Frederick Gallery: July 2012

Gears, Gadgets, & Gizmos

Juror: Matt Lively || Catalog || Flier

Awards:

  • First Place: Contraption #16 watercolor Kathryn Phillips, Asheville, NC
  • Second Place: There’s a Great Day Coming Andy assemblage by
    Cathy Herndon, Fredericksburg, VA
  • Third Place Dad’s Phone/Reel oil painting by Victoria Warrington, Locust Grove, VA

Honorable Mentions:

  • Sinister Bug assemblage by Leslie Brier, Fredericksburg, VA
  • Working Together Brilliantly pastel painting by Patricia Hill, Bowling Green, VA
  • Nail Machine photography by Steven Holsclaw, Cross Lanes, WV
  • Yesteryear photograph by Karen Julihn, Fredericksburg, VA

Juror's Statement:

It was my honor to serve as the juror for the Gears, Gadgets and Gizmos National Exhibit at the Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts.

With such a specific and interesting theme, I was unsure of what to expect. I was thrilled to see such inventive, honest, and original interpretations. I immediately focused on the pieces which handled the theme in the most inventive way. My hope was to have the exhibition be a cohesive collection which exemplifies the theme in fascinating ways.

Since starting making art, my interest has always been miniature mechanics and gadgets that work reliably on organic properties. Making stop-motion animation as a kid, I depended on gears, levers that held the action in place, gravity and consistent, controlled motion.

To be successful, the form and function of that which was being animated would have to be equal.

The theme of this exhibit brought me back the energetic, carefree atmosphere of my boyhood days making little films in my parents’ basement.

FIRST PLACE: Contraption No. 16, Watercolor by Kathryn B. Phillips (July 2012)
SECOND PLACE: There's a Great Day Coming Andy, Assemblage with Neon by Cathy Herndon (July 2012)
THIRD PLACE: Dads Phone and Reel, Oil on Hardboard by Victoria Warrington (July 2012)
HONORABLE MENTION: Sinister Bug, Assemblage by Leslie Brier (July 2012)
HONORABLE MENTION: Working Together Brilliantly, Pastel by Patricia Hill (July 2012)
HONORABLE MENTION: Nail Machine, Photograph by Steven Holsclaw (July 2012)
HONORABLE MENTION: Yesteryear, Photograph by Karen Julihn (July 2012)
Magnetic Resonance, Collage by Anne Parks (July 2012)
Fore, Watermedia on Yupo by Bev Bley (July 2012)
No Spell Check, Acrylic by Carol Baker (July 2012)
Digital Connection, Digital Painting by Carolyn R. Beever (July 2012)
Internal Works, Digital Painting by Carolyn R. Beever (July 2012)
Nuts and Bolts, Digital Painting by Carolyn R. Beever (July 2012)
Everyman's Toy, Aluminum and Brass by Cathy Herndon (July 2012)
Dream, Mixed Media by Darlene Wilkinson (July 2012)
Mirror Disc Gizmo, Metallic Print Photo Ltd Ed by Deborah D. Herndon (July 2012)
Wooden Gear Ville franche, Metallic Print Photo Ltd Ed by Deborah D. Herndon (July 2012)
Industrial Rainbow, Photograph by Fritzi Newton (July 2012)
Overview, Acrylic by Joesph Cummings (July 2012)
Fired Up, Photograph by Karen Julihn (July 2012)
Vintage Days, Photograph by Karen Julihn (July 2012)
Wagon Ho, Photograph by Karen Julihn (July 2012)
Contraption No. 10, Watercolor by Kathryn B. Phillips (July 2012)
Wired Wheel, Photograph by Lee Cochrane (July 2012)
Metal Brushed, Digital Print by Liana Pivirotto (July 2012)
Ever Handy, Photograph by Norma Woodward (July 2012)
Awaiting the Typist's Touch, Photograph by Norma Woodward (July 2012)
Grandma's Gadgets, Photograph by Norma Woodward (July 2012)
Gods Tractor, 3D Sculpture by Pam Weldon (July 2012)
Pearl, 3D Sculpture by Pam Weldon (July 2012)
Spark Plug, 3D Sculpture by Pam Weldon (July 2012)
Junkyard Blues, Watercolor by Pat Knock (July 2012)
Escape, Copper Plumbing Supply and Wire by Patte Ormsby (July 2012)
Getting Nothing but Static, Doorstop Washer Nails Copper by Patte Ormsby (July 2012)
Armatures, Etching Plate by Peter Frederick (July 2012)
Centipede Crawl, Digigraph by Rita Noe (July 2012)
Steam Powered Heart of Machine, Photograph by Steven Holsclaw (July 2012)
Diggin' the Dirt, Oil by Tom Smagala (July 2012)
Still Running, Acrylic by Tom Smagala (July 2012)