Apr
4
5:00 PM17:00

April First Friday Art Walk

Guest Artist: Stoey Stout

Artist Statement, Stoey Stout—The Gourd Guru

“The inspiration for Gourd Guru gourd lamps came from a 2015 trip to Istanbul, Turkey.  Every corner of that city oozes an exotic charm, mystery and mysticism that makes each alleyway seem like the entrance to an enchanted world.  Never did I feel this more than when I walked into the Turkish lamp shops.  The lights seemed to activate some primal compulsion that drew me in and held me captive by their burst of color and pattern.  I was transfixed and had crazy thoughts like, “maybe I should just stand here the rest of my life.  Here—surrounded by light—in an exotic land—drenched in the essence of millenia of human habitation.”  I shook it off, bought four lamps and headed back to Zanesville, Ohio, where I created a sanctuary in my basement—The Turkish Room.  When I plugged in my four lamps, I knew I had to have more.  And so began the Gourd Guru project.  I purchase my Gourds in the Amish Country of Pennsylvania and import colored beads from Turkey to insert into the Turkish-inspired designs.   I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.”

—-Stoey Stout is a Zanesville, OH artist with a passion for travel and sharing travel experiences through visual and performance art.

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Mar
7
5:00 PM17:00

March First Friday Art Walk

Join us for the March First Friday Art Walk with guest artist Robin Schuricht. Robin graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Art from Ohio State University specializing in painting and drawing. She taught pencil drawing and watercolor classes at the Cultural Arts Center in Oklahoma City, the Ohio History Connection and at the Galloping Horse Handcrafts. She loves being creative and expresses her creativity in the fiber arts of weaving and embroidery as well as painting and drawing.

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Feb
7
5:00 PM17:00

February First Friday Art Walk

Guest Artist: Lori Ward

Lori grew up on a diary farm near Adamsville where she helped her father and older brother build and repair equipment and structures. Her insterest in art started in Junior Hight School when she won and Art contest with ZMA for art classes and continued in High School when drafting classes taught her how to construct jewelry designs. She has maintained her interest in many art form from drawing to painting and phtography. Her interest in jewelry sprung from her relationship with her mother’s friend, a teach in Huston, TX. Miss Jane wore the most beautiful pieces of jewelry from the southwest. In 2002, she started making beaded jewelry. In 2016, she wanted to do more than just bead so she started researchig jewelry making at the University of YouTube!

She began to work with Sterling Silver, Copper and gemstones. Her jewelry is funky and contmporary and each piece is unique. She rarely produces copies of her work. Lori still challenges herself and branched out to leather work in recent years. The artcoz community has been instrumental in inspiring her to become more creative in her designs.

You can find Lori:

Instagram: dezine-by-lori

Facebook: Designsbylori57

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Nov
1
5:00 PM17:00

November First Friday

The artists of The Art Loft are excited and honored to welcome Sally Luburgh has been weaving since 2007, and her personal philosophy is that her creations are meant to be used and enjoyed. She works out of a home studio and one at Galloping Horse Handcrafts. You can visit the studio at Galloping Horse on Thursdays, Fridays, and sometimes Saturdays from 11am to 4pm. There are always several projects in the works to allow visitors to see the items being made and ask questions about the process. Sally is passionate about natural fibers and works almost exclusively with them. The items on display were woven during a period in which she focused on increasing her color use and trying color combinations out of her comfort zone. Come visit and enjoy Sally’s beautiful creations and listen to music by Mark Snider at The Art Loft on November 1 from 5-8pm.

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May
3
5:00 PM17:00

May First Friday Art Walk

  • Special Guest Artist Sue King, Textile Artist and Print Maker

  • Musical guest bill stoneburner

Sue King is a textile artist and printmaker residing in Lancaster, Ohio. She has served

as artist in residence at 10 national and state parks, and other public lands and created

two self-directed residencies, one in the Bighorn National Forest of Wyoming and the

other in Penobscot Bay, Maine. Her work focuses on the importance of the natural world

and the power of art to educate and persuade the public about the critical need for

conservation.

Sue has exhibited widely in Ohio and other states. Her work has been featured in The

Columbus Dispatch, Ohio Magazine, and Quilting Arts Magazine where she was a

featured artist. She has also written two articles on artist in residence programs for the

magazine, appeared in multiple episodes of Quilting Art TV, and was interviewed about

her work in the national parks on the Quilting Arts Podcast. She was the recipient of a

2022 Print Day in May prize awarded by the prestigious Boston Printmakers for her

collagraphic print, Life in the Extreme. A textile work of the same print was recently

acquired by The Department of the Interior Museum in Washington DC as a part of their

permanent collection.

When not engaged in studio work, Sue enjoys a daily hiking practice, camping in her

new tiny teardrop camper, reading, rewilding her yard with native plants, and traveling.

She is a member of Studio Art Quilt Associates, The Ohio Art Guild. Fathom Arts

Consortium, and the Women’s Art Collective.

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Mar
6
to Mar 25

March First Friday Art Walk

Satellite Exhibition at the Art Loft | Love, Athena Triptych by Judy Takacs

Enjoy a special, never-before shown exhibition, "Love, Athena Triptych” by Judy Takács during the First Friday Art Walk on March 6, 2020 5pm-8pm at the Art Loft. This epic triptych painting that bridges the gap between the Chicks with Balls project and The Goddess Project will make it’s debut at the Art Walk so you won’t want to miss it.

It will remain on display through March 25th.

You can read more about Judy Takacs and see her work HERE.

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