New Works by Lori Stenberg, Sarah Arntson, and Colin Dukes
March 2nd, 4:30 – 7 pm
JAHC Gallery at the Juneau Arts & Culture Center
A fascinating combined show by three local artists of hand crafted woods, ceramics, and abstract paintings, will be exhibited during the month of March. Even though Colin Dukes, Sarah Arnston, and Lori Stenberg work in different mediums their art is inspired by our surrounding landscape and the beauty of trees.

Colin Dukes is the woodworking teacher at JDHS and has a passion for creating Art From Trees. As a woodworker, Dukes strives to represent the tree as best as possible and provide it with a new life as an art piece to be enjoyed by all. The uniqueness and beauty of his work he says, “has already been created by nature long before he makes contact with the wood,” however his woodworking expertise results in truly unique and beautifully functional art pieces.

Sarah Arntson’s mission has been to capture a reminder of the lushness of a Southeast Alaska summertime through ceramics. Her work brings morsels of the Tongass into functional ceramic pieces that are intended to be used and enjoyed every day. Fascinated with the transformation that Southeast forests undergo between seasons, Arntson’s recent work focuses on integrating references to the rich vegetation of the summer into a permanent, functional piece. Presented with the challenge of an inspiration that is only temporarily available, the biggest obstacle was finding a way to preserve the plants in a way that they could be used in her work during any season. Arntson experimented with a variety of unfamiliar materials to achieve her goal, including plaster, silicone, and latex.

Lori Stenberg presents abstract paintings inspired by the richness that our surrounding mountains and water provide. She writes, “after 20 years, I find I’m still captivated by the astonishing beauty of our landscape. Long periods of diffused light and heavy skies have effected a strong desire to seek out every bit of color and light. In the shifting light and shadow, often the horizon blurs and disappears — earth and sky become one. Pervasive, soft gray light create a dream-like field of vision. So the work then, isn’t so much about making a landscape abstract, but capturing the feeling of what is there already.”

Devils Club Bowls by Sarah Arntson

New Painting 2012 by Lori Stenberg