The Gallery
was conceived on a trip to British Columbia and later refined on a trip
to Nova Scotia. Slowly the
idea of seeking out, acquiring and sharing works that meet a unique
criteria was forged.
The
items in the Gallery meet four requirements:
- Functional - First an item has to
have a use. It holds something, keeps you warm or heals, among other
things.
- Form - The item's form must be something
unique and different. The object must be recognized as being "the
good stuff."
- Organic - The object must have its
roots deep in the earth. The artist has mastered not only the final
step in giving an item a form but must also have worked to wrestle
the raw materials from the land.
- Relationship - We must have met the
artist and visited their dwelling and understand their context. The
person and their art are one.