Join us to hear an Carl give us an overview of how (and why) he makes big sparkly mixed media mandalas! A mandala is typically composed of circles with repeating symmetrical shapes. They often symbolize balance, harmony, or unity and represent that everything in the universe is connected.
Carl Gombert was born in Brimfield, Ohio in 1959. He started taking painting lessons at the age of 14 with money he earned delivering newspapers. He completed a BFA in Drawing from the University of Akron and an MFA in Painting from Kent State University. He worked as a stagehand before earning a Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Fine Arts at Texas Tech University. He has exhibited in more than 350 exhibitions across the US and abroad and his work is in numerous museum and university collections. Since 1993 he has taught painting, drawing, and art history at Maryville College in Tennessee.
The 2024 Art Guild of Tellico Village’s annual show was held April 26, 27 and 28 at the Community Church at Tellico Village in Loudon TN. This successful showcase contained 344 pieces of art in a variety of media. The artwork was created by 89 local area artists.
Throughout the 3 day show, guests were able to watch and learn from Art Demos by member artists who demonstrated various media while sharing their inspirations, techniques, tips, materials and more.
The Art Guild would like to sincerely thank the musicians who volunteered their time to make the Art Show even more special!
The 1700+ visitors who attended the art show were given the opportunity to vote for their three favorite art pieces and from that five prize packages were awarded. The winners each received a $100 gift certificate from Jerry’s Artarama of Knoxville, a $50 gift certificate from Backdoor Gallery Framing in Lenoir City, a 2025 Art Guild membership sponsored by Sirrabelle Jewelry & Gifts in Tellico Village, and Blue ribbons sponsored by Preferred Pharmacy in Tellico Village.
Visitors commented on how difficult it was to choose from the more than 344 pieces of art on display from 89 artists! Making it even more challenging was the wide variety of art on display in both 2-D and 3-D artworks. All exclaimed on what a beautiful display of art it was!
The Art Guild of Tellico Village is pleased to announce the People’s Choice Award Winners for Art Show 2024:
Deb Akins Ode To Iris Art Quilt
Sally McCain A Well Deserved Break Oil
Judy Lavoie The Bearded Fiddler Watercolor
Judy Lavoie Perfectionist Scratchboard
Dennis Sabo Scarlett Whispers Photography
Ron Williams Sunrise Over Spring Flowers Photography
Join us to hear Debbie Alley share her journey as a textile artist, a look into the art of eco-printing and how the process works, and samples of her work.
Debbie is a fiber artist living in Knoxville, Tennessee. Her passion for painting and eco-printing on silk and paper moves her to experiment with color and texture and she finds that her favorite place to create is where nature, science, and artistic expression come together.
Debbie fell in love with fiber arts as a young girl while learning to sew under the artistic eye of my grandmother. She learned to experiment and embrace creativity and push the boundaries with design. She spent many hours selecting fabrics and patterns and putting them together for a design that was unique and beautiful.
Her former creative textile endeavors have included silk painting, quilt design and construction, longarm machine quilting, fabric dyeing, eco-printing, mixed media collage, watercolor, and simple bookbinding. She has professional experience in HR with a focus on digital content development, graphic design, and marketing.
Debbie recently launched her Lifestyle Textiles Collection of beautiful 100% Kona Cotton eco printed and hand dyed. This is the first step in the expansion of her brand into the home interior space and will be including her textile designs for art for home decor.
Her work can be found at:
The District Gallery in Knoxville, Tennessee
Artisan Woodworking and Design Gallery, Knoxville, Tennessee
Have you ever wanted to see what Photoshop is all about? Or maybe you’ve tried Photoshop and threw your hands up in the air?
Join us to see a wide variety of what Adobe Photoshop has to offer. This high-level overview will show examples from watercolor, oil, and impressionistic painting to professionally retouching photographs and combining digital assets to make a masterpiece — all with an unlimited supply of paint and never having to clean a brush!
Future class offerings will be discussed for the Art Guild from Beginning to Intermediate Photoshop, Advanced Photoshop for Artists and Photographers, and Photoshop Fabric and Fashion Design.
Artist Bio: Dan is a member of Professional Photographers of America, Nature First: The Alliance for Responsible Nature Photography, and the Tellico Village Art Guild.
Described as “the Van Gogh of Beach Art” Dan’s lifelong passion has developed with decades of travel, family, and nature photography. His skills have been refined with education by leading photographers from National Geographic Magazine and digital editing techniques by leading instructors, built on hours of experience in the darkroom spanning as far back as the 1970s.
