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Be sure to visit the Color Pop Gallery Exhibit at the Plymouth Arts Center, running from 1-27-17 through 3-17-17! This exhibit features the colorful work of artists Claudette Lee-Roseland and Jeanette Payne. Roseland’s bright paintings and Payne’s colorful jewelry are sure to amuse the viewer The opening reception is Fri. Jan. 27 from 4:30-7:30pm with an Artists’ Talk from 4:30-5pm. More on the Arts Center and exhibit on their FB page.

Center for the Visual Arts, Wausau, WI announced on December 9th that three custom necklaces created by WDCC member Joan North, have been selected for inclusion into their signature exhibit “Midwest Seasons”. Pictured is “Raindrops Falling on My Head” which features textured silver with custom bezels holding the focal gem, serpentine, highlighted by citrine and finished with an artisan silver chain. Artists from around the country submit artwork in all mediums and style describing the seasons of the Midwest. The exhibit opens on January 6th and runs through April 1st Former Dean of the College of Professional Studies at the University of WisconsinStevens Point, North is now an actively exhibiting, award-winning silversmith whose works are shown at galleries and museums across the country, most recently in California, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Florida including solo shows at artZ Gallery, CVA & Q Gallery in Wisconsin. North has been operating Joan North Designs for 17 years in her Stevens Point studio. Find her online at JoanNorth.com and facebook.com/JoanNorthDesigns.

Scarabocchio Art Museum will feature the award winning jewelry of Stevens Point silversmith, Joan North, on December 2 and 3 from 9 am to 5 pm.  Joan is an actively exhibiting artist, known for unusual silversmithed jewelry that reflects life’s moments. North’s jewelry has been exhibited in galleries and museums across the country, most recently in Minnesota, Florida, California and Michigan including solo shows at CVA, artZ, & Q Galleries in Wisconsin.

 The public is invited to meet the artist, explore new creations, and view over 100 items, including some award winning pieces.

Jeanette Payne, Ilze Heider and Laura Livermore will be featured artists at a "Fine Wine - Fine Craft" event at Wine Maniacs of Oconomowoc, on Monday, November 14th. The event will be held from 4pm - 7pm. Wine Maniacs will be offering free tastings of 3 white and 3 red wines. Wines as well as the art will be available for purchase. Join us!  And stick around for dinner if you can. The chef is outstanding.

WDCC member, and photographer Larry has had one of his new series of photographs, “Out of Corn Series, #1” accepted into the Charles Allis Museum exhibition, “Forward:  A Survey of Wisconsin Art Now.”

 Larry invites members and friends to attend the grand opening, or if not, to be sure and see the show which runs through February 19th, 2017.

East End Studio & Gallery, Marshall, Michigan, and Flow Art Space, Saint Paul, Minnesota each announced this week that works by silversmith Joan North, Stevens Point, have been juried into their national exhibits. The Michigan Gallery show, “For The Birds, ” chose her “Icarus” necklace which appears bird-like with an obsession for the sun, made from sterling, scenic jasper and pearls. The show runs from Oct. 13 to Nov 1. Flow Art Space selected North’s entry along with 8 other artists from across the country for their “Celebrate, Contemplate” show Nov 30 to Dec 17. “Tannenbaum” necklace celebrates a traditional Christmas tree, but also suggests the emotional complexity of the holiday. Fabricated with sterling fragments from the past (like the holiday itself unearths), it is edgy with corners and lines everywhere but also soft and sweet with the misty Chrysoprase bits of color. Former Dean of the College of Professional Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, North is an actively exhibiting artist, known for distinctive silversmithed jewelry that reflects life’s moments. North’s jewelry pieces has been exhibited in 16 galleries and museums across the country this year, most recently in Michigan, Minnesota, California, Florida, and Pennsylvania including solo shows at artZ, Center for the Visual Arts & Q Galleries in Wisconsin. She has won awards at seven out of sixteen art shows this year. North has been operating Joan North Designs for 16 years in her Stevens Point studio. Find her online at JoanNorth.com and facebook.com/JoanNorthDesigns. 

Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, CA announced September 8 that a custom silver necklace of jasper and pearl with artisan bezels, rods and rounds created by silversmith Joan North, Stevens Point, has been selected for inclusion in its national juried “In Your Dreams” exhibition which runs from Sept. 29 thru Oct. 29, 2016.   Former Dean of the College of Professional Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, Joan is an actively exhibiting artist, known for distinctive silversmithed jewelry that reflects upon life’s moments. North’s award winning jewelry has been exhibited in galleries and museums across the country, most recently in California, Florida, and Pennsylvania including solo shows at CVA, artZ, & Q Galleries in Wisconsin. North has been operating Joan North Designs for 16 years in her Stevens Point studio.

Find her online at JoanNorth.com and facebook.com/JoanNorthDesigns.

Have you seen the September issue of M Magazine? There’s a wonderful spread about Michael Thee & Mary Wohlgemuth and Sarah Mann in an article titled “Wearable Art.” Great recognition for them as individuals, as well as WDCC leaders and supporters - plus a couple of great mentions for Winter Glory. Check out the full article HERE.

Our judges spent the majority of the day on Saturday visiting each booth in the fair. They expressed their admiration for the quality of the work, and the challenge of selecting the best for the awards. Click on the Morning Glory logo to see the complete listing and images of the winners.