Redding ArtHop ~ February 13, 2010

The Redding City Ballet presents “Love Stories”

I brought my son, Danny, with me as my "date" to experience a little Redding culture. We were treated to a peek into 4 performances by the Redding City Ballet. This image was one of my favorites with such grace and beauty expressed on her face. I just love it!

"Romeo & Juliette" ~ Even without words, these dancers were able to convey love, joy, and then anguish through their dancing.

These 2 choreographed their own "Valentine" number. It was a delight to watch; playful and sweet. They even fed each other a chocolate at the end. Charming!

This one is for me I love toe shoes. This ballerina was so kind and pointed her toes for me. I once dreamed of being a ballerina and dance in toe shoes!

Amy Jensen Photography

What a wonderful show! This artist is Amy Jensen who displayed her breathtaking photography at the offices of Jory Kaplan, MD and Disappearing Act. Despite the remote location, this show was packed with "hoppers" enjoying the beauty of Amy's photographic talent. As with much of the artists' work, her photographs will be on display the whole month of February and beginning of March.

The "hoppers" enjoyed each others' company (Amy right) while sipping wine and indulging in hors d'oeuvres. The party continued as onlookers discussed the beautiful architecture of the Sundial Bridge depicted in Amy's work.

A stunning photo of Amy's daughter, Ashley, named "The Whisper".

These photos were taken at The Palace of Fine Art in San Francisco. The artwork seemed custom made for this vintage/old world style room...I wanted to take them all home!

Jewelry by Bridget Chicoine

It was a gorgeous red theme in honor of Valentine's Day for the jewelry Bridget Chicoine brought to the ArtHop this month. With the black velvet tables and pop of red earrings and necklaces, the display really made a statement. As a collector of jewelry and hearts, I should have treated myself with some lovely pieces!

Cute glass earrings!

Mixed Media Artwork by Shirley Barone

Shirley Barone is an artist who uses a variety of mediums in her work, such as acrylic and paper collages. I had a delightful conversation with Shirley who mentioned Matisse and Pollack as inspirations for her work. She was a joy to meet.

This is Shirley here in the purple talking about how she arrived at the final stage of each of her pieces.

Paintings by Angie Persell

Angie is a talented young artist who uses reclaimed plywood as her canvas. She has a very modern & whimsical touch to her work as seen here on display.

I loved the fact that I was exposed to a whole new medium and I enjoyed her unique style. If you are shopping on Hilltop, stop by Infinite Designs 1189 Hilltop Drive to see Angie's work and see what Infinite Designs has to offer (etching, photos on stone, & more).

Here is a sampling of her work. BTW, thanks for the gum Angie

Diana Vader Photography

Stunning...vivid...captivating are a few words that come to mind with Diana's work. She is a wonderful photographer who has a passion for capturing everyday beauty and showing it to the world from her eye. It's like seeing things new again. The B/W staircase image was one of my favorites.

Diana is in this picture enjoying a cookie. As you can see here, she not only takes stills, landscape, and nature photography but she seems to have mastered portraits as well. Diana is a Redding photographer who takes senior portraits, family, children, and newborn portraits as well.

My son, Danny, had a favorite as well and it was of the large jellyfish in the center of this picture.

Glass Art by Didier Monath

This is the last post for this February ArtHop. I visited artist Didier Monath who does exquisite work with glass. The colors seem metallic and alive in his work. This piece was my favorite. Didier described it as a starburst in our galaxy.

Here is Didier (left) discussing his method with a "hopper" during his show. Notice his work behind them.

I want to thank Adam & Troy who put the Redding ArtHop together each and every month.  Everyone should experience this evening on the town with a date.  It is a fun night!

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