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This Holiday Season, Buy Original, Buy Local by SONI MARTIN degree in ceramics, Valdivia is exhibiting work that reflects her cultural heritage. Applying the motto of the Visual Art Alliance, "Buy original, buy local," is a She stated: "My ceramic style has been influenced by pre-Hispanic and preperfect strategy for this shopping season. Although the area's universities and Columbian works. My love for natural materials, warm colors and organic community college galleries will be closing soon for the holidays, downtown designs has been influenced by my native origins in Mexico." gallery artists are ready to greet shoppers looking for distinctive gifts while Valdivia is exhibiting sculptural forms and platters that double as functional and supporting local artists and the local businesses. sculptures when not being used. One stop for shopping should be the Fayetteville-Cumberland County Arts Local Craft Style exhibit closes on Saturday, December 15, 2012, so shopping Council on Hay Street. The exhibit, Local Craft Style, is comprised of a select time is short. While the Annual Member Artists Holiday Exhibit at the Cape Fear group of area artists who have distinctive styles and who use traditional craft Studios on Maxwell Street runs through January 21st, 2012. materials. From birdhouses made out of recycled materials to folk-art doll A popular gallery, Cape Fear Studios is offering making, each artist in the exhibit has a distinctive a variety of artistic creations for sale during the gift for originality — an example of the talented holiday season in its Annual Member Artists pool of artists who transcend the ordinary to the Holiday Exhibit — paintings, glass art, wood, original. photography, jewelry, fine-writing pens, and Only two artists in Local Craft Style have longpottery are all on display in this special yearly standing exhibition reputations, Greg Hathaway exhibit and everything is for sale. and Martha Sisk; for the remaining artists this is A specially priced collection of art miniatures is their first exhibit with the Arts Council. Shawn Hobbs part of the exhibit; small paintings and drawings, is an example of a local artist who has been developing all costing less than $100; hang on one wall of the his reputation as an artist; Hobbs fabricates functional gallery. Nearly all of the Cape Fear Studios artists birdhouses from recycled material. contribute to this annual holiday fare — bargains Originally from Peter's Creek, N.C., a small farming for everyone's budget, an original work for community 25 miles southeast of Fayetteville, Hobbs everyone's taste and style. began his birdhouse fabrication path after making a Cape Fear Studios is also showing glasswork Mother's Day gift in 2009. Creating one-of-a-kind by a visiting artist, The Art Glass of David birdhouses is his signature style. Each one is unique Goldhagen, an internationally known glass-art and suitable for the outdoors, a decoration for a porch designer based in Hayesville, N.C. Goldhagen or even indoor sculpture. uses traditional glassblowing methods to create Two examples of Hobbs' unique designs are titled each of his works individually — beginning with a Reflections and Dogwood Birdhouse. Mounted on gathering of molten glass layered and manipulated 4"x4" posts, both bird houses are functional and on the surface, then creating intricate patterns and a work of art. Reflections is made of cedar, small movement within each piece of glass. round mirrors arranged on wrought iron create Goldhagen's work is often seen as organic, a whimsical habitat for our feathered friends. sensual, fluid and energetic. He creates large- to Dogwood Birdhouse has original hand-painted small-scale sculptural art glass as well as smaller images of large dogwoods on the surface of a works such as holiday ornaments, small sculptures habitat that incorporates vines. Both are unique, as and elegant vases. Cape Fear Studios is carrying a are the other 10 birdhouses for sale. wide selection of his work — perfect gifts for Two quilting artists are participating in the the season. exhibit: Martha Sisk and Sana Moulder, who both Goldhagen's work can be found in the have very different styles. Sisk is a retired educator permanent collections of corporations, museums and a freelance artist who exhibits regularly. She and foundations including Merrill Lynch, Walt incorporates print making techniques in her quilted Disney, The North Carolina Museum of History, wall hangings. In Local Craft Style, she is also the Asheville Art Museum, Tucson Museum of selling two baby quilts and affordable handbags. Art and Philips Arena in Atlanta. Even if you Moulder has served in the field of nursing and don't have shopping in mind, the holiday season presently works for the Cumberland County Library is a perfect time to visit and explore Cape Fear in adult services. She is a quilter and an animal One stop for shopping should be the Fayetteville and Cumberland Studios, a chance to see the powerful glass art advocate who has been known to auction her quilts County Arts Council on Hay Street. of a master glassblower and the artists who to benefit animals. The subjects of two of Moulder's regularly exhibit throughout the year. quilts are animals — a dog quilt and one with a cat Ellen Olson Brooks, executive director of Cape Fear Studios, had this to pattern. Both are light-hearted creations in which Moulder illustrates the joy say about the Annual Member Artists Holiday Exhibit, "Of all the exhibits and of animals. events, our holiday show and our Visiting Artist David Goldhagen tops the list. Doll maker Susan O'Conner is also a local educator — a math teacher at There really is something artistically lovely and unique for every person who a middle school. She has lived in the Hope Mills community for seven years. comes in through the door. The jewelry is exquisite; the glass works by our own In 1989, she established her doll-making business known as Rabbit Hollow glass artists are beautiful for display or use; the mini paintings are absolutely Prims. O'Conner sells one-of-a-kind soft dolls made of fabric, found objects and charming and real bargains; the pottery is wonderful. We have original creations decorated with embroidery. She shared her process to make the soft sculptures priced from $13 to $1,300. But even more fun is the fact that this is truly an art look aged. "I often use a distressing technique with acrylic paints and then exhibit as well as a retail show created by Cape Fear Studios local artists. The sanding and baking for a truly vintage and worn out look and a rich leathery holiday season is the perfect time to come see us at Cape Fear Studios!" patina," said O'Conner, whose dolls in the exhibit follow several themes as a If you don't find what you looking for at the Arts Council or Cape Fear subject: seasonal, doll interpretations and patriotism. Two ceramic artists are exhibiting, Hathaway and Sandra Y. Valdivia. Hathaway Studios, there are several other galleries you can visit and purchase original works of art during the month of is an established artist who is well known in the Fayetteville community as an art December: Gallery 208 at 208 Rowan Street, Gallery advocate for the last 30 years. Known for his Raku ceramics and watercolors, One13 at 113 Gillespie Street Hathaway is exhibiting two large seasonal angel figurines, several large vases and SONI MARTIN, Contributing and Maxwell Street has two original ceramic urns. In true Hathaway style, all are highly creative, original Writer. COMMENTS? Editor@ Greg's Place Gallery and Olde and beautifully crafted. upandcomingweekly.com. Towne Gallery. Valdivia is a new exhibiting artist. After recently earning an undergraduate 12 UCW DECEMBER 12-18, 2012 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM