Artist to demonstrate Up-Cycled art

LACONIA — The Lakes Region Art Association will meet on Monday, Aug. 15, at 7 p.m. in the Woodside Building Conference Center at the Taylor Community, 435 Union Ave.

The main presenter will be Gerri Harvey who will demonstrate Up-Cycled Art painting.

When you look at a piece of art, can you tell what medium was used to create it? Colorful and full of texture and interest, Up-Cycled Art "painting" does not contain any paint. It is made completely from torn and snipped bits of junk mail ... ads, catalogues and brochures.

Harvey will show slides of realistic and impressionistic paper collage examples from nationally renowned artists, along with samples of her own junk mail pieces. Her presentation will include a demonstration of the process.

Harvey is a local artist and painter living in Gilford. Her paintings are on display at the Art Association's gallery at Tanger Outlets in Tilton, at VynnArt in Meredith, and in her online gallery at gerriharveyart.com.

Additionally, those who attend the meeting will have a chance to meet both Joan Cormier, executive director of the Lakes Region Scholarship Foundation, and a scholarship recipient. The Lakes Region Art Association supports the Foundation.

The session is free and open to the public.

For additional information about the event, contact Gisela Langsten, programs chairman, Lakes Region Art Association at 603-293-2702.

A still life of flowers, using Up-Cycled Art technique, is one example of the genre which will be explained in depth by artist Gerri Harvey at the next meeting of the Lakes Region Art Association on Monday, Aug. 15. (Courtesy photo)