Art in Burg

Art Galleries in May

bounty of the season with the cascade of flowers that emerge amid the rocky terrain of "Cliffside Beauty."

In addition, Marianna Smith's spirited and fun-loving exchange in her painting "Splash" depicts a light-heartedness that is unique to this time of year, and Taylor Cullar's "Shore Birds" celebrates the emergence of feathered friends elicited by the warmth of the season. In jewelry, Spring's blue hue is featured in Michele Milano's "Bronze Purse Pendant and Lapis/Crystal Necklace."

~-Collette Caprara

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Featured Artist, Tim Lett

"Diamonds Are " Works by Joe Wilkinson

Artful Dimensions, 922 Caroline St Opening Reception, First Friday May 5, 6-99pm

Says Joe, "Running out of ideas can send one off on a tangent." After making wooden boxes to hold the witness microphones for Senate and House committee rooms, Joe had some small leftover triangles of plywood and thought, "What can I do with these?" Thus began the idea for this show and assembly commenced. Diamonds Are... consists of pieces made from project leftovers, reclaimed, and new wood. The show has lots of variety, more than just diamonds.

~ Sally Cooney Anderson

Farewell Exhibition for Molley Ourada PONSHOP

First Friday, May 5, 5-99p 712 Caroline St

“Spring Fling” All Member Show

Opening Reception

First Friday, May, 5-99p Brush Strokes Gallery, 824 Caroline St

Throughout May, the artists at Brush Strokes Gallery invite visitors to celebrate the unique features of Spring with them-from the season's powerful palette to its playful and soaring spirit we call "Spring Fling."

The brilliant fuchsia and crimson of Kimberly Zook's "Three Sisters" is a mixed media image of a cluster of blossoms. The vivid intensity of the violet hue and golden halo in Lois Baird's "Purple Iris," as well as the delicate yet dazzlingly luminous colors of Rebecca Triana' s "Butterfly" are tribute to the season of renewal and new life certainly joyful. Penny A Parrish's "Daisies and Bubbles" photograph is a fun and funky look at a vase of flowers. Stacy Gerise imbues a tree reaching skyward with a spectrum of colors that echo the strength and promise of Spring in her "Rainbow Eucalyptus" painting. Collette Caprara connotes the

Opening Reception, First Friday, May 5, 5-88:30p Canal Quarters Arts 1517 Princess Anne St Tim Lett is a self taught artist and works mostly in oil pastels.

Jeannie Ellis

"Ariel Freeman: The Dailies"

Opening Reception First Fri, May 5, 6-99p Art First, 824 Caroline St Ariel Freeman is an artist and nurse practitioner who lives and paints in northern Virginia.

"As a nurse and artist, I have long appreciated the relationship between creative expression, health and well-being. Through art we find connectedness, to ourselves and others."

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~Anne Timpano

Join us in bidding a fond farewell to artist Molley Ourada.Molley’s colorful and bright paitings have adorned our gallery walls for over four years and we wish her safe travels as she relocates to Texas.

810 Caroline Street, Downtown 540.371.4099

Artist on Site Saturdays

Metalsmith, Michèle Milano, a born and bred New Yorker, came to jewelry making through her musical concertizing at DC Embassies, The Strathmore, in Germany, France, New York and Los Angeles: Always on the look out for that special bauble to accentuate her performance attire-and never quite finding the right sparkle. Combing the malls, city, town and village streets, boutiques and craft fairs-everywhere-and zip: nothing was right.

And then somewhere in 2009 while floating through a local department store, a very unusual necklace caught her eye. LOVE at first sight! And on Sale! Once home, while eagerly trying it on-it

Michele Milano...

Musician, Jewelry Metalsmith, Artist

broke with beads flying everywhere.

Murphy's Law perhaps-but how hard could it be to put it back together?? Never having darkened the doorway of any Craft Store, Michele found herself lost in the findings aisle…

And so Jazz n Jewelry by Michèle Milano began with a lovely, but broken necklace, which when repaired, only inspired Michèle to learn more about this fascinating field.

Accepting her husband's challenge to go and learn a new skill, she enrolled in a Metalsmithing Class at the Corcoran School of Art and Design. From there continuing on to work and learn from local masters in the field….

Michèle Milano has shown her jewelry operated her own NY Boutique in the early 2010's and has had her work shown in various galleries.

Her lifelong musical path as a classically trained and degreed Pianist and Singer/Jazz Performer/Teacher and Composer-Led her to stumble quite accidentally into a whole new wonderful world! Jazz n Jewellery by Michèle Milano

“My belief is that Art is something remarkable, which stands apart from our ordinary, daily routine. Call it a mirage, a dream, fantasy or a vision. This my perspective from which I seem to work. I surround myself in "audio art" as a musician in a forested studio setting, whether I am painting, photographing or striving to create Beautiful, tangible Art as a Jewelry Artist.

“I love to photograph nature in all its forms and on canvas I work primarily in Oils. My Jewelry work features Organic Materials, as I love the natural integrity and energy of metals, glass, and crystals; precious and semiprecious stones. My goal is to showcase these natural elements in a design, which best shows off their innate characteristics: all the while remaininghopefully--"outside the box".

“My belief is that an artist is ever striving for perhaps the unattainable perfection of the crafttherefore, we continually seek to improve our skills.

“My favorite materials are Precious and Semi Precious Gems, Sterling and Fine Silver, Bronze, Brass , Copper and Precious Metal Clay.”