Sharing the inspiration from the intro of Jimmy Buffett’s One Particular Harbor, “La ora te nature” (Long Live Nature), Dan and Tracey support the Sea Turtle Conservancy with their art as sea turtles are one of the leading indicators of the health of our oceans.
Dan’s works have been selected for showings in the southeastern US, ranging from his hometown of Knoxville to Tampa with collectors spanning Seattle to San Francisco, and New York to Key West.
Join us as Marianne Woodside shares her photographs each illustrative of specific subjects, techniques, and creative contexts of her photography. She will introduce topics that include photographing glass, manipulating images, and capturing images during travel. She will also discuss learning in a workshop setting, establishing a body of work (e.g. home place, wildlife, and birds), and establishing partnerships.
Marianne is known for her use of color and light, and her emphasis on creative approaches to digital photography. Embedded throughout the presentation will be themes of surprise, joy, creativity, and learning as Marianne traces the evolution of her work from its beginning to the present date.
Artist Bio: Marianne Woodside was born in 1948. She spent her early years in Orange, Texas. At the age of 17, she moved with her family to the Kuwait City and graduated from the International School of Kuwait in 1966. She then left to attend college at the Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Subsequently, she received a University Fellowship to study at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, graduating with her Masters in Counseling and Curriculum Studies. This graduation was followed by a move to Blacksburg, Virginia where she studied Counselor Education and graduated with an Ed.D. in 1974. While in Blacksburg, Marianne worked as a school counselor and then assumed an Assistant Professor position in Teacher Education.
Marianne spent the remainder of her professional career holding professorships in Teacher Education, Human Services, and Counselor Education at Virginia Tech, the University of Wyoming, and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She also held various administrative positions as Coordinator of Advising and First Year Studies, Executive Assistant to the Chancellor, and Program Coordinator in Human Services and Counselor Education. During Marianne’s career as an academic, she was recognized as an outstanding teacher and researcher. Areas of expertise include human services, case management, supervision, and counselor development. She continues her writing in human services and counseling today.
It was during Marianne’s years in Wyoming that she developed an interest in photography. There, she developed a love for the wide open spaces of the plains and the rugged Rocky Mountain vistas. After her move to Knoxville, she was mystified as how to photograph the flora and fauna of East Tennessee, especially the dense wilderness of the Appalachian Mountains. Today the perplexity has turned to a deep appreciation of the East Tennessee landscape and the photographic opportunities it offers.
During the last ten years, with the encouragement from family and friends, especially photographer Tom Owens, Marianne has expanded her interest in photography and her ideas of artistic expression. Opportunities for travel to such venues as Central America, South America, the United Kingdom, Europe, and Iceland have offered time to capture exotic photographs beyond her daily experiences. And, because of her husband Phil’s willingness to make time for photography (stopping the car at a moment’s notice), Marianne is able to find intriguing subjects close to home. An interest in photographing glass has provided Marianne an additional way of expressing the relationship between man-made objects, nature, light, and color.
Marianne has been fortunate to find support from the Arts and Cultural Alliance and has shown her work at the Emporium Center. Her art has been selected for McGhee Tyson Arts and the Airport exhibit, the Arts & Cultural Alliance National Juried Exhibit, the Knoxville Photo Exhibition, and the Oak Ridge Art Center. She has also shown her work at the Knoxville Golden Roast Coffee Shop, the Knoxville Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Gallery, the Westminster Presbyterian Art Gallery, and Maryville’s Asbury Place.
Photography is an important part of her life. Marianne also spends time writing, playing the guitar, hiking, and traveling. She is devoted to her husband Phil, their three children, Michael, Cathy, and Donna Lee and their respective spouses and significant other and grandchildren. And then, there is, of course, their Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Clyde, who resides with Marianne and Phil at Asbury Place in Maryville, Tennessee.
Through examples of her work, Judy Lavoie will explore the differences, advantages, and unique working procedures for using transparent watercolors on both the smooth surface of Claybord and the similar, but slightly textured surface of Aquabord. Judy will also cover the option of using scratchboarding techniques on the white clay surfaces once color is added. Her presentation will show how she approaches this media combination with step by step examples as well as with her finished artwork. Judy will also have samples of Claybord and Aquabord panels, free to any AGTV members who want to try them out.
Award-winning artist Judy Lavoie creates paintings with intricate detail in a highly representational style. She works in watercolors, inks, and acrylics, on paper, canvas and scratchboard surfaces. Judy has a strong sense of design and composition, with a talent for leading the viewer’s eye to the focal point.
