{"title":"This is the Way: A Study in Maps","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"144\" data-end=\"546\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"144\" data-end=\"180\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/0844\/0092\/files\/20260606_112800.jpg?v=1780774674\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"144\" data-end=\"546\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"144\" data-end=\"180\"\u003eThis is the Way: A Study in Maps\u003c\/strong\u003e explores the idea that maps are more than tools for navigation, they are records of memory, identity, movement, and meaning. This collection interprets maps not only as physical representations of place, but as emotional and symbolic pathways: the routes we travel, the histories we inherit, the connections we forge, and the unseen landscapes we carry within us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"548\" data-end=\"868\"\u003eInspired by cartography in all its forms, from topographical lines and celestial charts to genealogies and “maps of the heart,” these works reimagine mapping as both art and storytelling. Each piece becomes its own journey, inviting the viewer to consider direction, discovery, and what it truly means to find one’s way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"548\" data-end=\"868\"\u003eOpen June 5th-July 31st\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"exploring-forms-and-patterns","title":"Exploring Forms and Patterns Sculpture Set","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Exploring Forms and Patterns\". Sculpture (set of 3) of polymer clay figures by Exhibiting Mixed-Media Artist, Adriana Natusch. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFigure A- 4.25\"x4.25\"x6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFigure B- 4.25\"x4.25\"x5.25\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFigure C- 4.25\"x4.25\"x6.75\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\"Maps can chart more than geography; they can also trace a creative journey. This trio explores playful patterns and colors, organic forms, movement, and unexpected outcomes as reflections of my artistic process. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003eImperfections are intentionally embraced as part of the final aesthetic, allowing each piece to become a personal map of intuition, discovery, and transformation.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Natusch, Adriana","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54030452982044,"sku":"1040-30799","price":1750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/0844\/0092\/files\/EA96AB26-AC19-4045-A699-171757A4D41B.png?v=1778861618"},{"product_id":"globe","title":"Globe","description":"\u003cp\u003eClay Globe by Exhibiting Artist Member Doug Bringle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeasures: 6.25”H x 5”W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cspan\u003eAs a kid I liked looking at maps and globes, seeing the whole world with the countries and the waters represented.  When I was in grammer school my dad, who was a navigator in the Air Force, brought home a huge wooden map of the world...it was at least 7 feet high and 10 feet across, that they were getting rid of at the base.  My parents put it in the bedroom my brother and I shared and it took up a whole wall.  It was like treasure to me having that map.  My sister when she was in sixth grade made a three dimensional map of the state of California with it's coast line and mountains and valleys and rivers out of a salt dough she applied to a long board and then painted.  It was so big my parents had to drive it to school for her.  I was amazed at her creativity.   When I started working in clay one of the first complicated projects I made was this little globe of the earth.  I tried to glaze it so that it looked reasonably earth-like.  It's almost 30 years old.  I still like maps and globes.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bringle, Douglas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54108189229340,"sku":"219-89229","price":105.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/0844\/0092\/files\/20228163-6D53-4749-91DE-5DAC47C02DCC.png?v=1778786293"},{"product_id":"cedar-key","title":"Cedar Key","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Cedar Key\". 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The bees are torch fired glass, repurposed pine. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasures: 12.25\"x12.25\"x2.5\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe “Way” of honey bees from hive to the garden and beyond, then back to the hive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWithout our flowering plants, the honey bees would not be able to collect\u003cbr\u003e   the pollen and nectar they need for food.\u003cbr\u003eThe nurse bees build a comb so that the forager bees can collect and\u003cbr\u003e   deposit the nectar into the comb cells.\u003cbr\u003eMy inspiration for this “Map” is my backyard where my husband has\u003cbr\u003e   five bee hives. 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The experience showed me what your heart can do and what you can continue doing once your heart is fixed.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Norrell, Louise","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54111178064156,"sku":"313-78064","price":262.