Clive Pates will be in his old Jerome High School Gallery working on his beautiful canvases. This plein air painting of The Verde River is part of Clive’s newest body of work.

Jerome Art Walk on August 1st is a 'Hot Time in the City'

JEROME, AZ (July 16, 2009) - A warm and sultry night filled with art, music and gallery hopping is in store on August 1 for First Saturday Art Walk in Jerome.  Visit 30 galleries and studios throughout this charming mountain town from 5:00-8:00PM. A free shuttle runs during the walk, from the newest studios at The Old Jerome High School up to Clark Street and the gallery of paintings and stained glass at JoojArt.
 
 The Spirit Art Gallery will be featuring jewelry artist Sally Peck. Sally moved to Sedona, Arizona, after a 30-year teaching career. She remembered her love of beading as a youngster and took lessons.  There was absolutely no doubt after the first lesson that beads were her thing. She was hooked. Sally's formal art education has been used to create one-of-a-kind innovative beaded art designs.  Her award-winning designs are collected in the Americas and Europe, and make use of natural stones, as well as glass and other created beads. Entertainment will be provided by local musician Tina Reichow.
 
If you think you've seen it all in jewelry work, stop by Aurum. On display is a vivid collection of new work by Noah Pfeffer, extraordinary silversmithing by Ray Winner and a striking selection from Doug Downer and Lindsay Livingston. Bring your repairs and pet projects for the studio to work on for you.
 
Cody DeLong will be the Featured Artist at Quince Restaurant in Jerome (formerly Red Rooster) for the August Art walk. Quince will feature Cody’s Paintings, some new prints, and metal work, come in and say hi and see what Cody has been up to, including his recent rafting trip through the Grand Canyon which is sure to inspire some new paintings. The Cody DeLong Studio will also be open for Art Walk. CodyDeLong.com.

Jerome's Jewelry has a fabulous selection of custom created jewelry.  Jewelry artist Rick Hernandez and his 18-year-old son Ricky have been hard at work creating a unique line of custom 14k gold and sterling silver jewelry. They will be featuring an exquisite collection of Drusy Quartz with accent stones of Amethyst and Mystic Topaz, inlaid Australian Opal jewelry along with a fabulous line of Peridot gemstone jewelry just in time for those August birthdays.  Jerome’s Jewelry is located at – 114 Jerome Ave.
 
Magical Rabbits in top hats… new oil paintings of a clever fox, and a chickadee named Brownsville Girl. This is just a sample of what you'll see at Janie Layers new studio/gallery at the Old Jerome High School, Building A. And presto! There will be a magic show conducted by the Sangiovanni Brothers. Maybe they can create a Monsoon!
 
British painter Clive Pates will be showing his newly completed series of plein air paintings from the Verde River bank at the Dead Horse Ranch. These paintings capture the light of the extreme conditions of the desert as the seasons change from the cool, dry weather of late autumn through the unbearable heat and reflection of the height of Summer. Visit Clive’s studio at the Old Jerome High School, Building A.
 
The Tucson Biennial opening in July included a much-acclaimed piece by artist Alan Bur Johnson.  Meanwhile,  Alan is busy working on two commissions for Neiman Marcus in Seattle. Stop by his amazing studio in Building B of The Old Jerome High School to see this work in progress as well as the photography of MB Sullivan.

Photographer Patrick Lincoln in The New State Motor Company writes, “OOOOOH! It Burns!!!! Yes, we burn for art all month long at the Lincoln Gallery! We lost 3 of the artist's multiple personalities to (terminal) heat prostration. One of our neighbors in the gulch planted a patch of corn, just below where another neighbor penned a couple of 300-pound prize pigs. During the hottest day of the month the two pigs melted and all that hot grease ran down hill into the corn patch which caused all that corn to pop and we had two acres three feet high in popcorn!” To immortalize the height of the heat, Patrick ripped a burning piece out of the fiery chaos titled “Hot Day in July” on display at his ultra-hip gallery.
 
It’s summer in full swing.  Did you know that Raku Gallery has a lot of functional art to help you enjoy entertaining this season?  New to the gallery are Buff Brown’s cutting boards.  The artist keeps the natural edge of the wood, so not only is this a great serving tool, but also a beautiful piece to look at when in use or not.  Free-blown drinking glasses in many forms will help you enjoy those beverages that keep you cool.  Salads take on a new freshness when served in a beautifully glazed ceramic bowl by Patton.   Tracy Weisel is producing his own functional ceramics over the summer and taking a break from the heat of the glass furnace.  Come by and look at his new oval casseroles.  Mention “Kudos” and we’ll take 10% off your purchase during Augusts' Jerome Art Walk hours of 5-8PM.
 
"Be It Ever So Humble…" will be on display at the Jerome Artists Cooperative Gallery from August 1 through September 9. Known as a fiber artist and doll-maker, mixed-media artist Michele Cokl Naylor has been a member of the Jerome Artists Cooperative Gallery for 11 years. For her show, "Be It Ever So Humble…," she creates mixed media collage built around digitally enhanced photographs dating from the 1870s through the 1940s, all while incorporating her love of color and texture in the process.

The show's opening on Saturday Aug 1 at 5 p.m. coincides with the always-popular Jerome Art Walk. Opening night will feature music from the 1920s and '30s, refreshments and a chance to meet the artist and discuss home and family and the creative process.
 
Gallery 527 celebrates summer with a member’s show featuring jeweler Marian Ward and music by Vyktoria Pratt Keating. Marian Ward will be showing some spectacular new jewelry including an Egyptian inspired piece titled “The Eye of Horus”, a 22Kgold and fine silver pendant on a beaded, woven rope of glimmering copper and glass beads.
The gallery regulars will be changing out their work after the provocative Stain of Politics show in July and will be on hand for another great party at Gallery 527 in Jerome. New member Mary Fisher will be showing her twig and paper figures as well as amazing and provocative quilts.  For more information about Jerome Art Walk contact Donna at (928) 649-2277 or visit www.jeromeartwalk.com.