Works
by Grace Hashimoto
March 1, 2008 - April 30, 2008

Grace Hashimoto was born in Charlotte, NC the youngest of five children to Southern Presbyterian Missionaries. At two months of age her family moved to Nagoya, Japan.

Growing up within the dynamics of two divergent cultures Grace found constancy and purpose in creative expression - practicing music, creative writing and drawing in her formative years, progressing to formal training at Kyoto Art college where her studies focused on weaving and batik.

In her early 20's Grace married, took the name Hashimoto, and gave birth to a son - the perfect expression and promise of unity. Today, Ms. Hashimoto, her son and other members of her family continue to offer their unique bi-cultural perspective in their livelihoods both in the United States and abroad.

In Grace Hashimoto's art, one can see the sparse and elegant lines of eastern culture merge with the numerous colors and complexity of western culture in expressions of diversity and union.

Grace Hashimoto lives in Villa Rica, Georgia where she works as an artist.

Bookmaking
by Bob Meadows
March 1, 2008 - April 30, 2008

Bob Meadows has been a graphic designer for 40 years and a calligrapher for 20. He has been "seriously into" bookmaking since 2004. Bob has taught at numerous locations: calligraphy at Hunter Museum (Chattanooga) and at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga and Knoxville campuses; bookmaking at UT/Knoxville; and calligraphy and design workshops in Atlanta, Nashville, Chattanooga, and Huntsville, AL.

The book exhibit contains a wide variety of bindings, ranging from 4th century Ethiopian to traditional Japanese to contemporary. Covers include various watercolor techniques using salt, plastic wrap, splatter and more on watercolor and mulberry papers.

There are also papers sponged with acrylic paints, collages and techniques with stamps and watercolors. Some covers have panels using gesso and gel mediums with tissue papers. Some books have wooden covers. There is also a tiny book in a walnut shell and a tower of matchboxes containing miniature books.
   

Watercolor and Oil Paintings
by the Docents and Staff of the
High Museum of Art
May 1, 2008 - June 30, 2008

Three docents and one staff member from the High Museum of Art will display their works in May and June. The works are in oil, acrylic, pastels and water color. A variety of media, styles and subjects will be represented in this joint effort . Lisa Steinfeld is
an educational coordinator at the High Museum. Kay Weeks, Jane Lamkin and Larry Skal have served as docents at the High Museum of Art.

Photography and Objets D'art
by the Docents and Staff of the
High Museum of Art
May 1, 2008 - June 30, 2008

The upstairs display case will feature small photography landscapes done by Lisa Steinfeld.

Check back soon for an announcement related to additional exhibitors.