LAKE COUNTY — Lake County Wine Studio is hosting an opening weekend event for the ?TEXTURES” Art Show combined with the Bell Hill Vineyards ”05 Merlot Release Party?/ Wine Tasting with?winemakers Phil & Julia Maxwell on Friday, February 6: 5-8PM, and Saturday, February 7: 4-7PM.
The show features two outstanding Lake County artists of differing mediums that have created a harmonious blend of their works.
CHERYL COLE, Photographer, first picked up a camera in 1984 while attending UWM and was hooked. She moved west to study Art at the San Francisco Art Institute where she was influenced by a professor of eastern philosophy.? The ”rules” of Western Art were broken and her creativity was set free.? Living the artist”s life in the Project Artaud / SoMo area of San Francisco, Cole created and exhibited her works in the gallery of Yew, Ewe, Yoo Studios.? Over the years she has taught?classes, had an apprentice, and sold fine art installations while further supporting herself with a career in advertising and fashion photography. Cole”s current project is macrophotography of living animal fur, transformed digitally and printed on various surfaces such as canvas.?
BARBARA KRISTIN VOORHIES, Ceramicist, began her studies in art as a student as UCSB where she became captivated by clay.? After moving to Lake County to teach high school and enjoy a rural lifestyle, she met her primary mentor, master potter Dean Stawn, with whom she studied for 20 years, drawing?from his experiences working with Shoji Hamada, Bernard Leach, Carlton Ball, Stanton MacDonald-Wright and most influentially, Marguerite Wildenhain.? Currently, Voorhies teaches classes at Mendocino College & creates works at her home studio.? In addition to clay, she enjoys working on wood and metal sculpture, black and white photography and video production.? Voorhies” pieces in the show are selected from early work that emphasize texture, while the wheel thrown bowls and platter are examples of her current work featuring geometric surface designs.?
The 2005 Merlot from Bell Hill Vineyards will debut during the show at the Wine Studio with its 1st Silver Medal just awarded this month at the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. Appetizers and wine sampler of 6 different wines will be available for $6.
Live musical guests will be guitarist, Mojo Larry Platz [Bill Noteman & The Rockets, Blues Farm] on Friday evening, and keyboardist, Tom Aiken [Kelseyville High School Jazz Band and music teacher] on Saturday evening.
Lake County Wine Studio is located on the corner of First and Main Streets in historic Upper Lake, across from the famous Tallman Hotel and Blue Wing Saloon & Caf?.? To RSVP, or for more information, call Susan Feiler at (707) 275-8030 or (707) 293-8752.
