Mardi Gras Party & Sale; February 18-27, 2012

Announcing the 18 Hands Grand Mardi Gras Party and Sale!Please join us Saturday February 18th from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM for a special Mardi Gras celebration at 18 Hands Gallery, 249B West 19th Street.In addition to King Cake and bubbly, we have a special treat - the start of our first ever Sale – selected works offered at 10% - 30% of original price for a limited time.Mardi Gras ends February 22nd, but the Sale runs through the end of February (Last day: Feb. 27th)!Artists included in the sale include Janey Skeer (architectural tile), Ron Hutton (large scale sculptural lamps, figurative sculpture,) Monti Mayrend (decorative masks), as well as a large selection of functional items by visiting artists from past shows.

"The Heart of Art"

Houston Meal Artists Guild (HMAG) will once again have their member show titled "The Heart of Art" at 18 Hands Gallery February 4-24, 2012 with the opening reception on Saturday, February 4th from 6PM-9PM.

The Houston Metal Arts Guild unveils their latest creations ranging from exquisite jewelry and wearable art, metal objects and free-standing sculpture, and showcasing a wide range of metalworking techniques. Participants include HMAG members Anke Bohmer, Janell Campbell, Vanessa Parker, Dottie Wood, Jeff McGee, Priscilla Frake, Mary Jarvis, Amber Tiemann, basia Gurtowski, Stacey Johnson, Julia Morrison, Mary Rogers, and Teresa Rubino.

Our featured artist for February is Jessica Faulk, a Houston based ceramic artist. She will have new work with designs that you have grown to know and enjoy. Come by and meet Jessica, an upcoming ceramic artist.

Earring Slam Jam, January 28, 2012

Again this year, we are calling in all our jewelry artists to come & have an Earring Slam Jam. Jewelry artists, chocolate & champagne will be the highlights from 11am-5pm. Each pair of earrings will be priced at $75 or less. This is a fun event with a cash award for Funkiest Earrings. Come by & have a blast.

To our dear friend, Malcolm Davis

Malcolm,
Even though we've only known you for a few years, our relationship was special. Thank you for the faith you had in 18 Hands Gallery - first, with your own show then organizing the Penland Show. You are not only a fabulous and talented clay artist, but a generous and dear man. We will miss you terribly.

On a personal note, I will miss our correspondence - emails I was always eager to read & keeping you abreast of the goings on in Houston.

Thank you for touching our lives.

The earth binds us potters to one another; none of us are here without the other, so gratitude must be paid to this community of makers and creators... And then there is The Clay. None of us would be here today, struggling and surviving, creating and making, if it weren't for the power of the living earth that seduces, sustains and keeps us growing. Thanks to The Clay, to all those workers and makers over the millennia who paved our way.