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SUMMARY:Billings Arts Association - Marion Hedge
DESCRIPTION:Marion Hedge\nBillings Arts Association\nFEATURED ARTIST \nDates: August/September 2023\n \nWelcome to Sandstone\, Marion! \n\nABOUT BIILLINGS ARTS ASSOCIATION  \n\n\n\n\nSome of Marion’s work:
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LOCATION:Sandstone Gallery\, 2913 2nd Avenue North\, Billings\, MT\, 59101\, United States
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SUMMARY:Billings Arts Association - Patricia Mutch
DESCRIPTION:Patricia MUTCH\nBillings Arts Association\nFEATURED ARTIST \nDates: August/September 2023\n \nWelcome to Sandstone\, Patricia \n\nSOME OF PATRICIA’S WORK:\n \nABOUT BIILLINGS ARTS ASSOCIATION  
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LOCATION:Sandstone Gallery\, 2913 2nd Avenue North\, Billings\, MT\, 59101\, United States
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SUMMARY:Featured Artist: Madelein Bladow
DESCRIPTION:Madelein Bladow\nFeatured Artist\nDates: September/October 2023\n \nMadelein paints what appeals to her and hopes that others will find enjoyment in her work. She works primarily in transparent watercolor but experiments with new water media techniques. Her subject range is varied and includes landscapes\, abstracts and collages. Stop in and see her beautiful work!\n \n\nABOUT MADELEIN
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LOCATION:Sandstone Gallery\, 2913 2nd Avenue North\, Billings\, MT\, 59101\, United States
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SUMMARY:Featured Artist: Mary Hopper
DESCRIPTION:Mary Hopper\nFeatured Artist\nDates: September / October 2023 \nMary Hopper is one of our artists that creates beautiful functional art. Her pottery pieces are one of a kind a the mugs make for a perfect cup to sip your morning coffee out of. Mary changes her pieces throughout the year so new things are always being added.  \n\nABOUT MARY
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LOCATION:Sandstone Gallery\, 2913 2nd Avenue North\, Billings\, MT\, 59101\, United States
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SUMMARY:Featured Artist - John Kennedy
DESCRIPTION:John Kennedy\nFEATURED ARTIST \nDates: September/October 2023 \nSandstone Gallery is pleased to announce our newest Partner Artist\, John Kennedy.  John paints in watercolor\, pen and wash\, pencil\, and in words. His beautiful works speak volumes about him\, and his wonderful urban sketches show life among the streets of Billings. \nWhen asked about his art\, John says: “I’m trying to tell you something about my life.” That is what I really want in my art\, and in my life. By reflecting myself honestly in my art\, words\, and life\, I hope to connect with people who share some common values. If I can show you something that I created\, thought\, and felt\, and that touches you in some way\, I think that connects us.” \n\n\nWe welcome John to Sandstone as featured Artist for September and October! \n\nABOUT JOHN
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LOCATION:Sandstone Gallery\, 2913 2nd Avenue North\, Billings\, MT\, 59101\, United States
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SUMMARY:Dione Roberts
DESCRIPTION:Please welcome our guest artist for October\, stained glass Artist\, Dione Roberts of D & J Glass. \nDione Roberts\nArtist’s Biography\nDione Roberts was born in Billings\, Montana and has lived there all her life.  Growing up in a house filled with kilns allowed her to experiment with melting glass\, stretching bottles and making jewelry and glass tiles at an early age.  She began designing and fabricating stained glass in 1980 and continues to make originally designed fused glass\, stained glass and mosaics.  \nMuch of her fused and painted glass work reflects her Montana roots.  The Montana landscape\, wheat\, and crows as well as fantastical fish are often her subject matter.  Adding texture through the use of ground glass in the forms of frit\, powders and strings of glass are an important part of her work and she creates many elements using torches and heat.  Pieces are fired multiple times at temperatures reaching 1500 degrees.  She also works in a reverse fired enamel technique where designs and patterns are painted on the back of the glass\, a technique that takes up to 8 twelve-hour firings.   \nIn her studio\, she works with clients to make originally designed pieces of glass art for their homes.   \nHer work can be seen at The Frame Hut in Billings\, Montana.+ \n 
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LOCATION:Sandstone Gallery\, 2913 2nd Avenue North\, Billings\, MT\, 59101\, United States
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SUMMARY:Sandstone Gallery Completes “Symbols of Montana” Mural on Downtown Billings’ LightBike Trail
