RIDGE ART ANNOUNCES SHOW THAT WILL FEATURE JOHN UNGER DURING  OAK PARK STREET ART DISTRICTS - WHAT’S BLOOMING ON HARRISON

OAK PARK (May 1, 2007) –  Ridge Art gallery owner Laurie Beasley has announced that she will have a show during the Oak Park Arts District,  What’s Blooming on Harrison (May 18th- 20th, 2007) featuring Michigan artist, John Unger.  The show will be open to the public at Ridge Art on Friday, May 18, 6-10 pm; Saturday, May 19, 12-8 pm; Sunday, May 20, 12-5 pm.

John Unger will bring new sculpture made from recycled metal to Ridge Art, in addition to his “Great Bowl of Fire”.  The “Great Bowl of Fire” is an outdoor fire pit made from recycled steel and hand cut from scrapped propane tank.  The warm rust finish on this unique work of art requires zero maintenance and the quarter inch steel plate insures that the bowl will last for generations in any climate. The heavy steel holds and radiates heat like a wood oven, while the raised bowl allows you to warm your feet beneath it and sit more comfortably without hunching towards the fire.


In addition to John Unger’s works of art, Ridge Art will be showing a variety of paper sculpture made from amate paper, also known as bark paper, from San Pablito in the Sierra Norte in Puebla.  Furthermore; Shirley Hudson’s Wild Blooms, currently shown on all What’s Blooming on Harrison promotional materials, will be on exhibit at Ridge Art throughout the weekend. 
 

About Laurie Beasley and Ridge Art
www.ridgeart.com
Laurie Beasley, proprietor of Ridge Art, has been a collector of folk art and antiques for over 30 years. In 1998 she left the world of advertising after 25 years to open her own gallery.  The result was Ridge Art a gallery specializing in emerging, visionary and self-taught artists from around the world, with a special emphasis on West Africa and Haiti.  The gallery is located at 21 Harrison Street, in the Oak Park Arts District. Ms. Beasley has curated shows and spoken on Haitian art around the United States and regularly travels to the Caribbean and Africa to search for new works to bring back to her growing clientele.

Ridge Art - Hours & Location:

Thursdays and Fridays from 12:00 p.m. – 6 p.m., Saturdays from 12:00 noon – 5:00 p.m. and Sundays from 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Viewings are also available by appointment. The gallery stays open until 9 p.m. the third Friday of every month while it participates in Third Friday Art Walks in the Oak Park Arts District. Many of the pieces currently in the collections can also be viewed on the Ridge Art website. The gallery is located one block north of the Austin I-290 exit (Austin & Harrison) and is accessible by public transportation from the Austin exit of the Forest Park blue line.

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