Diverse Multidimentional Artists

Evening View of the Blue Whole Gallery

Multidimensional Art

     With the coming of April the Blue Whole Gallery presents two of its members whose work and approach to art extends into many directions.  This  versatility helps artists Janine Hegy and Carol Janda present their view of the natural world.  Janine works in stone metal wood and loves these natural elements as she sculptures them into new shapes and forms.  Carol Janda is inspired by clay and the medium of watercolor to help her capture elements in nature she truly is fond of and appreciates. Both of these artists share similiar interest but take different paths to express their artistic point of view.  Share in the exploration of these two artists by visiting the Blue Whole Gallery on First Friday, April 3 from 5 to 8 pm and throughout the month. 

Janine Hegy Flying High over the Olympic Peninsula

    

Old Growth Cedar and Stone Curved Bench

   A jeweler, carver, builder, Janine Hegy loves to work with natural elements allowing her hands to become tools to transform these materials into objects of use and beauty. Seeing the natural curved lines in split Cedar, Madrone or Yew wood helps Janine to visualize their artistic potential as seen in this bench.  Using stone either as supports or embedded accents helps focus on the natural shapes found in the wood's unique grain.

 

Turquoise stone embedded into a Hall Table 5ft. long 30" tall.

   

   Expanding her artistic skills Janine also ventures into the world of sandblasting with images cut into stone showing natural elements such as shells, leaves or animals. Note: Artwork provided by client for custom bath tiles.

Project in the Making
Leaves and Shells carved into stone

Black Seahorse Sandblasted Stone Tile

    

"Dreams of Flying"

  

  As a multidimensional artist, Janine expands her abilities by following different approaches, using her skills to draw out creative ideas from her mind. This can be seen in her efforts to take an event she has experienced, then sandblasting and painting it on a stone plaque. This is the case with her flight over the Olympic Peninsula in a biplane.  Whether indoors or out the poetry of natural elements have a magnetism.  This grows and expands when placed in context, as seen here in this extraordinary staircase!

    

Stone Stairway

"Burst" (etched silver pendant)

  


 Taking such a multidimentional approach to art allows Janine to even go further to multi-media. Making jewelry from various stones and metals which she combines to enhance those elements.  It is a great exploration by Janine Hegy which involves multi tasking and creativity. Visit the Blue Whole Gallery on First Friday April 3 from 5 to 8 pm where this and many items will be presented for the public to enjoy and appreciate. 

Carol Janda

Carol Janda working in her studio

 

    Carol Janda is a versatile artist working in both watercolor and pottery in addition to teaching such skills to others. Her clay sculptures and utilitarian stoneware encompass press-molded dragonflies, pine cones, sea life and leaf & rose-edge bowls and vases.  Her variety of shapes and forms allow her to explore her sense of artistic views that centers on capturing the elements in nature that surround her.  The following examples reveal her skills and diversity in approach.

 

Square Dragonfly and Pine Cone Vases

     Carol loves to sculpture figures in clay that reveal personalities, flowing shapes and interaction with the natural world.  Again this demonstrates her ability to strike out and challenge the medium of clay to show different approaches one can achieve.  Its her involvement with creation at every stage that allows her to exhibit her skills and interests to others in the art world.

"Ready for the Rain"

"Sun Hat Ladies Vase"

"Two Bird Ladies"

  

     As a painter Carol's repertoire is further expanded by using watercolors and even oil monotypes which again challenges her skills to examine other aspects of the art.  These creative forces bring out her ideas and gives her the diversity she enjoys exploring.  Oil monotypes is a perfect example where Carol has learned to employ a process of painting on a Plexiglas plate with oil-based inks then adding found objects, stencils or organic material while transferring the image to paper.  Exploration of multi-directions brings out her diversity and creativity as Carol's work shows.

"Rock Creek"

"View Thru the Trees"

  
     Carol Janda is challenged by different mediums of art and how they offer the artist diverse directions and approaches.  Her art work yet has a singular perspective that comes from viewing the beauty that Nature offers and how it can be interpreted and portrayed.   Share Carol's involvement into the Arts by visiting the Blue Whole Gallery on First Friday April 3 from 5 to 8 pm where she and her work will be presented. 

The Artists welcome your contact including interviews.

Janine Hegy

Home phone:  1-360-477-5885

Carol Janda

claythingsplus@blogspot.com