Glen Arbor Art Association hosts Talk About Art

From staff reports

Fiber artist Char Bickel opens the 2012 “Talk About Art” series on Thursday, Jan. 26, at 7:30 p.m., at the Glen Arbor Art Association, which is located on Studio Lane, across from Cherry Republic.

Bickel, a Northport resident, creates hand-painted silk collages, a technique she developed over the course of her 20-year practice as a studio artist and teacher. These framed pictures depict dancing bears, her view of the night sky, beaches and other animals. The compositions are charming and evocative, “not too realistic, not too abstract, with lots of color.” Bickel received a BFA in painting from the University of Michigan and an MFA in fiber from Cranbrook Academy of Art. Bickel has taught at The Center for Creative Studies in Detroit, Wayne State University, Northport Public Schools and Suttons Bay Middle School.

“Talk About Art,” a series in which local and regional artists talk about their art making and thinking, begins its fourth season in 2012. It is one of a wide range of programs created to fulfill the Art Association’s mission of fostering and stimulating the arts in the Glen Lake region. The talks are free but contributions are welcome. For more information, please call (231) 334-6112.

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