Here are a few photos of some of the great stuff coming in for appraisals this morning! Already looking to be a fun day to watch & learn!
Ironstone Vineyard Heritage Museum presents news, updates, exhibit info and insights on wine, gold, food, art and anything else that strikes a cord.
Saturday, April 26, 2014
Free Appraisal Clinic!
Today and Sunday, Holabird & Associates are conducting a free appraisal clinic specializing in Early Americana, books, paintings, coins, gold, documents, letters, etc... bring it in for a free appraisal!
Stay tuned for photos of some of the awesome stuff coming in!!!
Stay tuned for photos of some of the awesome stuff coming in!!!
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Concert Announcement!
Announcing Two Amazing Shows
for
Ironstone Amphitheatre!
Richter Entertainment Group Presents
Lady Antebellum
plus Special Guest
Friday, June 13th
presenting station KAT Country Radio
ZZ Top & Jeff Beck
Friday, August 15th
presenting station 104.1 The Hawk
Tickets on Sale
Through Ticketmaster.
Tickets on Sale
Friday April 11th
Stay Tuned for Ironstone Pre-Sale Information!
Sponsored by Black Oak Casino!
Richter Entertainment is
coming back to Ironstone with a pair of stellar shows!! First in June, we
are proud to bring to Murphys, for the first time, Lady Antebellum. Since
its 2006 inception, Lady A has risen quickly to become Country Music's most
influential current group. Lady A won the Vocal Group of the Year honor from
both the Country Music Association and from the Academy of Country Music
three times in a row. Eight of the band's singles went gold, with four -
"American Honey," "Need You Now," "Just A Kiss"
and "I Run To You" - surpassing the platinum mark. "Need You
Now" went on to sell over seven million downloads, according to the RIAA.
Additionally, "Need You Now" claimed five of the trio's seven career
Grammy wins in 2011, including the all-genre Record and Song of the Year.
All of that was achieved through a
fragile balance of several key pieces, each of which helps define Lady Antebellum's
sound: ingratiating melodies, the interplay between Kelley's soulful male
resonance and Scott's scintillating female texture, the threesome's
bittersweet harmonic blend, and production elements that invariably emphasize
the stylistic inclusiveness of modern country.
That sound catapulted Lady A to an
enviable level of popularity. The band picked up an audience beyond the typical
Country core listener, it hit the road playing arenas and stadiums, and the
group performed on all the major television shows, including Saturday
Night Live, Oprah, the Grammys, The Voice, and
most every other daytime and late night program on network television.
Art
is a moving target. Those who do it most successfully find shades of emotion
within themselves that change the texture of their work and how they feel about
themselves. As a result, a real artist is ever-changing.
So it is for Lady Antebellum, whose album Golden was figuratively - and literally - borne on the move. The harmony-based trio - Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood - and its sizeable fan base bonded heavily during the band's Own The Night World Tour, its first arena run as a headlining act, in 2012. The shows themselves were inspirational. But so was the time offstage. Lady A made a point of experimenting and creating with its road band as the one-nighters and the miles of travel piled up. That behind-the-scenes interaction inspired much of the music on Golden, an instantly infectious project in which Lady A discovered new edges for its already-successful foundation.
So it is for Lady Antebellum, whose album Golden was figuratively - and literally - borne on the move. The harmony-based trio - Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood - and its sizeable fan base bonded heavily during the band's Own The Night World Tour, its first arena run as a headlining act, in 2012. The shows themselves were inspirational. But so was the time offstage. Lady A made a point of experimenting and creating with its road band as the one-nighters and the miles of travel piled up. That behind-the-scenes interaction inspired much of the music on Golden, an instantly infectious project in which Lady A discovered new edges for its already-successful foundation.
Their new record,"Golden, depicts
a kind of a special time for us in our career," Haywood says. "I
personally feel so humbled that we can still be making records that people are
excited to hear. We're in a really valuable, golden time."
