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Gallery 302 - Art in Bloom
Inspired by the Art in Bloom show at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, members of the Lake Region Garden Club collaborate with Gallery 302 artists to mount their own version of the popular exhibit.  In July, when local gardens are usually at their prime, pieces of art in the gallery are selected from all of the different mediums, including paintings, jewelry, pottery, woodwork, glass and other 3-D art, to be the inspiration for 10 floral displays.
Ten teams of gardeners have two weeks to design their arrangements, choose plant materials, and create their floral responses to the art pieces. The resulting exhibit is a lively display of color, design, wit, and creativity. Because of the transient nature of the plant materials, the exhibit lasts only two days, but on the Saturday of the show the garden club and Gallery 302 host a “fancy” tea. It is a hat and glove affair when artists, gardeners, and gallery visitors can celebrate the creations of the summer season.
Elna Stone, both artist and gardener, coordinates the Art in Bloom exhibit.
2009 Artists and Floral Designers:
ART IN BLOOM – 2009
Medium Title Artist Garden Club Designer
Acrylics ““Mother” Bunnies “ Donna Lacey-Derstine Toni Struther
Photography “Waiting for Summer” K. Alton Spencor Judy Alderman
Silk/Marker “Greenbeans” Joan Bellucci Shannon Slayton
Watercolor “Highland Lake Boathouse” Elna Stone Mary Lou Moulton
Watercolor “Off Season” Bonnie Clymer Joan Erier
Pine Needle “Daylily Garden” Corine Martin Susan Wallace
Metal Craft “Copper Oil Lamp” Laurie Hutchisen Marilyn McGuire &
Carol Lee Sawyer
Puzzle “Jack and Jill” Elaine Lemieux
Stoneware “Colander/green” Kathy McGreavey Dot Kimball
Acrylic “Portsmouth Harbor” Burt Kenty Mary Ann Fasulo
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