Not content to stick with any one subject, Judy is known for depicting rural scenes, animals, interesting characters, old vehicles, wildflowers, still lifes, and a wide variety of other subjects. Her paintings are rich with textures, colors, and a wide range of values. She feels there is always more to learn about art and enjoys pushing herself beyond her comfort zone.
Metal clay sounds like a oxymoron, but it is actually a versatile medium made up of fine metal pieces, an organic binder, and a small amount of water. You can sculpt with it like a polymer clay, then fire in a kiln to produce a piece of solid metal. Judi will discuss the properties and possibilities for use in jewelry and sculpture, as well as provide examples from raw clay to finished pieces.
Judi Talley is an East TN native and active member of the Foothills Craft Guild. She has worked with metal clay since 2011 and juried into the Foothills Guild in 2016 in the jewelry category. Her love of the Smokey Mountains fuels her creative drive, and regular hikes in and around the mountains provide plenty of inspiration.
Eightmoons Creations is her one-woman jewelry studio set up in her home in Knoxville. Her husband, sister, and four cats all graciously put up with the mess.
The Art Guild of Tellico Village is sponsoring an exhibit in October which will feature 40-50 works selected by jury. This exhibit will be held at the Emporium in downtown Knoxville. This show will feature two-dimensional art in any media and will be open to all AGTV members. It is intended to showcase exceptional work produced by our member community.
The theme of the exhibit is “As We Interpret Our World“. We are fascinated by the kaleidoscope of beauty and emotion a close community of artists can create. We observe the same world, yet record images, movement, and meaning uniquely. Featuring artistic styles ranging from abstract to realistic, incorporating a variety of media, this exhibition considers the myriad of results possible when interpretation meets the eye of the beholder.
What media are accepted?
The Show is open to two-dimensional media including acrylic, watercolor, oil, pastel, drawing, fiber, collage, printmaking, photography, and digital media. The only restrictions are that all work submitted must be original to the artist (idea, design and production), created within the past three years, and have not been shown in previous shows within our region.
What is the entry fee and how many submissions are allowed per artist?
The entry fee is $40. The application process is now closed. Artists are encouraged to enter up to a maximum of three pieces. The entry price is the same whether you enter 1 or 3 pieces. Artwork will be submitted and reviewed digitally.
Who will select exhibited art and prize winners?
The juror will make all determinations on work selected for the exhibition and awards. Approximately $1,000 in awards are available. Awards will be presented during an artist reception in October (date to be announced).
Who is the juror?
The AGTV Board of Directors selected Kimberly Winkle as our juror. Ms. Winkle will review and select from digital images submitted by artists through AGTV’s application process. She alone is accountable for selecting the work to be exhibited and has agreed to provide brief written critiques to participating artists. Information about Kimberly Winkle may be found on her website.
Eligibility and Selection
The Show is open to 2D works of art in any media.
All art must be original and created by the artist. Artwork may represent any subject matter but should be generally appropriate for all ages.
All work must be original to the artist (idea, design and production), created within the past three years, and have not been shown in previous shows displayed in the Emporium or Knoxville area.
Two-dimensional work must be framed or stretched (as appropriate) and wired to hang in a professional manner. Improperly wired work will not be accepted.
A maximum of three pieces will be accepted from each artist. Entries composed of multiple pieces must represent a single image that cannot be considered or sold separately. Triptychs and diptychs must be attached or counted as separate pieces.
Items that need specific sized fixtures or hanging devices should be delivered with those devices.
If matted, neutral colors are recommended.
A complete entry form must be submitted with digital images of artwork plus the entry fee.
Artwork will be displayed in the Emporium Center’s main gallery, which accommodates 40-50 works.
Contractual Obligations
Following are contractual requirements and obligations agreed to with Arts & Culture Alliance (ACA) for all works displayed in the Emporium. Artists must comply with these agreements:
Sales & Commissions: ACA prefers that artwork be presented for sale. The following commission applies to all sales: 25% (20% for cash/check sales). To operate in accordance with the Tennessee Department of Revenue guidelines, ACA will add sales tax to the price of each work that sells from the Emporium and for which it collects payment. Sales tax is NOT added to works being carried or shipped out of state. Sales are permitted as a service to patrons of the ACA. However, ACA cannot guarantee such sales. The receipt of funds from sales, the retention of commissions, and the disbursement of monies to Artist will be handled by ACA. Sold works are to remain in the exhibition until its official close unless an alternate arrangement can be reached that is mutually agreeable to ACA, Artist, and the purchaser of the artwork.
