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Article published August 4, 2010
Bottlebrush will show functional ceramic art
HARMONY — The Bottlebrush Gallery and Shop will host "Turning Corners," a display of the functionality of art in everyday life by ceramic artist Michael Flaherty from 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 20. Flaherty, of Richland Township, first studied pottery in high school and continued to study ceramics at Allegheny Junior College. He then transferred to Slippery Rock University where he majored in fine art and ceramics. While at SRU under the guidance of Richard Wukich, Flaherty came to realize the value of ceramics as an important art form and to understand the collective significance of potters through the ages as record keepers of culture and civilization which inadvertently is recorded in their clay work. Flaherty graduated summa cum laude from Slippery Rock in 1998. He then felt the importance of continuing his education at Carlow University where he earned his master of education degree. Flaherty views his pottery as functional art that can be interacted with after taking it off the shelf. The Bottlebrush Gallery and Shop features art and crafts made by Western Pennsylvania artists. Bottlebrush has an evening event open to the public every third Friday of the month to introduce different artists and art forms. The Bottlebrush Gallery and Shop is on the diamond in Harmony. The Gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays; from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays; and from noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. The gallery is closed Mondays and Tuesdays. For more information visit www.bottlebrushgallery.com.
