Orla Kiely

Guess who couldn't have been more excited to see the UPS guy this morning...

Orla Kiely overload at Quirk Gallery!

I Think We're Right About This.

So I know you were looking for the perfect Easter Aardvark. Well look no farther... We've got you covered.

Aardvarks: $15

That's a Wrap

Today I'm also completely in love with these metalic leather wrap bracelets by IDesign. Available in gold, pewter and platinum - these bracelets retail for $174.

I have to say we've got some pretty great new books in. Right now, this is my Fav. "Tiny Art Director" by artist Bill Zeman. Zeman has a ruthless art director— his four-year-old (make that five years old now) daughter. He posts the products of their stormy collaboration along with her devastating critiques on his blog, Tiny Art Director. $14.95

Mari Foster Rocks Our World

The most recent addition to the Quirk Represents collection is Mari Foster. Mari is a recent graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University with a BFA in craft and Material Studies. She is currently a candidate up for a $15,000 Windgate Fellowship presented by the Center for Craft Creativity and Design. She has just set up her own studio at Artworks Richmond and is establishing herself and expanding her body of work.

Mari is attracted to simplifying and deconstructing the complexities of historical furniture, jewelry, and household items, and re-contextualizing those shapes into contemporary jewelry. She evokes the sentiments of past eras to create an intimate experience with a worn object, both for the wearer and the viewer. Using a combination of precious, recycled, and often inexpensive materials, Mari recreates and reinvents the sense of preciousness that historical jewelry holds. In her work Mari examines how historical and contemporary tools and means we use to communicate affect relationships and intimacy in an age of increasing loss of face to face communication.

A Tisket a Tasket

We've got everything you need for the best Easter baskets ever!
Come in or shop online!

Komelia Hongja OKIM & Mi-Sook HUR

Two Views In Metal Art Ornaments & Objects Artist Reception tonight from 5-7pm

Two Views In Metal Art Ornaments & Objects explores the work of two Korean Born metal artists.

Mi-Sook Hur is enamored by nature and draws inspiration from the changes inherent in it. The work elicits a sense of movement with a nod to the cycles of life. Hur is an associate professor in the School of Art and Design at East Carolina University with an extensive national and international exhibition record. She is a former artist-in-residence at John Michael Kohler Arts Center and has taught workshops at Penn School of Crafts, Newark Museum and Pullen Art Center.

Komelia Hongja Okim is a Korean-American artist and educator who depicts the dynamic interchanges between different cultures and ethnic origins.The work reflects the YING YANG Principle and the harmonies and conflicts marked by different cultures coming together. Okim has exhibited and given mental technique workshops in Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Russia, France, Germany, Norway, Canada and the United States.