Then, in August we honored to
present long time music legends and mutual admirers, ZZ Top and Jeff Beck
on tour together for the first time. Last time ZZ Top played at ironstone
it was near sell out and an amazing show! To have Jeff Beck joining ZZ
Top is a show of rare magnitude!
Formatted with musical synergy in mind,
stops along the touring route will offer fans a full Jeff Beck set,
followed by a full ZZ Top set, with a finale that joins the English fret master
with the Texas
rockers for a collaboration each night of the tour.
ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, speaking on
behalf of band mates Dusty Hill and Frank Beard, noted that Beck has long been
a source of musical inspiration from the time when Beck played in the
Yardbirds, the seminal hard blues-based Britrock band. Gibbons commented, “Ever
since experiencing ‘Jeff’s Boogie,’ the prospect of performance with Jeff Beck
on the deck brings us into focus with the curator of crunch.”
Likewise, Beck has been an enduring fan
of ZZ Top, from even before their ascendance in popularity in the 70s and 80s.
He remarked, “Ever since Eliminator I thought it would be great to play with
ZZ Top,” and went on to declare Billy Gibbons, “The Professor of
Grunge.”
This tour is not the first live
collaboration between the two camps. Gibbons joined Jeff Beck and his band on
stage at the 25th anniversary celebration of the Rock And Roll
Hall of Fame in 2009 at New York ’s Madison Square Garden ,
where they performed The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s “Foxy Lady” and ZZ Top’s hit
“Rough Boy” together. The following year Jeff Beck joined ZZ Top in Lucca , Italy
for an extended rendition of the band’s signature piece “La Grange .” This, however, marks the first
time Jeff Beck and ZZ Top will have done any sort of extensive touring
together.
ZZ Top, formed in the Houston
area of Texas
in 1969, became a huge national touring act in the 70s and darlings of MTV in
the 80s, going on to sell tens of millions of records. Their unique hybrid of
dirty blues, hard rock, incorporating new sounds and technology, earned them
induction into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 2004 with Keith Richards of
the Rolling Stones doing the honors.
Jeff Beck, a native of London and
two-time Rock And Roll Hall of Famer (with The Yardbirds in 1992, and on his
own in 2009), helped set the template in the 60s for the solo-heavy,
feedback-laden, rock guitar hero archetype. He formed the Jeff Beck Group by
the end of that decade with then-unknown vocalist Rod Stewart, eventually going
solo, with forays into fusion and beyond in the mid-70s. Beck, like ZZ Top, has
continually incorporated new sounds and technologies into his work throughout
his half-century long career. Lately, Beck has been working on a new
studio album, his first since the 2010 release of the critically
acclaimed Emotion & Commotion, which earned him two Grammy
Awards and the highest charting debut in his career.
Monday, March 31, 2014
60% off Strellman Jewelry
“Strellman“
Jewelry
CLOSE
OUT
60%
Off!
The
Strellman Jewelry line has just sold. Due to
this change of ownership, Ironstone has decided to discontinue the Strellman
line of jewelry and are offering you a great opportunity to purchase these
stunning pieces at a great price.
These
pieces are being sold “AS IS” and not returnable. Limited to stock on hand, so come in quick!
Friday, March 28, 2014
Meet Artist Susie Hoffman, Spring Obsession Open Division accepted artist
Susie Hoffman,
Copperopolis
susie@townhallarts.com
www.townhallarts.com
Now exploring art after retiring from teaching English and history, Susie
considers herself a “professional art student”. She and her husband, Larry,
created the art center Town Hall Arts in Copperopolis where she has enjoyed
classes by many foothill artists over the last five years. From oil classes to
mosaics, she is always eager to learn something new.
Susie first started this art journey 11 years ago in watercolor. Happy to
retire early, she discovered a wonderful East Bay watercolor group that even
travelled to southern France to paint in the small towns of the Dordogne region.
Since opening the art store, she has branched out into oil, graphite, collage,
acrylics, and pastels. She also sells many of her photographs at Town Hall Arts.
