Posts Tagged ‘Nancy Cann’

Jim Gibbs’ Gift to the World

Written by Camille Ronay
Wednesday, 21 March 2012 01:23
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The brochure calls Gibbs Gardens “Georgia’s Secret Garden”. I hope they didn’t print too many… they’ll have to edit very soon!

For 30+ years, Jim Gibbs has been planning, planting and creating his 220 acre world-class garden in the North Cherokee County Georgia countryside. It was finally ready to introduce to the public on March 1, 2012. Since then, thousands have visited and been awestruck.

50 Acres of Daffodils are at Their Prime in the Spring

Daffodils, rhododendrons, daylilies, crape myrtle, roses, meadows of wildflowers, and hosts of floral bounty have their season at Gibbs Gardens. Millions of  daffodils awed and amazed visitors during March. And Mr. Gibbs told us that every two weeks, the landscape changes. The rhododendrons’ buds were plump. They’ll be next.

Gardens surround the Manor House

The Manor House Gardens were spectacular. And the numerous hydrangea varieties, still dormant in March, look as if they will be a sight for sore eyes when they bloom. The Lord & Lady have an ideal view of heaven on earth from their floor to ceiling windows.

Still, quiet, peaceful

The 40+ acre Japanese Gardens, the largest in the nation, evoke peace and stillness. Conversation about emptying one’s mind completely seemed exactly right among the seven spring-fed ponds, massive boulders & rocks, and statuary.

This post barely scratches the surface of all Gibbs Gardens offers… not a mention of the Monet Bridge and Waterlily Gardens nor of the sculptures nor of the trees…but if you are on Facebook, enjoy Nancy Cann’s album from our day at Gibbs Gardens.

There is no doubt that a high percentage of visitors end their adventure by buying Season Passes. And, remember, if you buy your Season Pass the day you first come to Gibbs Gardens, you can roll your admission fee into the cost of the Pass.

 

Gibbs Gardens

1998 Gibbs Drive

Ball Ground Georgia 30107

770.893.1880

Opened Thursday-Sunday, 9:30am-5pm, March 1-November 30

Admission: $20 – A; $18 – ages 4-17 & 65 and older

http://www.GibbsGardens.com

 

 

Nancy Cann’s Glass Batiks are Spectacular

Written by Camille Ronay
Tuesday, 21 February 2012 16:46
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Tradition Meets Cutting Edge at the convergence of high quality art, craft, literature, music, film and food at the Lexington (Kentucky) Center, March 1-4, 2012 at Kentucky Crafted: The Market.  And Georgia Made Georgia Grown LLC is honored to be invited as an out-of-state guest organization.

Eight Georgia artists, including Cellar Art‘s, Nancy Cann, will be exhibiting and selling at The Market. Read about her glass art in her own words, then visit her in Booth #459.

 

It’s my husband’s fault that I got started in glass fusing.  Some years ago, we were searching for something that we could do and share together. (I don’t really care for sports and he doesn’t really care much for gardening.) We were both inspired by the beautiful pictures in a “how to” book about making enameled jewelry. Actually, I was truly inspired and he had casually thumbed through the book because I’d left it in the bathroom. He commented that enameled pieces look really impressive and that he might want to learn how to make artwork like that someday. I interpreted “someday” as right now…

I called several different art schools and could not find anyone teaching a class on enameling. I did however find a two-day class on making fused glass jewelry, which is kind of similar to enameling. Both art forms use glass chips and a kiln…

After a few attempts, my husband decided that fusing glass just wasn’t for him. I, on the other hand, found glass fusing to be great fun!

When I first started in 2000 I used a small corner of my husband’s workshop in the basement and listened to an old radio that could only pick up one station (The station that plays the Delilah show). Now 10 years later, I’ve taken over most of the basement and acquired a stereo. My husband’s workshop has been reduced to his toolbox, although I have laid claim to most of the tools contained within.

In the past 10 years, I’ve gone from a handful of pieces I exhibited in a very small festival to nationwide distribution in 30+ galleries and boutiques.

I have an extensive artistic background. I have worked in the commercial art field for over ten years. I am a published photographer and I also paint in acrylics and oils.

I was searching for a way to bring fused glass and painting together, and discovered a way to paint with glass, which is very cool. I mix powdered glass with liquids, then paint that mixture onto a glass canvas. I fire the piece in my kiln to create the finished product. I call these works “Glass Batiks” because the crackling effect looks very much like a batik artwork. The textured matte feel of the glass makes you want to reach out and touch it.

