Upcoming Events
Lecture
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Farley's Music Hall
7:30 pm
Jeffrey Vaughn will give a talk titled “Landscape” as HEF’s second
spring 2012 Hosmer Williams speaker. Vaughn will show examples of his
work and discuss his artistic approach. Mr. Vaughn is a well-known and
respected artist with numerous exhibits and awards. He is currently
represented by Fischbach Gallery of New York, New York, B. Deemer
Gallery of Louisville, KY and Harris Gallery of Houston, Texas. This
talk is sponsored by Liberty Bank, Godfrey, Illinois. Refreshments
follow the talk with an opportunity to speak individually with Mr.
Vaughn. See the Jeffrey Vaughn website:
www.jeffreyvaughn.com.
Free
HEF Yard Sale
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Village of Elsah Museum
10 am - 2 pm
The Historic Elsah Foundation yard sale with all the proceeds going to
the Foundation’s general fund.
Village of Elsah Museum
Book Sale
May 26 - May 27, 2012
Village Hall
1 pm - 4 pm
The Village of Elsah Museum is holding a Special Book Sale with all
proceeds going to the Village of Elsah Museum Conservation Fund.
Denise M. Mandel Exhibit
ARCHIVED
Saturday, April 21 through Sunday, April 29
Farley's Music Hall
37 Mill Street
11 am to 8 pm
| Fiber artist Denise Mandel will be exhibiting her contemporary fine art
tapestries at a special exhibit sponsored by the Historic Elsah
Foundation. Mandel, who wove a papal tapestry for Pope John Paul II,
began weaving fiber art 35 years ago and began teaching 25 years ago at
Craft Alliance in University City, Mo., where she became the head of the
weaving department 15 years ago. Mandel’s woven images in the show will
include the Piasa bird, “The 4 Yei’s,” a self-portrait, and various
geometric designs influenced by Southwest, Native American and other
cultural references. She will show 18 pieces in the show, which will
have an opening reception from 6 pm to 9 pm, Friday, April 20.
Jerseyville bluegrass group Hickory Grove will perform at the reception
which is free and open to the public. In 1998, Mandel was asked to create to create a papal tapestry for the pope’s 1999 visit to St. Louis. Her piece, the papal coat of arms is now a permanent hanging at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis. More recently Mandel’s motivation has gone toward large works, which led her to look for a venue for an exhibition. While passing by Farley Music Hall in Elsah last September she peeked inside and “It dawned on me that it could work,” she said. “The elegantly rustic look of the place works with lots of Southwest and even contemporary colors.” She first wanted to commemorate the town by weaving images of houses and structures within the community, but she realized she did not have the time. Instead she came up with the idea to create a woven image of the legendary and mythical Piasa bird. With photographed images from which Mandel made mini-weavings, she created commemorative Elsah bookmarks by photocopying the weavings and laminating the paper images. Each bookmark features the name of the town and dates of the show and will be on sale during the exhibition. Mandel will hold a silent auction throughout the exhibit for three weavings from the show, among them the Piasa bird. The winner will be announced at a closing reception from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, April 29, at Farley Music Hall, where harpist Marilyn Bennet of St. Louis will play. The winner need not be present to win. Mandel will be on site throughout the exhibition and will have weaving demonstrations and hands-on experiences for visitors. From photographed images Mandel made mini-weavings and created commemorative Elsah bookmarks by photocopying the weavings and laminating the paper images. Each bookmark features the name of the town and dates of the show and will be on sale during the exhibition. Mandel will hold a silent auction throughout the exhibit for three weavings from the show, among them the Piasa bird. The winner will be announced at a closing reception from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, April 29, at Farley Music Hall, where harpist Marilyn Bennet of St. Louis will play. The winner need not be present to win. |
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Elsah Historic Foundation
PO Box 117 Elsah, IL 62028 Phone 618.374.1059 Fax 618.374.1565 historicelsah@gmail.com
