Coming Next Week

Please join us in recognizing the work of these longtime students and friends of Red Dot.

Please join us in recognizing the work of these longtime students and friends of Red Dot.

New Exhibit Coming Soon

Natalie Smith and Louise Parsons, longtime Red Dot Gallery oil painting students, will exhibit their work February 12 through March 13. Please join us on Feb 12, 5-8 pm for an artist's reception.

New Images on Student Pages

Beverley Phillips Oil Painting

Beverley Phillips Oil Painting

Check out our recently updated student pages for new work completed in Red Dot painting and drawing classes in the past couple months.

GIFTED Opens Tomorrow Night

Join us tomorrow night, 5-8 pm for the opening reception for Gifted, Red Dot's holiday exhibit. Works below and much more give-able art.

Scott Bennett vessel and cups

Scott Bennett vessel and cups

Kristin Martin painting

Kristin Martin painting

Ryan Carlson ornament

Ryan Carlson ornament

Branan Mercer cup

Branan Mercer cup


GIFTED: Red Dot's Holiday Show

For local, handmade, original, affordable gifts for the season, Red Dot Gallery of Homewood presents GIFTED, the holiday show. Paintings, pottery, and prints will be offered by Red Dot Gallery students and regional artists with ideal present-giving sizes and prices. An opening reception will be held December 4 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm with cider and cookies to warm the festivities. The exhibit will run until January 24.

Among the offerings at GIFTED will be Scott Bennett’s flame cups and Brandon Mercer’s drip bowls along with small paintings by Kristin Martin and Ricki Jill Treleaven. Jane Marshall will unveil some of her newest prints, and you’ll find several miniature paintings by Dori DeCamillis. Many more artists will bring out their gifted and gift-sized work.

“Some of the main galleries in town that offered local art have closed in the past few years,” says Dori DeCamillis, “so Red Dot is one of the few remaining places where one can support local artists.” As well as a fine place to buy fine art, Red Dot’s popular art classes make excellent gifts. “We sell a surprising amount of gift certificates for classes over the holidays,” says Scott Bennett, “and we’ve always found the recipients of them to be super grateful.”

Red Dot has irregular hours, so check the website or make and appointment.

 

Drawings by Allyson Roebuck

Click on the image below for a carousel of images by Red Dot student Allyson Roebuck. Her background in architecture shows in her intricate drawings. 

Students Got Skills

Click for a carousel of photos of student's work in progress. Most of my students aim for accurate rendering, as you can see.

Fong Choo Workshop is Well-Received

Participants in Fong's demonstration workshop said they were "honored to see the master at work," and expressed boundless eagerness to apply all they learned in the studio. We hope to have him back again someday, and to offer more workshops like these.

Unfinished work, ready for firing.

Unfinished work, ready for firing.

Various teapot handles.

Various teapot handles.

Fong!

Fong!

Glaze samples.

Glaze samples.

New Painting by Dori DeCamillis

Here is one of a few new pieces Dori completed in the past few months. More of Dori's work can be seen in the gallery at Red Dot. Come and see them under the new LED lights!

Lid Handle Spout

Red Dot Gallery is pleased to announce "Lid Handle Spout," a gallery exhibit and two-day demonstration workshop by Internationally renowned ceramicist Fong Choo, October 9 - 11, 2015. A reception for the artist will be held Friday the 9th from 5 to 8 pm. For his workshop in the Red Dot clay studio on the 10th and 11th, Fong will demonstrate his process for making teapot forms from start to finish, including handle-making and glaze techniques and recipes. The gallery exhibit will run through the end of November.

“One must push the limits, test the waters, search, prod and explore the many boundaries of clay,” says Fong. His work has received numerous awards from prestigious institutions including The Smithsonian Craft Show, The Philadelphia Museum of Art and The American Craft Exposition. He is an adjunct faculty member at Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky, and remains committed to a life as a practicing studio potter.  

The teapot is arguably one of the most challenging and intriguing forms in clay. Fong will demonstrate the hand building and wheel thrown work required to explore the teapot form, with an emphasis on “play.” There will also be demonstrations with simple homemade tools to use on teapots along with unique gadgets and ‘doo dads’ designed for use in the studio.

“We are honored and excited about Fong’s show and demo,” says Red Dot owner and clay instructor Scott Bennett.” He is known for giving some of the best workshops in the clay arena, and his artwork is unique and precious. He’s been a good friend for many years, and we are finally getting him to make an appearance in Birmingham.”

The workshop is limited to 10 people, and the cost is $95 for the two day workshop with lunch on your own on Saturday and a pot luck on Sunday.