent for the garden.
“We have so many beautiful rocks on our land and I get so many ideas of patterns and shapes with the tubing,” says Ron. “I think this will evolve into a major show. Right now I am just playing.”
He says fountains will be a natural progression on this theme, probably in the spring.
If you haven’t been to Mountainair lately, come check it out. Cibola Arts is a co-op gallery, the artist share the expenses and staff the gallery themselves, and they keep the prices very reasonable.
The gallery is located at 217 Broadway, the main street in town; and is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm. Call them at 847-0324 or visit www.cibolaarts.com
The glass she fuses is then wrapped in sterling silver wire. Doris is self taught in wire wrap. She has developed a wide variety of patterns all in sterling silver although some have been oxidized black for an "Antique Victorian" look. Not every piece is wire-wrapped. For a simpler look a simple silver bail is added and hung on a satin cord. She also makes ankle bracelets, toe rings, earrings and pendant earring sets. She loves fusing the glass, experimenting with new designs and making matched sets.
One aspect that really sets her work apart is a line of tac-fusing, this is when she melts it just enough to stick the glass pieces together. This makes possible shapes and colors that really go with today's fashions. Come see Doris' jewelry featured this month as well as her pottery that includes toad houses (toads like a moist protected spot and these do that and add color to your garden) and teapot shaped whimsically decorated bird-feeders.
Since Cibola Arts is a co-op gallery, prices are amazingly low. For one example I saw a beautiful blue dichroic pendant with matching earrings for only $45.
A new collection of sculpture by Ron Minnick also is showing at Cibola Arts Gallery. Wall hangings of nude torsos are made from slabs of Raku clay shaped and fired with beautiful metallic colors in the glaze. Also, a collection call “Quartz and Copper” is in its beginning stages. Quazite rocks are drilled and copper tubes are inserted and treated with acid and chemicals for a wonderful patina. These pieces make a nice accent for the garden.
“We have so many beautiful rocks on our land and I get so many ideas of patterns and shapes with the tubing,” says Ron. “I think this will evolve into a major show. Right now I am just playing.”
He says fountains will be a natural progression on this theme, probably in the spring.
If you haven’t been to Mountainair lately, come check it out. Cibola Arts is a co-op gallery, the artist share the expenses and staff the gallery themselves, and they keep the prices very reasonable.
The gallery is located at 217 Broadway, the main street in town; and is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm. Call them at 847-0324 or visit www.cibolaarts.com