Photo: Toni Youngblood, Allium Seed Pods, 2010
Ultimately, we have just one moral duty: to reclaim large areas of peace in ourselves, more and more peace, and to reflect it towards others. And the more peace there is in us, the more peace there will be in our troubled world. - Etty Hillesum
August Gallery Stroll - August 20th, 6-9 pm.
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15th Street Gallery – 1519 S 1500 E; 801-468-1515Currently showing contemporary still life, abstracts, land and cityscapes by Gia Whitlock, Aaron Bushnell, Andrjez Skorut, Lloyd Platt and Aaron Lifferth.
A Gallery – 1321 S 2100 E; 801-583-2100Please join us for a special evening to meet the artists of A Gallery.
Alpine Art – 430 E South Temple; 801-355-1155Traditional Contemporaries, featuring the work of Marian Dunn, Anthony Ithurralde, Dave Marlaire, Cassandria Parsons, Jeff Pugh and Angela Woods.
Anthony's Fine Art and Antiques – 401 E 200 S; 801-328-2231Currently offering an important collection of early Utah art, including J. B. Fairbanks, John Hafen, J. T. Harwood, Ranch Kimball, Alfred Lambourne, Lee Greene Richards, LeConte Stewart, A. B. Wright, Mahonri Young and others.
Art Access – 230 S 500 W; 801-328-0703 Art Access Gallery is pleased to host the annual Partners Exhibition featuring the work of six teams of mentor/apprentice artists. Access II Gallery is hosting the annual Teen Workshop Exhibition featuring selected works from six summer workshops.
Art at the Main – Ground floor of the Main City Library, 210 E 400 S; 801-363-4088 Improvisation, a new collection of paintings by Sue Martin will be featured along with music by John Louvier and friends.
Artistic Framing and Sugarhouse Gallery – 2160 Highland; 801-486-4893Artist Nada Meeks and her show, the Dark Arts, will be on display this month. These photographic works are loaded with ambiguous and sinister content. Sure to delight, we invite all to embrace the macabre.
Blonde Grizzly – 15 E 400 S; 801-355-9075Featuring paper cuttings by Cindy Ferguson. Inspired by roadtrips throughout the country and a general feeling of patriotism, Cindy’s show, titled Glory, Hallelujah, is a tribute to the United States.
Charley Hafen Jewelers – 1409 S 900 E; 801-521-7711Featuring two artists this month: Dayle Record’s Abstract Waterscapes present photographic images from nature and its patterns repeated . Jake Reese shows his colorful, spontaneous figure paintings.
Finch Lane and Park Galleries / Art Barn – 1340 E 100 S (in Reservoir Park); 801-596-5000Presenting the Glass Art Guild of Utah with Fusion and Vision through September 17th.
Food Art at the Broadway Market – 242 E 300 S; 801-363-3939Offering greeting cards, local sterling silver food castings made into fine jewelry by Laura Besterfelt, pottery by Sidney Smith, petrified wood fruit and vegetable bowls and organic produce made into unique edible art. Come See!
Frame Shop at 6th and "L" – 752 E 6th Avenue; 801-359-4604Presenting Glery Becerra, amazingly detailed oils and acrylics that inspire and uplift and Jane Carlston Myers, award winning work in public collections in Asia, Canada and USA.
Hope Gallery and Museum of Fine Art – 151 S Main; 801-532-1336Featuring a distinct collection of European masters from the 16th to 21st centuries, including the largest collection of original Danish works (outside the Danish national museums) by notable artists such as Bloch, Kroyer, Henningsen, Wegmann and Molsted.
HORNE Fine Art – 142 E 800 S; 801-533-4200Take a vacation right in town. Dive into Jamie Wayman's swimmer paintings, linger in local restaurant patios by Karen Horne and enjoy Wasatch front vistas by Phyllis Horne.
the Hotel – 155 W 200 S (upstairs); 801-660-5857Presenting Gallery Stroll after party beginning at 9pm. Evenings Live, upstairs in the ballroom + mercury lounge, is a one-of-a kind experience integrating live art, live music and new collections from featured artists every month in a high energy nightclub environment.
Mestizo Gallery – 31 W North Temple #700; 801-596-0500Featuring the Starving Harvest. This visual sensation features the dynamic paintings of New York City native and local transplant, Carlos Perez. The show features dramatic narratives and complex combination of urban, eastern, and western academic principles.
Michael Berry Gallery and Custom Framing – 163 E 300 S; 801-521-0243 Presenting a group show featuring works by Lucia Heffernan, Willamarie Huelskamp, Tim Little, David Marti, Pilar Pobil, Victoria Stovall and others.
Phillips Gallery – 444 E 200 S; 801-364-8284 Annual Summer Group Show.
Rio Gallery – 300 S Rio Grande; 801-533-3582Presenting Celebrating the Life and Memories of the Rio Grande's 100 Years, sponsored by the Utah Division of State History.
SLC Ink – 1150 S Main; 801-596-2061Presenting Illuminations, by David Normal. “Illuminations” are an application of a commercial signage technique to a fine art purpose that creates an alternate world of mythic satire. Like glowing stained glass windows, they invoke a sacred atmosphere.
UT Artist Hands – 61 W 100 S; 801-355-0206Many Hands, a summer group show featuring the works of the gallery represented artists. Showing June 18th through August 31st. Each month different artists will be on hand for demonstrations.
Williams Fine Art – 200 E South Temple Ste 100; 801-534-0331Featuring contemporary paintings of historic Black Rock. Join us in viewing work by David Meikle, George Handrahan, Dennis Smith, Ken Baxter, Susan Gallacher and others. Also see new arrivals by Kate Starling, Elva Malin and Charles Muench.
I had a guy build a six-foot tall fence with vine-like twisted rebar on the top, for fun.
Instead of having him build a gate from scratch, he installed a beautifully functional sturdy second-hand iron gate that I found for a very low cost. However, as one of my friends (who for what he may lack in imagination, he more than makes up for in stating the obvious) said, "the gate is missing three finials". Well, yes it is, and my "plan" was to continue the organic theme of the wild rebar topped fence onto the gate.
Yesterday afternoon I completed this little project. I created sunflowers and leaves from saved tin cans and connected them all with a "vine" made from metal coat hangers. There is now a handmade sunflower (matching this year's main garden crop) in each place of a missing finial. The center of the "vine" twists and turns into the word "Sun". 
I hung a big iron sunflower (votive candle holder) on one side of the gate (to obscure the old lock mechanism). The tin flowers, leaves and iron vines will rust over time just as they have on the wind chime I made over ten years ago, shown in the photo below.
Above photo: Kitty-in-a-Basket (tastes just like 
