Art, local
local artists showcasing their work July 16 to July 29, 2021
Nonprofit arts organization Legacy Learning Boone River Valley will be hosting the gallery showing Art, Local. Beginning July 16 through July 30, six artists originally from Webster City will be featured. Platinum Connect, a new business in town, will provide the space for the gallery showing at 620 Second Street from 5 to 7 pm each evening.
“This is an opportunity to see world known first class artists and their work. You’d expect to go to Chicago, London or Paris to view these works. This month they will be in Webster City, a town they lived in or still live in,” said Lindsay McCormick Welch, Legacy Learning Boone River Valley board member.
The artists include mixed media artist Roxane Hollosi, painted drawings artist Jo Ann Hendricks, metal sculpture and pottery artist Maureen Seamonds, clay sculpture artist Madalyn Loring Vorrie, sculpture artist Tim Adams and pottery artist Man Ho “Billy” Cho.
This event is made possible by local business sponsors Platinum Connect, Interior Spaces, SaveYour.Town and Produce Station Pottery & Ice House Gallery.
About the artists:
Roxane Hollosi https://roxanehollosi.com/
Roxane is an Atlanta based, multi-disciplinary artist for the past 14 years. Originally from Webster City, daughter of Glenn and Joan Olson; her early years were influenced by the Native American peoples living near her in the prairie towns of southwest Minnesota. She credits her strong Spiritual Earth connection and often her color palette to the indigenous culture she experienced in these formative years.
Roxane was awarded the top honor, (The JP Anderson-Best in Design prize) upon graduation from ISU. She then moved to Boston to work and continue her studies at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts. Roxane creates both 2D and 3D works. The foundation of her work is an exploration of the nature in her, and around her and the energies it emanates.
Gallery Representation: KAI LIN ART, Atlanta.
Jo Ann Hendricks www.joannhendricks.com
My drawings are selected from a large collection of works created in sessions with live models in a studio environment. I purposely manipulate proportions. I never intend to make a drawing look like the model’s facial features. The only portrait element I want to capture is attitude or expression. Everything I do is to make a composition…not a likeness.
The artworks in this exhibit I refer to as painted drawings. The original drawings were selected from a large collection amassed from years of my participation in a weekly life drawing co-operative. The forms are instantly recognized as feminine portrayal but by adding the element of color the viewer can first easily settle on the vibrancy of the hue. The untraditional color choice for human depiction also permits the viewer to move beyond stereotypical assumption of race and ethnicity. The use of primary colors makes the statement that humans are human regardless of skin color. The drawing process simplifies yet exaggerates the model’s pose to achieve a purposeful composition. The exaggeration of proportion allows for a perception of humor.
Maureen Seamonds http://www.producestationpottery.com/
Maureen Seamonds has the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree from the University of Iowa, a Master’s in Art (MA) from Iowa State University and a BA in Art Education also from Iowa State University. She also attended Northwest Missouri State University. She has taught at Iowa State University, Drake University and the Blanden Museum in addition to Iowa Central where she is currently the Art Program Coordinator. She represented Iowa Central in the Leadership Institute for a New Century Iowa State University Professional Studies Program and has been a guest lecturer and juror throughout Iowa. She received the Leading the Way Award, News Channel 8 for her work with the Blanden Museum art programs for youth at risk.
An entrepreneurial spirit, Maureen has founded three corporations, The Produce Station Studios, MyMedMart and MCubed Medical. Maureen teaches Drawing, Ceramics, Design and Sculpture classes and has been recognized as a Master Teacher. She has exhibited her work in ceramics and metal sculpture throughout the nation and has received Public Art commissions. She works in her studio, (The Produce Station) an historic building in Webster City when she is not in the classroom. Her passion is to create a teaching environment where student creativity in the arts flourishes and provides the impetus to achieve a fulfilled, creative life.
Tim Adams https://tim7369.wixsite.com/timadams
Tim Adams is a 1985 Landscape Architecture graduate of Iowa State University and is a Registered Professional Landscape Architect. Tim owns Stony Creek Landscapes, Inc., Webster City, Iowa, a full-service landscape design/build firm. Tim is a lifelong student of the arts. His career has been built around creating and installing "One Off" sculptures and designs for gardens, entry features, parks, churches, municipalities, and schools. Tim's primary medium is weathered steel, stainless steel, aluminum, acrylic sheet/lexan, and native limestone.
