Artist Ren Allen, left, and artist Tiffany Beckler, right put the finishing touches model Kali Kallas Monday in Abingdon. The body painting exhibit was part of Living Art America.
Model Kali Kallas smiles as she walks through downtown Abingdon on Monday. The body painting exhibit was part of Living Art America.
Model Kali Kallas stands infront of the Martha Washington Inn, which is painted on her back. The body painting exhibit was part of Living Art America.
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Model Kali Kallas waves as she walks through downtown Abingdon on Monday. The body painting exhibit was part of Living Art America.
Artist Ren Allen walks with model Kali Kallas through downtown Abingdon on Monday. The body painting exhibit was part of Living Art America.
ABINGDON, Va. — There were a few double takes Monday afternoon, when a slight figure covered from head to toe in bright greens, pinks and yellows walked through Abingdon.
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Kali Kallas, the first body art model at the Virginia Highlands Festival, was covered in a wide array of designs from the face on her stomach to a mural of the Martha Washington Inn on her back.
“I feel really cool, ” said 19-year-old Kallas, who added that the four-and-a-half hour painting process was a bit trying. “It was a little hard, but I think I did fine.”
With her head topped by a crown of copper-colored leaves, Kallas made her way from the youth tent at Barter Commons to the Martha Washington Inn, where she stood facing the building, letting those passing by check out the design.
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Festival Director Becky Caldwell said the biggest issue she’d had regarding the news of the body art display was the need to reassure people the model would be clothed.
“The way they did the attention to detail I could tell right off it was the Martha Washington Inn on her back, ” said local author Chrystal Stevens.
Stevens added that seeing the display made her hopeful that similar displays will be a part of the festival for years to come.
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Artists Tiffany Beckler and Ren Allen with the North American body painting championship Living Art America were the masterminds behind the design. The pair said the idea of how to paint Kallas came from the festival’s theme, Paint the Town.
“We wanted to promote Living Art America ... so we wanted to do something that was Living Art America-inspired and Abingdon-inspired, ” said Allen.
Beckler, a former contestant in the body painting competition “Skin Wars, ” said painting for the festival was much more laid back and she had time to enjoy the project.
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The artists and Kallas agreed that the experience was positive and they hope to return for a similar event in the future.
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© Copyright 2023 Bristol Herald Courier - Tricities, 320 Bob Morrison Blvd. Bristol, VA 24201 | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell My InfoBERKELEY SPRINGS — The Morgan Arts Council’s Ice House gallery show, “Our Voices: Perspectives of Women” is open through Sept. 8. Gallery hours are Thursday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
“Our Voices” features a wide variety of female artists from near and far, who examine the lives of women through their art. Claudia Olivos from Santiago, Chile, uses her paintings to celebrate and honor the energy of the Divine Feminine; Padma Prasad Surapureddi from Chennai, India, paints narratives inspired by the Tamil tradition of Bhakthi poetry and the sculptures found in Shiva temples. Born in Bogota, Colombia, artist Julia Vallejo studied in Fredericksburg, Va., before completing artist residencies in Italy, Mexico, and the United States. She works primarily in painting and drawing using her bare hands and feet to apply different thicknesses of paint. Dr. Maria Balibrea Melero was born in Madrid, Spain and uses watercolors or oils to present marginal monsters and other realities on canvas.
Other artists from around the region showcase their paintings, mixed media, sculptures, illustrations and fabric art. Theresa Wells Stifel uses waste and vintage ephemera papers to create bold pieces. Jane Pettit is another mixed media artist and sculptor who uses glass, stone, ceramics and found objects such as broken dishes. Fabric artist Norma Jean Brooks creates baskets, bowls, and wall art. Abbie Chessler says her painting comes from a place of emotion and surrender relating to her experiences as a woman.
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“I like my own work to tell stories, ” said Curator Marily Mojica. “The artists in this group are from different origins, social and economic backgrounds who create distinct art in dissimilar styles.”
She said she wanted to give these female artists a new platform to exhibit their work, but she’s the “struggling artist” in the bunch.
“We are diverse in many ways, ” she said. “Half of the women are married. Two are openly gay. Most are self-taught. Six hold art degrees. Four own their own businesses. Julia is from Bogota, Columbia. Nicole is half Native American and half Cuban. Maria is from Spain, and I am what’s referred to as Nuyorican, born in New York to Puerto Rican parents.”
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One or two of the artists found her. She was approached by the curator of a chain of local restaurants who’d overheard her speak of wanting to do something for Women’s History Month. Mojica put out a call on Facebook and several friends responded. Two of the women in the show reached out to her as a result of that artist call.
She met Krissy Whiski and Padma Surapureddi individually at exhibits in which they participated. Surapureddi’s series was of a painting where she was recording her journey from India to America.
“I fell in love with the series because I myself was working on something similar. I was journaling in my paintings, ” she said. “Toward the end of the exhibit, Pad read some of her poetry and I was mesmerized. I approached her with the idea of doing a show called ‘Art With Words, ’ but it never materialized. In my opinion, her palette is sometimes dark, yet it has a lot of vibrancy.”
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“The place was loud, crowded and yet her immediate surroundings were tranquil, ” Mojica said. “She was painting as if she was the only person in the room. She was in her own creative space, and I admired her ability to do that. I see her as a free spirit; she describes herself as a “bohemian surrealist” painter. I love Krissy’s palette and her whimsical presentation. It’s like paintings of life. Her work is very pop and yet authentically Krissy. Her paintings hold power over me.”
She discovered Keiona Clark, Juliana Vallejo, Lea Craigie Marshall, Jane Pettit, and Rachel Cross at Artomatic, a multimedia arts event held in the Washington, D.C. area.
“I think of Keiona as very brave, a self-taught artist who, as a result of surviving cancer, has produced a surprising amount of good work, ” she said. “Juliana is very good at painting on a large scale. I admire her skills and the ability of her paintings to demand attention. The scale speaks to you from a distance. I also adore Jane’s sculptures. Like Juliana’s work, Jane’s sculptures also command attention. I have loved every single piece I have seen her create…bold texture, vibrant colors and great assemblage. Artist Lea Craigie Marshall always surprises me. Her creativity shows in multiple ways. She creates in many different mediums: collage, painting, sculpture, installation. As for Rachel, she has an energy I respect. She’s a lover of all things: animals, the earth, people and art. This shows in her art. I met Marcie Wolf-Hubbard and her husband at their New Year’s Eve party five years ago and discovered her work and the method of encaustics. Marcie has illustrated for magazines and books, as well as worked as a courtroom illustrator. She teaches art for the aging. I picked Marcie for this exhibition because I love the fact that although she paints nudity, it is very tastefully done.”
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She met Nicole Oxendine at a meeting for an organization for Latin artists. A year later she and Oxendine shared space at Artomatic and also exhibited at an event celebrating the life of the artist Frida Kahlo.
“She was a great addition to this show. Because although Nicole is also a painter, she decided to exhibit something different, her wonderful textile collages. Nicole and I had a conversation about her specific pieces in this show.
“Working through craft traditionally seen as ‘women’s work’ throughout Lumbee, Cuban and Celtic cultures, I enjoy deconstructing existing materials and frameworks to explore new possibilities, ” Nicole Oxendine said in a statement. “In these new formations, the intentionally light, loose weft combined with the layered, frayed warp, allowed to serve primarily as fringe, weave together to imagine new creative freedom and movement for my people.”
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