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The mission of the Zanesville Appalachian Arts
Project (Z.A.A.P.) is to unite artists/crafts persons and
connect them to the community. Z.A.A.P. is a non-profit
organization of artists and arts advocates interested in
cultivating and supporting the artists and arts of
southeastern Ohio by offering the opportunity to meet,
network, exhibit and participate in the aesthetic development
of their neighborhoods. |
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Z.A.A.P.
P.O. Box 171
Zanesville, OH 43702
E-mail: zaapmail@yahoo.com
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| Vase in Place Project |
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By Kathy Campbell
ticopublishing.kathy@earthlink.net
The following is part of a series of articles that The
Zanesville-Muskingum Advertiser is publishing in support of the Vase in Place Project featuring the participating artists and their sponsors.
The Weller inspired, Vase in Place project is a collaborative effort designed to help the Appalachian Pottery Guild, The Artists Colony of Zanesville and a Weller Museum in the former Weller Pottery manufacturing facility. To sponsor a vase or volunteer as an artist call The Muskingum County Community Foundation at (740) 453-5192.
For more information about becoming a sponsor, artist or to learn more about the project visit:
www.zanesville.org. The following artists are active members
of Z.A.A.P. - Check back for more articles and pictures. |
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Multi-disciplined artist, Marilyn Westgerdes, knew she wanted to depict the connotations of "family" on this vase sponsored by the Muskingum County Community Foundation. When David Mitzel, Executive Director of the MCCF, also suggested family as the theme, Marilyn knew she was on the right track. She describes herself as a spontaneous artist, once inspired she likes to dive in and work until a project's finished. This piece presented some new challenges for the artist, including paint that dried quicker than she was used to and designing the base so that it coordinated with the art. Marilyn spent about two weeks working
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The vase is located in front of the Muskingum County Community Foundation at 534 Putnam Avenue. The mission of the MCCF is to improve the quality of life and to serve the charitable needs of the community by attracting and administering charitable funds. Visit their website at
www.mccf.org for information on scholarships, grants, awards, the PURE center and more. |
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Linda Plants first saw an undecorated vase when the members of the Zanesville Appalachian Arts Project (ZAAP) were invited to a meeting at Alan Cottrill's studio. "It was a little overwhelming at first, however, I couldn't wait to get it into my studio." She said. "After Alan explained the project we were all a little stunned, but the vase has such a nice shape, it's so pleasant to look at."
Entitled 'Myriad Shapes of Floral', the vase Linda painted was sponsored by the Zanesville-Muskingum Advertiser and is located in front of their offices at 760 Linden Avenue in. |
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Zanesville. It's decorated in greens and pinks and was described by one viewer as "mysterious, like a lily creeping through water to the surface." Linda spent several days creating a design for the vase, sketching and thinking about how to paint it. "With something of this size I felt I needed to develop a plan and still allow the plan to evolve as it is created on the vase." Working around her full time job at the Zanesville-Muskingum Advertiser, Linda estimates it took about seven or eight days of evening work to complete the vase once the base coat was completed.
Ms. Plants has been the president of ZAAP for five years, you can see more of her work in the Advertiser office and at shows throughout the area. To learn more about becoming a member of
ZAAP, visit their website at www.zaapart.org |
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Ohio Pottery sponsored the vase painted by self-taught artist, Tanya Jones. Tanya recreated a look once used by the Roseville Pottery called Zephr Lily. She carved out the leaves and flowers for added dimension before painting the vase and then created her own swirling stencil as the finishing touch to the background. Ms. Jones said she heard about the vase project at a ZAAP (Zanesville Appalachian Artists Project) meeting and signed up immediately to paint this one. She worked on the vase for about four hours a day, five days a week for a month. Tanya's studio is located in the Artists Colony of Zanesville and she was the featured artist the First Friday event held in August.
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| Ohio Pottery is a family owned business located in Norwich at the intersection of routes 40 and 22, ten miles east of Zanesville. They carry a varied selection of pottery, giftware, lawn ornaments and decorative accessories, most locally made. In addition to Tanya's vase gracing their front entrance, there is a second vase painted by Brenda
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Artist, Susan Stubbins, was the first to sponsor and paint a vase for this exciting project. Entitled "Eyes of Illusion" her vase is located in front of Studio 202, a venue she shares with Susan Nash at 47 N. 4th Street in Zanesville. She says her inspiration for the piece came from nature.
"Many insects and birds have spots on their foliage or feathers that simulate eyes to fool predators." Ms. Stubbins said.
Susan was an art teacher for thirty years. |
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| Now retired and with an opportunity to pursue her own interests, her studio is filled with a wide selection of water color, mixed media and paper collage pieces. She explained that after teaching so many styles of art to her students, she is experimenting and finding the style that best expresses her. She has had Studio 202 for two years and occasionally gives lessons. Interested students should e-mail for availability at:
stubbins_s@sbcglobal.net. Studio 202 is open to the public during the week and on First Friday's. Susan's work will also be on display in a show at Marietta College beginning August 26th.. |
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The Community Bank
sponsored two vases, one for their branch in Crooksville and one
for the bank at North Point. Crooksville's vase was painted as a
collaborative effort between Alma Hoopes, Patty Boring, Susan
Wantz and Pat Colbert, all members of the Crooksville Arts
Council.
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presented the bank with pictures of Roseville Pottery pieces and
the bank selected this replica of dogwood flowers.
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artists on this vase were especially challenged by the fact that
the vase is displayed inside the bank, permitting even casual
viewing to be up close. |
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took the group about five weeks to complete the project, working
just a few hours per week. In order to make sure the vase looked
the same all the way around, each of them worked on each image
on the vase |
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| Patty Boring looked to history when she selected a theme for the vase she painted. It's located on the bridge outside Heritage Hall in Crooksville, once the site of the Crooksville train station. Patty had access to old pictures and newspapers of the station in operation as well as film of it being torn down so she drew from that to create this idyllic scene of a time past. She estimates is took a few months to complete the piece, she was undergoing chemotherapy at the time and worked only when she had the energy or the urge to paint. "It sat in my living room so long I was almost sad to finish it and see it go." Patty said. |
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| . The Clay Valley Foundation sponsored this vase as well as two others. A non-profit organization, the foundation's mission is to coordinate and redistribute charitable contributions to best benefit the citizens of Crooksville. They will be hosting the annual Fall Fest in October.
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