Tim's inspiration comes from his professional training in Landscape Architecture and Horticulture. Natural landforms and native plants are the starting points for Tim's sculpture concepts. To foster sustainability Tim strives to incorporate recycled metals and repurposed materials when practicable. His works are designed and constructed to be stout, long term installations with little or no maintenance needed.
Man Ho Billy Cho http://billychoceramcis.com/
Billy was the professional artist and studio manager at Produce Station Pottery 2009-2013. He taught classes Iowa Central Community College and created many hand-crafted pieces of pottery. He has his Master of Fine Art from the University of Iowa and is working in other mediums including metal properties creating one of a kind artistic bicycles. His functional work can be viewed at this gallery showing.
Madalyn Loring Vorrie http://www.madalynloring.com/
Madalyn Vorrie is a ceramic artist and art educator from Des Moines, IA. She is currently a High School Art teacher. Madalyn received her BFA in ceramics and BA in art education from the University of Northern Iowa. She was an emerging artist at the Marion Arts Festival in 2019, Des Moines Arts Festival in 2017, and her work has been in many exhibitions, most recently her solo exhibition: “Regain" at the Chadima Gallery, the Octagonal: The All-Media Exhibit at the Octagon Center for the Arts, Topeka Competition 33 at the Alice C. Sabatini Gallery and Fresh Work at the Arts Center of Saint Peter. Madalyn's abstract ceramic sculptures often take on imaginative alien plant forms which derive from nature.
About the sponsors:
Platinum Connect
Platinum Connect is the communications leader of Internet, Cable TV, Telephone and tech support services. We proudly serve the community of Webster City, Iowa
Interior Spaces http://shopinteriorspaces.com/
Exceptional Service, Quality and Style isn't just a tagline at Interior Spaces, it's a way of life. Kevin and the staff are experts at design. They take the time to get to know you so they can better plan for the home of your dreams.
Interior Spaces carries names you know and trust, like Mohawk Carpets, PPG Pittsburgh Paints, Florida Tile, Scott Living mattresses, and Flexsteel, Norwalk, and Best furniture.
Interior Spaces carries a wide selection of styles and prices on the showroom floor. Can't locate exactly what you're looking for? Special orders are easy and arrive in 30-60 days.
SaveYour.Town
SaveYour.Town believes small towns can be saved by their own people using their existing assets. Deb Brown and Becky McCray joined forces in May 2015 to help small towns and rural communities thrive. They deliver speeches and presentations internationally, lead site visits and community brainstorming sessions, and create online videos and short courses of practical steps that can be put into action right away.
Produce Station Pottery and Ice House Gallery
The Produce Station Inc. was first opened in 1990 by three founders, Maureen Seamonds, Betty Guyler, and JoAnn Hendricks. It included three artist studios and had a small sales gallery. It closed in 2000 and remained as Maureen's private studio. In 2010 The Produce Station Pottery re-opened with a fully equipped professional pottery studio, teaching space, sales gallery and art garden. The gallery is now called the Ice House Gallery and regularly exhibits the work of regional artists.
For more information contact:
Maureen Seamonds
515-835-0497
maureenseamonds@me.com
“This is an opportunity to see world known first class artists and their work. You’d expect to go to Chicago, London or Paris to view these works. This month they will be in Webster City, a town they lived in or still live in,” said Lindsay McCormick Welch, Legacy Learning Boone River Valley board member.
The artists include mixed media artist Roxane Hollosi, painted drawings artist Jo Ann Hendricks, metal sculpture and pottery artist Maureen Seamonds, clay sculpture artist Madalyn Loring Vorrie, sculpture artist Tim Adams and pottery artist Man Ho “Billy” Cho.
This event is made possible by local business sponsors Platinum Connect, Interior Spaces, SaveYour.Town and Produce Station Pottery & Ice House Gallery.
About the artists:
Roxane Hollosi https://roxanehollosi.com/
Roxane is an Atlanta based, multi-disciplinary artist for the past 14 years. Originally from Webster City, daughter of Glenn and Joan Olson; her early years were influenced by the Native American peoples living near her in the prairie towns of southwest Minnesota. She credits her strong Spiritual Earth connection and often her color palette to the indigenous culture she experienced in these formative years.
