Pierce, Pull, Piece By Hand Gallery Exhibit Dates: October 7–November 11, 2022 Opening Reception: October 7th from 5–8 pm   Pierce, Pull, Piece is presented at By Hand Gallery and features the stitched and felted textiles of David Joseff Sloma with an opening reception on Friday, October 7th, from 5–8 pm for Gallery Walk, Bloomington.   This current body of David Joseff's expressive artworks, Pierce, Pull, Piece, illustrate language and meditation as “stitch”.  Starte...

On Friday, September 2nd, for Bloomington’s Gallery Walk, By Hand Gallery will be presenting the newest work by Marcy Neiditz who is a Bloomington, Indiana ceramic artist that makes both decorative vessels and sculptural objects. She is inspired by science, nature, biology, the microscopic world, and alien life-forms. Ideas of biological plant-like forms—coming alive, growing, and aging—occupy her imagination. Her current work reflects an abstract and narrative representation of these themes. Sh...

  Exhibit Dates: August 5th–28th, 2022 Opening Reception: August 5th from 5–8 pm   Evocative Explorations: in the Realm of Glass is presented at By Hand Gallery and features the narrative glass work of Anne Simon, Christy Weezer, Frank Lewis, and Michal Ann Carley with an opening reception on Friday, August 5th, from 5–8 pm for Gallery Walk, Bloomington.   Bloomington, Ind. — On Friday, August 5th, for Bloomington’s Gallery Walk, By Hand Gallery will open a group sho...

On Exhibit: July 8-29, 2022 From the Forest features functional objects in the natural woods of Indiana.  On Friday, July 8th, for Bloomington’s Gallery Walk, By Hand Gallery will be presenting work by gallery artists in oak, maple, walnut, and cherry—the variety of Indiana hardwood that has long been an inspiration for creative woodworkers.  From the Forest will feature sawn, turned, planed, woven, and carved functional wood objects that expose a rich array of this beautiful Indiana natur...

Ee Oh Lay: Through the Woods: Presented by By Hand Gallery features the mixed media paintings and drawings by mother and son team Kay and Kurt Eagleman on Friday, June 3rd, from 5–8 pm for Gallery Walk, Bloomington.   Bloomington, Ind. — On Friday, June 3rd, for Bloomington’s Gallery Walk, Kurt and Kay Eagleman will present their recent, mixed media work in their inaugural exhibit at By Hand Gallery. The mother/son team share their Brown County Ee Oh Lay Studio where they engage in on...

Iron and Mixed Media Sculpture by Bert Gilbert Exhibit Dates: May 6th–26th, 2022 Opening Reception: May 6th from 5–8 pm   For the past decade, Gilbert has built his work on the cast iron elements he produces during his intensive, annual Artist Residency at the iron casting Sculpture Trails of Solsberry, Indiana. Using recycled iron for casting, scrap and reclaimed steel on welded pieces, and repurposed, salvaged building materials in his mixed media works, Gilbert strives to un...

April 1 - May 1, 2022 Opening Reception April 1, 2022  5pm - 8pm By Hand Gallery is proud to present more work from Local Clay Potters Guild members. Throughout the pandemic, the artisan members have continued to create new work, but due to public health restrictions have been unable to co-host the Local Clay Show at the Monroe County Convention Center This exhibit will be an opportunity for the public to see what has been happening in the clay studios of these local artisans and collec...

This March and April, By Hand Gallery will be hosting a gallery exhibition by members of Local Clay Potters’ Guild. Local Clay, ‘Still Here, Better than Ever!’ : Part I March 4 - March 27, 2022.  Opening Reception, March 4th 5-8pm   Local Clay, ‘Still Here, Better than Ever!’ : Part II April 1 - May 1, 2022.  Opening Reception, April 1st 5-8pm   For the past two years, due to concerns with COVID and large gatherings, the members of Local Clay Potters’ Guild have chosen ...

In a 1988 interview with Bill Moyers, Joseph Campbell quoted the Hindu Upanishad: “In the beginning there was only the great self, reflected in the form of a person. Reflecting, it found nothing but itself, and its first word was, ‘This am I.'”   All cultures have sought to express and impart stories that communicate the inexplicable “This am I” — verbally transmitted through myth, legend, and fairytale, and performatively through ritual, dance, and ceremony. Sharing these elusive qua...