Kelsey Schirard’s Accumulations Opens During March 7 First Friday Art Walk

 The wrapped jewelry and 3-D artistry of Kelsey Schirard will be on display at Amiro Art and Found during the March 7, 2014 First Friday Art Walk. Amiro is located at 9C Aviles Street on the nation’s oldest street. The gallery will be open from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. during  First Friday Art Walk offering light libations and intriguing art.

Kelsey Schirard  grew up in Naples Florida with a rich upbringing in art, theater and classical music.  She came to Saint Augustine to pursue her BFA at Flagler College where she is currently a senior. After graduation, Schirard plans on pursuing her personal artistic voice, as well as helping others explore their own through community involvement and art education.

 

As a jeweler, she prefers to work with natural objects and materials such as crystals, bone, and feathers. “I strive to maintain the elegance of fine metal crafted jewelry while highlighting the organic and structural qualities of the materials,” explains Schirard.

 

Schirard’s 3-D paintings reveal her discoveries of the physical qualities of acrylic paint. working not only with its elasticity  but also its  ability to adhere to itself and conform to a variety of other surfaces.

 

Amiro Art & Found’s  collection of art work includes new and vintage items ranging from the fine arts to folk art with everything in between. The gallery is proud to offer artwork from award winning local artists such as  Nancy Hamlin Vogler, Gloria Danvers, Linda Holmes, , Lori Hammer, Wren Ludwig, Patty Springfield, Jim McBeth, and  Donna and Ken Jensen as well as  South Carolina artist, Alexander Wilds.

 

Accumulations will be on display through March.  Amiro is open Thursday-Monday from 11a.m. to 5p.m.with extended hours on Fridays and Saturdays until 7:00p.m. For more Information about Amiro Art & Found please call 904-824-8460 or visit www.amiroartandfound.com.

 

heART Opens During February 7 First Friday Art Walk

Valentine’s Day and original artwork go hand in hand, most often in the form of jewelry, but valentines can come in all shapes and sizes. A variety of soulful and heartfelt artwork, heART, will be on display at Amiro Art and Found during the February 7, 2014 First Friday Art Walk.

The gallery walls and shelves will be filled with an eclectic and colorful array of jewelry, mosaic creations, pottery, sculpture, vintage finds, paintings, and mixed media collages all suitable as gifts for that special valentine. Amiro is located at 9C Aviles Street on the nation’s oldest street and one of Saint Augustine’s most romantic streets. They will be open from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. during  the First Friday Art Walk offering light libations and valentine sweets

Amiro Art & Found’s unique collection includes new and vintage items ranging from the fine arts to folk art and everything in between. The gallery is proud to offer artwork from award winning local artists such as  Nancy Hamlin Vogler, Gloria Danvers, Linda Holmes, , Lori Hammer, Wren Ludwig, Patty Springfield, Jim McBeth, and  Donna and Ken Jensen as well as the sculpture and artwork of South Carolina artist, Alexander Wilds.

heART will be on display through February.  Amiro is open Thursday-Monday from 11a.m. to 5p.m.with extended hours on Fridays and Saturdays until 7:00p.m. For more Information about Amiro Art & Found please call 904-824-8460.

Alexander Wilds Portfolio: Sculpture, Drawings, Paintings, Prints

Alexander Wilds will be the featured artist at Amiro Art and Found during the January 3, 2014 First Friday Art Walk from 5:00p.m. to 9:00p.m. The Alexander Wilds Portfolio: Sculpture, Drawings, Paintings, and Prints will showcase the diverse and often unnamed works of this versatile artist. Amiro Art & Found is located at 9C Aviles Street in downtown Saint Augustine.

 

Alexander Wilds’ work is hard to put into words. “I don't talk much about my work: my work speaks for me, “explains Wilds. “I rarely title anything.  Pieces develop names over time as a matter of convenience, such as, "Hey, get that woman with the spikes in her shoulder."  Someday someone gives a piece a name that sticks, but usually it is not me. I just make them.” 

Born in New Orleans, Wilds studied art at Rhodes College, San Francisco Art Institute (BFA), Tulane University (MFA), and University of Minnesota (PhD).  He moved to Japan in 1985 where he worked as a sculptor and architectural designer for twenty-two years. Dr. Wilds is currently an Associate Professor of Fine Art at Benedict College in Columbia, SC.

Wilds describes his work best, “I am a sculptor by training and predilection. I make sculpture; I draw like a sculptor (3D images, not flat composition), make prints like a sculptor (process, process, process) and paint like a sculptor (it's all about material). I do a lot of architecture and furniture, which is just useful sculpture. Still, my work is not just sculpture - lots of painting, etching, drawing

Alexander Wilds Portfolio: Sculpture, Drawings, Paintings, and Prints will be on display through January.  Amiro is open Thursday-Monday from 11a.m. to 5p.m.with extended hours on Fridays and Saturdays until 7:00p.m.

Tis the Season to Sparkle

Sparkling lights, holiday decorations, and colorful adornments come to mind during the month of December.  Amiro Art & Found will be celebrating the holiday season with a variety of unique decorations during the December 6^th First Friday Art Walk. Tis the Season to Sparkle is a spectacular showcase of original wearable art by ten designers of jewelry.  Amiro is located at 9C Aviles Street on the nation’s oldest street and will be open from 5:00p.m. to 9:00 p.m. during  Art Walk. Light libations and snacks will be served.

