Parabolas and Coffee Jelly, Oh Yes!

 Thank you for your support of my small business.  

May you be well, know much joy and live in abundance of all good things!








Stop in and say hello.  Check out the parabola ornaments like the one here and learn how to make your own!  We also have clay ornaments for small trees, and other folded decorations.

You can also see our new line of greeting cards and rustic glassware.

Explore the artisan meditation supplies by Ichiyo

and sample the locally roasted coffee jelly, craft beer jelly, local wine and certified organic herbal jelly!  You have to taste these jellies to understand their complex natures.  Flavor unfolds over the tongue.

For those who prefer savory, EVERYTHING Plus Popcorn seasoning and L.A.O.'s Herbal Seasoning really pump up the flavor for more eating pleasure.

Beautifully crafted, jewelry, hand made books, Quilter's Comfort's teas, and more.

 Enjoy!

Wellness Arts Cafe Celebrates 2nd Anniversary with Paper Folding Exhibit

 

Red Glide Reflection

"PAPER FOLDED PAINTINGS", an exhibition of origami tessellations and cut paintings by Patricia C. Coleman opens Friday, October 4th, 2013 in conjunction with the 2^nd Anniversary Celebration.  The Opening Reception is 5:00pm to 8:00pm in the Wellness Arts Gallery located in Patricia’s Wellness Arts Café at 725 West Kirkwood Avenue at the Western entrance to the BEAD (parking lot to the east and on street).  Exhibit runs through October 30th, 2013.

The evening will feature paper folding demonstrations, musical performance by Janiece Jaffe and Curtis Cantwell Jackson, the Herbal Table, sale on all herbal teas and jellies, gift basket drawing, discount on holiday gift certificates and more.  Free thank you gift for every visitor! 

On Friday, October 18^th join us for Artist Talk and Paper Folding Demonstration with Patricia, between 5:00pm to 8:00pm.

Patricia C. Coleman is an artist working in a variety of media; she says that the idea always determines the materials to be used.  An exhibiting artist since the 1970’s as a painter, doll and mask maker, art quilter, fiber explorer through non-toxic and low impact dye arts, printmaker and paper arts including bookmaking; she is also a writer/poet and member of 5 Women Poets, the Bloomington Storytellers Guild, Writers Guild, an Energy Healer practicing Reiki, Reconnective Healing, Light and peace work.  She is a lover of many styles of music and says that music moving within allows her to dance.

Patricia is also very passionate about foods, from growing and sustainability to cooking of delicious artful meals and treats, reflected in her coffee, herbal and beer jellies and baked creations.

As owner of Patricia’s Wellness Arts Café & Quilter’s Comfort Teas she creates a space to share her and others artistic creations.

A primary life goal is to be present in her life journey, to allow ideas to playfully breathe through her manifesting themselves as joyful uplifting imagery/energy creations.  She sees her work as a discussion about feelings; visual song, and of her personal journey contemplating the vibrational nature of the energy body with intention is to hold love and manifest joyful vibrations into whatever she does.  You can learn more about the artist at http://www.hartrock.net.

The Wellness Arts Gallery features the work of local artist, craftspeople and creative people from across the earth.  Open Tuesday through Friday, 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm; Saturdays, 12 pm to 5 pm, Sundays 1-4 pm with BAKE SALE and every first Friday1- 8 pm. 

The Wellness Arts Gallery has a call out for Artist interested in exhibiting in our intimate space.
We look forward to meeting you and discussing exhibiting your work.

For information call 812-334-8155.  Sign up for our mailing list or contact us at quilterscomfort@gmail.com

Website - http://www.hartrock.net/cafe.htm 

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Encaustic Paintings by Lisa Renee Wilson Opens in Wellness Arts Gallery

Untitled Encaustic Painting by Lisa Renee Wilson

Lisa is an awareness artist who believes in blurring the lines between studio art and the art of everyday living.  Here she explores the subtle images possible through the encaustic painting.  Encaustic is an ancient technique of painting with hot wax. 
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Join us for a reception of the artist in the Wellness Arts Gallery Friday, August 2nd, 2013 from 5:00pm to 8:00pm.  The exhibit runs through September 30, 2013 and is open for viewing during "Cafe" hours.

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Artist Talk and Reception
On Friday September 6th, 2013 between 5:00 and 8:00pm Lisa will be in the gallery to discuss the medium of encaustic and her current work.

Lisa Renee Wilson is an awareness artist who believes in blurring the lines between studio art and the art of everyday living.

After obtaining a degree in psychology from Indiana University in 1999, Lisa went on to study wellness, yoga, and meditation. She noticed that each path, while interesting, seemed segregated from her experience of day-to-day life. Her desire to more deeply experience the spirituality of the mundane and to creatively share what she was learning led her to the arts.

As a self-declared awareness artist, Lisa's primary desire is to be mindfully aware and in creative play with the wonders of this moment. Through ongoing play with mixed media, she discovered encaustic (hot wax painting) in 2011. While she continues to create using a variety of materials, she finds herself often returning to encaustic art. This form of expression not only allows for the integration of many of the other mediums into one spirited piece, but also invites the artist and viewer into a dance with the playful nature of wax and alluring translucency.