Roxane was awarded the top honor, (The JP Anderson-Best in Design prize) upon graduation from ISU. She then moved to Boston to work and continue her studies at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts. Roxane creates both 2D and 3D works. The foundation of her work is an exploration of the nature in her, and around her and the energies it emanates.
Gallery Representation: KAI LIN ART, Atlanta.
Jo Ann Hendricks www.joannhendricks.com
My drawings are selected from a large collection of works created in sessions with live models in a studio environment. I purposely manipulate proportions. I never intend to make a drawing look like the model’s facial features. The only portrait element I want to capture is attitude or expression. Everything I do is to make a composition…not a likeness.
The artworks in this exhibit I refer to as painted drawings. The original drawings were selected from a large collection amassed from years of my participation in a weekly life drawing co-operative. The forms are instantly recognized as feminine portrayal but by adding the element of color the viewer can first easily settle on the vibrancy of the hue. The untraditional color choice for human depiction also permits the viewer to move beyond stereotypical assumption of race and ethnicity. The use of primary colors makes the statement that humans are human regardless of skin color. The drawing process simplifies yet exaggerates the model’s pose to achieve a purposeful composition. The exaggeration of proportion allows for a perception of humor.
Maureen Seamonds http://www.producestationpottery.com/
Maureen Seamonds has the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree from the University of Iowa, a Master’s in Art (MA) from Iowa State University and a BA in Art Education also from Iowa State University. She also attended Northwest Missouri State University. She has taught at Iowa State University, Drake University and the Blanden Museum in addition to Iowa Central where she is currently the Art Program Coordinator. She represented Iowa Central in the Leadership Institute for a New Century Iowa State University Professional Studies Program and has been a guest lecturer and juror throughout Iowa. She received the Leading the Way Award, News Channel 8 for her work with the Blanden Museum art programs for youth at risk.
An entrepreneurial spirit, Maureen has founded three corporations, The Produce Station Studios, MyMedMart and MCubed Medical. Maureen teaches Drawing, Ceramics, Design and Sculpture classes and has been recognized as a Master Teacher. She has exhibited her work in ceramics and metal sculpture throughout the nation and has received Public Art commissions. She works in her studio, (The Produce Station) an historic building in Webster City when she is not in the classroom. Her passion is to create a teaching environment where student creativity in the arts flourishes and provides the impetus to achieve a fulfilled, creative life.
Tim Adams https://tim7369.wixsite.com/timadams
Tim Adams is a 1985 Landscape Architecture graduate of Iowa State University and is a Registered Professional Landscape Architect. Tim owns Stony Creek Landscapes, Inc., Webster City, Iowa, a full-service landscape design/build firm. Tim is a lifelong student of the arts. His career has been built around creating and installing "One Off" sculptures and designs for gardens, entry features, parks, churches, municipalities, and schools. Tim's primary medium is weathered steel, stainless steel, aluminum, acrylic sheet/lexan, and native limestone.
Tim's inspiration comes from his professional training in Landscape Architecture and Horticulture. Natural landforms and native plants are the starting points for Tim's sculpture concepts. To foster sustainability Tim strives to incorporate recycled metals and repurposed materials when practicable. His works are designed and constructed to be stout, long term installations with little or no maintenance needed.
Man Ho Billy Cho http://billychoceramcis.com/
Billy was the professional artist and studio manager at Produce Station Pottery 2009-2013. He taught classes Iowa Central Community College and created many hand-crafted pieces of pottery. He has his Master of Fine Art from the University of Iowa and is working in other mediums including metal properties creating one of a kind artistic bicycles. His functional work can be viewed at this gallery showing.
Madalyn Loring Vorrie http://www.madalynloring.com/
Madalyn Vorrie is a ceramic artist and art educator from Des Moines, IA. She is currently a High School Art teacher. Madalyn received her BFA in ceramics and BA in art education from the University of Northern Iowa. She was an emerging artist at the Marion Arts Festival in 2019, Des Moines Arts Festival in 2017, and her work has been in many exhibitions, most recently her solo exhibition: “Regain" at the Chadima Gallery, the Octagonal: The All-Media Exhibit at the Octagon Center for the Arts, Topeka Competition 33 at the Alice C. Sabatini Gallery and Fresh Work at the Arts Center of Saint Peter. Madalyn's abstract ceramic sculptures often take on imaginative alien plant forms which derive from nature.