Tis the Season to Sparkle will feature the jewelry creations of Jan Master, Marcia Myrick Siany, Laurel Baker, Ginny Bullard, Gloria Danvers, Dexter McDaniel, Doni Dowie, Lori Hammer, Sheila Lewis, Jack Merwin,. Their designs use a variety of techniques and materials that range from tradition metals and gemstones to the most unexpected of recycled materials.  The vast array of differing styles and techniques offer something for everyone.

Amiro Art & Found offers a unique collection of new and vintage items that includes fine art, folk art, and everything in between filling the gallery with an eclectic and colorful array of jewelry, mosaic creations, pottery, sculpture, vintage finds, paintings, and mixed media collages. 

 

Amiro is open Thursday-Monday from 11a.m. to 6 p.m. with extended hours on   weekends until 7:00p.m. For more Information about Amiro Art & Found please call 904-824-8460 or visit www.amiroartandfound.com. Tis the Season to Sparkle will be on display through out December.

From the Earth Featured During November 1, 2013 First Friday Art Walk

From the Earth, an exhibit featuring the handcrafted ceramic art of six  artists will be on display at Amiro Art & Found during the November 1^st First Friday Art Walk. Amiro is located at 9C Aviles Street on the nation’s oldest street and will be open from 5:00p.m. to 9:00 p.m. during  Art Walk. Light libations and snacks will be served.

Pottery by Toni Dewitt

Maya De Ceano, Toni Dewitt, Bob Heim, Donna Jensen, Ken Jensen, and Estella Fransbergen all practice the ancient art of making objects out of clay. They each work with this basic natural material, a substance that comes directly from the earth.    The clay is then shaped into three dimensional expressions that reflect their originality, creativity, and uniqueness. With differing colors, textures, shapes, and forms each piece is distinctive, with styles ranging from and including the functional, whimsical, and artistic.

Sculpture by Estella Fransbergen

Amiro Art & Found offers a unique collection of new and vintage items that includes fine art, folk art, and everything in between. The ever changing inventory features the original works of. Ginny Bullard, Estella Fransbergen, Deane Kellogg, Wendy Mandel McDaniel, Jan Tomlinson Master, and  Marcia Myrick Siany.   The walls and shelves are filled with an eclectic and colorful array of jewelry, mosaic creations, pottery, sculpture, vintage finds, paintings, and mixed media collages.  The rotating roster of guest artists includes Steve Lohman, Hiromi Moneyhun, and Alexander Wilds.

Amiro is open Thursday-Monday from 11a.m. to 6 p.m.with extended hours on   weekends until 7:00p.m. For more Information about Amiro Art & Found please call 904-824-8460 or visit www.amiroartandfound.com. From the Earth will be on display through November.

ARTober Fest!

 

 

Join us for ARTober Fest during October 4 First Friday Art Walk.

The harvest is in and that means it's time for another ARTober Fest, a celebration of art and the artists who create it.  ARTober Fest will be held during the October 4 First Friday Art Walk from 5:00p.m. until 9:00p.m. at Amiro Art & Found located at 9C Aviles Street in Saint Augustine.  Featured artists Ginny Bullard, Estella Fransbergen, Deane Kellogg, Wendy Mandel McDaniel, Jan Tomlinson Master, and Marcia Myrick Siany have brought in their summer crop of work and it's time to step back, admire, and enjoy the harvest.

Jewelry, mosaic creations, pottery, sculptures, vintage finds, paintings, and mixed media collages are just a few of the art forms that will be  on display at Amiro Art & Found during ARTober Fest. Stroll down Aviles Street and stop in Amiro to enjoy a spot of beer. You might even hear a polka or two as you visit with the artists and view their artwork.

Amiro is open Thursday-Monday from 11a.m. to 5p.m.with extended hours on Fridays and Saturdays until 7:00p.m. During the First Friday Art Walks, Amiro stays open until 9:00p.m.Amiro Art & Found, located at 9C Aviles Street, is a unique gallery located on the oldest street in the nation’s oldest city.  

For more Information about the gallery call 904-824-8460 or visit www.amiroartandfound.com.

                                                                  

 

Celebrating all Gentlemen and Women of the Road

 

Amiro Art & Found is located on the nation’s oldest street so it is only fitting that they welcome all gentlemen and gentlewomen in anticipation of the upcoming Gentlemen of the Road Concert.  Show your Gentlemen of the Road tickets, your GOTR wristband, or your mustache (real or not) and receive a ten percent discount on all purchases through Monday, September 16^st.. Amiro, located at 9C Aviles Street, will be open until 9:00p.m. during the Art Walk.



Kings Head British Pub

In honor of the motherland of the GOTR tour founders, Mumford and Sons, the British owned and operated Kings Head British Pub will serve their popular English sausage rolls. King’s Head,  Saint Augustine’s most  authentic  British pub, is known for providing customers  with a unique drinking and  dining experience, especially if you’re looking for a pint of authentic British lager and a hot plate of fish n’ chips.


Amiro Art & Found features the original creations of six local artists,  as well as the work of over twenty guest artists.  Ginny Bullard, Estella Fransbergen, Deane Kellogg, Wendy Mandel McDaniel, Jan Tomlinson Master, and Marcia Myrick Siany showcase their eclectic and colorful array of jewelry, mosaic creations, pottery, sculpture, vintage finds, paintings, mixed media collages and more every day in the gallery.

Amiro is open Thursday-Monday from 11a.m. to 5p.m.with extended hours on Fridays and Saturdays until 7:00p.m. For more Information about Amiro Art & Found please call 904-824-8460 or visit www.amiroartandfound.com. For more information about Kings Head British Pub located at 6460 U.S. Highway 1 North, Saint Augustine, FL 32095, visit www.kingsheadbritishpub.com or call 904-823-9787.