Handling: ACA agrees to handle all artwork with proper care so that artwork will not be damaged, excepting ordinary wear and tear. ACA shall not be liable for damage or loss caused by war, confiscation, order of any government or public authority, or by any and all causes beyond the control of ACA. Theft, Damage or Loss: ACA agrees to notify Artist within 36 hours by telephone, e-mail, and/or written notification upon the event of any theft, damage or loss that occurs while artwork is in the possession of ACA. In the event of loss or damage to artwork at fault of ACA, ACA agrees to compensate up to reasonable market value on each artwork as agreed upon by Artist and ACA Executive Director.
Transportation: Moving or shipping artwork to and from the Emporium will be the sole responsibility of Artist.
Installation: Works must be suitably framed/mounted and WIRED to hang. Work should be ready to exhibit according to accepted Museum standards (i.e., canvases should be stretched with finished edges, drawings should be at least mounted and matted or fitted with Plexiglas). ACA reserves the right to inspect and, if necessary, prepare or request Artist to prepare the artwork for exhibition according to said standards. ACA reserves the right to refuse to display any object for any reason. Artist must use the existing hanging system in the Gallery (Walker Display, see image). Each rod and hanger can accommodate 25 lbs, and ACA has 48 rod available. The exhibition will be set and installed by ACA. The final decision on the arrangement of and artwork included in the exhibition rests with ACA. No artist will be allowed to rearrange, modify, or remove any artwork or cultural programming present in the Emporium, not even temporarily during the renter’s scheduled event. However, there may be times when ACA deems it necessary to adjust the position of an artwork in order to protect it from possible damage during an event. If that occurs, ACA will make every effort to contact Artist to arrange for the artwork to be moved. If Artist is unavailable to move the object, ACA will adjust the position of the artwork, taking every precaution to preserve the integrity and safety of the artwork.
Publicity: Artist agrees to provide biographical information, artist’s statement, digital images, and other publicity materials as requested. Artist agrees to allow ACA to photograph. Artist’s artwork for publicity, education, and catalog purposes. Artist agrees to allow work to be photographed by third parties. ACA agrees to draft a press release promoting the exhibition and reception to be sent to media. ACA will send announcements about the exhibition to its members as part of regular communications and electronic invites to its extensive lists of members, friends, media, etc. This information will also be posted in the exhibition space.
Additional Provisions: The Emporium is a downtown venue, and the City of Knoxville may, at any time, begin road construction over which ACA has no control.
Schedule
Applications Open: July 1-August 8, 2023
Final Due Date for submission: August 15,2023
Preparation of online gallery for juror: August 15-31
Juror review and selection: September 1-15
Artists notified: September 16-19
Monday, October 2, between 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM: Artists deliver work to the Emporium
Tuesday-Thursday, October 3-5, between 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM: Exhibition installation
October 6, 5:00-9:00 PM: Opening/public reception (First Friday)
TBD: ARTIST RECEPTION & AWARDS
Exhibition dates: October 6-27, 2023 Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (with any additional hours TBA).
Monday, October 30: Artists pick-up work between 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM with all works cleared from the Emporium by 5:00 PM.
No work is released before the end of the exhibition. Any artwork left beyond 45 days after the last day of the exhibition may become property of ACA.
NOTE: Artists are accountable for delivering and picking up their own artwork
Join us as Cheri Jorgenson talks about her discovery of wildlife and her realistic depiction of them in her art. “My recent artwork began during our initial Covid isolation, when I finally noticed the wildlife around our acreage in South Knoxville. The animals have always been there, but I had not been aware of them. I became an observer of our animal residents. To honor them, I wanted to depict them as O’Keeffe did the flowers, so the viewer would truly see them and would appreciate their tender beauty. Since then I’ve been doing drawings and paintings of animals in a variety of media: mostly color pencil with mixed media pieces, on a variety of surfaces: toned or black paper, or painted canvas. “Blessed Are the Meek” is my title for this evolving series of works honoring our local wildlife.”
Cheri has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Alabama and a Masters of Science in Art Education from the University of Tennessee. Originally she was a graphic designer, working for the International Energy Exposition (The 1982 World’s Fair), Tennessee Valley Authority, and in her own design firm, among others. After earning her graduate degree, she was an art teacher for Knox County Schools for 20 years, and retired from the L&N STEM Academy in 2020. She was the 2012 Tennessee Art Educator of the Year, the 2020 Tennessee National Art Honor Society Sponsor of the Year, and the 2021 National Sponsor. Cheri co-founded COMMA, a plein air group that meets weekly at UT Gardens since 2004 and exhibits together regularly. She lives in South Knoxville with her husband in their 100+ year-old farmhouse.
