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Wednesday, May 4, 2011 13B
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The Quincy Art Walk Fri-
day, May 6, will showcase the
astonishing variety of artistic
talent in Plumas County.
Starting at 5 p.m., local gal-
leries will host artists' open-
ing receptions, welcoming the
public to view new work.
Main Street Artists will pre-
sent a group show featuring
four new works from each
member artist. Wine and re-
freshments will be served.
The Eagle's Nest hosts the
NAMI (National Alliance of
Mental Illness) show, a collec-
tion of work by mental health
consumers, friends and family.
The Plumas County Muse-
um shows the nature pho-
tographs of Joe Willis.
Sara Conklin of Mountain
Glass Lampwork Beads will
be in-front of My Sister's Clos-
et for a demonstration, and
Mahlah Amber Designs will
be on hand with lots of new
work including chain maille,
gold, silver and gemstones.
Plumas Arts Gallery is
proud to present the work of
two women artists from the
Lake Almanor area who each
explore iahdscapGs, brmginq
their ,own perspectives to the
subject matter. Mary Jane
Bagshaw works primarily in
"Sierra Gold" by Mary Jane
Bagshaw is among the works"
on display this month at the
Plumas Arts Gallery. The
show opens Friday, May 6, as
part of the Quincy Art Walk.
Other galleries will host
openings as well.
Photo courtesy Plumas Arts
pastels and oil, while Sylvia
Smith chooses watercolor.
A California native,
Bagshaw graduated from
Fresno State with degrees in
fine art and education. Her
love of the outdoors came
from the many visits to her
grandparents' ranch in Sier-
ra Valley, the M. Guidici
Ranch near Chilcoot.
She learned to appreciate
and connect with the. chang-
ing patterns of light and color
in the land. Love of the out-
doors has taken her traveling
and hiking throughout the
backcountry of our Western
United States. Many of these
landscapes are places she's
visited and carries fond mem-
ories of. She works with pas-
tels and:oils.
Bagshaw's work has been
in a number of galleries in
the Bay Area and frequently
displayed in juried shows
such as The Mustard Festi-
val in Napa and Salute to the
Arts in Sonoma.
She exhibits regularly at
the Books & Beyond Back
Room Gallery in Chester.
Bagshaw lives in Lake A1-
manor with her husband,
Allyn, who photographs
many of the outdoor scenes
she uses in her paintings.
Sylvia Smith says, "Water,
celors are my painting me-
dia of choice. I love their
glow and transparency and
the little surpmses that hap-
pen with the stroke of a
brush. I paint what is inter-
esting and exciting to me.
Shadows, colors, and pat-
terns capture my attention.
My first thought is, 'What do
I want this painting to say?'
The painting should capture
what you felt about the sub-
ject. The light, the colors,
the texture ... if I can cap-
ture that, the painting is a
success..
"I love painting peaceful
places. I'm inspired by the
variety of subject matter in
California from the High
Sierras with its wild birds
and animals, lakes and
streams, Lassen Volcanic
National Park and Lake A1-
manor to the Southern Cali-
fornia desert with its beauti-
ful sunsets, palms and~ cac-
tus and desert landscape. I
try to include something un-
expected or unusual into
each painting to draw the
viewer into my art."
Smith's paintings have ap-
peared in several exhibi-
tions throughout California
and have earned numerous
awards. They are currently
being shown at the Back
Room Gallery in Chester
and at several local busi-
nesses in Chester and Palm
Desert. She is a member of
the Feather River Fine Arts
Association, Plumas Arts,
the Back Room Gallery Co-
op, Coachella Valley Water-
color Society and the Desert
Field Mice.
For more information, visit
Plumas Arts online at
plumasarts.org or stop by the
gallery at 372 Main St. in
Quincy. Office hours are
Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
the phone number is 283-3402.
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in
Cromberg resident and
owner of Mountain Glass
Lampwork Beads, Sara Con-
kiln has been making glass
beads with an oxygen-
propane torch in her studio in
Cromberg for about seven
months.
Sara Conklin of Mountain Glass Lampwork Beads will demon-
strate the lampwork technique Thursday, May S, 11 a.m. - 5
p.m, and Friday, May 6, 4 - 8 p.m, in front of My Sister's Closet
in downtown Quincy. The lampwork process involves melting
rods of colored glass and winding the melted glass over a metal
rod that has been coated in a clay substance that allows for the
removal of the bead after it has been annealed. Annealing is a
process in which the glass sits in a kiln for a full hour at about
950 degrees and then the temperature is ramped down slowly
to room temperature. This process strengthens the glass so that
if dropped, the beads don't shatter. Photo by Sara Conklin
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/S DAY
10% OFF
Mahlah Amber Designs
will be in front of
My Sister's Closet
Thursday, May 5 - 11am til 5pm
Friday, May 6 - '11am til 8pm
Find the perfect Spring outfit
from Kim at My Sister's Closet
and jewelry to match from Mahlah.
