August is the traditional month when Grenadians who live abroad come home to visit. Considering that there are more Grenadians who live in the United States, Canada, and Europe than there are in our island, it is quite an overwhelming homecoming! Family reunions, School reunions, Carnival, Carriacou Regatta, Emancipation Celebrations, all compel travelers to…
Marie Messenger’s delightful depictions of the people of Grenada pinched and proded into being, then fired three times, are being collected by the discerning visiting art collectors to Grenada like never before. And when you see the expressions on these endearing faces, you can understand why people connect with them. They are truly one of…
Marie Messenger, our local magician with ceramic, brought in this beautiful piece that we caught her in video doing on January 1, 2013. Samuel is so amazing, sitting there in his firy red shirt, holding his red fish. All the details so perfectly and elegantly captured by Marie. Here he will sit until he moves…
Here is a video showing Marie Messenger’s raku firing process done at the beginning of 2013!
Marie Messenger does her first raku firing for the new year. Watch the process. Click here to watch video.
Marie Messenger brought some new work to the gallery today and we chatted about it.
Marie Messenger Ceramic Raku
Marie Messenger, Ceramic Raku Joshua (Rasta Man)
She sits with an enigmatic expression, waiting, wondering, ….pondering. Makes you wonder what Marie’s thoughts were when she was creating this lovely; her fingers calling forth from the clay, then the extreme heat of the refining fire, knowing that at many moment it could all go wrong, and finally “Matilda” emerges. Beautiful, thoughtful Matilda.
We rehung the gallery today–have a look! New work by Oliver Benoit, Maria McClafferty, Asher Mains, Susan Mains, Marie Messenger. We think it looks really sleek and elegant–what do you think? Oliver BenoitSusan MainsThe archives The archivesMarie Messenger raku ceramicsits on a glass plain by Maria McClafferty Asher Mains with portrait, “Istra with the…
Marie Messenger Raku Ceramic 2012 6″ x 8″ x 12″ Mermaid tales filled our Caribbean mythology long before Disney. There is the one that gave our most famous artist, Canute Caliste, a brush when he was a child, and he painted all his life.
Recently, I wrote an article on the socio-economic value of collecting art, especially when compared to other things you may spend money on. Some people may be excited about collecting art and converting their money into a timeless and never ending supply of beauty and inspiration but with the myriad of options may…
Jouvert Girl. The Early Monday morning of the celebration of Carnival. Coming soon to Grenada.
Marie Messenger breaths life into lumps of clay. Her delicately modeled figures seem to be mid-sentence, pausing pensively before going on. Messenger uses a Raku method for firing her ceramic figures. Mostly self taught, Messenger moved from the UK to continue her art work in Grenada in 2002. Since then she has been an active…
René Froehlich started to paint when he was 14 years old and studied Art and Sculpture in Germany. “Here in The Caribbean, I have come to realize how intense human beings and their social problems fuse with nature. Here, the powerful energy of the people and nature have stimulated my thoughts and spirit. It has…
Susan Mains Gallery 