Events Schedule 2024
"Meet The Maker"
Date: April 20 | Time: 12-4pm
Featured Artist Demo: Carol Clay, Painter
Carol will be demonstrating her techniques in Oil, Cold Wax and Acrylic.
"I create semi-abstract landscape paintings that bridge intuitive instincts with inspiration from the world around me. My work often bends the boundaries of color and shapes and is influenced by the landscape of western North Carolina and South Carolina’s low country.
My work often begins with a quick pencil sketch to capture a thought or an idea. When I work with acrylics, their fast-drying nature fosters spontaneity so I can add layers and adjust as I develop the painting. Some of my more abstracted work is created using oil paint mixed with cold wax which creates a unique and textured surface on wood panels. The finished piece is the result of multiple layers and techniques that add and subtract the paint. It’s a process filled with surprises and opportunity."
"Meet The Maker"
Date: May 18 | Time: 12-4pm
Featured Artist Demo: Jerry Maxey, Basketry
Jerry Maxey is a master basket maker and mixed media artist. He will be demonstrating his basketry skills.
"Since childhood, I have worked with wood in various ways, building things and refinishing furniture at my father’s upholstery shop. He taught me how to do chair caning.
In my early thirties I found myself living in a small apartment in a new city where, for the first time, I had no access to a workshop. Desperate for something to make, I tried drawing, writing, cross-stitch, sewing, but nothing was satisfactory. Since childhood, I have worked with wood in various
Then a weaver friend of mine gave me a couple of little books with basket patterns in them. Only a few hand tools were required and no workshop was needed. I made a couple of baskets and I became obsessed.
For the first few years, my materials were limited to dyed rattan and sea grass. I worked to find ways to make each basket unique. I got access to a wood shop and began to make baskets with wooden bases, then later with wooden rims and rings.
The characteristics of the wood inspire the form of the basket. The basket’s rim and base will usually come from the same log. I love taking rescued firewood and transforming it into art.
I do not draw or write down the patterns in advance, but have a clear picture in my mind how each piece might turn out. For me, each piece I make is a sketch for the next piece and the patterns evolve over time. Sometimes I will repeat a particular pattern or construction, but no two works are ever quite alike."
Gallery Walk
Date: May 24 | Time: 5-7pm
Featured Artist: Ann Watcher, Oil Painter
Featured Musician: Ricky Kuncicky
"Meet The Maker"
Date: June 15 | Time: 12-4pm
Featured Artist Demo: Simone Wood, Painter
Simone will be demonstrating her masterful skills with watercolor.
Hendersonville, North Carolina artist Simone Wood has always had a passion for the world of art that started her long professional career in the floral arena. Having received multiple top design awards in international and U.S. flower shows, Simone was also an accredited flower show judge in multiple state flower competitions in connection with FTD, 1-800 Flowers to name a few. She retired from the industry by having served many years in the esteemed floral department at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville.
Trading in her floral tools for watercolor paint andbrushes, Simone is a disciplined artist who focuses on avian subjects in her signature Haiku style. Choosing to leave out complicated backgrounds, she successfully incorporates the use of white
space as part of her art, along with the intentional controlled splattering that helps create an unexpected sense of interest and movement. The black round stamp which follows her signature is that of her father-in-law John, who had served on the Atomic Bomb Commission panel shortly after WWII. “I am honored to place his stamp under my name to honor his passion for birds. For as long as I am creating art, his name will follow”. Not only does she share in his interest in birds, she recognizes his degree in Ornithology from Cornell University.Future studies will continue to be songbirds with an emphasis on owls and birds of prey. Simone will put more focus on the wing tip feathers while not compromising the abstract style of her art that she became known for.
She accepts a limited number of commission requests per year.
Gallery Walk
Date: June 28 | Time: 5-7pm
Featured Artist: Cynthia Wilson, Painter
Featured Musician: Marc Brown along with Mark and Sally Wingate
Three-Day Field Painting Workshop
Date: July 17 - 19 | Time: 10-4:30pm
Featured Artist Demo: Jeff Ripple, Painter
Jeff Ripple is an award-winning self-trained painter whose style involves carefully planned drawings, a reliance on sketches and studies painted in nature to inform studio work, and a treatment of light and atmosphere reminiscent of 19th Century artists working in the American Hudson River School and Luminist traditions. Many of his studio paintings are from imagination, drawing from experiences, contemplation and a sense of wonder in the landscape.
