Saturday February 10th 1:00 - 4:00 PM

"Chubby" sponsored by Craft Company No. 6
Artist - Vincent Massaro

7 High Falls Horses are taking wing in the Anderson Alley Artist's stables above Fabrics & Findings. All of the horses are accepting visitors and the artists will be discussing their projects on Saturday February 10th from 1:00 - 4:00 PM. . Belinda Bryce, Lynne Feldman, Jill Gussow, M. Wendy Gwirtzman, Vincent Massaro (doing 2 horses), and Lisa Mauro are all working on horses.

Children can have their picture taken riding Chubby, in Vincent Massaro's studio on the 4th floor. Chubby, sponsored by Craft Company #6, is a tribute to Rochester's most famous fire horse that died at the age of 33, in 1933. Chubby, whose milky whiteness and flowing mane and tail, made him a dashing
figure drawing the water tower to fire emergencies.

It will be a fun day It is Free. Please come visit! Children are invited.

And 3 dozen of Rochester's most interesting artists also invite you to visit their studios in the same building and see new work as it is being created. This is FREE and open to the public. Visit painters, sculptors, weavers, printmakers, book & lettering artists, fabric designers, ceramicists, illustrators, photographers and more!

Enter through the big yellow doors with the banners and balloons, behind the Fabric & Finding Building, in Anderson Alley. An elevator is available for wheelchair access through the east end of Fabrics & Findings.

For more information about 2nd Saturdays Artists visit our web site >> www.artsrochester.com <<
Artist's description of their projects

Lynne Feldman:
My sponsor is RGE. My image is that of a beautiful landscape, steam, some animals etc... the way we want the world to look. In the center of one side of the horse is an image of a woman holding up a flame. I want to present the concept of our hope, all of our hope for clean energy.
Lynne

Jill Gussow:
My horse is for Wegmans. It will be collaged with images of fruits and vegetables from Wegmans publications, circulars, packaging, etc. She will have a wreath of fruits and vegetables and a cover blanket that will be collaged with images of Wegmans community involvements and history somehow
stressing the family aspect of the business. And that's all I know right now.
Jill

Belinda Bryce:
At this point, I do not know where my horse will be displayed. Here's what I have written to explain my design and process for this project:

The sponsor for the horse I'm painting is PharmHealth Infusion, Inc. (PHI) and their charity is Camp Soar, which is a camp for children whose lives are infected/affected by AIDS. The name of the horse is "Spirit," and it's painted using several translucent layers.

Certain layers have symbolic meaning. For example, one layer consists of diagonal markings which invoke movement forward and up, or flight as in soaring. Another layer consists of photocopy transfers of photographs of people who have actually participated in Camp Soar's programming. These people are young and older, black and white, male and female. AIDS and its impact on families knows no age, gender or cultural boundaries. Another layer is a random line that moves in and out of the diamond checker-board pattern, suggesting the random quality of life's ups and downs, and how unlikely things become connected in meaningful ways. Another layer is a pattern of stripes in the colors of a rainbow, signifying hope for the future.

The imagery and the use of translucent layers thematically relates to movement through time--past, present and future--and space. The overall effect is intended to be interactive: as the viewer comes closer to the horse, he/she will notice the "history" or layers of imagery; as the viewer moves around the horse, he/she will perceive changing levels of color because of the interference paint. These characteristics relate to the dynamic and ever-changing quality of our lives and embraces both the light and the darkness that is part of human experience. Thanks.
Belinda

Lisa Mauro:
Here is my blurb:
My sponsor is Hochstein Music School. In honor of them and to represent what they stand for , I'm designing the painting in two 1/2's - part music, part dance. The first half is a montage of dancers painted in a lively and colorful impressionist style. Pink, blue, and multicolored ballet dancers are intertwined along the torso, neck and side of the steed. The other side will be representative of the "music" part of Hochstein. A large painting of a piano lesson (after Renoir's "Two girls at the Piano") will be painted on the torso, neck and side. My hope is this horse painting will bring even more attention to Hochstein - one of our city's cultural gems and our only "Community Music School."
Lisa

M. Wendy Gwirtzman
Ms. Daisy Horseshoes..........Sponsor - Grassroots Shoe Store......
Ms. Horseshoes is painted in bright, saturated primary colors, with accents in black, white & gold. The theme of the surface design is based on shoes & shoe related items....She will be wearing 2 pair of bright red sneakers!!!! Her tail & mane will be made of colored shoelaces, Around her neck will be a
horseshoe shaped wreath, decorated with silk flowers, shoe horns, shoelaces, baby shoes & socks!!!!

Ms. Daisy Horseshoes will be residing at Frontier Plaza on Jefferson Rd,.....near the Grassroots Shoe Store from May through August!!!!
Wendy

Vincent Massaro (Doing 2 horses)
Chubby was the beloved horse that drew water and equipment to fires for the crew stationed at Fire House #6, on University Avenue. Craft company #6 now occupies that building and they commissioned Vinnie to create a tribute to the most famous fire horse in Rochester. Chubby will be portrayed with his
handler, as yet unidentified, and will be located in front of Craft Company #6 as a contribution to ARTWalk.

ARTemis was commissioned by M. Spurrier, Financial Services. It will be a mixed media project employing a mosaic of pottery shards and artifacts unearthed in the neighborhood along the original path of the Erie Canal, now Rte 490 between Monroe and Culver Streets. Ms. Spurrier has encouraged
Vinnie to treat this like one of his 'normal' sculpture projects, improvising as he works. There was a plan to start with, but it was quickly abandoned as the material and process suggested a different direction. This is one horse you will have to see for yourself.
Vincent

Photographs of the artists proposals are available on request, and you can
visit the artist's studios and photograph the horse and/or the artist.

For more information contact Richard Margolis at 473-0070, or any of the
artists directly.

Ms. Daisy sponsored by Grassroots, Artist - M. Wendy Gwirtzman