Art Walk in Quincy is happenin9
Friday, May 6 - 5-8pro
Come out and enjoy Springtime
Conklin has been appraising
antiques and fine art for more
than 20 years and became
very interested in glass: gob-
lets. bowls, plates. Oakland
Camp had an art camp last
summer, teaching glass bead
making.
The word "'glass" caught
her eye like a bright, shiny
object. She took about 10 days
of instruction and was
hooked.
The lampwork process in-
volves melting rods of colored
glass and winding them over a
metal rod coated with a clay
substance to allow removal of
the bead after it's been an-
nealed, a process that requires
a full hour in a kiln at about
Conklin is exploring the
world of melted glass. In the
beginning, she was just trying
not to be scared lighting the
torch. Then it was all about
getting a well-shaped bead.
Finally, the magic began
color combinations, shapes
and patterns. She saw things
in a new light.
She currently uses three
different types of glass: each
with their own requirements.
She uses American-produced
sheet glass seen in stained
glass windows in addition to
the round soda straw-like
rods of colored Italian glass.
Boro is a type of glass based
on Pyrex and is very "stiff." It
takes an especially hot torch
950 degrees and slowly re- and different styles of "work-
turned to room temperature, ing the glass" to develop it.
Annealing strengthens the Italian glass with wonderful-
glass so that beads don't shat- silver content give the best
ter if dropped, iridescent effects, but is $100 a
May 7 & 8, 2011
Saturday 10 am- 5 pm Sunday 10 am - 4 pm
Rcno Livestock Events Center Exhibit Hall
1350 N. Wdls Avenue, Reno, Nevada
FREE PARKING! PUBLIC WELCOME!
Over 20 Dealers:
Gems. Minerals, Fossils
Beads, ]cwctry, L@idaU
Silversmithing Equipment
Activities Include:
Over 50 Exhibit Cases,
Demonstrations, Flint
Knapping, Gold Panning, Silent
Auction Field Trip, Door Prizes
Admission: $5- adults, $4 - seniors,,$3 - children
6-12, under 6free ' il
For more information: www.renorockhounds.com ~,
or call 775-356-8820
C~
Sl off admission for non-perishable donation
for Food Bank of Northern Nevada.
Greenville
284-7800
• Chester
258-3115
Quincy Susanville Portola
283-0800 257-5321 832-4646
pound; regular Italian glass
costs $8 a pound and up, and
Boro is about $75 a pound.
Conklin said every bead is
different and happy accidents
develop into new and success-
ful techniques.
Conklin will demonstrate
her technique Jn front of My
Sister's Closet on Main Street
in Quincy tomorrow, Thurs-
day, May 5, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
and Friday, May 6, 4 - 8 p.m.
Conklin will use a hot head
torch in her outdoor demon-
strations and talk about the
challenges and how to over-
come them. Without electricity,
she cannot anneal the beads
in an electric kiln and will not
be able to use oxygen.
The torch will be propane
and has its own challenges.
Propane-is a sooty fuel that
restricts use of silver reactive
glass and light opaque colors,
such as white and ivory.
Conklin will have beads for
sale and for comparison of the
different glass types in fin-
ished beads.
To learn about glass bead
making, visit featherriverart
camp.com or call (51.0) 601-
1619. This year's program is at
Oakland Camp, June 19 - 26.
TOWN HALL THEATRE
Presents
Feather River College presents
Wed., May 4 - Sun. May 8
Wed. to Sat. shows at 7pm • Sun. Matinee at 2pm
Tickets available at Epilog Books and Carey's Candy.
For information, call 283-0202.
Thurs., May 12 & Fri., May 13
93 min. • Rated PG-13 ° Action/Thriller
When decorated soldier Captain Colter Stevens (Jake
Gyllenhaal) wakes up in the body of an anknown man. he
discovers be's part of a mission to find the bomber of a
Chicago commuter train In an assignment unlike any
he's ever koown, he learns he's part of a government
experiment called the "Source Code." a program that
enables him to cross over into another man's identity for
the last 8 minutes ol' his life. With a second, much larger
threat threatening to kill millions in downtown Chicago,
Coster re-lives the incident over and over again, gathering
clues each time, until he can solve the mystery of who is
behind the bombs and prevent the next attack.
Sat., May 14 - Mon., May 16
99 min. • Rated G • Animated/Comedy
Rio is an animation feature from the makers of the lee Age films. Set in the magnif-
icent city of Rio de Janeiro and the lush rainforest of Brazil. the comedy-adventure
centers on Blu, a rare macaw who thinks he is the last
of his kind. When Blu discovers there's another - and
that's she's a she - he leaves the comforts of his cage in
small town Minnesota and heads to Rio. But it's far
from love at first sight between the domesticated and
flight-challenged Blu and the fiercely independent,
high-flying female, Jewiel. Unexpectedly thrown
together, they embark on an adventure of a lifetime,
where they learn about friendship, love. courage, and
being open to life's many wonders. Rio brings together
a. menagerie of vivid characters, a heartwarming story,
colorful backdrops, energizing Latin and contemporary
music, and family-friendly song and d,'ince.
IIm Shows 7pm nightly
II! 4pm matinee on Sundays
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