She loves trying new media and tries to find something unique to teach at
the Copper Art Club, a group she started out of her home when she and Larry
moved to Copper eight years ago. The club now meets weekly at Town Hall
Arts.
Painting in oil is her challenge right now. “I love the freedom and color
that can be achieved in oil, but I also enjoy practicing drawing skills with
graphite portraits of my six grandchildren,” Susie said. She always takes several
photos and sketchbook along on trips to create what she calls “airplane art”—
small graphite portraits done “en route”.
Honors include awards at the Mother Lode Art Show (including a 1st
place, 2013), Delicato Show, Calaveras County Fair (including three Best of
Divisions and eleven 1st place awards in last three years), Valley Arts Show
(including a 1st, 2013), and Oakdale Transportation Show (1st).
Two of her watercolors were recently published in Sierra Wonders, a book
of visual and literary works honoring the Sierra Nevada. Her graphite portrait,
“I Hope You Dance”, appeared on the 2012 program cover of the Ironstone
Spring Obsession Show. “Copper Valley Patina”, a watercolor painting, was a
bell-ringer last year at the KVIE auction. Susie’s artwork is displayed at Galerie
Copper in Town Hall Arts, under the clock, in Copperopolis Town Square; Frog’s
Tooth Winery in Murphys; and Calaveras Arts Council in San Andreas. She is
currently program director for Mother Lode Art Association.
Copperopolis
susie@townhallarts.com
www.townhallarts.com
Now exploring art after retiring from teaching English and history, Susie
considers herself a “professional art student”. She and her husband, Larry,
created the art center Town Hall Arts in Copperopolis where she has enjoyed
classes by many foothill artists over the last five years. From oil classes to
mosaics, she is always eager to learn something new.
Susie first started this art journey 11 years ago in watercolor. Happy to
retire early, she discovered a wonderful East Bay watercolor group that even
travelled to southern France to paint in the small towns of the Dordogne region.
Since opening the art store, she has branched out into oil, graphite, collage,
acrylics, and pastels. She also sells many of her photographs at Town Hall Arts.
She loves trying new media and tries to find something unique to teach at
the Copper Art Club, a group she started out of her home when she and Larry
moved to Copper eight years ago. The club now meets weekly at Town Hall
Arts.
Painting in oil is her challenge right now. “I love the freedom and color
that can be achieved in oil, but I also enjoy practicing drawing skills with
graphite portraits of my six grandchildren,” Susie said. She always takes several
photos and sketchbook along on trips to create what she calls “airplane art”—
small graphite portraits done “en route”.
Honors include awards at the Mother Lode Art Show (including a 1st
place, 2013), Delicato Show, Calaveras County Fair (including three Best of
Divisions and eleven 1st place awards in last three years), Valley Arts Show
(including a 1st, 2013), and Oakdale Transportation Show (1st).
Two of her watercolors were recently published in Sierra Wonders, a book
of visual and literary works honoring the Sierra Nevada. Her graphite portrait,
“I Hope You Dance”, appeared on the 2012 program cover of the Ironstone
Spring Obsession Show. “Copper Valley Patina”, a watercolor painting, was a
bell-ringer last year at the KVIE auction. Susie’s artwork is displayed at Galerie
Copper in Town Hall Arts, under the clock, in Copperopolis Town Square; Frog’s
Tooth Winery in Murphys; and Calaveras Arts Council in San Andreas. She is
currently program director for Mother Lode Art Association.
Meet Artist George Haskell, Spring Obsession OPEN Division accepted artist
GEORGE HASKELL
George Haskell's first artistic love has always been landscape painting, in particular Yosemite. He has always been captivated by the grandeur of Yosemite Valley season by season, scene by scene and moment by moment. It is never the same valley twice. Capturing and interpreting the moods of the valley has always been a challenge and deeply inspiring. Since retiring from a career teaching special education has focused on creating paintings that evoke a feeling of the time place and season for the observer.
