arts & entertainment

Some of the liveliest artists in Vero Beach don’t always wield a paint brush.  Some use a needle, others glue, still others a band saw.  Seven of them will introduce their work Friday, March 1 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Center for Spiritual Care during a reception, please RSVP (mailto:centerspiritualcare@gmail.com) .

They are Grace Cormier, Haeley Kyong, Sheilah McAvoy, Michelle Nevaeh, Phyllis Petrillo, Yvonne Steere, and Paulette Visceglia.  All will be exhibiting  through Apr. 26 in the Center’s show, “Tied, Died, Woven and Stitched: A Fiber Art Exhibit.”

Center Director Carol Ludwig thinks this will be one of the most surprising exhibitions ever to take place in her gallery space.  “These artists can be lighthearted and they can be cerebral,” she says.  “But they never cease to delight and they are always fascinating.”

Much of Cormier’s recent work is based on the Japanese concept of wabi-sabi: rustic elegance, impermanence and imperfect, simple beauty.  Kyong’s art is inspired by a lifelong passion for color and form. It is the prism through which she re-creates and re-envisions the world. The unique charm of McAvoy’s works can be traced to her abstract application of color, texture and reflective materials.

A classically trained chef, Nevaeh combines live-edge and highly figured exotic and domestic woods with high-quality epoxy and pigments in one-of-a-kind functional art.  Petrillo creates her own fabrics for collector quilts that explore joy, inspiration, spirituality and healing. Steere’s use of color, layering, shaping and fabric selection has been called painterly. Visceglia works with oils and dyes and her bold fabric colors are especially noted for their energy and dynamism.

Following the Mar. 1 reception, visitors may view “Tied, Died, Woven and Stitched” each Thursday and Friday between 3 and 6 p.m. or by appointment. The artists will hold a roundtable discussion at the Center Mar. 19 at 3 p.m. open to the public.

The Center is located at 1550 24^th St. at the corner of 24^th St. and 16^th Ave. in downtown Vero.  Its phone is 772-567-1233.
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