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Bakers Dozen 2012

Quicksilver Presents the Work
of 13 Bay Area Artists

January 20�February 26, 2012

The Quicksilver Mine Co. presents Bakers Dozen 2012, the gallery�s annual exhibition featuring the work of 13 northern California artists. This year�s show opens on January 20th and will continue through February 26th.

Broadly themed around the creative use of surface and texture, Bakers Dozen 2012 features a broad range of work in a wide range of media.

Tiffany Schmierer, "Borders,"
Ceramic, 17" X 13" X 5", 2011

Encaustic wax wall pieces by Sandi Miot; Michele Collier�s free-form paper-clay figurative sculpture; and bold palette knife paintings by Carol Andrews.

Carol Andrews, "Gold"
Carol Andrews, "Gold,"
Mixed media on canvas, 48" X 70", 2011

Paintings by Leta Davis, Joseph Mele, and William O�Keeffe, three artists who mix organic and inorganic materials into pigment, gluing, layering and scratching back through those layers.

Joseph Mele, "Destiny,"
Mixed media, 4" X 4", 2011

Martin Webb�s polished concrete paintings, richly stained and incorporating found materials; and Christie Stewart�s assemblage panels made from antique radio vacuum tubes are included in the show.

Martin Webb, "East of East St. Louis,"
Mixed media, 48" X 48", 2006
 
Christie Stewart, "Broadcast America"
Christie Stewart, "Broadcast America,"
Vintage tubes, toy tracks, cooling racks,
24" X 48", 2010

Also on exhibit are Tiffany Schmierer�s sculptural ceramics; Fred Vedder�s abstract wall pieces made from plant fiber and organic materials; and Susan Field�s complex and intricate fiber art.

Fred Vedder, Untitled
Fred Vedder, Untitled,
Corn husks, 10" X 10", 2010

Rounding out this year�s Bakers Dozen exhibition are Ellen Blakeley�s fine glass mosaic sculptures, and painter Don Bishop�s reclaimed, repainted and inlayed surfboards.

 

 

 

 

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An Artist Reception for Bakers Dozen 2012 will be held on Saturday, January 21st from 4�6pm.

BAKERS DOZEN 2012

  • Carol Andrews
  • Don Bishop
  • Ellen Blakeley
  • Michele Collier
  • Leta Davis
  • Susan Field
  • Joseph Mele
  • Sandi Miot
  • William O�Keeffe
  • Tiffany Schmierer
  • Christie Stewart
  • Fred Vedder
  • Martin Webb

 

Sandi Miot, "Nightfall,"
Encaustic, 12" X 12" X 3", 2009

 

Michele Collier, "White Bird"
Michele Collier, "White Bird,"
Ceramic, 17" X 13" X 14", 2011

 

Leta Davis, Untitled (detail),
Mixed media, clay

 

William O'Keeffe, "Terra Firma,"
Mixed media on canvas/panel, 2011

 

 

Susan Field, "Lily" (detail)
Susan Field, "Lily" (detail),
Fabric & mixed media,
18" X 16" X 6", 2011

 

Ellen Blakeley, "Ganster Lean Angle,"
Tempered glass, wood, metal,
14" X 13" X 6", 2010

 

Gallery Shot 2

 

Gallery Shot 3
Joseph Mele and Tiffany Schmierer
courtesy of Gallery Susan Alexander