Maureen Stathis can't actually recall when she began creating
art, though as a shy, sensitive child she remembers being encouraged
by her parents and teachers. Still, it wasn't until a dozen years ago
that she “stumbled upon silk painting, the Serti technique in
particular.”
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| Maureen Stathis |
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All
of the work that Maureen will showcase at the gallery, beginning with
an opening reception Friday, June 2 from 5 to 8 pm, will be original
designs of hand painted pieces. She notes, “Each piece, by nature
of the process is truly unique.” The work is a combination of
experimentation and processes used by silk artists Jean-Baptiste and
Susan Moyer.Maureen finds the most rewarding part of creating silk art to also be its most frustrating. “Despite careful planning and design, ” she says, “the medium in unpredictable and often has a mind of its own.” A graduate of SUNY Oswego, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and a MS in creative arts therapy from Nazareth College Maureen has also taken courses in surface pattern design at Onondaga Community College and Syracuse University.
She
has recently cut back on her work as an art therapist to devote more
time to pursuing her own art which includes watercolor art, acrylic
painted furniture and wood items and being “newly obsessed” with
mosaic art.
Maureen
will be on hand to greet visitors to Gallery 54 from 5 to 8 pm June
2. Music, wine and light refreshments will be served.
Gallery
54 is an upscale venue for Central New York artists that showcases
and sells unique, inspired, and timeless art in a diversity of
mediums. Gallery hours are Sunday through Thursday 10 am to 5 pm,
Friday & Saturday 10 am to 6 pm.
