April 2020 Second Saturday
Our April 2020 Second Saturday was held virtually! We had a wonderful time with the featured artists! Learn more about them and see their work below. You can also view the Virtual Second Saturday below.
Marni Maree
Marni is a long-time Workhouse Resisdent Artist and a painter and mixed media artist. She’s been creating watercolor mixed media paintings like the ones below since the stay-at-home order took place. Each of these paintings are 5″ x 5″ and are her expression of what’s happening in her world as related to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Learn more about Marni here or visit her wesbite. You can also follow Marni on Instagram.
Stay in Your Own Square – 5″x5″ $75
Missing My Studio – 5″x5″ $75
Loved Ones Gather Online – 5″x5″ $75
Cupcake with a Cherry on Top – 5″x5″ $75
Circle of Hope – 5″x5″ Sold
Nadine Thola
Nadine is a mixed media, glass and jewelry artist incorporating inconography in much of her work. All of her art revolves around the Russian Orthodox liturgical life. Be sure to watch the Second Saturday video below where Nadine offers a Psanky Egg decorating demo!
Learn more about Nadine here or follow her on Facebook and Instagram.
Hsi-Mei Yates
Hsi-mei’s style includes Sumi-e ink and unique oriental brush strokes. Her reverence for different landscapes, flowers, birds, insects, and fish have inspired her painting and have resulted in many awards from the local communities where she has lived. Her love of nature is evident in all of her art projects. Hsi-Mei’s work for Second Saturday was related to the original them of the art walk of Cherry Blossoms.
Cherry Blossom Festival – 8″x10″ $100
Cherry Blossom in DC – 8″x10″ $100
Hummingbird Watch – 12”x16” $250
VA State Flower and Birds – 25″x30″ – $1000
Bluejays in Spring – 14″x18″ $250
Hsi-Mei follows the Chinese philosophy, which encourages students to use their Chi:
“The power comes from inside the artist and flows onto the rice paper. The goal is to achieve inner peace with oneself through the act of creating. The artist draws energy from the inner tranquility and translates it to the paper. The brush strokes are very important in the development of the picture.”
Learn more about Hsi-Mei here or visit her website. You can also follow Hsi-Mei on Instagram.
Anita Damron
Anita is a glass artist and incorporates other items and materials into her glass work. This piece is her representation of the Cherry Blossoms and is 10″x6″.
Cherry Blossoms Glass Panel – 10″x6″ – $500
Learn more about Anita by visiting her website. You can also view and purchase her work here.
Sandi Martina
Sandi creates functional, decorative and sculptural kilnformed glass art using a variety of glass along with repurposed steel, found objects or driftwood accents. Some works incorporate organic and metal inclusions or torch blown and flameworked components.
Learn more about Sandi here.
Winn Jones
Winn is a Hot Glass – torch worked & kiln formed – artist. Blowing glass at her torch opened up a playful world of whimsical creatures, flowers, and people. The goal of her whimsies is to make people smile and feel good.
Learn more about Winn here.
Patricia McMahon Rice
Patricia an award-winning artist specializing in fine art oil paintings in the Classical Realist tradition. These paintings were recently completed while Patricia has been quarantined in Charleston, SC. They are oil on copper.
Learn more about Patricia here or visit her website. You can also find Patricia on Instagram.