Glass Show coming to Tomé Art Gallery

TOMÉ— Glass art uses a many different techniques, including cold, warm and hot. It’s liquid light with the colors catching the sunlight. This exhibition will celebrate the variety of techniques for shaping light with glass.

• Kiln-formed (fused) glass

• Stained glass

• Handmade beads

• Mosaics

These glass techniques can be used to make a variety of artwork, all shown at the Tomé Art Gallery’s exhibition, “Shaping Light: The Art of Glass.” Every piece of art shown is made by local artists. Glass items make great gifts. For example:

• Jewelry: pendants, earrings and beads

• Wall art, ready for hanging

• Tableware: plates, platters, vases and bowls

• Gallery members, Greg and Deb Schwirtz, make pendants and rings of dichroic glass. They will show new and exciting items

• The work of gallery member, Lavae Aldrich, demonstrates a variety of fused glass techniques. Come see her 3-dimensional “succulents”

• Guest artists from Albuquerque and Cedar Crest will bring crazy mosaics and charming stained glass animals

The opening reception, which will be held from 2-5 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 4, will include hands-on activities and refreshments.

Tomé Art Gallery has been a cultural presence in Valencia county for more than 25 years. Housed in a vintage building, the cooperative gallery boasts 46 local member artists. The quality artwork and First Sunday exhibitions bring people from around the region to Tomé and Valencia County.

Evolving changes to the gallery showcase the art in its best light. Visitors will be impressed by the quality of artwork throughout the gallery with a range of prices making original art available to everyone.

• Paintings are framed and ready to hang

• Sculptures

• Woodworking from locally-sourced wood

• Ceramics: Pottery from nine professional ceramists with a nice selection of Native American work in clay

• Jewelry is crafted in sterling, pewter, glass, paper and clay

• Greeting cards: Hand-drawn, painted and humorous

• Tableware: Pottery, glass and woven baskets

• Wearable and fiber art: Stitched fabric, woven, knitted,

batik and crocheted

• Printmaking: On paper and fabric

• Glass: Jewelry, decorative, tableware and wall art

• Miniatures: Too cute!