Saturday, January 20, 2018

Mary Lacy of Jericho, VT celebrates Pollination with new art works

Mary Lacy of Jericho, VT  celebrated Pollination with new artworks - paintings and glass mosaics during an opening reception and gallery display at Karma Birdhouse Gallery, in Burlington, Vermont on Jan. 18th, 2018. 














                                                 Rufous Hummingbird
                                             Acrylic on barn door






The new series of original works is a celebration of pollination. I've been looking at mostly native Vermont pollinators and their co-evolving counterparts, flowers. The exhibit includes both paintings and glass mosaics. There is also a section that looks back at my cross country mural tour, Sept 2016-May 2017.  ~Mary Lacy


The exhibit will be open at the Karma Birdhouse Gallery on 47 Maple Street, Burlington, VT from Jan 14- March 2nd, 2018    












What I (Bernie Paquette) viewed: The previous mural work (by Mary Lacy) that I have viewed in Burlington on buildings and a silo impressed me with how art can be brought to places where the public can view at no cost and on their everyday travels and in a scale that draws our attention to detail. This new work does the same with new materials, new scale, and close up. 

Analysis: This new series of artwork by Ms. Lacy uses different mediums (painted cut glass, grout, and acrylic on wood...) bringing out geometric dimension, and again colorful detail exposing us to the natural world in human-sized displays of what are normally small and often overlooked natural beauties. The geometric lines and contrasting colors create contrast and depth - like looking at a minuscule life form under a microscope, suddenly you see the parts and the whole that bring to life what otherwise went unnoticed. Light exudes from the background and in the various shades of a given color utilized in the object. 

Interpretation: The sensory elements, the colors, cuts, angles, depth bring our focus as though we were holding the butterfly, flower, bee... in our hand, allowed us to at once view its overall beauty as well as its piecemeal components. The colors of the insects and flowers are shared, highlighting their dependency on each other. 

Judgment: Ms. Lacy's pollination-themed art is timely as more and more people are both rightly concerned and interested in pollination, including the pollinators and their counterparts, flowers, and the plants that we eat. This exhibit is rewarding to view aesthetically, it is educational and motivates us to learn more about pollination and pollinators, and perhaps helps grow our appreciation for pollinators and the flowers and plants that they help insure may continue to grow. 

I look forward to watching Mary Lacy's artwork continue to expand both in theme and materials, and also in its community outreach, for general public participation and education regarding nature. Perhaps her work will help us all to Stop, Look, and Listen to our natural world.  

~Bernie Paquette




                                                                                                               Blue Orchard Bee
                                                                                                               Acrylic on wood





                                                                                                        Coneflower
                                                                                                   Hand-cut glass, acrylic paint,
                                                                                                   adhesive, grout on pine board





                                                                           Wild Lupine
                                                                            Acrylic on wood




                                                                                                                         Gardenia
                                                                           Acrylic on wood   



                                                                                                     


                                                                                                                       Camellia 
                                                                                                                       Acrylic on wood






                                                                                                                 Morning Glory
                                                                                                     Hand-cut glass, acrylic paint,
                                                                                                    adhesive, grout on pine board






                                                                                                             Black Swallowtail Butterfly
                                                                                                    Hand-cut glass, acrylic paint,
                                                                                                    adhesive, grout on pine board





                                                                                                              Common Eastern Bumblebee
                                                                                                               Acrylic on wood





                                                                                                                    Just Joey Rose
                                                                                                                    Acrylic on canvas 








                                                                                                        Southeastern Blueberry Bee
                                                                                              Hand-cut glass, acrylic paint,
                                                                                              adhesive, grout on pine board





                                                                                                                Red Clover
                                                                                                                Acrylic on wood



                                                                        Joe Pye Weed
                                                                         acrylic on wood



                                                                                                        Monarch Butterfly
                                                                                                        Acrylic on wood





                                                                                                                   Rose
                                                                                                   Hand-cut glass, acrylic paint
                                                                                                   adhesive, grout on pine board




                          Contact Info:
                 Mary Lacy
                 (802) 922 4398
                 Marylacyart@gmail.com
                 www.marylacyart.com




In addition to the opening, there will be an event focusing on Pollination itself. It will be on February 25th, a Sunday, from 4:30-6:30 and will include:

  • Bee Barn-making activity. Each guest will go home with their own Bee Barn (think birdhouse, but for bees.)
  • Prints and Bee Barns painted by Mary Lacy for sale to support Pollinator Pathways, a program that promotes native pollination awareness and conservation. It is run by the folks from The Farm Between. 
  • Kids and adults are welcome, with a suggested donation of $5 to cover materials for the barns. 








                     Complimentary VT Wildflower Farm wildflower seeds






 Limited edition prints.












































































                                          View Mary's cross country mural tour
                                          (Bucket Tour) videos on her web site at
                                          http://www.marylacyart.com/bucket-truck-tour/




Bernie Paquette discovers by observation; then shares photos and stories highlighting why Jericho Vt. is a special place!  






 Read more about the Blue Orchard Bee (Mason Bee), one of many NATIVE bees. 



FOR MORE POLLINATION RESOURCE LINKS that I recommend, view my posting, Vermont Gardening: Edible Landscaping for People & Pollinators


View my photo collection of 
 BTV Murals and Reflections 

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