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Exhibits
OASIS premieres a new two-month Featured Artist or Group exhibit on the first Friday of each month in 2010.
We selected from applications by OASIS members, local schools, community groups and
others.
You are warmly invited to OASIS first Friday receptions (held most months) 5 to 7pm.
Feel free to socialize, enjoy refreshments, view the exhibit and hear the artist share
vision or techniques. We are always happy to see you!
Nature Patterns
Charles Garratt's Nature Patterns exhibit. This expansive exhibit of
large photographs on OASIS' mezzanine, lush with patterns of nature, will tempt you to explore your own human nature
as you respond to each image. Nature never wastes a good design, form or pattern by using it only once, says Charles
Garratt, a photographer whose work is found in collections across the country. In this show of recent works, Garratt
challenges the viewer to see more than just the petals of a flower, the waves in morning fog, the color flecked swirls
of an old stump. Within the overall theme of Nature Patterns, the photos follow various paths to explore nature and
human nature. A slide show will give away the secret of the kaleidoscopic abstracts during the opening on Friday,
September 3, from 5pm to 7pm.
The Art of Wood
In July and August 2010 a group of OASIS artists and artisans have accepted the challenge to either
create art objects from wood, or represent trees and wood in other media. In the words of John Muir, "A few minutes ago
every tree was excited, bowing to the roaring storm, waving, swirling, tossing their branches in glorious enthusiasm
like worship. But though to the outer ear these trees are now silent, their songs never cease. Every hidden cell
is throbbing with music and life, every fiber thrilling like harp strings, while incense is ever flowing from the
balsam bells and leaves."
Featuring Brenda Fairweather
In August and September 2010 Brenda Fairweather will share her creations, baskets fashioned
from reed and local grapevines. Brenda is recognized as a juried artisan by the Artisans Center of Virginia.
She will also exhibit her newest medium, pottery, with colorful vessels that show her love of utility and
color. Enjoy her opening reception August 6, 5-7pm.
Autumn's Glory
In September and October 2010 the crisp leaves, the mosaic of color and the golden autumn sunshine
inspire OASIS artists and artisans to celebrate our beautiful Shenandoah Valley in autumn. See this season
when anything seems possible through their eyes in this featured exhibit.
The Color Purple
In October and November 2010 a group of OASIS artists and artisans interpret The Color Purple
in its many meanings. The color represents pain and suffering and later, beauty, to Celie in Alice Walker's 1983
Pulitzer Prize story of the life of a young African-American woman in rural Georgia during the 1930's. Second is the color itself, which combines the calmness of blue
and the energy of red. Purple symbolizes royalty, power, nobility. It also can convey wisdom, dignity,
mystery and spirituality. Visit OASIS and see what artists and artisans have created on these themes.
Holiday Show
In November and December 2010 Christmas giving dominates our minds and is reflected in a joyful
abundance of new creations at OASIS. Handcrafted temptations in sterling silver, glass, fibers, leather and dozens of other
media offer you the most exciting gift options you can imagine. Fine art for your home by local artists
includes paintings, photography, quilts, masks, and sculpture. Gift certificates allow you to give the
gift of shopping at OASIS!
Winter's Wonder
In December and January 2010 snowflakes are in our thoughts, and also in this special exhibit
where OASIS artists present their best works about winter's beauty. Quotes that inspire us are:
Lo. sifted through the winds that blow, Down comes the soft and silent snow, White petals from the
flowers that grow In the cold atmosphere. - George W. Bungay
In the bleak midwinter Frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, Water like a stone; Snow had
fallen, snow on snow, Snow on snow, In the bleak midwinter, Long ago. - Christina Rossetti
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