Memorial

Sculpture by
Martin Hudacek
born 1984
from Banska Bystrica, Slovakia

Sanctuary Gallery Opening

The Moon in the Morning

Paintings and Illustrations 

By Rebecca Nebesar

on display

Now through January 27th 2013

Sundays 11:15 to 12:15

and 

by appointment

Contact Rebecca

rnebesar@gmail.com

Sanctuary Gallery
Canaan NY

Fiber Creations

Handmade Holiday Sale

I have some Becky Beads jewelry 

and some angelic ornaments 

at the Spencertown Academy

Handmade Holiday

Pop-up Shop

Little Boy Angel
by yours truly
for sale at Spencertown Academy
Pop Up Holiday Shop

Necklace
on tall black stand

The Moon in the Morning Art Exhibit

Link to the Novel The Moon in the Morning in Amazon:   http://amzn.com/B00ADNPQR6

 The Moon in Morning: Paintings by Rebecca Nebesar 

opens at the Sanctuary Art Gallery

Reception for the artist Saturday 

December 1, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Free and open to the public

            The Sanctuary Art Gallery at the Canaan Congregational Church welcomes the public to its opening and reception for the artist, Rebecca Nebesar, on Saturday, December 1 at 2 p.m. Admission is free, and light refreshments will served.

            Rebecca Nebesar has spent her life bringing inspiration to fruition in many ways. In addition to drawing and painting, she designs jewelry, spins, weaves, knits, and sews fine clothing and costumes. Nebesar has made costumes for various theater and dance productions, including for the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and for the Boston Ballet. For several years she taught art. She has written articles on pattern-making and clothing design published in Threads Magazine.

            For the past two seasons Nebesar has worked as an interpreter at Hancock Shaker Village dressed as a Shaker and taking particular delight in sharing the rich repertoire of Shaker song and sacred dance with national and worldwide visitors. She holds a bachelor’s degree in design from Cornell University’s College of Human Ecology and a master’s degree in education in integrating art in the curriculum from Leslie University. Married for 31 years and mother of four grown children, she now has time to live her “art dream.”

            Nebesar says, “creativity for me takes many forms, which include raising a family, gardening with my husband, making music in the community, and serving as a creative medium to help others.” Her current exhibit, The Moon in the Morning, is a selection of 20 of the 27 original paintings, which are the illustrations for her new juvenile fiction book, The Moon in the Morning: A Fairytale with a New Twist. The book is being published through Kindle Direct Publishing and will be available for download in December 2012.

            The oil and acrylic paintings with vivid colors and textural elements, inspired by iconic art, stained glass, and mosaic pictorial storytelling, illuminate the book’s story. Set in the present, this magical realism novel is a coming-of-age tale in the digital age. The heroine is a 12-year-old girl learning to cope after her grandmother dies by using the power of creativity in words, stories, music, and art. An ever-increasing menagerie of new friends, representing archetypes, ancient mortals, goddesses, and folk and biblical heroines help her come to terms with the inevitability of death, to understand the meaning of life, and to develop her own strength as a young woman.

            These 20 vibrant and mystical paintings will be in residence at the Sanctuary Art Gallery from December 1 through January 27. In addition, Nebesar will display her fine beading work in jewelry that will be available for sale.

            The Gallery is open every Sunday 11:15 to 12:15 and by appointment.

The mission of the Sanctuary Art Gallery at the Canaan Congregational Church is to showcase the work of local artists and foster positive relationships in the community. The Canaan Congregational Church is known as “the little red church,” located at the corner of State Route 295 and County Route 5 at the blinking light in Canaan, New York. Sunday services are offered every Sunday at 10 a.m., and all are welcome. For more information about the Sanctuary Art Gallery or the church, call 518-781-4775 or email canaancc@fairpoint.net.

Rag Rugs in October

Chenille Scarves

I just finished five scarves. I wove them on a four-harness floor loom intended for much wider fabric production. I called it my first date. The loom was built by a master loom maker Shaker named Henry DeWitt. I didn't want to "go all the way" across the full measure of the harnesses. This was a "get acquainted" project. I only used two harnesses, did a tabby weave, and brought in visual dazzle by using the technique much liked by the Shakers of weaving the warp and woof in contrasting colors.

Chenille Scarves
woven on the Henry DeWitt 1834 loom
at Hancock Shaker Village

Child's Red Shaker Cape

I recently created this cape.  A similar short cape hangs in the children's retiring room in the Brick Dwelling at Hancock Shaker Village (photo below taken by a student lizzie at HSV on a field trip). I have been wanting to make a similar one and was keeping my eye out for a good piece of red wool.  This is a medium weight Italian twill I found from fashionfabrics.com. I washed it on the gentle setting with Woolite and warm water, then dried it on low heat until not quite dry. It fluffed up and gained a more handwoven look, but did not shrink at all. What a fabric! I made the pattern, sewed it up, and it is now for sale in the gift shop at Hancock Shaker Village.

photos by lizzie: note red cape 

   see her blog: http://wanderingwrites.com/tag/hancock-shaker-village/

close up

front view

back view

Shaker inspiration

My other Italian wool cloak for sale in the HSV Gift Shop

Weaving M's and O's

The Main Collection

Shaker Chairs

I chose this M's and O's, an overshot warp set up, because it echoed the Shaker woven chair seats. I brought in design elements of checkerboards, rectangles, symmetry, graduated sizes, vibrant color contrasts, and color symbolism.

Weaving Two Rag Rugs from Family Memories

Sleying the Reed

I started with connecting strips I cut from a mass of accumulated scraps from a cellar bin that has been the 25 year receptacle for miscellaneous cotton stripes and plaids.

Fancy blouse 1970's, ball forming

Jean's infant pj's 1982, Geza's cradle comforter 1985

ball of memories forming out of strips of scraps

all scraps for the rug reduced from chaos to a three pound ball

the deeper and brighter colors

Darks and brights underway

Lights Weaving underway