Coast Highway Artists Collective

An interview with two artists, Bill Halderman and Patti Wells, at their opening reception of an art exhibit at the Coast Highway Artists Collective gallery in Point Arena, CA.  Bill discusses his line of whimsical bird houses and Patti discusses her handmade, Asian themed fashion apparel, and relic-inspired sterling jewelry.

 Last Friday evening we had a reception for the artists featured in our June 2018, smashing new exhibit, 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗱𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀, 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗹, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗝𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗿𝘆, featuring 𝘾𝙃𝘼𝘾 𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙨, 𝘽𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙎𝙪𝙚 𝙃𝙖𝙡𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙣, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙨, 𝙋𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙞 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙍𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙯. We had a very good turnout in our Point Arena gallery, as we always do for our monthly receptions kicking off another new exhibit. A lot of effort goes into the new creations by our featured artists, so we always try to give art fans who could not make the reception a capsule view in a video of the work on exhibit, as accompanying this post. The exhibit will run through the month of June, with our gallery open on four days of each week, Thursday through Sunday, 11 am to 5 pm each of those days. Come on in if you have a chance; you'll enjoy the art work

NEW JUNE EXHIBIT ARTISTS: PATTI WELLS, RONE PRINZ, BILL & SUE HALDERMAN

Hi, CHAC gallery-goers! For an evening of art and fun, mark your calendars for our next Artists Reception on Jun 1, a Saturday,, 5 PM to 7 PM, at our distinctive red building with its rising sun mural over the entryway. Food and drink will be provided by our collective, and it will be up to you to provide the ambiance, good conversation with other art lovers, and perhaps a cheerful greeting to the four principal guest artists: Patti Wells, clothing and jewelry; Rone Prinz, jewelry and drawings with birdlife motifs; and Bill and Sue Halderman, with their whimsical and ecologically sound wood birdhouses built to correct ornithological standards.

Our artists are still in the process of sending us photographs and discussions of their work, but we’ll share some of the early material with you now. Rone Prinz’ jewelry work is extraordinarily handsome, and a must see. The Haldermans already have many examples of their wonderful craftsmanship on exhibit in our gallery, and we will have a special influx of new work for the exhibit—which by the way will run for the full month of June, at our usual open hours of 11 AM to 5 PM, Thursday through Sunday. Try to make the opening exhibit, though. It has become a monthly highpoint in Point Arena.

Following are a few selected examples of art work to be installed for the exhibit.  Each item will be tagged at the exhibit.

Bird Necklaces, sterling, etched metal, 14kt accents copper watchparts 

Bird & Beach stones on Chair Necklace - $325. on 22"chain 

Bird on Twig - $150. 2.50w x1/2" on 21"chain

Shorebirds $85. 1"w x 1.25"from loop



Bird & Beach stones on Chair Necklace - $325. on 22"chain, 

2-1/2"Lx2-3/8"w x 5/8"d

Copper Hollow Birdhouse necklace = $325. 1.75"from loop x 7/8"w x 3/4"d 

Bird in house necklace is $155

Bird Drawings in 6" x 6" frames, watercolor pencil by Rone, $100 ea.

Birdhouses by Bill and Sue

 Bird Feeder below:

 Please be sure to join us for our May 4 opening reception for visiting artist Sharon Nickodem, described in the column below, and at our two day participation in celebration of Mendocino County's annual ALMOST FRINGE FESTIVAL, which our gallery will host on April 27, Friday, and April 28, Saturday, 5 pm - 7 pm both days.  We will feature live music, special themed art displays, and food and beverages will be provided by the gallery.

About Coast Highway Artists Collective (CHAC)

This is our historic art gallery, located on Highway 1 in Point Arena. The gallery displays finished work for sale by the individual artist members of the Coast Highway Artists Collective (CHAC).  The mission of CHAC is to bring you beautiful, inspirational, and local art, at affordable prices, and exceptional quality.  Any special public activities at the gallery, or current regional art exhibits in which work of our members is entered, will be displayed and updated on this page.

 All art work of the collective is locally created by our members in their home studios.  The artists work in multiple media, including painting (Classical (Expressionism, Abstract, Realism, Figurative, Portraiture, Plein air, Still Life, Pop, and Manga),  printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, encaustic coated and etched steampunk, glass, textiles, basketry, photography, jewelry, woodworking.  and modern art forms are uniquely expressed in the creations of our award-winning artists. 

Visit Our Gallery Today!

Our current hours in the gallery are Thursday through Sunday, 11 AM to 5 PM (our spring-summer hours).  Major credit cards accepted for purchases. We invite you to contact us at anytime! You may use the Contacts page for email, or call us at the numbers listed below.  Please leave a message on the answering machine outside of the normal business hours.  We look forward to hearing from you.  

2018 CALENDAR OF GALLERY EVENTS 

Schedules are subject to change.  Please monitor for any changes when planning your trips to the gallery.  All of the Opening Receptions for each of the new shows are held from 5 P.M. to 7 P.M. unless otherwise noted.  We strive to provide a tasty array of free snacks and beverages for each reception event.

Jan 27 - Feb 25   Opening Reception: Sat. Jan 27  Kristen Hoard and Jessie Brooks, metal sculpture artists.

 Mar 1 - 31  Opening Reception: Fri. Mar. 2,  Jennie Lee and Michael Henderson, textiles, graphics, and ceramics.

April       Open House Celebrations: Fri. Apr. 27, 5 - 7 pm, and Sat. Apr. 28, 5 - 7 pm.  The gallery will offer themed art and actiities celebrating the Almost Fringe Festival, and includes Live Music, and Food snacks/wine at the reception hours.

