‘En plein aire’ art, wood-turned vessels to go on display in Morro Bay
‘Los Osos Back Bay.’ Image is copyrighted and courtesy of Mimi Whitney-Hafft.
Exhibits run Aug. 10 – Sept. 18
– The Morro Bay Art Association will present the art exhibit, The Lazy Days of Summer. Artists were asked to create artworks en plein aire, (French for outdoors) inspired by the scenery and colorful wildlife found throughout the landscapes of the Central Coast.
The Morro Bay Art Association will also present a juried show of the Central Coast Woodturners. This non-themed show will focus on selected wood-turned artwork. Both shows will be on display from Aug. 10, through Sept. 18.
The CCW became a chapter of the American Association of Woodturners in Sept. 1991. Both organizations are dedicated to advancing the art and craft of woodturning.
Woodturning is the craft of using a wood lathe with hand-held tools to cut a shape that is symmetrical around an axis of rotation. Like the potter’s wheel, the wood lathe is a simple mechanism that can generate a variety of forms limited only by the imagination of the artist or craftsperson.
The Central Coast Woodturners group has a working relationship with the Marian Regional Medical Center Foundation and Beads of Courage supplying lidded bowls and wig trees to both children and seniors dealing with cancer on the Central Coast.
The Lazy Days of Summer, in conjunction with the wood-turned vessels, bowls, and other three-dimensional artwork presented by Central Coast Woodturners, will be on display in both galleries from Aug. 10, through Sept. 18. The opening reception is Sunday, Aug. 13, from 2-4 p.m. and the public is invited. Art Center Morro Bay is open daily from 12 – 4 p.m.
