The Vancouver Branch of the Surface Design Association will be featured at Aurora Gallery for the month of April. The opening reception will be April 5, 2019 5-9pm on First Friday Art Walk. SDA will show a diverse range of fiber-based art including fiber vessels and wall hangings. Members showing their work include: Mary Arnold, Bonnie Bucknam, Maris Cavanagh, Donna Joslyn, Sally Sellers, Sharon Svec, Karen Turner and Marie Murphy Wolfe.

The Surface Design Association is a national organization dedicated to promoting awareness and appreciation of textile-inspired art and design. The Vancouver Branch formed in 2016 and has been meeting bi-monthly ever since to share, inspire and grow an appreciation for surface design and textiles. This will be the premiere exhibition of their works.

Reflections and Refractions of Nature: An Exploration by Two Artists

Loren Nelson shares an exploration of nature with his striking black and white photographs. Nelson was inspired by the oak groves of the Willamette Valley and in the show you will see some of the work he has done for the Oak Accord. The Oak Accord is a voluntary conservation agreement by landowners in the Willamette Valley to protect and restore the native oak habitat on their property.

Ann Cavanaugh continues this exploration of nature in glass. Using Loren’s photos as well as other images for inspiration, she captures colors and textures of nature in her fused pieces. As an artist Ann has always been drawn to the depth and complexity that was possible by building layers of glass into translucent images of amazing emotional power.