THE EPIPHANY GALLERY
Our Gallery provides a space for emerging artists an opportunity to showcase their work through monthly exhibits. If you are an artist or want to recommend someone to show in our gallery, please contact our curator.
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Contact Us
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Liefy Smith, Co-chair
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Page Love Smith, Co-chair
EPIPHANY'S ART MINISTRY
welcomes for Jewelry
(ethically sourced and sustainable using recycled glass and salvaged leather)
by Stephanie Leigh
for One Day Only - Sunday, October 27, 2024
Artist Biography - Stephanie Leigh
Stephanie Leigh was born a quirky, left-handed artist, and that her artist heart has only grown throughout her life. She was an adventurous child who sought refuge in creation and writing, with a large need for self-expression. She has had a desire to create her entire life, which is reflected in her designs.
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She is passionate about sustainability. With every design, she considers: What can be reused? What can be repurposed? How can this be multifunctional?
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She also has a passion for color. While studying at Savannah College of Art and Design, her attention quickly honed in on composition and color theory, both of which feature prominently in Stephanie Leigh Jewelry.
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With these values, it’s no surprise that every piece of Stephanie Leigh Jewelry is made by hand. Stephanie takes pride in personally crafting each piece from start to finish, using beads from recycled bottles, repurposed leather sourced from scrap remnants, and up-cycled brass.
Stephanie’s creative process is a practice of meditation
and intention, from numerical sequences in the beadwork to the gradient colors of beads. She is constantly creating from the heart and her spirit is reflected in each piece of Stephanie Leigh Jewelry.
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See more of her work at her website >>
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ABOUT THE ART MINISTRY
The Art Ministry is about providing emerging artists a venue to showcase their work through monthly exhibits in our gallery. Over the years, we have exhibited many parishioners work including painting, photography and mixed media, as well as work by many other local artists. God’s bounty of creation is shared through these diverse and changing exhibits that also include art from Emmaus House and Holy Comforter, art related to the church calendar and visual supports for Adult Education programs. In the case of diocesan groups, they benefit by receiving 100% of any sales. By exhibiting their creative work, other artists receive more exposure and opportunity for sales. Our parish benefits by having interesting work that enhances our space and by retaining 25% of any sales.
The work of the ministry includes:
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finding and scheduling the artists
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installing their work in our gallery
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introducing the artist through articles in The Epiphany Star
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accounting of sales.
At the end of each calendar year, annual profits are distributed toward needs (mostly with a visual component) in the parish as determined by the committee and the Rector. In the past Art Ministry profits have gone to Vacation Bible School, Outreach, new vestments for our clergy and a wireless microphone system for the church.
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