The Shape of Things to Come: A Creative Collaboration

MARK YOUR CALENDAR for The Shape of Things to Come: A Creative Collaboration, an art exhibition featuring artists Cynthia Farrell Johnson, Desiree Sterbini, Sherry Burton Ways, Lezetta Moyer, Betty Farrell and Sharon Keyser-Jackson, opening January 5, 2011 at the Sandy Spring Museum in Sandy Spring, MD. 

It all started when Cynthia Farrell Johnson, a painter, met Sharon Keyser-Jackson, a fiber artist.  Each admired the work of the other.  They mused about the possibility of doing a joint project some day.  A little over a year after that initial conversation, they hit upon an idea.  Johnson would create four designs and Sharon would interpret them in her own style.  While discussing the idea with longtime friend and quilter extraordinaire, Lezetta Moyer, Johnson invited her to join the group.  The next artist to be drawn into the project was Betty Farrell, an accomplished knitter who has collaborated with her sister in the past.  When Desiree Sterbini, who does exquisite oil pastels, heard about the project, she was intrigued and wanted to join.  Sherry Burton Ways, a wonderful doll artist, was later invited to join the project and interpret the designs in her medium.  The work of these women celebrates the many ways that artists express themselves.  The titles of each design is the common thread that connects all of the pieces in The Shape of Things to Come.  They are:


Out of Kilter;
Balm in Gilead;
In Full Bloom; and
Hearts and Minds


These titles hold a different meaning for each person.  The goal was not to copy Johnson's initial design, but rather to express the meaning each of her designs held for the artists.  How did the titles, colors and moods inspire or affect their work?  Join us for the Opening Reception and see for yourself:

Opening Reception, Sunday, January 9, 2011, 2PM to 4PM.


Sandy Spring Museum
17901 Bentley Road
Sandy Spring, MD 20860