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/0844\/0092\/files\/BB720298-8E19-4F83-BBA1-EDB512DE7113.png?v=1778864183"},{"product_id":"detour-pndt","title":"\"Detour\" Pendant","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Detour\". Pendant. Vitreous enamel Cloisonne, sterling silver and Cubic Zirconia by artist in jewelry Mana Hewitt. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasures: 1.75\"x3.75\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Detour is inspired by the map of our lives. 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With map-inspired textures and hand heat-colored titanium, this piece is about connection to place, memory, and the feeling of always finding your way back home to The Blue Ridge Mountains.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kay, Ilene","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54130728534300,"sku":"1002-34300","price":733.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/0844\/0092\/files\/F3DC4408-F846-4B89-B5BB-0C8D3119EF57.png?v=1779982576"},{"product_id":"map-of-the-heart","title":"Map of the Heart","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Map of the Heart\" quilt by exhibiting Fiber Artist Sally Wincze. 36\"H x 40.5\"W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Our heart is the seat of our soul. It’s like a tree with roots in family, friends, truth and joy. 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They flutter out of rhythm and then fall in, all by heart. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scheer, Erika","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54160913563932,"sku":"1050-13563","price":3150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/0844\/0092\/files\/50C7E562-ADA2-4250-8F22-02B5ABC4C78A.png?v=1780594651"},{"product_id":"travellers-of-eternity","title":"Travellers of Eternity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Travelers of Eternity\" is a one of a kind pendant by Exhibiting Artist Member, Barbara McFadyen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eVitreous enamel on fine silver, setting in sterling silver and 14k gold. 18KY gold plated chain on 18-20” adjustable hollow Rolo chain.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e50mm H x 53mm W x 5mm D\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eTravelers of Eternity\u003cbr\u003eI have had a lifelong affinity to the art of Japan and the unique aesthetic of Shibusa\u003cbr\u003eexpressed within the many exquisite works and mediums of Japanese art. In particular, I\u003cbr\u003ehave always loved the Japanese scrolls and the elegant Haiku often written upon them.\u003cbr\u003eAs Shakespeare is to theatre and Michaelangelo is to sculpture, the famous Haiku poet Matsuo Bashō, (1644-97), is widely considered the greatest haiku poet of all time, both in the range and quality of his poetry. My piece created for this exhibition was inspired by the first few lines of a journal entry written by Bashō while on an extended spiritual journey.\u003cbr\u003e“Days and Months are Travelers of eternity. So are the years that pass by. Those who steer a boat across the sea or drive a horse over the earth till they succumb to the weight of the years, spend every minute of their lives travelling”.\u003cbr\u003eThis observation by Bashō resonated with me and felt particularly appropriate to the theme of Finding the Way, inspiring me to create this piece. The boat is a universally understood symbol of navigation, journeys, and finding the way to somewhere known or unknown. This imagery of a boat crossing open waters was translated into vitreous enamel and inspired by vintage Japanese Kimono pattern books that I have been collecting for many years. The pearl drop on this pendant adds an appropriate accent. Born of the sea, pearls were a unique symbol often used in the Georgian and Victorian period’s Mourning and Sentimental Jewelry as a reference to tears shed in remembrance for those who were loved and lost. The final detail includes the first two lines of Bashō’s reflections are handwritten in China paint of the back of the piece.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"McFadyen, Barbara","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54160948691228,"sku":"690-48691","price":1569.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/0844\/0092\/files\/C3D56CB5-7466-4185-92E6-FA3AD8DC703E.png?v=1780675099"},{"product_id":"3-mountain-ridgeline","title":"3-Mountain Ridgeline","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"3-Mountain Ridgeline\". Handcrafted by Exhibiting Artists in Clay, Julie and Tyrone Larson. 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Handcrafted by Exhibiting Artists in Clay, Julie and Tyrone Larson. Clay, dried\/preserved Trachelium, alcohol ink.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e19\"H x 12\"W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e**In-store pickup only**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eGeologic formations and the rock stratifications of cuts along expressways have always fascinated me as one of Nature's finest artistic achievements.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eMy graduate thesis and show at Wayne State University in Detroit focused on coil pots and my early \"Strata Pots\" were based on these rock formations, mineral deposits, and mountain upheavals.  I am again doing a new series of Strata Pots. 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