Jeff believes studio paintings are most fully realized when based on field studies of light on landscape forms, atmosphere, clouds and sky in addition to highly detailed drawings of elements in that landscape, such as trees, rocks, and water. The success of the studio painting depends largely upon the value of the field sketches, and those sketches in turn require a deft ability to quickly identify, draw and paint key elements in the scene. That will be the focus of this three-day painting workshop combining fieldwork with time in a studio setting. We will strive to be able to paint or draw outside relatively quickly (2-3 hours) per location (in any media, including watercolor, oil or acrylic, pencil, pastel).
We won’t be trying to create finished plein air paintings outside, but we will bring those outdoor studies into the studio to either work on them further or use them as a reference for a studio work. Jeff will also cover the use of digital photos and videos and how best to create them for effective references in the studio.
Max 6 students. Participants bring their own supplies and a suggested supply list will be sent out prior to the workshop.
COST: $375 Plus Supplies
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jeff@jeffrippleart.com
Selected Awards
2024 Finalist January Plein Air Salon, Plein Air Magazine.
2022 First Place, 34th Arts in Gadsden Exhibition, Gadsden Art Center, Quincy, Florida
2022 "Best Landscape," Spring 2022 Online International Exhibit, National Oil & Acrylic Painters' Society
2021 Honorable Mention, Blue Review Art Prize
2021 Grand Prize Winner, International Artist Magazine Challenge #124, Landscapes
2016-2020 Finalist, International Art Renewal Center Salon, New York, New York
"Meet The Maker"
Date: July 20 | Time: 12-4pm
Featured Artist Demo: Jeff Ripple, Painter
Jeff will be demonstrating his masterful skills with his chosen medium of oil painting.
"I am dedicated to a poetic realism in landscape painting. For me, that is the artistic
union of an accurate depiction of a scene infused by my emotional response to the light and atmosphere on that landscape. Such a painting may or may not be of a precise location or moment in time, but it is always believable and true to place. I think this is in keeping with 19th Century American painter Asher Durand's idea that painting nature was "fraught with high and holy meaning" and the job of landscape artists is to reveal "the deep meaning of the real creation around and within us." I believe such a painting is most fully realized in the studio based on studies of light on land forms."
Barbara Fryefield Beginning Oil Painting Workshop (4 Sessions)
Dates: July 23, July 30, Aug 6, Aug 13 | Time: 10-2pm
COST: $300 Plus Supplies
Gallery Walk
Date: July 26 | Time: 5-7pm
Featured Artist: Simone Wood, Watercolor Painter
Featured Musician: Ricky Kuncicky
Diane Kuehn One-Day Silk Dying Workshop
Date: August 3 | Time: 10-4pm
COST: $125 Plus $30 Supply Fee
(Supply Fee Due on Day of Class)
Diane Kuehn One-Day Silk Dying Workshop
Date: August 4 | Time: 10-4pm
COST: $125 Plus $30 Supply Fee (Supply Fee Due on Day of Class)
WILL OPEN IF CLASS ON AUGUST 3 FILLS UP
Cynthia Wilson Three-Day Acrylic Painting Workshop
Date: August 7 - 9 | Time: 10-4pm
COST: $375 Plus Supplies
"Meet The Maker"
Date: August 17 | Time: 12-4pm
Featured Artist Demo: Maureen Chapman, Painter
Maureen will be demonstrating her skillful techniques in mixed media painting which includes, oil, charcoal and acrylic.
"Currently residing in Lake Toxaway, NC, I began my journey as an artist in Brevard, NC. My home, being surrounded by the wild inspired my ambition to capture nature and the animals that visited my backyard. I first experimented with watercolors and other mediums such as clay but then discovered a love for acrylic and oil painting. My passion for nature and art continued to grow over the years, taking direction from many instructors. I’ve since matured as an artist and have developed my own style. Every time I paint my goal is to express nature; capturing its beauty and animating spirit through colors, shapes and textures."
