Picture this: A beautiful raven hair woman is walking through the thick of the woods. It's almost twilight, it's a little misty. The bats just started to come out from their daytime slumber, and the crows are nesting down to sleep in the darkness. You see the woman walking towards you. She is astonishing, her hair seems to sparkle in the night air. Her dress is layers and layers of the thinnest fabric that seems to have been woven by pixies. Her eyes are so piercing that for a minute when she turns around you think your eyes aren't focused. Or, maybe it's the night approaching and the shadows are playing tricks on you. You then focus and realize you ARE seeing correctly, wings.
Zahra's Studio Gallery is more than proud to present Finding Faerie: the Fantasy art of Janîce M. Leotti from October 1st to November 15th. Opening reception will be Saturday, October 11th, 6 to 10 pm. We have all sorts of events for you for the evening. Roland Capalbo will read from his new book, The Dragon & the Faerie featuring Jaince's artwork on the cover.http://www.rolandcap.com/ Musical guests The Gentling will play beginning around 8:30 p.m. We will have Faerietinis. The Groovy Baker will be providing Faerie Cakes. This show is a must see because of the sheer talent that Janice brings to the table. Come a party with us and support the local art scene. This is going to be a magickal show.Janice's bio and artist statement is below, make sure you read it.
See you at the party
(I'll be the one with the wings)
Vanessa Tellez
Zahra's Studio Gallery Curator
zahrastudio.com
Bio
Janîce M. Leotti has always been inspired by the20faerie folk. Hermother has pictures she painted when she was five years old of faerieswith glitter trailing their skirts and star wands. However, it wasn'tuntil her late teens that she became conscious of them. On herseventeenth birthday, she was given a copy of "Faeries" by Brian Froudand Alan Lee. She hid the book between her math and English books, andthroughout the school day poured over every page, not hearing a wordher teachers said. She didn't know what to do with this newinformation, so s he went on to paint portraits. After a while, shenoticed every time she painted a little girl or boy or wife of awealthy patron, or the wealthy patron himself, she had the urge togive them pointy ears. It was then she knew the path she shouldfollow, and she's been painting and sculpting images of faerie eversince.
Janîce is fascinated by the Celtic Wheel Of The Year myth, and one ofher first paintings, "Birth of the Sun King" or "Yule Goddess"inspired by that myth, became popular greeting cards among those whowish to celebrate the holidays with an emphasis on nature. Herinspiration comes from everywhere, as seen in her painting, "Alas PoorYorik," which gives the Shakespeare quote a little jolt. To date, herimages have been licensed by Heaven & Earth Designs, Blue Moon Candlesand The Fairy Society. Her fantasy sculptures have been published inContemporary Doll Collector Magazine, American Mi niaturist Magazine,and Dollhouse Miniatures Magazine. She was recently interviewed by YeOlde Witches Brew online magazine for their 2008 Autumn Equinox issue.Currently, she sells her work on eBay and through her web site. InOctober 2008 she will have her first one woman show at Zahra's Studioin Beacon New York. Janîce lives on Long Island, New York with herhusband, Paul Bachem, who is an accomplished landscape painter.
Artist’s Statement:
I’ve alwa ys been fascinated by fantasy, myth and legend. I believethey are connected to the heart and soul of the human experiencebecause they involve the imagination, and imagination has alwaysintrigued me: why have one? Why were human beings given imagination?Since this question cannot (yet) be answered, my answer has alwaysbeen simple: to enjoy this precious gift.
Imagination is the beginning of everything we create in the sciences,math, architecture, government, philosophy, the arts—everything humanshave created began with the question “What if?”
This question has propelled me to explore fantasy, myth, legend andthe folktales of different cultures, and to use them as backgrounds tomy own creative impulses. Sometimes the effect will be pure sugar:something sweet for pure enjoyment. Other times the effect is moreprofound, urging me to explore deeper and darker questions. Eitherway, my art is=2 0affected by the world around, above and below me, andinspiration can come from anywhere. From the time I was a young girlthe wonders of this planet have soaked into me, and my hope is that myart brings enjoyment, sparks imagination, and gives wonder back to allwho view it.