Lisa is most interested in creating art that summons presence, contemplation, and engagement, instead of just being aesthetically pleasing. Through each piece, she invites the viewer to breathe with her as a conversation across time and distance.

Lisa lives in Bloomington, IN with her husband and two children, who serve as excellent sources of practice and inspiration. She regularly writes online, and periodically offers classes in meditative awareness, creative exploration, and beginning encaustic.

Learn more at www.BeingBreath.com.

Wellness Arts Gallery is located at 725 West Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN.  Open Tuesday - Friday 1:00pm to 6:00pm; Saturdays 12:00pm to 5:00pm.

"SURFACES & TEXTURES" and Quilter's Comfort's Herbal Table

 Hello All,  

Thanks for being here!  Things have been busy in the shop, and weekly friends stop in to say hello!  New relationships are being developed and some things that have been on the table for a while are finally taking on a more finished form.  We hope this means greater stability .  

I am always in appreciation of my team!  Even as life sends us new situations to deal with, we are figuring out how to stay afloat and move forward and simultaneously manage to keep our sense of humor focused lovingly on the present.  We have  regulars that stop in to chat about gardening, share pictures and ideas about food in general.   Some of it will show up on the Herbal Table.

When visitors leave expressing how good the shop feels to them, we know that it is a reflection of us, the teas and all of the other products.  We know that people take some of that feeling home with every purchase.

Ai Takahashi's wonderful photo exhibit is coming to a close and in a few days we will hang the fiber art exhibit mentioned below. 

  

"SURFACES & TEXTURES", an exhibition of fiber arts, opens Friday June 7, 2013.  Opening Reception is 5:00pm to 8:00pm in the Wellness Arts Gallery located in Patricia’s Wellness Arts Café, 725 West Kirkwood Avenue.  “Surfaces & Textures address the concept of surface design and structure. This first annual exhibit seeks to promote the appreciation of fiber art and support the creative development and continuance through artistic interpretations.

On July 5th, first Friday, from 5:00pm to 8:00pm the Wellness Arts Gallery reception for “Surfaces & Textures” will feature fiber art demonstrations through out the evening.   

“Surfaces and Textures” exhibit runs from June 7th to July 31st.

Wellness Arts Gallery visitors will be able to sample a delicious variety of herbal treats.  Foods will include Spicy Ginger Mint Cake; winner of the “Best Tasting Cake” at the 2^nd Annual Architectural Cake Contest accompanied by Quilter’s Comfort’s locally sourced Lavender Tranquility tea.   

In June, Wellness Arts Gallery classes and workshops in Fiber Arts, Mask making and Paper Arts begin.  Programs include programs for youth and adults.

The Wellness Arts Gallery is located in Patricia’s Wellness Arts Café & Quilter’s Comfort Teas at 725 West Kirkwood Avenue (at the western entrance of Arts Row).   For information call 812-334-8155. 

The gallery features the work of local artist, craftspeople and creative people from across the earth.  Open Tuesday through Saturday, 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm; first Fridays until 8:00 pm. 

For information call 812-334-8155.  Sign up for our mailing list or contact us at quilterscomfort@gmail.com.  

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Website - http://www.hartrock.net/cafe.htm 

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AI TAKAHASHI PHOTOGRAPHY

Friday April 5, 2013 "Native Land” Photography of Ai Takahashi opens in Patricia’s Wellness Arts Gallery.   Opening Reception is from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. 

Ai Takahashi, visiting scholar, says that landscapes are at once events of the earth and the stage on which our human lives evolve to become our histories.   As the layers of our lives accumulate, just like the geological beds of the earth, our existence becomes rooted in its layers. 
 Rural agrarian life (inaka) has long stood in juxtaposition to an urban existence, to a world overflowing with information. But now the idea of inaka as “an ordinary farming community,” struggles to sustain itself.  In my work I seek out the voices of people living in such communities. While tangible, their voices are not to be found in textbooks or the news media. Still, collectively these modest voices represent the grounded history of these small farming communities.
 Life in these rural villages, rooted in the community members’ sense of responsibility for place, provides an abundance that I find prescient.  Inherent in village life is gentleness and tranquility, a severity and awe, a pantheistic prayer to god as the whole of creation.  On my travels I search for the roots of Japaneseness through an exploration of human agency and disappearing cultural traditions. 

Visit Ai’s website at http://takahashiai.jimdo.com/works/yama-mura-nora/

The Wellness Arts Gallery is located in Patricia’s Wellness Arts Café & Quilter’s Comfort Teas at 725 West Kirkwood Avenue (at the western entrance of Arts Row).   For information call 812-334-8155.  

The gallery features the work of local and global artist and craftspeople.  Open Tuesday through Saturday, 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm; first Fridays until 8:00 pm.  

For information call 812-334-8155.  Sign up for our mailing list or contact us at quilterscomfort@gmail.com.  

Visit us on Facebook -http://www.facebook.com/pages/Patricias-Wellness-Arts-Cafe-Quilters-Comfort-Teas/272910646089111

Website - http://www.hartrock.net/cafe.htm