Matt Duffin's encaustic paintings use primarily black and white tones with selected pops of color to bring attention to his irreverent subjects. Employing simplicity within the imagery allows the painstaking qualities of his methodology to shine. Encaustic works are made using wax to which pigment has been added. The wax is heated, applied to a prepared wood surface, and shaped using special brushes and tools. To achieve this level of detail requires exactitude and skill. Considering the rigorous amount of time it takes to complete each piece, it is no surprise that Duffin's themes tend to explore nostalgia, solitude and irony.
Paul Béliveau’s Morandi is inspired by the often pastel-toned works of Italian painter Giorgio Morandi. While Béliveau has treated book spines as subject matter before, in the Morandi series the books themselves, rather than the text that decorates their covers, are treated as the aesthetic quality. Outside reference to author, subject, and image is missing and instead, Béliveau revels in the shape and volume of the books responding and building upon each other as a methodical convergence of color and form.
Join us in the shop every Wednesday from 2-5 with your needlepoint, knitting or crochet work in progress & enjoy an afternoon of stitching. All skill levels welcome.
Join artists from AMBOS (Art Made Between Opposite Sides) for a textile craft afternoon! Artists Tanya Aguiñiga and Natalie M. Godinez will lead you in a variety of textile craft techniques, sewing, dyeing, embroidery, and weaving to create pieces for a collaborative art installation that will be exhibited at the Sun Valley Museum of Art. The installation will be a collaboration between the artists, communities living throughout the Wood River Valley and people awaiting asylum along the U.S.-Mexico border. About AMBOS (Art Made Between Opposite Sides) A femme-led binational artist collaborative that works along the U.S./Mexico border to build migrant support systems through craft, care, and mutual aid to advance pro-migrant narratives. Part of SVMoA’s exhibition Intertwined: Weaving in Community.
By popular demand, Hailey Public Library’s informal Knitting Circle with master knitter and Sun Valley Needle Arts owner Patricia Lirk continues on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month from 5:30-7:00 PM! Suitable for all abilities. Participants should bring their own yarn and needles. Pre-registration is encouraged for planning by emailing [email protected].
Join us at Sun Valley Opera House for a special screening of a groundbreaking film that explores the mental health crisis affecting America’s mountain towns and the innovative solutions being developed in response. ABOUT THE FILM Executive produced by Olympic ski racer Bode Miller and Emmy Award-winning impact sports filmmaker Brett Rapkin, THE PARADISE PARADOX explores the mental health crisis affecting America’s mountain towns and the innovative solutions being developed in response. By opening up the conversation, the stigmas can start to melt away and real progress can be made for the citizens of these towns and beyond. Date: Wednesday, April 3rd Doors: 6pm Start Time: 6:30pm Reserve Free Tickets HERE
