DON JAGOE ~ PHOTOGRAPHY / WILL HEACOCK ~ CERAMICS / KENDRA PLUMLEY ~ ILLUSTRATION
Will Heacock, Kendra Plumley and Don Jagoe were the featured artists in DeBlois Gallery's August show. Heacock is a ceramic artist who makes large garden pots as well as smaller utilitarian vessels. Kendra Plumley is a figurative artist who draws in pen and color. Jagoe’s photographs depict scenes in France and elsewhere.
Don Jagoe
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ARTIST'S STATEMENT Don Jagoe Don is a Newport-based fine art photographer with strong ties to Paris, who finds rich, compelling subject matter in both locations. After years of film-based photography—primarily black and white—with the attendant darkroom chemistry, he has fully embraced digital capture, processing and archival printing with pigment inksets. It is his firm belief that these technologies, used appropriately, offer the photographer far greater latitude and control in presenting the image seen. In general, his desire is to capture the play of light in our world and represent it to the viewer in a way which captures both its luminosity and subtlety. Additionally, he seeks life’s ironies and special moments, which provide a unique artistic opportunity only possible in the photographic medium. Local affiliations include currently serving as the President of the Newport Art Museum PhotoGuild, as a member of the Silver Circle photographic group, and as a Trustee and Governance Committee Chair for the Newport Art Museum. He is a past President of the Castle Hill Neighborhood Association, the New England Chapter of the Marine Technology Society and served on the Board of the Armed Forces YMCA. A retired Naval Officer, Don is presently Vice President and Division Manager of Science Applications International Corporation in Newport. He works with disadvantaged children in Fall River, MA in the Express Yourself program, utilizing photography as a means for creative self expression; that work should extend into Newport County this year. Don’s work has been shown at the DeBlois Gallery, the Jessica Hagen Fine Art Gallery, has twice been selected in Juried shows at the South County Art Association, at the Newport Art Museum Member’s Show and during three years of Wet Paint. Education includes: BS, Meteorology, University of Oklahoma School of Engineering MA, Far Eastern Studies, the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA MS, Strategic Planning and National Security Affairs, The Naval War College MA, Business Administration, Salve Regina University
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Alone in a Crowd
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Eiffel Abstract
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Umbrella Girl
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Will Heacock
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Vessel with Handles, soda-fired stoneware
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ARTIST'S STATEMENT Will Heacock 1116 Green End Avenue Middletown, Rhode Island 02842 401-846-5681 .In 1990 in conversation with a potter about my interest in making pots, Ann W. Baker, who became a mentor, gave me a kick wheel, some clay she no longer wanted and some glaze recipes. After a few years of learning to throw pots in my spare time, I decided to pursue pottery in a serious fashion. My interest in pots seems to be confined to the clay surfaces rather than glazes and the color obtained by glazes. As I look through my scrapbook of pots made by others that please me, I note that most of those are primitive constructions with interesting surface textures and wonderful dark clay bodies. Since 1994 I have been a full-time potter. I have had shows at my studio, shown with the A.W. Baker Gallery in Westport and have had numerous shows at the DeBlois Gallery in Newport. My large garden pots have been featured in the gardens at the Mall at Chestnut Hill.
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ARTIST'S STATEMENT I draw my perception on the world of nature and modern society. Basically I exaggerate about what’s going; it’s pretty awesome. Kendra Plumley, 10 Church Street, Newport, R.I. ~ c. 401.855.2674 ~ kjean83@yahoo.com |
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Sgt. Brown & Mr. C (watercolor)
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Shows & Exhibitions: Word of Mouth / Works on Paper Rhys Gallery 70 North Hampton Street #105 Boston, Ma. May 7 – June 4, 2006
Ghosts Gather at Night Rhys Gallery 70 North Hampton Street #105 Boston, Ma. September 9 – October 8, 2005
Fit to Fight Central Gallery Amherst, Ma. November 6 – December 1, 2005
Project Digs Providence, RI April 15 – April 22, 2006
Recent Works Deblois Gellery Newport, Ri. August 5 – August 29, 2006
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Keep It Together (ink and wash)
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