Artisans Out and About

Winter is frequently thought of as a time of year when things slow down, but not for our artisans.  Right now two Village Artisans have work hanging in galleries around the area. 

Current member, Scott Stolsenberg has teamed up with fellow photographer and former Village Artisan member, Talitha Greene for an exhibit called Through The Lens. Their photography will be on display through March in the Glen Helen Atrium Gallery. 

Pete Mitas once again has had a piece chosen for the 25th Annual Dayton Area Works on Paper.  You may recall that a couple of years ago Pete took home a prize for his piece in this show.   This year's Works on Paper exhibit will be on display through February 27th at the Rosewood Arts Center. 

Congratulations Pete

We know things have been quiet on the blog front for Village Artisans, but that's only because our artisans have been busy doing what we do best....MAKING ART. 

We are extremely excited to share some exciting news about artisan, Pete Mitas. He took the award for the Most Creative Use of Paper at the Rosewood Arts Center's Annual Dayton's Area Works on Paper exhibition. 

"Urban Scrawl" won the Most Creative Use of Paper award at the 22nd Annual Dayton Area Works on Paper exhibition. The exhibition is open to the public until March 9th at the Rosewood Arts Centre, 2655 Olsen Drive in Kettering.

 

Pete Mitas, a member of Village Artisans in Yellow Springs, hand colored both sides of artist trading cards with bold patterns and built the structure to enable the viewer to see each side of as many cards as possible. The design on each side of a card took 20 to 30 minutes to do and the structure was completed on and off over a period of three months. The work was completed only when Pete ran out of clips he used to connect the cards together.

 

Congratulations Pete!

Third Friday

Come out to Village Artisans this Friday evening for Third Friday. We'll be holding a reception for our very own Pete Mitas. Meet Pete and learn about more about how he creates these amazing pieces.

Meet Pete Mitas

Handcrafted, Unconventional, Colorful, Bold art, jewelry, and crafts.

I’ve enjoyed creating many forms of art since I was young. Combining different materials and using color, line, and shape to create something new has always fascinated me.

For the past few years this passion has been expressed by creating enamel jewelry and art.

Enameling is a process that involves melting colored glass onto metal at 1500^o in a kiln. My art is made using glass, metal, wood, stone, and art panels.

Pete's Etsy store: http://www.etsy.com/shop/primalorigins

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