Gallery Walk
Date: August 23 | Time: 5-7pm
Featured Artist: Nancy Mcaninch, Jewelry Designer & Metal Smith
Featured Musician: Marc Brown along with Mark and Sally Wingate
Diane Kuehn Creating Botanical Prints on Fabric Workshop
Date: August 23 - 25 | Time: 9:30-4pm Daily
Optional 4th Day August 26th - min 3 people ($150)
COST: $450 Plus $60 Supply Fee
(Supply Fee Due on Day of Class)
"Meet The Maker"
Date: September 21 | Time: 12-4pm
Featured Artist Demo: Sam Moore, Wood Carver
Sam will be demonstrating some very cool hand carving methods that he uses to create his very special brand of wood sculpture.
"My artistic voice is an intimate canvas where my personal experiences, observations of the natural world, and the depths of my inner thoughts and emotions converge. Rather than being preoccupied with conveying explicit meanings, my primary focus is on the evocative expression of emotions—emotions that are inherently personal to each person and open to interpretation.
My work spans the spectrum from optimistic anticipation to melancholic reflection. I am drawn to the intricate dance between love, resilience, and compassion, each of which finds its place as recurring motifs. This is my voice, unflinchingly personal — and earnestly grateful for the privilege of translating the complex tapestry of my inner world into tangible art forms."
Gallery Walk
Date: September 27 | Time: 5-7pm
Featured Artist: Sam Moore, Wood Carver
Featured Musician: Ricky Kuncicky
"Meet The Maker"
Date: October 5 | Time: 12-4pm
Featured Artist Demo: Jerry Maxey, Basketry
Jerry Maxey is a master basket maker and mixed media artist. He will be demonstrating his basketry skills.
"Since childhood, I have worked with wood in various ways, building things and refinishing furniture at my father’s upholstery shop. He taught me how to do chair caning.
In my early thirties I found myself living in a small apartment in a new city where, for the first time, I had no access to a workshop. Desperate for something to make, I tried drawing, writing, cross-stitch, sewing, but nothing was satisfactory. Since childhood, I have worked with wood in various
Then a weaver friend of mine gave me a couple of little books with basket patterns in them. Only a few hand tools were required and no workshop was needed. I made a couple of baskets and I became obsessed.
For the first few years, my materials were limited to dyed rattan and sea grass. I worked to find ways to make each basket unique. I got access to a wood shop and began to make baskets with wooden bases, then later with wooden rims and rings.
The characteristics of the wood inspire the form of the basket. The basket’s rim and base will usually come from the same log. I love taking rescued firewood and transforming it into art.
I do not draw or write down the patterns in advance, but have a clear picture in my mind how each piece might turn out. For me, each piece I make is a sketch for the next piece and the patterns evolve over time. Sometimes I will repeat a particular pattern or construction, but no two works are ever quite alike."
Molly Sharp Two-Day Pebble Jewelry Making Workshop
Date: October 12 - 13 | Time: 10-4pm
COST: $325 Plus $25 Supply Fee
(Supply Fee Due on Day of Class)
"Meet The Maker"
Date: October 12 | Time: 12-4pm
Featured Artist Demo: Kelly Lanning Phipps, Painter
Kelly will be in the gallery demonstrating her painting techniques in oil.
"My artistic voice is an intimate canvas where my personal experiences, observations of the natural world, and the depths of my inner thoughts and emotions converge. Rather than being preoccupied with conveying explicit meanings, my primary focus is on the evocative expression of emotions—emotions that are inherently personal to each person and open to interpretation.
My work spans the spectrum from optimistic anticipation to melancholic reflection. I am drawn to the intricate dance between love, resilience, and compassion, each of which finds its place as recurring motifs. This is my voice, unflinchingly personal — and earnestly grateful for the privilege of translating the complex tapestry of my inner world into tangible art forms."
