Hera Gallery

On Sunday, December 5th at 3:00pm Susan Sklarek will discuss the inter-relationship of art, craft and design within thewide range of applications for weaving. Examples of innovative contemporary work, both handmade and industrially produced, will be shown. Susan Sklarek received an MFA in Sculpture from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1978. Since 1980, she has been teaching weaving and textile courses at RISD at both beginning and advanced levels, including the use of 8-harness floor looms as well as 24-harness computer-interfaced dobby looms, training her students as both artists and designers. She worked for 8 years as the in-house designer for Stanley Woolen Mills, which produced fancy woolen fabrics for mens and women's apparel. Other freelance projects include working with the Josef & Anni Albers Foundation on the analysis and reproduction of Anni Albers' woven fabrics. In addition to design for industrial and hand production, her own work has also included wove...

Thank you to all who attended the Eccentric Fusion show on Sunday night! Although it was a short show, there was a great turnout and all seemed to enjoy the verity it had to offer. Thanks again to the contributing artists. Here are some photos from Sunday.

Here are some images from last months open mic night. This night features the work of local poets, musicians, writers, and more. It's held every third Thursday at Hera Gallery... Check it out!