About the sponsors:
Platinum Connect
Platinum Connect is the communications leader of Internet, Cable TV, Telephone and tech support services. We proudly serve the community of Webster City, Iowa
Interior Spaces http://shopinteriorspaces.com/
Exceptional Service, Quality and Style isn't just a tagline at Interior Spaces, it's a way of life. Kevin and the staff are experts at design. They take the time to get to know you so they can better plan for the home of your dreams.
Interior Spaces carries names you know and trust, like Mohawk Carpets, PPG Pittsburgh Paints, Florida Tile, Scott Living mattresses, and Flexsteel, Norwalk, and Best furniture.
Interior Spaces carries a wide selection of styles and prices on the showroom floor. Can't locate exactly what you're looking for? Special orders are easy and arrive in 30-60 days.
SaveYour.Town
SaveYour.Town believes small towns can be saved by their own people using their existing assets. Deb Brown and Becky McCray joined forces in May 2015 to help small towns and rural communities thrive. They deliver speeches and presentations internationally, lead site visits and community brainstorming sessions, and create online videos and short courses of practical steps that can be put into action right away.
Produce Station Pottery and Ice House Gallery
The Produce Station Inc. was first opened in 1990 by three founders, Maureen Seamonds, Betty Guyler, and JoAnn Hendricks. It included three artist studios and had a small sales gallery. It closed in 2000 and remained as Maureen's private studio. In 2010 The Produce Station Pottery re-opened with a fully equipped professional pottery studio, teaching space, sales gallery and art garden. The gallery is now called the Ice House Gallery and regularly exhibits the work of regional artists.
For more information contact:
Maureen Seamonds
515-835-0497
maureenseamonds@me.com
We have weekend workshops, evening sessions, and daytime offerings so you can find an option that works for you. Whether you are a veteran Legacy Leaning workshop taker or a “newbie,” we have room for you!
If all this seclusion has taught us anything, we realize the importance of creativity and community in our lives. Legacy Learning will be here for you to help you realize those dreams of a more thoughtful, centered life when our busy lives resume in the new paradigm.
We have realized how essential it is to be able to provide our artists with a living wage when they give so generously of their time and talents and we also know that there are many learners who will need assistance to connect with us register for a workshop with one of our amazing artists.
With your support we can keep our workshops growing and offer opportunities for students and artists to connect in beautiful, unique environments, deepen their understanding of themselves and the world around them and build a supportive creative community. We want to have fun again and we want you to join us!
Check out our membership categories and choose one that fits you. Remember we have volunteer opportunities for hosting that includes access to the workshop for free.
At Legacy Learning Boone River Valley, we offer a variety of affordable instruction based on one to three-day classes taught by an experienced staff of visiting craftsmen, artists and tradesmen. We strive to bring the time-honored traditions and legacies of this great region into a relaxing, retreat style setting.
Workshops are partially made available by grant funding from organizations like:
Iowa Arts Council/Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
Webster City, Iowa Hotel Motel Grants
Hamilton County Tourism Hotel Motel Grants
Arts Midwest
Iowa Arts Council/Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
Webster City, Iowa Hotel Motel Grants
Hamilton County Tourism Hotel Motel Grants
Arts Midwest
Our thanks to Hamilton County Tourism Hotel /Motel Tax for the Physical Improvement Grant Program. New signage was made for Briggs Woods Park to direct our visitors to the cabins.
Check out Free Programming offered by Hamilton County Conservation!
Artist in Residence Program with Facebook Journalism Project
Legacy Learning Boone River Valley, the Daily Freeman Journal and SaveYour.town partnered together to bring international photographer Brendan Hoffman from Kiev, Ukraine to town for an artist residency with the Daily Freeman Journal. Brendan also had a gallery showing of his work around the War in Ukraine. Part of this project was funded by Facebook Journalism Project. Deb Brown, cofounder of SaveYour.Town also did an Embedded Community Experience. You can read her final report below. The images below are pictures Brendan took while covering the war, an ad for his workshop in Webster City and one with Deb Brown.
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