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Polderland Gallery |
Studio #403
www.marinabroere.com |
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Polderland Gallery is
a simple space at
the entrance to my studio, primarily meant to show my work during the Art
Crawls and Gallery Nights. However, my experience as a curator for Art Show
in a historic chapel in The Netherlands, taught me how interesting and
inspiring creating shows with the works of other artists can be.
My goal is to have a show by one or more 'guest'
artists twice a year.
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After her successful debut during last
years December Art Crawl, Frans Beelen (from my native country Holland) is
back with a new collection of her amazing soft jewelry. Frans began her
career as a jeweler with traditional materials like silver, gold and
gemstones. Unsatisfied with the somewhat cold and hard feel of these metals
she started experimenting with different materials. Now she sculpts the
shape of her necklaces out of velvets and silks, incorporating not only
semi-precious stones but such wide ranging materials as corals, fossils,
found shells, driftwood, feathers and furs. This results in totally unique,
colorful and very feminine (although sometimes distinctly wild) pieces of
jewelry that will not let you pass unnoticed when wearing them!
In 2007 her work will be exhibited at the Museum of Fashion in Hasselt,
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New to Polderland Gallery is Rebecca Crowell.
With galleries in New York,
Arizona and Minneapolis selling her work, I feel quite honored that she
answered positively to my request to show her work in my gallery.
During the December Art Crawl I will show a collection of smaller abstract
paintings in oil on panel by her. Although totally abstract, her works evoke
a strong sense of nature. She translates her close observations of nature
into layers of translucent colors and movements that are monumental even in
the small size panels. Even though her method of painting includes such
rough and unusual tools as metal pot scrubbers, dish brushes and scrapers,
the result is a painting surface that is smooth as satin and that breathes a
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Another new name to Polderland Gallery is Kristine Kjos. Kristine moved from Milwaukee to Alma WI, 9 years ago where
she owns what I think is by far the most beautiful art/home décor store of
Wisconsin. A multi talent herself, excelling in interior design and styling,
she will show a collection of handmade scarves that are all unique pieces of
craftsmanship.
Composed of several fabrics with wonderful textures added, her scarves are
unusual, subtle and elegant.
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