My fused glass is now sold in several galleries across the country.  I am a past vice president of the Atlanta Glass Art Guild and continue to be an active member.   I’m also a breast cancer survivor (I’m past the five year survivor mark, Yippee!!!).   And just recently, I was very pleased to be  named a 2011 Niche Award Finalist.

 

Nancy Cann, Cellar Art

http://www.CellarArt.com

Nancy@CellarArt.com

Woodstock Georgia

770/924-9931

 

Georgia Made Georgia Grown at Kentucky Crafted: The Market This Week

Written by Camille Ronay
Tuesday, 15 March 2011 15:33
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The annual award-winning arts marketplace, Kentucky Crafted: The Market returns to the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville March 17-20. Since 1981, the Kentucky Craft Marketing Program has been building and promoting the arts as an industry. The Market is the wholesale/retail marketing arm of the KCMP.

Juried members of the KCMP show and sell their superior, hand-crafted artwork. Musicians, food products creators, and literary stars from around the Commonwealth also exhibit and sell. And the Kentucky Arts Council also invites guest organizations from the region. This year, Best of Missouri Hands, Georgia Made Georgia Grown, Indiana Artisan, Ohio Designer Craftsmen, Tamarack and the Southern Highland Craft Guild will also be showing and selling.

Seven Georgia makers will be exhibiting their craft and food creations at Kentucky Crafted: The Market at the end of this week, March 17-20. A wholesale/retail event featuring 300 exhibitors, The Market is a great opportunity for Georgia makers to introduce their lines to buyers and consumers of Middle America.

Nancy Cann, Warren Glover, Polly Sherrill, Sue Burkhart Chisholm, and Spirit Anderson have been selected to represent Georgia Made Georgia Grown in craft. Lauri Jo Bennett and Debra McFadden-Bryant will be sampling and selling their food creations.

Nancy Cann, a 2011 Niche Award Finalist, is a fused glass magician from Woodstock. The image above is created 100% from glass. She’s developed a technique that allows her to paint with powdered glass, and after the painting is finished, she fires it in the kiln. Nancy currently sells her work through over 50 shops and galleries across the United States.

Warren Glover is a full time knife maker specializing in traditional and custom work, using straight knives and some folders of his own design or from customers’ requests. His patterns include Hunters, skinners, bird and fish, filet, kitchen and utility knives. Warren grinds his blades from 440-c, ATS-34 and stainless and carbon steel Damascus.

Polly Sherrill – Polly the Potter – lives and works at Polly on the Avenue, her bright purple studio/showroom/home in Atlanta’s Inman Park neighborhood. She says “The minute I threw my first piece of clay in high school, I knew I was a potter. I’ve always had a studio of my own, in one form or another, and I’ve always made my own way as a potter.”

Polly’s distinctive style, both in her pottery and her life, is one of a kind. Her pottery is collected around the world, and her big heart is full of love for friends of all kinds.

Sue Burkhart Chisholm produces, sells and promotes the value of working One at a Time, for One of a Kind. Her clay defines its voice and her hands intertwining with the white clay have a story to tell.

20+ pieces are in the full set

The festival holiday season was a grand event in her childhood. As she sculpts the Nativity scene, she uses a collection of family heirlooms to stamp the clay. Those textures convey her family traditions.

Spirit Anderson, aka Spirit Lala, has never had a formal art lesson in her life, but wherever her talents come from, she is making an impact on the world. The rich tapestry of Spirit’s life, interwoven with creativity and imagination with no limit, brings forth whimsical clocks, stunning contemporary paintings and custom handcrafted art jewelry.

In her twenties, after so many friends and family members begged her for her work, she quit her fulltime management job and pursued her art fulltime. That was the birth of Design Spirit Studio and the beginning of Spirit’s professional art career. Her home studio is a busy one with all of Spirit’s creations, three children and a husband.

Lauri Jo Bennett started with a few of her great-grandmother’s recipes and some of her own and now offers unique Southern products. She & her husband personally oversee Lauri Jo’s Southern Style Canning from selecting fresh, choice local produce in the Red and Green Pepper Jellies, Salsa, Green Tomato Pickles, Pineapple Pepper Jelly, Dilly Beans, Pickled Asparagus, Pickled Okra and Tabasco Sauce to the final processing and shipping. They proudly shop with local farmers to support their Southern roots, selling their product line in 16 states.

Debra McFadden-Bryant’s GeeChee Girl Gumbos promise You’ll Always Want More… It’s soul food, honey; and there’s nothing like Debra’s Gumbo! It’s the original fusion cuisine interjecting African, Cajun, Creole and Caribbean. One bite and you’ll be a GeeChee Girl Gumbo lover for life!

 

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