“Tiny Shiny Guild” curated by Natasha Seedorf

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“I’m very excited to share the work of some talented local metalsmiths and jewelers whom I have met through teaching at the college.”

— Natasha Seedorf (curator)

Enjoy the Artist Talks from opening night, August 18, 2023

Carbondale Arts presented “Tiny Shiny Guild”, an invitational group exhibition curated by metalsmith and jeweler Natasha Seedorf.
This show ran August 18 through September 21, 2023. The opening reception took place on Friday, August 18, from 5-7pm at The Launchpad, with an artist talk at 5:30pm.

A group show “Seen/UnSeen: an invitation to presence” featuring Staci Dickerson, Shelly Franklin, and Brenda Peters opened the same night in the second gallery space.

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“Tiny Shiny Guild” was an invitational show curated by Natasha Seedorf featuring the work of Colorado Mountain College jewelry and metalsmithing students and instructors, including Andréa Bersson, Jill Collins, Jennifer DiCuollo, Kira Diggins, Carol Gault, Liz Heller, RJ Jensen, Mary Lackner, Sue Leppla, Olivia Pevec, Marie Quinn, Stan Ruther, Drew Sorenson, Morgan Walsh, Julie Wille, Georgine Young, and Shauna Young.

Thank you, Sponsor!

“Tiny Shiny Guild” is generously sponsored by Colorado Mountain College’s ArtShare program which is powered by the CMC Foundation and exists to connect our students and communities at large to a diverse array of art, literature, music, and culture. Learn more at https://coloradomtn.edu/foundation/artshare/

Curator: Natasha Seedorf, metalsmith & jeweler (Carbondale, CO)

In my latest work I've been exploring the ideas of love/loss, gratitude/grief and celebration/mourning. I've been examining how these pairs of ideas relate to each other and how the understanding of one is essential to that of the other. When I pick up a bone from a dead animal, I can feel grief over its loss at the same time as a deep appreciation for its beauty and gratitude for its existence in the world. So, I use bones and other overlooked or underappreciated objects in my work and juxtapose them against bright stones and shiny metals to try to make manifest this truth that I see- that these seeming opposites are integral to each other and to understanding our world.

JULIE WILLE

GEORGINE YOUNG

GROUP EXHIBITION, INVITATIONALCarbondale ArtsAugust 18, 2023Past