"Found." by Troy Mark Moody.
Troy’s work explores our relationships with the objects people have made and stocked the world with, objects we have imbued with history and the resonance of life which remains even after they’ve been discarded and forgotten. His interdisciplinary approach employs multiple processes and materials: etched blown sheets of glass, kiln manipulated glass, hand forged iron, hand-stained glass, 35mm photography, and found objects. As a burgeoning artist in the Phoenix community, Troy Moody’s 10,000 sq ft. work in terrazzo is an integral part of the design of the new Phoenix Convention Center. This show will be on view from Feb 1 - 28, 2010.
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Friday, February 12, 2010 - have you ever seen blacksmithing in person? Come enjoy an afternoon and evening watching our talented metalworker, Clark Martinek as he brings his furnace and anvil to Practical Art and turns raw metal into beautiful useful things! Free and open to the public. This will be an enjoyable and informative demonstration by one of the region's most prolific metalsmiths. Free refreshments. Clark will be working at Practical Art all day - from 2pm until 9pm!
Friday, February 12, 2010 - have you ever seen blacksmithing in person? Come enjoy an afternoon and evening watching our talented metalworker, Clark Martinek as he brings his furnace and anvil to Practical Art and turns raw metal into beautiful useful things! Free and open to the public. This will be an enjoyable and informative demonstration by one of the region's most prolific metalsmiths. Free refreshments. Clark will be working at Practical Art all day - until 9pm!
"SHAPES" by Julio Cesar Rodarte, March 2010. Why must paint be applied only to square or rectangular canvases? Inspired by the works of Frank Stella and Elizabeth Murray, emerging artist Julio Cesar Rodarte starts his creative process by first constructing a canvas in an unusual shape. Once he has his sculptural form, he then paints on the shapes with colorful repetitive patterns, geometric shapes, forms, silhouettes, numbers, going wherever the inspiration of the form takes him. For our March, 2010 show, "Shapes" Practical Art will host the opening reception for Julio Cesar Rodarte on First Friday, March 5, 2010, starting at 7pm.
Friday, March 19, 7- 9 pm: Make your own vase from an old wine bottle with Ray DelMuro! Have you been saving a favorite bottle from some wonderful wine you had? Would you like to turn that bottle into something useful? Come join us and learn the process Ray uses to make his great sets of drinking glasses and vases from discarded wine bottles. Ray collects thousands of wine bottles from local wine bars... now it's your turn! Bring your collection of wine bottles to Practical Art for this fun demonstration. Click here for more details about this event. 
