Photography
by Kelley Krohnert

Art Gallery
January 2, 2024 to February 29, 2024

Artist Statement

My name is Kelley and I live in Smyrna, Georgia with my husband and daughter. My husband and I moved to the Smyrna/Mableton area from Dunwoody over 15 years ago, and we absolutely love this part of town.

I became interested in photography as a hobby shortly after my daughter was born in 2008, and 5 years later, when she went to Kindergarten, I launched my photography business, Kelley K Photography. In April 2016, I was accepted into the Click Pro network of talented photographers, part of Click Magazine. It is an honor to be included in this professional organization of well-respected professional photographers and artists.

My specialties are corporate headshots and children and family photography. On the personal side, I’m also very drawn to fine art photography, because it pushes me creatively and allows me to really enjoy the more artistic side of photography. I shoot a variety of landscape and nature photos, as well as abstract and macro (close-up) images.

I first pursued photography as a way to capture better photos of my daughter and our family. As I learned more about my camera and about light, I began to truly capture images that I was proud to display on our walls. I love that I am able to capture these kind of beautiful images for my clients as well.

https://kelleykphotography.com/

Pottery Teapots
by Tripti Yoganathan

Display Gallery
January 2, 2024 to February 29, 2024

Artist Statement

I AM INSPIRED BY NATURE

Pots, from the beginning of human civilization represented the utility, beauty and the aesthetics of the time when they were created and used.

About 20 years back, when I joined this community of makers of everyday vessels, I wasn’t aware of the joy of making something that is unique representation of my own self.

Studio pottery was a novel experience for me, Although, I came from a country where we have a whole community making earthenware as profession. I remember when I made my very first decent bowl (which I still have). I painted it with Indian Folk designs from north India as it made me feel close to home. And then the curiosity from fellow potters about the designs helped me further my connection to my roots through the representation of the different Indian folk arts.

After living in Georgia for over 20 Years, now, I am inspired by Nature.

Atlanta is most beautiful in spring and fall. The influx of the colors of the irises from my backyard and the dogwood trees from the front inspired my designs for my latest pieces.

I am always exploring and learning and I don’t know what will be on my pots in the future.

So, whenever you visit ‘Ananya’ be ready to be pleasantly surprised!!

https://www.triptiyoganathan.com/

Oils, Acrylics, and Charcoal
by Max Oliver

Art Gallery
March 1, 2024 to April 30, 2024

Artist Statement

Hailing from the heart of south Georgia, Max Oliver emerges as a captivating multimedia artist whose creative journey has been marked by a profound exploration of diverse mediums and styles. With a recent graduation from Kennesaw State University, where he earned a bachelors degree in fine art with a focused emphasis on painting and drawing, Max’s artistic narrative unfolds as an intricate tapestry of innovation and expression.

He specializes in oil paint, although his work is wide ranging in subject matter with use of varying media from digital to traditional charcoal drawings, watercolor, acrylic and oil paints. Much of his recent work consists of commissioned oil portraiture, pets, and still-life paintings.

His style leans more toward a dark realism with heavy influences from classical luminist painters. This style illustrates themes of a fantastical exploration from a crisp, firm depiction of the way things are, into a whimsical, curious world of what could be. This evolution from strict to playful could be more aptly characterized as dark humor.

His background consists of assisting in several mural projects for local schools, businesses, and restaurants, three submissions to the Spring into Art Festival at the Turner Center for the Arts in Valdosta, GA, two pieces to the Highlands Art Festival in Highlands, NC, donations to local auctions and charities in Valdosta and Atlanta, seven submissions to the Celestial Show at Phoenix and Dragon Bookstore in Sandy Springs, GA.,and three submissions to the Visions of Recovery art show for artists supporting addiction recovery at the Fine Art Gallery at Kennesaw State University.

Artist Website

Woodturning
by Peggy E. Schmid

Display Gallery
March 1, 2024 to April 30, 2024

Artist Biography

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture from the Atlanta College of Art in 1990 (now the Savannah College of Art and Design).

Studied to become an Art Educator at Georgia State University where she was an Honors student.

As a sculptor, she produced work for the movie "Freejack", with Mick Jagger and Emilio Estevez, created the Pinwheel Project at Tula Art Foundation in Buckhead, a featured artist on the program "Artage" for the City of Atlanta, and had works featured at ABC No Rio in New York and drawings in the Gorilla Girl Movement in Chicago.

Several of her bowls were featured in the HGTV Green Home in 2012. Demonstrated at several Woodturning Symposiums: Southern States Woodturning in Cartersville, Georgia, Turning Southern Style, Dalton, Georgia, The Florida Woodturning Symposium, and 2016 AAW Symposium in Atlanta. Ms. Schmid has been an instructor on several occasions at Arrowmont in Gatlinburg and is a frequent instructor at The Florida School of Woodwork.

She conducts woodturning retreats for women to help advance their skill levels and create a sense of community among women makers. She also is a demonstrator at many of the woodturning clubs in the Southeast.

Ms. Schmid has served as the President of the Georgia Association of Woodturners in Atlanta and was the Secretary Treasurer of Apple Ridge Woodturners in Ellijay Georgia. She is currently a member of the Etowah River Woodturners in Canton Georgia.

She has won awards both as an artist, sculptor, and woodturner and her works are in private and corporate collections throughout the country.

Artist Website