"Meet The Maker"
Date: October 19 | Time: 12-4pm
Featured Artist Demo: Diane Kuehn, Mixed Media Artist
Diane will be demonstrating her masterful skills with polymer clay jewelry and silk dying.
"An emphasis on color, textures and patterns can be found throughout my work, which includes both jewelry and wearable fiber art.
Cloth has historical roots and ethnic flavors that excite me. My lifelong appreciation and love of handmade textiles motivated me to explore historical and contemporary methods for embellishing cloth. I primarily use two dying methods in my work today: Shibori and Contact Botanical Printing, sometimes called Eco-Printing.
My inherent curiosity and love for learning set me on a path to study under some top international artists. My most recent adventure involved traveling to Japan to explore their centuries old textile traditions and studying the art of Shibori, which involves folding and binding fabric to create resists, resulting in intricate patterns and textures when dyed. Witnessing their culture, learning the history, practicing the art, and meeting local artisans was one of the highlights of my life. Although I practiced Shibori before going to Japan, it is now cemented in my designs.
When I learned you could dye cloth with leaves and plants, I became very excited to join my two loves: textiles and plants. After collecting many of the leaves in my own garden, the pigments in the plants are transferred to fabric with direct contact and heat. The unpredictable nature of eco-printing ensures each piece is truly an original.
Working with polymer clay allows me to create unique one-of a kind jewelry pieces which complement my fiber work. I offer a line of polymer clay magnetic scarf or lapel brooches and other jewelry."
Gallery Walk
Date: October 25 | Time: 5-7pm
Featured Artist: Ann Candler, Painter
Featured Musician: Marc Brown along with Mark and Sally Wingate
"Meet The Maker"
Date: October 26 | Time: 12-4pm
Featured Artist Demo: Steven Segal, Weaver
Steven will be on hand to talk about all things he does to make his masterful scarves.
"I've been weaving for about 20 years. My fascination with fiber and yarns started after visiting a farm show. There I was introduced to alpacas, and how their fleece was shorn, cleaned, spun, and turned into beautiful garments by knitting and weaving.
The entire process fascinated me so I had to learn more. Not only did I start weaving with a fervor, but I also bought a herd of fiber animals, decided to co-publish a fiber magazine, bought a bunch of looms, and opened my own studio/retail space.
I enjoy all aspects of weaving but tend to concentrate on using natural fibers such as bamboo, silk, and Tencel (a blend of natural fibers). I weave these fibers together to create unique designs for both men and women.
Before becoming a weaver I was a graphic designer. The skills I learned in that industry were beneficial in forming my understanding of how colors and patterns behaved in the textile field.
Each project presents different challenges. Every pattern I create takes into account the weight and style and color of yarn, and how that yarn will interact with others in the same project. Plus of course how it will look on the wearer!"
Gallery Walk
Date: November 22 | Time: 5-7pm
Featured Artist: Steve Joslyn, Metal Work Artist
Featured Musician: Marc Brown along with Mark and Sally Wingate
Gallery Walk
Date: December 20 | Time: 5-7pm
Featured Artist: Small Works Show
Featured Musician: Marc Brown along with Mark and Sally Wingate
"Meet The Maker"
Date: December 21 | Time: 12-4pm
Featured Artist Demo: Ann Candler, Painter
Join us for the final demonstration of the year and watch Ann Candler put her oil painting skills to canvas.
"My goal is to create paintings that evoke a sense of peace and expansiveness for the viewer. My work is both a response to the immense beauty of the world, and to its inherent and induced complexity.
I work with subject matter that I connect with visually and symbolically - from natural places in the region, to references of places where I have lived or traveled. I am drawn to lakes, rivers, trees, and back-lit scenes, to the quiet grandeur of filtered light, and to the silhouettes it creates.
Though my work is highly representational, I am influenced by, and have reverence for, both classical and modern art in my painting. I use the framework of the subject matter as an opportunity to work with color relationships and textural subtleties, to translate atmosphere and experience into paintings, through thoughtful placement of layers, and layers, of oil paint.
Moments captured in a painting at times become allegorical - symbols of broader, more universal human themes that I hope will have as much resonance for the viewer, as they do for me."