By Kara McIntosh
There’s a new face in the crowd in this weekend’s group show at the Mad and Noisy Gallery.
Called “Musings,” the show will feature seven artists who work in a variety of media from oil and acrylic painting, to jewellery, photography and ceramics.
Six of the artists are Mad and Noisy regulars: Peter Adams, Norma Lee, Kaz Jones, Rosemary Hasner, Jennifer Wolfe and Sylvie Deraps.
New to the gallery is Marcelina Salazar. Originally from Colombia, Marcelina now lives in Chatsworth as a full-time studio potter. She creates pieces with a strong sense of function and a simplicity of form.
Gallery owner/operator, Lyne Burek, first met Marcelina a year and a half ago when Marcelina visited the Gallery on her way to Toronto. They struck up a conversation and Lyne asked to see some of her work.
“She had work in her car because she was on her way to deliver it to another gallery, so I was lucky to be able to see it right then and there,” Lyne said.
Lyne loved Marcelina’s work and vowed to keep in touch with the young artist. Last fall, the two reconnected and now, Marcelina is part of this show.
The Mad and Noisy Gallery will be mounting four new shows this year which keep Lyne and her husband and business partner, Rick Burek, very busy. It typically takes four to six months to organize this type of show for the gallery.
“We first decide on the artists and the different mediums we’d like to have in the show. Then, we send the artists requests and ask them to confirm their participation so that we can decide on the overall compatibility of the group,” explained Lyne.
It’s up to each artist to choose their own work to display and sell based on a theme. Lyne and Rick prepare the gallery, regularly re-painting or moving art works around the space to set up the shows themselves.
“We reserve two special walls in the Gallery for shows, as well as the main front window,” explained Lyne. “Otherwise, our Gallery operates as usual with works by the artists we represent on display and for sale.”
“Musings” officially opens this Saturday, April 19 with a reception from 2 to 4 pm, when the artists will be in attendance. It runs until Sunday, May 18.