Upcoming: The Gallery at Stimmel

Artfolios will host one more event in 2025 at The Gallery at Stimmel—located 601 N. Trade Street in the heart of Winston-Salem’s Arts District. All events are free and open to the public. For questions reach out to Carrie Leigh Dickey, Owner and Visionary, at carrie@artfolios.shop. 

Friday, October 17 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm

“Kindred Spirits” with artists Amy A. Bronson and Laurie Basham

Live Music performed by Greg Waddell

Do you enjoy shopping local art while listening to live music? Then join us for “Kindred Spirits,” a one-night show, with abstract artist Amy A. Bronson and pastel artist Laurie Basham. Guitarist Greg Waddell, former owner of Cycle Your City Bike Shop, will perform throughout the night.

To view an artwork of Amy A. Bronson’s is to witness playfulness, curiosity, and the conscious pursuit for freedom of expression. She paints from memory and from how she feels about nature and life—her abstracts evolving over several months. Amy begins by alternatingly adding collage, paint, acrylic mediums, and intuitive marks to her artworks. She then deconstructs them using a rotary sander to reveal the history underneath. Amy relishes the freedom to create and express her inner world.

Laurie Basham is guided by light both as subject and metaphor. Her works reflect the polarity of life itself—light and shadow, each giving meaning to the other. To capture this light, she uses both pastels and the blendable hues of PanPastels. Laurie uses pastels to cover broad areas, make broken marks, and add fine detail. Working back-and-forth between positive and negative shapes, she refines and listens to her artworks. Painting lets Laurie hold onto and savor the beauty of fleeting moments dappled in sunlight.

“I see our work as a dialogue,” Laurie states, “Amy’s is rooted in abstraction and expression from within, while mine comes from what I see in nature. We are Kindred Spirits—both driven by curiosity, sensitivity, and the desire to connect with something larger than ourselves.”

Amy agrees: “We share a constant curiosity to better understand the world around us and are also quite sensitive to the energies around us.” She continues, “Laurie is a master at painting from life: she beautifully harnesses realism and light. I paint how I feel about life and nature and would rather paint an imaginary flower than a real one…yet we are Kindred Spirits!”

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Amy A. Bronson is a self-taught abstract artist. First, she builds numerous layers of texture and color upon the surface. Then, she reveals unique and unplanned surprises through deconstruction. Her art speaks to the idea that it is the human capacity to be uniquely creative. Shop Amy's artworks available through Artfolios.

Laurie Basham is an award-winning pastel artist. She loves spending time plein-air painting and working in her studio to capture a still life of freshly cut flowers. Her paintings showcase the beauty of color as it is transformed in light and shadow. Shop Laurie's artworks available through Artfolios.

Greg Waddell, former owner of Cycle Your City Bike Shop, earned a “Bachelor of Music with a focus on Jazz Composition” in 1992 from Berklee College of Music.

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PAST EVENTS:

Friday, July 18 from 7:00-10:00 pm

“One Night Studio Clean Out!” with artists Emily Clare and Virginia Shepley

Have you ever wanted to collect original art on a shoestring budget? Then this is the event for you! Emily Clare and Virginia Shepley are clearing out their flat files and storage units. Artworks will be priced $250 and under.

Emily Clare’s imagination is sparked by natures beauty and mystique. For Emily, art began as a way to examine the natural world. It has evolved into a deeper exploration of the full range of experiences, emotions, and relationships in her life.

Drawing from the practice of psychic automatism, Virginia Shepley's abstract forms and representational motifs reconcile the dualities of life. Her work explores the connections and borderlines between physical reality and the invisible.

Friday, August 15 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm

“$125 Fits All” a one night show with artists Elliot Strunk and Pat Spainhour

What do wax and ramen noodle boxes have to do with art? Come meet Elliot Strunk and Pat Spainhour to find out! This one night show will immerse you into the worlds of collage artworks and encaustic paintings.

Elliot Strunk has only recently begun his collage work in earnest. His art is made using found objects and ephemera: cardboard from a case of cat food; trash found in a parking lot; and preselected colors from completed paint-by-numbers kits. There is no master plan.

Pat Spainhour is a contemporary artist and art educator. She developed an interest in encaustic painting—the use of hot wax, resin, and pigments—at Penland School of Crafts. Her work is a study of the nature, textures, and color relationships.

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ABOUT THE GALLERY AT STIMMEL:

"Place, Identity, and Belonging" featuring the work of Jessica Singerman and Trena McNabb is on display through the end of the year at The Gallery at Stimmel. The Gallery is located 601 N. Trade Street in the heart of Winston-Salem’s Arts District. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm. (https://www.artfolios.shop/the-gallery-at-stimmel)