If you love to see flowers and have no time to weed seed or water Artist miChelle M. Vara from Ballard Road Art Studio Gallery has got the perfect solution. miChelle has created giant tulips with bee’s to join in color with Albany Spring Tulip Fest fun. The tulip sculptures are better than 6’ and made with re-purposed metals, garden tools, finished in vibrant color and can be displayed outdoors.
The work is on display for the festival….
Alice in Wonderland tulips & bees
Close up
This artist exploration came in to being when the storm Sandy hit the coast of New Jersey and my home town Ortley Beach got wiped off the map! The tragic loss of friends’, homes, lively hoods and businesses, began my trip down memory lane.
These events made me think and connect to so many childhood formative experiences. This stimulated the newly created series of paintings and sculpture in retrospective to a people, lifestyle of the beach, ocean and boardwalk.
The story or line of thought for this piece-
11 years ago my father passed away. His last request was that we as a family make our last trek down the seacoast stopping at all the beaches, light houses, boardwalks and seaside communities, just as we did each year as children when my parents’ beach businesses season closed.
This trip not only ended up being emotional but magical-!
The bottle contents were acquired throughout the trip. The contents carry memories, emotion, and spirit. I assembled and chose them through meditation and chanting prayer. the upward piece is kinetic and moves.
the series has 7 completed pieces and 5 in the works I will post pictures as I go so please stop back. Thanks
Venilia #717
Venilia #717
Venilia #717
Venilia #717
Venilia #717
“Child of the sea”.
Please join us at Espressohuis in Schuylerville NY
April 1st to May 31st 2013
to view the-
Hudson Crossing Recycled Art- Salon Show
31 Ferry Street, Schuylerville NY
Saturday Night- 2012 is a 12″ musician made of recycled bicycle parts welded.
I enjoyed the re-acquaintance with Pastor Jason Proctor of the Espressohuis, as I installed 2 small sculpture pieces. The space overlooking the water has good coffee with deep and smooth flavor for us coffee hounds, but also lends its self-atmosphere for art to engage and expose good conversation in a free environment outside the gallery or museum.
And if you’re out cruz’in for the day there’s also General Knox and the Train of Artillery sculpture stop on Rt 4 headed towards Gansevoort NY to stop and see.
Pick up your free post card!
TON UP – 9/2012, Owned by: C.L.W., Re-cycled Metals, welded.
A big Thank you goes to John and Phyllis Borel, (Hudson Crossing Park Art Committee) and Pastor Jason Proctor.
TON UP detail Photo Owned by : C.L.W.
Sculpture Definitions: Refers to a motorcycle being ridden at 100 mph or over.
17”h x 15”d x 24”l
Metals welded and finished in Wax.
Photo reference of motorcycle racing.
The words of Rabindranth Tagore from the book Final Poems.
Make me feel, cutting straight to emotion.
“Fifty Four” 30″x8″
Rabindranath’s writings – Book: Final Poems
Were translated into English by Wendy Barker & Saranindrath Tagore.
I found this so stimulating to think on-
The first intimation of this profound philosophical change in Rabindranath’s thinking can be traced to On My Birthday 20; here, he creates a remarkable image of language in process of losing its power of signification and sharply criticizes the view that language can uncover the nature of Being:
# 350 Intimation
Metal sculpture detail.
Today I imagine the words of countless
Languages to be suddenly fetterless-
After long incarceration
In the fortress of grammar, suddenly up in rebellion.
Maddened by stamp-stamping
Of unmitigated regimented drilling.
They have jumped the constrains of sentence
To seek free expression in a world rid of intelligence,
Snapping the chains of sense in sarcasm
And ridicule of literary decorum.
Currently there are newly 12 finished pieces of sculpture using recycled metal.
The largest one as of now is 3 foot.
I have many more drawings & ideas to solidify.
I have started collecting parts to expand the langue and dialog.
I spent a week taking the sculpture to different sites and photographing them.
The backgrounds I put them in were very interesting.
The process was an enhancement of my photographic skills and I got to look at the work from a new perspective. I have really enjoyed the focus and time spent. 
History saved-
The cast iron posts are from a demo in Albany. It has been told to me they are from the 1800′s.
They are now re-worked and erected as a pergola at a home over looking Lake George NY.
The wood slats for top will be installed in the spring.
We have more antique post available if your interested please contact- Ballard Road Art Studio Gallery.
Antique Cast Iron Fluted Posts re-worked to pergola
Chad Wilson Welding the custom fabricated structure for Pergola.
Cast Iron Antique Posts re-worked to be a Pergola over looking the outstanding view of Lake George NY.
Contemporary visual art.
Opening reception December 7th 2012 5 to 9pm.
Exhibition runs: December 7 – January 26th 2013
This is a just completed pc so a name has not been confirmed.
“From Raw To Refined”
-Opening Reception November 2nd- 5 to 9 pm at the Albany Center Gallery. Show will run October 16th to November 17th, 2012.From Raw to Refined, Albany Center Gallery’s next show, will be up on October 16. It is the first all sculpture show, featuring the work of a diverse group of artists–Harold Gubnitsky, Paul Kant, Jason Schultz, and miChelle Vara.