DESCRIPTION:PRESS RELEASE \nFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE \nSeptember 12\, 2023 \nContact:\nSandstone Gallery: (406) 256-5837\nWeb: https://sandstonegallerymt.com \nSandstone Gallery Completes “Symbols of Montana” Mural on Downtown Billings’ LightBike Trail \n(September 12\, 2023 – Billings\, MT) – A new mural titled “Symbols of Montana” has just been completed in the alleyway between Sandstone Gallery and the Yarn Bar in downtown Billings. As part of the #LightBike Trail sponsored by Downtown Billings Alliance (DBA)\, Sandstone Gallery was awarded a grant to install a fifty-foot wide by twelve-foot-high mural depicting traditional and well-known symbols of Montana. \nThe first step was to get the building owner’s approval. Once approval was attained\, the fun began with the design consisting of several symbols of Montana including the state animal – grizzly bear; the state bird – meadowlark; the state flower – bitterroot; and other symbols many people recognize as truly “Montana” – moose\, paintbrush flowers\, and big sky. The grizzly was designed after Lynn Shield’s “Purple Bear” painting\, and the moose was designed after Co-Director Teresa Brown’s “Mr. Moose” painting. The meadowlark and flowers are a combination of styles by other gallery artists. The next step was submitting the proposal to DBA and waiting. \nOnce we were given the green light\, the fun began with Sandstone’s member artists Dick Cottrill\, Madelein Bladow\, Teresa Brown\, and Ken Denning power washing the wall\, which likely had 20 years of dust and who knows what on it\, making sure to keep the integrity of the old bricks.  Next came color selection from the amazing colors by Sherwin Williams.  Dick\, Ken\, Lynn\, Teresa\, and Madelein spray painted the base coat of blue and yellow. Then\, on a dark night in late August\, Lynn and Teresa projected the design onto the wall and sketched the outlines of the Moose\, Bear and Meadowlark. A few days later\, Lynn set up early morning before dawn to sketch all the flowers and grass along the bottom of the mural. \nNext\, a schedule for painting was set\, and the artists of Sandstone Gallery showed up with paintbrushes in hand. Lynn painted her bear and Teresa painted her moose\, while Dick Cottrill painted the meadowlark. Lana Bittner\, Madelein Bladow\, Mary Hopper\, Donna Moore\, William Crain\, Jennifer Crain Baretta\, Ken Denning\, Christine Denning\, all lent their artistic skills to the body of the mural.  Some of Sandstone’s member partners were unavailable for various reasons\, but they there in spirit: Victoria Wetsch\, John Kennedy\, Ken Dvorak\, Nancy Morrison and Leo Olson Estate.  Greg Brown selflessly volunteered to transport\, set up and tear down scaffolding each day\, for which the artists are very thankful. All told\, over 160 man-hours were spent painting this vibrant mural. \nWhen asked her favorite part of the project\, Lynn said\, “I absolutely loved painting the bear. It is the largest canvas I’ve ever worked on\, and it was a wonderful challenge. But I think what I loved most about this project was the teamwork of our members. I’ve only been with Sandstone for a few years\, and this is the first true team project we worked on. I really loved the energy everyone had toward creating something lasting and beautiful. I believe we reached our goal of representing Montana and the diverse styles of our artists.” \nTeresa struggled with heights but was able to muster up enough determination to brave scaffolding for two full days of painting.  When it was complete\, she let out a little cheer and said\, “I loved seeing our vision come to life\, and conquering my fears”.  When asked about her favorite part\, she said “It so awesome to showcase the many talents of our gallery artists on a lasting piece of art to be enjoyed by the entire community.” \nSandstone Gallery’s co-director Jennifer Baretta was also on hand to comment. She said “Thank you to Downtown Billings. We love our mural\, and we are proud to be part of the Light Bike Trail! We have wanted to do something like this for many years\, and this grant opportunity helped make our dreams a reality.” \nThe #LightBike Trail is an art installation that winds through the alleyways of downtown billings and is sponsored by Downtown Billings Alliance. 116 N 29th St suite a\, Billings\, MT 59101.  There will be a map of the installations\, each containing a lighted bicycle\, high on the wall\, along with an original mural. The idea was to brighten the areas to make them safer and more beautiful\, and to make an enjoyable family walk through downtown. For more information about DBA and the Light Bike Trail\, go to https://downtownbillings.com/. \nSandstone Gallery\, located at ​2913 2nd Avenue North in downtown Billings is a “Made in Montana” designated co-op gallery of sixteen local artists in the Billings\, Montana area with paintings\, sculpture\, jewelry\, ceramics\, glass\, photography\, cards & gifts. Open hours are Tuesday – Friday 11am – 4pm\, Saturday 10m – 2pm. The gallery is closed Sundays\, Mondays and holidays. For more information Call (406)256-5837\, email sandstonegallerymt@gmail.com\, or visit the website at https://sandstonegallerymt.com. \n# end #
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