June 17 – July 18 Exhibit: Stephanie Schlatter & Kristi Visser

June 17 – July 18
Stephanie Schlatter – Landscapes
Reception July 16, 5:30-7:00 p.m.

Jansma Gallery at NCCA-Artsplace,
13 E. Main St., Fremont. 231-924-4022.
Stephanie Schlatter is an American landscape painter whose work is deeply connected to and rooted in her native Michigan. She’s best known for her On the Michigan Wine Trail series, which explores the stories of the state’s vineyards and wineries through paint. Her artwork has appeared on several Michigan wine labels and is available in wineries and tasting rooms across the state. Much of her work also incorporates the scenic lakes on which she spent her childhood.

June 17 – July 18 – Kristi Visser – 100 Portraits
Reception July 16, 5:30-7:00 p.m.

Jansma Gallery at NCCA-Artsplace, 13 E. Main St., Fremont. 231-924-4022.
Kristi set out to do 100 small faces as an act of daily practice during a season in her life that allowed very little time or space for making art.  What started out as a discipline turned into her passion.  She hopes that you will take the time to meet each face she created and experience a connection while asking yourself as you look into their eyes:  What are they feeling? What do they see? What do they long for? Who do they remember? Where are they going?  Where have they been?  Don’t be surprised if you see something of yourself as you look into the faces of Kristi’s 100 portraits!

Kristi earned a degree in fine art from Calvin College and feels she has been artistic all her life.  Recently though, she has been able to commit more time and passion to the work of art and sharing art.  She states, “Creating gives me hope and joy personally.  My greatest desire is that others will be blessed and inspired by the work that God has given me to do.  I create with a variety of mediums on paper, canvas and wood.  Every piece is the work of my heart and hands.”