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~ IN Artist Display Artwork in Local Gallery 'Art in Hand'

FLYER NEWS ARTICLE: https://flyernews.com/ae/local-indiana-artists-display-work-in-art-in-hand-gallery/09/21/2021/


Local IN artists founded ‘Art in Hand Gallery’ in 2000 in Zionsville Indiana. The local artist are continuously changing within the Gallery bringing an array of mediums and different styles to the art industry.


Currently, there are twenty-two artists displaying their work at ‘Art in Hand Gallery,’ but these artists are rotated many times, and you yourself can apply at their website today. Such artist include Scott Kinzie, Ken Rabbers, Susan Kline, Judy DeGan, Lisa VanMeter, Sally Phillips, Tim Lewis, Steve Miller, Sylvia Gray, Micah Kirby, Christine Davis, and Bob Anderson are also artist currently being featured in the Gallery.

Scott Kinzie is a local photographer who began taking images in the mid 1970s. He was noted to have said “My goal is to let others see nature through my eyes.” His photos feature nature as well as macro and architectural photography. He now lives with his wife, Melody.

A fellow photographer is Ken Rabbers, but unlike Scott, Ken’s signature is black and white. Ken appreciates that photography provides an avenue to explore in detail the world around us.

Unlike photography, Sylvia Gray does a rare and unique medium called Painted silk. She is trained in shibori, or a Japanese dyeing technique, and is inspired often by many different German Expressionists, especially Romare Bearden.

Yet another unique medium style is Raku pottery, which is the specialty of Christine Davis. This type of pottey is done at a temperature of 1900 degrees. Davis is also a founding member of ‘Art in Hand.’

A fellow pottery specialist is Judy DeGan. She calls her pottery business “Piece of my Peace.” She is the mom of four children, and never duplicates any of her pieces. Many times, she looks to make unique items to be featured on a table to bring peace within your daily life.

Susan Kline’s art is mixed media. She prompts that her art is a “direct line from my heart to my hands… that will find its owner in its own time.”

Tim Lewis began “Realism” work as a painter after retiring in 2014. He had completed 2.5 years at Purdue University pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering but then changed majors to graduate with an associate’s degree in technical illustration.

Furthering uncommon medium is Lisa VanMeter who specializes in printmaking, focusing specifically on nature and the world around her, ranging from the snow to farms all the way to flower covered gardens. She follows a unique process called the “color reduction method,” this involves taking the color depth of a given image and decreasing it.

Sally Phillips is unique as well as she uses her skill to design jewelry. Beginning ten years ago Sally began wire wrapping jewelry which is a technique she has built upon over the years and has continued to trademark throughout her time even adding 14k gold and sterling silver to her work.

Similarly, Micah Kirby is also a jewelry maker is his own right. Micah’s work takes a contemporary approach to jewelry while highlighting his training in cold connections, inlay, silver fabrication, advanced chain making, cabochons, and fold forming.

Yet another form of medium highlighted in the gallery is the art of wood making. Artist Steve Miller takes his 30 years of graphic design and applies that to “build items with a longer life.”

Just as equally, artist Bob Anderson retired from his 30 years of pharmaceutical research and began the art of woodworking. Anderson uses wood from local downed trees that would have gone to a landfill to create his work. It typically takes a year or longer for each piece of Andersons’ to be made. Each piece is air dried naturally.

The above artists are just a few of the unique and talented individuals displaying their pieces for the world to see. If you are interested in submitting your work, there is a link located below. More images and information can be found on ‘Art in Hand Gallery’s’ website.


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