Nov. 28, 2008 – The Maho Bay Art Center's glass studio is open once again and is celebrating the season with a Gallery Open House from 4:30-8 p.m., on Wednesday, Dec. 10. Enjoy a glass of rum punch and a dinner out while visiting the art gallery. Our two full-time glass artists, Gregory Lee and Mariel Bass, are creating beautiful artwork from hand-blown recycled glass. Most of the glass comes from Corona beer bottles collected at Maho Bay Camps and its sister eco-resort, Estate Concordia Preserve. Corona is ideal for its clear glass, in addition to certain juice bottles and Heineken for their unique green for making bowls, vases, glasses and more.
Maho Bay Art Gallery, located next to the restaurant at the eco-resort on North Shore Road, sells a wide array of art created at Maho from recycled products. Carolyn Roust, known island-wide for her henna designs, makes beautiful fabric batik table runners, wall hangings and shoulder bags. Unique gift items such as photo albums and journals are created from recycled office paper and lint from clothes dryers. And pottery made at Maho Bay Clay Works, owned and operated by Gail Van de Bogurt, includes Saki bottles, mugs, bowls and pendants, which all make perfect handmade gifts.
As part of the Maho Bay Visiting Artist program, Deborah Adler from UrbanGlass in New York, will be in residence at the eco-resort. She has studied at The Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass, Penland School of Crafts and Pilchuck Glass School. In 2002, Adler settled in Brooklyn, N.Y., where she began creating her work in the studios of UrbanGlass. It was there that she developed her unique and recognizable line of jewelry and sculpture. Come meet her and the Maho staff artists
For directions, call 776-6226 or look at Maho Art Center store online http://www.maho.org/store.