George Haskell has enjoyed oil painting since he took a semi independent painting class in college during the seventies. He has worked for the past ten years sharpening his skills. During much of this time the main influence on his approach to painting has been his longtime friend and teacher Judy Cain. Using color, often emphasized, evoking a feeling in the observer has been a primary consideration.
George lives just outside of Murphys on the top of Treasure Mountain with his wife Patricia, cats, horses, a parrot, a dog and his two corgis.
o-141 Half Dome in Spring oil 11x14 $600 |
George Haskell's first artistic love has always been landscape painting, in particular Yosemite. He has always been captivated by the grandeur of Yosemite Valley season by season, scene by scene and moment by moment. It is never the same valley twice. Capturing and interpreting the moods of the valley has always been a challenge and deeply inspiring. Since retiring from a career teaching special education has focused on creating paintings that evoke a feeling of the time place and season for the observer.
O-142 Half Dome in Summer oil 11x14 $600 |
George Haskell has enjoyed oil painting since he took a semi independent painting class in college during the seventies. He has worked for the past ten years sharpening his skills. During much of this time the main influence on his approach to painting has been his longtime friend and teacher Judy Cain. Using color, often emphasized, evoking a feeling in the observer has been a primary consideration.
George lives just outside of Murphys on the top of Treasure Mountain with his wife Patricia, cats, horses, a parrot, a dog and his two corgis.
Meet Artist Marina Hanson, Spring Obsession Open Division accepted Artist
MARINA
HANSON
408-857-5457
O-206 New Beginnings acrylic 24x28 $800 |
Artist
Biography
Passion for creativity has always defined
her and led her to earn a PHD in Architecture and, later, a Degree in Interior
Design. She began painting as a way to escape and cope with personal trauma,
and has been painting ever since. Today, it’s evident that the world of Art
holds a permanent and significant position in her existence. Largely
self-taught, she joined Los Gatos Art Association and studio/gallery in Campbell “Gallery of
Dreams”.
O-210 Transformation acrylic 40x30 $1600 |
In her paintings, Marina lets her imagination run wild and
makes an attempt to paint more then she sees. By capturing on canvas her
deepest thoughts and feelings, she is not only able to express herself, but she
allows others to connect with her.
Most of Marina ’s artwork is categorized as
surrealism, sometimes abstract and landscaping, but the constant elements in
her paintings are the vibrancy of the colors and vivid contrasts. She explores
her natural abilities and enthusiasm for her commitment to create art within
her innermost thoughts and emotions. Marina ’s
artistic affinity, creative instinct, and dynamic imagination have been
refining with each day.
O-207 A String of Pearls acrylic 30x40 $1600 |
Artist’s
Statement
“My art is an evolving process; I take and
represent only elements which are the essence of the object or of the imaginary
being. I’m fascinated by the explosive sensuality of the rich and luxurious
chromatics, and rely on my desires for beauty, poetics, and seduction. To say I
enjoy painting is an understatement. I’m obsessed with painting! Painting gives
me unique moments of freedom and happiness.
Fully believing that one cannot know what
the future holds, I welcome new opportunities, learn eagerly, and ultimately
hope to touch people with my art.”
Meet Artist Robert Gorder, Spring Obsession Open Division Accepted Artist
Robert J Gorder
O-017 Lovebirds charcoal 9.5x8.5 $400 |
O-018 Cross charcoal 20x16 $700 |
Artist’s Statement
My
drawings range from simplistic India ink to detailed charcoal images. The India ink drawings are a creative
curvature study of light and shadows. I
approach charcoal drawings in a negative approach where the paper is covered in
black charcoal and the picture is drawn with a multitude of erasers. Since recently beginning my journey to pursue
my passion of art, the focus has been varied and recently based on client
demand. Beginning with objects found in
rural Wisconsin, my drawings have branched out to figurative, animals, private
homes, businesses, historic landmarks and special edition vehicles. My charcoal drawings have become locally
known for the exact details on the smallest objects to the ability to embrace
people’s expressions in my figurative art.
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