Reception to be Held for Exhibiting Artists

Artists Karen Meadows and Connie Heavey will be honored with a reception, from 1
to 4 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 26 at the Arlington Green Executive Center,
2101 S. Arlington Heights Rd., Arlington Heights. It is free and the public is invited.

Meadows of Buffalo Grove, and Heavey, formerly of Arlington Heights, now living
in the Ozarks in Missouri, are exhibiting “All About Nature in Glass
and Drawing.” Meadows creates stained glass and Heavey blends colored
pencil in her drawings. Both exhibits are co-sponsored by the Northwest
Cultural Council.

Meadows, who has been an active artist since 2010, says she enjoys the “radiance
and intricacies of stained glass,” having taken workshops from glass
artists worldwide.

“Glass is the melding of the materials and experiences I have enjoyed through
the years, and, for me, is the perfect medium to bring my ideas to
life,” Meadows says.

“Seeing beauty, feeling connection between (me) the artist and nature, has
brought me comfort in dark times and joy in good times,” Meadows says.
“The artist’s palette pales in comparison to nature’s palette, but I
try,” she adds. “Glass is my unifier. Glass starts with nature, is
manipulated by man, and then dances in the sunlight,“ Meadows explains.

For Heavey, who blends colored pencil in her drawings, “inspiration happens
at every view.” Heavey says she is “in awe of the woods that surround”
her in the Ozarks. “I draw and paint to keep this bit of nature close to
my heart," she says.

Heavey "plays" with line, texture, and shape to set the foundation for each of
her pieces. She blends colored pencil in drawings, “using color in a
fresh even emotional way to give it an impressionistic feel."

The Northwest Cultural Council serves the Northwest corridor. It is a
non-profit organization that supports and promotes the work of area
visual artists and poets, offering a variety of programs including
corporate gallery exhibitions, co-sponsored by businesses, convention
and visitors’ bureaus, libraries, and hospitals; art competitions to
encourage artists; and poetry readings and workshops.

For more information about Meadows’ and Heavey’s exhibit, call the NWCC, 847-382-6922.