Artistic Gerri

Art has been on the fringes of my life for as long as I can remember.  Finally, having left the traditional workaday world and moved to a place where art, and those who create it, are celebrated, I get to explore more mediums and test my skills in ways I never thought possible.  Please join me on my journey. 


Art has been on the fringes of my life for as long as I can remember.  Finally, having left the traditional workaday world and moved to a place where art and those who create it are celebrated, I get to explore more mediums and test my skills in ways I never thought possible.  Please join me on my journey. 

Offered for purchase:

Original watercolors

Giclee prints

Notecards

 

Offered for your viewing pleasure:

Clay sculptures and raku-fired slab work

Fiber art

Fresco

Monotype printing

Paper pulp painting

Basketry

Handmade books

Written pieces, published and otherwise

At present, only my watercolors are available for sale.  Watercolors may be offered in original, high-quality giclee prints and/or notecards. Artworks may be purchased by emailing me direct.  All that I am as a watercolorist is due to the teaching and inspiration of Monica Perin in La Garde, France, at www.monicawatercolors.com.


My fresco work was an amazing experience at Casa San Martino, Lisciano Niccone, Italy, under the guidance of Monica Perin and the incredibly talented Annie Taillemite of Mery sur Cher, France, at www.annie-taillemite.com.

 

My clay sculptures have been created under instruction by marvelously talented people like Rita Marlier of Norfolk, Virginia; Monika Werle of Otterbach, Germany, at www.mw-kreativeleben.de; Jayn Avery of Floyd, Virginia, at www.blueheronpottery.com; and Steve Mitchell of Bent Mountain, Virginia, at www.blueridgepotters.com.

 

The monotype printing pieces were done under instruction with Kate Anderson of Appalachian Artist Press at the Jacksonville Center for the Arts, www.jacksonvillecenter.org

 

The fiber pieces were mostly done on my own after many years of sewing experience.  The felted scarf was done in class at Stitches East in Atlanta, Georgia. Altered paper piece on the Blue Ridge was done after studying lots of books on the subject!

 


 

This is the first website I've designed and managed myself.  Any constructive comments from friends, family, customers or just the idle surfers who happen upon the site by accident are greatly appreciated as I strive to improve this work in progress.