By Mary Hambly
In the summer of 1988, Mary Hambly arrived in Bloomington to begin her Master of Fine Arts program in Studio Art/Textiles at IU. Having obtained her degree, Hambly then infused herself into many facets of the Bloomington arts scene for the next three decades.
Mary’s spent 5 years as Adjunct Art Instructor at Ivy Tech State College, Vincennes University and IUPUI-Columbus and Art Education Coordinator for the Columbus Area Arts Council. She then was Assistant Gallery Dire...
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March: Vessels, maybe not Vessels
On Display: March 7th - 28th
Vessels — do they hold? house? protect? conceal?
Vessels may be the most ubiquitous and useful objects in human history. They are important both because they hold and because they can assign meaning to the contents that they hold as well as to the being using them. This iterative web of meaning has forever inspired artisans to explore the potentials of a vessel’s shape, form, function, accessibility, materiality, decoration, symbolism and purpose.
Vessels of...
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February: Love Drops
On Display: February 5th - 28th
Share the love with a gift from the heart. Hand-made cards, jewelry, glass hearts, special boxes and much more!
We welcome you to come to the gallery to find the valentine spirit in the air with gifts of art and crafts that will exude love to those you give them to.
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December: 2020: The Year of Silver Linings!
On Display: November 16th - January 24th
As we near the end of an almost inconceivable year, we at By Hand Gallery are wishing for all of you and yours and all of us and ours to find 2020’s silver linings — in both the grand and the small ways, the nuance of the ordinary and the richness of the beautiful, and most importantly — the joys of each other. Here’s to celebrating friendship and experiencing the present with awe and wonder!
We welcome you to come to the gallery to find holiday che...
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October: A Change in Light
By Tom Rhea
On Display: October 3rd - November 11th
A Change in Light: As a continuation of his interest in painting the limestone architecture in Indiana, Tom began a series of paintings from his last trip to Florence, Rome, and Puglia (on the Adriatic coast of Italy). Puglia contains some of the oldest continually inhabited settlements in the world, like Matera carved out of and into the limestone cliffs of the region. In the even Mediterranean light of Rome, the Baroque marble fount...
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September: Taking Flight
By Joanne Shank
On Display: September 1st - 28th
Taking Flight: Combines two of Joanne’s styles of painting – her love of painting birds and her fascination of creating imaginary landscapes.
Artist Statement: “Nature has always been my source of inspiration, whether it is with the colors in abstracts or watercolor paintings of local birds and vegetation.
My watercolors are influenced by classes taken with several Chinese artists. I continue to explore the fl...
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May 28th: Re-opening to the public!!!
Re-Opening: Thursday, May 28th, 11:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Hours of Operation: Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, 11:00 AM - 5:30 PM
As we prepare to re-open to the public, changes are being made in the gallery to ensure the safety of our staff, artists, and patrons. Please note the following changes for your next visit:
Masks will be required while in the common area of the building and while in the gallery for both our customers and staffIf you don’t have a mask, we do ha...
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Now Open!
COVID-19 UPATE
Announcement from your friendly neighborhood By Hand Gallery:
Pending any new developments in regard to the COVID-19 virus, we are still open for business. Proper sanitation rituals are being performed regularly throughout the day.
For anyone self-isolating during this unprecedented time we have a few options to enable you to continue enjoying our gallery just like you have for the last forty years!
First, don't forget we can ship items! We are more than happy to...
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March 6th: The Language of Pattern
By Mary Hambly
Pattern is an underlying structure that organizes surfaces or structures in a consistent, regular manner.Pattern can be described as a repeating unit of shape or form, but it can also be thought of as the "skeleton" that organizes the parts of a composition.
Opening Reception: Friday, March 6th, 5-8 PM
On Display: March 6th - April 25th
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