Saturday October 4th Habatat Galleries Shelley Muzylowski Allen Anna Skibska and Tim Tate Grand Opening

There are instincts hidden away in our senses that reveal themselves during moments of creativity. We learn to trust our immediate impressions, rarely allowing ourselves to get lost in our imagination. This body of work called Mesmer is an investigation of these mental reflexes.

Grand Opening at Saturday October 4th at 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
By suspending figures in moments of tension, recalling myths and legends through animal forms, I hope to convey a place that different species have occupied over time. From the long and storied history of the horse, to medieval tapestries depicting the lure of the unicorn, to the mysterious disappearance of the Red Gazelle, animals have been associated with magic, legend, divinity and mythology. As symbols or icons of eras and cultures around the world, it is important that I capture the inherent nature of these creatures in my work reflecting not just my own insights, but inspiring an emotional experience and connection in the viewer.


Brio, 2014 26 x 25 x 12" Blown, hand sculpted & engraved glass, steel and Arizona Rock	Mercury, 2014 24 x 37 x 6" Blown and hand-sculpted glass, steel	By Heart, 2014 21 x 12 x 10" Blown and hand-sculpted glass, steel, Cypress Island rock


Minstrel, 2014 25 x 23 x 17" Blown and hot sculpted glass, horse hair, leather, rock, steel	Royal Hart, 2014 19 x 22 x 6" Blown, hand-sculpted and engraved glass, steel	The Crown, 2014 32 x 24 x 11" Blown and hand-sculpted glass, steel, Arizona rock


Squire, 2014 7 x 12.5 x 5" Blown, hand-sculpted and engraved glass	Masque, 2014 21 x 22 x 9" Blown, hand-sculpted and engraved glass, horsehair, steel, Blue Mountain rock	Standing Elk, 2014 35 x 17 x 12" Blown and hand-sculpted glass, steel, Three Rivers rock


	The Long Journey, 2014 (Detail) 30 x 47 x 10" Blown, hand-sculpted and engraved glass, steel		The Long Journey, 2014 30 x 47 x 10" Blown, hand-sculpted and engraved glass, steel

Grand Opening Saturday October 4th 2014 at Habatat Galleries		You are invited!! 2:00 - 5:00 PM
Over 110 works on display !! This exhibition is not to be missed !!		Anna Skibska Compression and Expansion A few years ago I moved from a small studio to a larger one. The exhibition that I currently was working on during the move was severely damage in the moving process. It was more cost effective (time wise) to make new work than to spend time repairing the damaged exhibition. So I sculpted new work. But emotionally I could not abandon my unfinished and damaged creations. I decided to crush the remains of these sculptures and display the remnants in a glass box. At that time I had no idea what I would do with it. This process helped me reconcile with the damaged work. This reconciliation was very important to me. The glass box was living in my studio for years. Occupying a tiny space and cumulating quite a substantial amount of dust - forgotten. Last year I came across the glass box and discovered something interesting and appealing about it. I gazed at the box and the debris inside with a fresh eye. <-- (Continue left)
(Continue here) Suddenly this tiny space filled by the glass debris started growing in my imagination. It was no longer a reminder – the box had become something new. This forgotten glass box had become the vehicle to a new exciting idea: Space; and then later: Expansion. I thought to myself what could I create with the same volume of material? Possibly using glass? I had recently discovered the material at the time. I felt that glass could transport me to what I consider familiar using both space time and light. In order to catch light and organize space the large cube was made and a series of the smaller ones. It has been both a treasured and precious experience. I could manipulate the space of my installations by expanding and compressing the space as I pleased. It fascinated me. (Continue right) -->		To me this process is a transparent equation. This (metaphoric and figurative) equation would discuss the space use by all of the sculptures: the glass box, the large cube and the smaller cubes. The same amount of glass could organize space so differently. I could arrange it in any geometric way. I also could construct an organic shape using the same components such as the small cubes. This is not the end of my Compression and Expansion Story! When my exhibition was mature enough it was then packed (an example of compression) and shipped to Michigan (an example of expansion). The process took place, again. I am holding my breath waiting for what will happen next. La Skibska Written in Seattle AD 2014


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