Thursday, July 8, 2010

July Featured Artist: Betsy Roberts

Featured this month at Arcata Artisans, Betsy Roberts has created a series of “Peace Lanterns” reminiscent of lanterns floated at Hiroshima every August 6 to commemorate the atom bomb deaths there and at Nagasaki.
Using a variety of materials, such as glass, mica, and siliconized fabric, these portable lamps are elegant, some even dressed up with pearls or garnets. 
Joy Dellas, also featured in July at Arcata Artisans has collaborated with Betsy to create a lamp they call “Three Dog Light.




Joy Dellas, a featured artist for July

My latest work is based on alchemical drawings,
which depict early stages of chemistry.
I am curious about this work because there is so
much I don't understand about it. I am finding that,
as David Hockney has said in reference to art, "it attracts
meaning".
The drawings bring to mind stills, for making beer, wine, and
liquor. My son thought I was making pictures of bongs.
They have reminded me of what's going on with the
oil leak. To me, they are above all, vessels. And isn't that
what we humans are - containers for the life process?
There is much written about alchemistry and the process of
psychological transformation. I have been interested in this
for many years. Doing these drawings has caused me to
look into the subject once again.

http://joydellas.blogspot.com/



Monday, June 7, 2010

Lamp by Joy Dellas and Betsy Roberts

"Three Dog Light" is the title of a lamp that will be
exhibited at the featured artists show in July.

Betsy Roberts designed and built the lamp. The shade,
which includes three panes of glass, was painted by
Joy Dellas.

 Photos of work in progress

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

KEET Auction Video



This is a low res version of the video that will run during auction.
Thank you for supporting Public Television on the North Coast.

It was created by
Sam Greene
Director of Production
KEET-TV
7246 Humboldt Hill Road
Eureka, CA 95503
707-445-0813 / fax: 707-445-8977
www.keet.org

Monday, April 5, 2010

Dellas Announces new Blogspot


Hi Everybody,
I've been working on a new blogger page, possibly as an alternative
to my website - www.artstreetgallery.com.
You can find my blog at http://joydellas.blogspot.com/?spref=fb


Wildflower Seeds! Celebrate Spring! Get your FREE seeds.



Stop by the gallery and ask for your free wildflower seeds to celebrate Spring.
This is the second year we've made designer packages of wildflower seeds as
a Thank You to our customers.

Click here to find out more about the wildflower mix, specially designed
for our climate.
http://arcataartisans.blogspot.com/2009/04/our-wildflower-seed-giveaway.html

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Monday, October 5, 2009

Artisans to Choose Non-Profits for Giving Program

The Artisans are gearing up to make selections for their
annual giving program awards. If you are interested in having
your non-profit considered for selection please contact the
gallery at contact@arcataartisans.com.

You can read more about the program by clicking
on the following link.

http://arcataartisans.blogspot.com/2009/01/approved-2009-funding-list-has-been.html#links::