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FINE ARTS THEATRE: For those of you in the local area, there is now a web site for John Cram’s Fine Arts Theatre. Located downtown, the theatre shows the finest in independent films in a unique art deco/modern setting, with state of the art sound. Two screens allow for multiple films to be shown. For reviews, comments, contests, and show times go to
www.fineartstheatre.com

For more information about our other galleries and events, visit their websites.Offering a unique selection of decorative and functional "Art for Living,"New Morning Gallery  delightfully displays in a 12,000 square foot gallery an abundance of handcrafted treasures. An essential shopping destination for over twenty-nine years, the gallery features pottery, glass, jewelry, furniture, garden sculpture and other imaginative creations from hundreds of the country's best craftspeople.

Just steps away, Bellagio offers a splendid collection of distinctive clothing and accessories that define "Art to Wear." The gallery features acclaimed American textile artists, fashion designers and jewelers. Their work exhibits a passion for exotic textures, sublime colors and innovative techniques.

Distinctive works of art that will make your client's home or office unique are available through our three galleries. We look forward to working with you.


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Interior Designers: Searching for the right product for your design project?

For ASID members, whether your work is commercial or residential, let New Morning Gallery, representing functional handcrafts and furniture, and Blue Spiral 1, exhibiting fine arts and crafts, be your PRODUCT RESOURCE.

We hope you will be able to visit Asheville, but we are also able to work with you long distance. With the creation of a private web site for each project, we can offer options that you and your client can view at your leisure.

 

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Charles Ladson

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Deborah Squier

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Alex Bernstein - Teal Edge

Alex Gabriel Bernstein, has eight of his glass sculptures installed into the permanent collection onboard the world’s largest (and most environmentally-friendly) cruise ship, the Oasis of the Seas.  Bernstein was commissioned to create one-of-a-kind sculptures that will line the foyer to the ship’s main, formal dining room.  A variety of colors, shapes and sizes, the work is all reminiscent of the ocean, undersea views and nature that the passenger may see on their journey.

Currently on its way from Finland where it was constructed to Florida, where it will be based, the Oasis of the Seas is an architectural marvel.  It carries 5,400 guests in 2,700 staterooms, spans 16 decks, has an ice rink, a small golf course, a 750-seat outdoor amphitheater and touts the cruise line’s new neighborhood concept of seven distinct themed areas.  This innovate ship dumps no waste into the sea, reuses its wastewater and consumes 25% less energy than much smaller ships.

NCNC [North Carolina New Contemporary]
October 8, 2010 – January 9, 2011

Craft in America filmTaiyo la Paix

Organized by SECCA (Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art), Winston Salem, NC; Curated by Steven Matijcio

Blue Spiral 1 artists
include Gabriel Bernstein and Taiyo la Paix.

A recent movement in art-making is fusing seemingly disparate elements of history painting and collage with graffiti, video gaming, folk, anime, advertising and film. In a state of continual mutation, this movement congregates a variety of practices under one amorphous umbrella – speeding through titles as quickly as it does styles. From “pop surrealism” and “low brow” to “gen art” and “new contemporary,” the embryonic nature of this genre speaks to its ongoing attempts at mapping the history of the 21st century. Such efforts found immediate traction in major urban centers, and intriguing interpretations outside the mainstream. Such is the case in North Carolina, where a generation of young artists from across the state are animating “new contemporary” with painting and sculpture that traverses the aesthetic spectrum. Across Asheville, Thomasville, Charlotte, Winston-Salem and Raleigh, this exhibition will celebrate eight artists redefining the visual identity of NC.

Julyan Davis "Billboard"

The painting by Julyan Davis 'Rock Shop Billboard' Oil on canvas 60x48 was just added to the collection of the Morris Museum in Augusta, GA.

"Another now vanished spot of the South- a roadside junk shop selling pieces of glass (for yard decoration, I'm guessing) with a theological message for passing motorists."...Julyan Davis

Congratulations Julyan.

Ken Baskin is currently published in two new books: The Spirit of CeramicDesign by Robert Piepenburg, distributed by Pebble Press in Ann Arbor, Michichan and he has two images in the new Lark Publication book 500 Ceramic Sculptures.

Ken Baskin

Ken is honored to have a solo show to be held at the Taipei County Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taipei County, Taiwan from Augusrt 21 throgh October 18, 2009. The exhibition is titled
Anatomy of the Machine.

Ceramics Monthly will be including an article on Baskin in late 2009 or early 2010.

 

 

 

 

Will Henry Stevens had a profound love of nature that permeated his work throughout his life. In thinking about a way to honor the memory of Stevens beyond his paintings John Cram knew it had to involve nature.

Will Henry Stevens


Blue Spiral 1 has created a Will Henry Stevens Revolving Loan Fund to benefit the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy and the Conservation Trust for North Carolina. Both non-profit organizations are dedicated to the protection of the Appalachian landscape and its magnificent nature resources for present and future generations. A percentage of his sales is donated to this fund.




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