Mother's Day Weekend Art Show and Plant Swap! Join us in the garden Mother's Day weekend. Enjoy a feast of delightful art an craft: Paintings, ceramics, sculpture, garden art, jewelry and more! Free plant exchange! Bring plants, take plants! Share in the abundance of Spring! Native plants encouraged. Saturday and Sunday, 11-5pm. Contact 919-929-8780 for questions or details and look…
For the past few years, I have been making collaborative mixed media paintings with another artist, Luna Lee Ray. Our process involves trading pieces back and forth continuously until we feel that the image is complete. The collaborative process is always an exciting one, especially when the layers of a piece begin to build and bring a piece to life!…
Beginnings - Mixed Media 8 x 8 inches Every winter, my thoughts shift from the skies to what lurks underground. Dormant seeds and water channels were on my mind this past winter and I began a series of small pieces inspired by these thoughts. In this series, I focused on the idea of a seed, or a cell, and its…
Two OCAG artists have been producing collaborative paintings for about a year and a half. Luna Lee Ray and Shelly Hehenberger have been asked to write about their process and here is what they have to say. Luna Lee Ray: Shelly and I have found a great format for collaborating that works for us: we take turns working on each surface,…
There is an interesting new article written in a Cary online rag about one of OCAG's own -- artist Luna Lee Ray, who was recently recognized as the CVA Artist of the month. The column describes her interest in art as a child, her travels to New Mexico and Hawaii, and her move to North Carolina. And it may surprise…