J.M.LeottiWeb Site Faerie Moon Dream: http://www.faeriemoondream.com/eBay Store: http://stores.ebay.com/Faerie-Moon-DreamWeb Site JM Leotti Dolls: http://www.jmleotti.com/Visit My Epilogue Gallery:http://www.epilogue.net/cgi/database/art/list.pl?gallery=14534E1E1,0505,E3E3Visit MyEBSQ Gallery:http://www.ebsqart.com/Artists/cmd_8130_profile_portfolio.htm D2D2,1313,FFFFReadMyspace: myspace.com/niragirlwww.myspace .com/niragirl 8A8A,1515,FFFFRead MyLive Journal: http://www.livejournal.com/users/faeriemoondream
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Zahra's Studio Gallery is more than proud to present Finding Faerie: the Fantasy art of Janîce M. Leotti from October 1st to November 15th. Opening reception will be Saturday, October 11th, 6 to 10 pm. We have all sorts of events for you for the evening. Roland Capalbo will read from his new book, The Dragon & the Faerie featuring Jaince's artwork on the cover.http://www.rolandcap.com/ Musical guests The Gentling will play beginning around 8:30 p.m. We will have Faerietinis. The Groovy Baker will be providing Faerie Cakes. This show is a must see because of the sheer talent that Janice brings to the table. Come a party with us and support the local art scene. This is going to be a magickal show.Janice's bio and artist statement is below, make sure you read it.
See you at the party
(I'll be the one with the wings)
Vanessa Tellez
Zahra's Studio Gallery Curator
zahrastudio.com
Bio
Janîce M. Leotti has always been inspired by the20faerie folk. Hermother has pictures she painted when she was five years old of faerieswith glitter trailing their skirts and star wands. However, it wasn'tuntil her late teens that she became conscious of them. On herseventeenth birthday, she was given a copy of "Faeries" by Brian Froudand Alan Lee. She hid the book between her math and English books, andthroughout the school day poured over every page, not hearing a wordher teachers said. She didn't know what to do with this newinformation, so s he went on to paint portraits. After a while, shenoticed every time she painted a little girl or boy or wife of awealthy patron, or the wealthy patron himself, she had the urge togive them pointy ears. It was then she knew the path she shouldfollow, and she's been painting and sculpting images of faerie eversince.
Janîce is fascinated by the Celtic Wheel Of The Year myth, and one ofher first paintings, "Birth of the Sun King" or "Yule Goddess"inspired by that myth, became popular greeting cards among those whowish to celebrate the holidays with an emphasis on nature. Herinspiration comes from everywhere, as seen in her painting, "Alas PoorYorik," which gives the Shakespeare quote a little jolt. To date, herimages have been licensed by Heaven & Earth Designs, Blue Moon Candlesand The Fairy Society. Her fantasy sculptures have been published inContemporary Doll Collector Magazine, American Mi niaturist Magazine,and Dollhouse Miniatures Magazine. She was recently interviewed by YeOlde Witches Brew online magazine for their 2008 Autumn Equinox issue.Currently, she sells her work on eBay and through her web site. InOctober 2008 she will have her first one woman show at Zahra's Studioin Beacon New York. Janîce lives on Long Island, New York with herhusband, Paul Bachem, who is an accomplished landscape painter.
Artist’s Statement:
I’ve alwa ys been fascinated by fantasy, myth and legend. I believethey are connected to the heart and soul of the human experiencebecause they involve the imagination, and imagination has alwaysintrigued me: why have one? Why were human beings given imagination?Since this question cannot (yet) be answered, my answer has alwaysbeen simple: to enjoy this precious gift.
Imagination is the beginning of everything we create in the sciences,math, architecture, government, philosophy, the arts—everything humanshave created began with the question “What if?”
This question has propelled me to explore fantasy, myth, legend andthe folktales of different cultures, and to use them as backgrounds tomy own creative impulses. Sometimes the effect will be pure sugar:something sweet for pure enjoyment. Other times the effect is moreprofound, urging me to explore deeper and darker questions. Eitherway, my art is=2 0affected by the world around, above and below me, andinspiration can come from anywhere. From the time I was a young girlthe wonders of this planet have soaked into me, and my hope is that myart brings enjoyment, sparks imagination, and gives wonder back to allwho view it.
J.M.LeottiWeb Site Faerie Moon Dream: http://www.faeriemoondream.com/eBay Store: http://stores.ebay.com/Faerie-Moon-DreamWeb Site JM Leotti Dolls: http://www.jmleotti.com/Visit My Epilogue Gallery:http://www.epilogue.net/cgi/database/art/list.pl?gallery=14534
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