May 3 - 27 Opening Reception: Fri. May 4.  Sharon Nickodem, collage & photography.

Jun 1 - 30  Opening Reception: Fri. Jun 1.  Patti Wells, clothing & Jewelry; Rone Prinz, jewelry and bird drawings; Bill and Sue Halderman, wood birdhouses

Jun 17  Introducing new clothing line by fabric artist Monique Toulouse.  Featuring recycled fabrics, in individually designed cashmere ponchos to flare bottom sassy pants.

Jul 1 - 25  Opening Reception: Sun. Jul 1, 1 - 3 PM, (During Parade).  Collective's summer show, supporting Point Arena Independence Day Parade, and related local activities.  More details TBA.

Aug 2 - 26  Opening Reception: Fri. Aug 3.  Debbie Hull, printmaking; Emma Hurley, ceramics

Sep 1 - 30  Opening Reception: Sat. Sep 1.  Chris Grassano, oil paintings, and Brenda Phillips, ceramics

Sep 17 Redux appearance of original designs in clothing by fabric artist Monique Toulouse.  Featuring recycled fabrics, in skirts-mini and long, to leggings and tunics, and more.

Oct 5 - 28  Opening Reception: Fri. Oct 5.  Visiting artists Deborah Threlkel, Abalone Queen jewelry, and Carolyn Zeitler, fur and leather purses, accessories, & woven baskets

Nov 2 - 25  Opening Reception: Sat. Nov 3.  Meg Oldman, art glass, explorations in paper and fabric moulding and sculpting.

Dec 1 - 30  Opening Reception: Sat. Dec 1.  Collective's Holiday show and Holiday Gifts

 MENDOCINO COUNTY TOURIST ACTIVITIES

Plan your summer and fall vacation around a visit to the spectacular coastline and tourist friendly towns and hostings of Mendocino County.  Click on the lighthouse link and check out the many categories of themed vacation activities. Use the site's search features to land on the locations and facilities that offer your selected activities.  Detailed descriptions and photos will help you make your choices and any needed arrangements for a vacation you won't forget.

Join us if you are in town for the July 4th weekend.  The gallery will have live music and other goings-on during the parade activities down Main Street in Point Arena, on Sunday, July 1.  Other info on poster below.

NOW!  A NEW LINE OF MODERN ART

created by Paula Haymond

Paula is a mixed media sculptor who works with wood, metal, resin and stone to create 3-D works of art.  Her works incorporate imagination and whimsy, enhanced by color, lace work piercing designs, and surface texturing, to realize beautiful, integrated, never before seen, original works of art.

As a sculptor, Haymond is always looking for new materials to be used in her strucures, and always seeking to spark the curiosity of viewers to explore her materials and designs more intimately.

Paula uses a wide variety of power tools, hand tools, and micro machines to create her projects. You are invited to drop by our gallery and view this exciting, entirely new line of artwork 

Etched Encaustice-coated Antique Musical Instruments, Bowls, and Vases, by Paula Haymond

woodworking art

SPECIALS FOR EARLY SUMMER

 Mendocino County has some of the finest woodwortking artists in the country, and we think our collective has two of the most outstanding of that cadre: Barry Semegran, and Charles Ross.

Barry is a firm believer in practicing a sustainable wood cultivar environment, and goes to great lengths to do his own part to use our scarce hardwood resources to the best advantage.  He is forever on the lookout for opportunities to conserve or reclaim hardwood made available through small scale orchard thinnings, building lot clearances, vintage building removals, and such.  His home shop has all the equipment needed to work with the wood from tree trunk stage through the finished wood project.  His inventory of comnmon to exotic hardwoods has grown to where it might already be enough to supply him for years to come. Barry informs us that he will offer a 10% discount on all his items now at the CHAC gallery in Point Arena until June 15, 2018.  Some of this work will be shown in the following photos.

 Charley Ross is a recent addition to our collective and has a long experience in the woodworking craft.  He has taught industrial arts in urban schools, and has had overseas assignments in international schools--like a recent multi-year assignment in Thailand, as well as in a Native American Indian school on a midwestern reservation.  He likes the challenge of unusual projects, like building music stands for musicians, where even the wood threads to disassemble the stand for travel have been cut from hardwood.  His wall sculptures are frequently very thought provoking, with a use of archetypal syimbols.  At another level, his wood-crafted toys are a delight for young and old alike. Come into the gallery and browse some of his items.    

Display Cabinet on Stand at L.  Black Walnut, Black Cherriy, and Maple hardwoods.  $790 less discount. 

Display stand on R. has many attractive small items on display, including Lidded Box on top shelf, (Pacific Madrone, Black Walnut sap and heart wood).  Next shelf has a Hinged Box, (Claro Walnut, Tiger Maple), $215 less discount.

The Oval Wall Mirror in background is of Birdseiye Maple, $395 less discount.

 By B. Semegran



Desk (in corner), Curly Sassafras with Black Walnut accents in legs, and with natural finished near-surface of tree at outer edge.  $795 less discount.

Bench, Pacific Madrone, with natural near-surface of tree at outer edge.  (check at sales desk for price).

By B. Semegran

  Coffee Table, Maple with Wenge inlay.  $695, less discount.

 By Barry Semegran

Wall Sculptures, Mobus at lower right, Archetypal Symbols (Christian and Jewish) left and top.  Walnut and Mahogany.   

By C. Ross

 Music Stand  (sample display of disassembled components lying beneath the completely assembled display stand)

 By C. Ross

Tic-Tac-Toe Game

By Charlie Ross