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The Quicksilver Mine Co.
6671 Front St. (Hwy. 116)
Downtown Forestville
PHONE: 707.887.0799
FAX: 707.887.0146
MAIL: P.O. Box 844
Forestville, CA 95436
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Vintage Collectible Sculpture
& Assemblage
A One-man Exhibit by Monty Monty
July 11 - July 25, 2004
Witness one artist's homage to the days of yesteryear through the lightly twisted mind of Monty Monty as The Quicksilver Mine Co. in Forestville presents a one-man exhibition of wonderful assemblage sculpture beginning June 11th. This Show, "Vintage Collectible Sculpture and Assemblage," continues through July 25th.
Monty's creations revive and celebrate antique cast-offs, odd curios, and stopped clocks, old-fashioned kitchen implements, tired books and tattered cigar boxes, dented coffee cans, cast-off hand tools, and even an occasional family heirloom. "Everything tells a tale," he says. "I try to assemble my pieces so that we see old things in new ways. If you look really closely, you will see the parts and pieces. If you stand back, they suddenly become something completely different."
"The Sweet Heartley"
16" X 26" X 12", 2004
For his wonderful Fryin' Fountain, Monty started with a rusty old 1930's clothes washing machine, and several vintage frying pans- "red hot skillets" - and ended up with a fantastical water fountain, "out of the frying pan and into the fountain!" Also included in this show are the "Sweet Heartley", a "Turpentine Tractor", "Tinman the Fisherman", and a runaway "Santa Fe Train Engine".
Monty, who quit his job as a graphic artist four years ago to work on his art full time, has exhibited at the Sonoma County Cultural Arts Council Gallery in Santa Rosa, and the Quicksilver Mine Co.'s former gallery location in Sebastopol. He is also a regular exhibitor at Next Level Communications (now Motorola) bi-annual art "Rotations" in Rohnert Park, as well as a participant in the Cultural Arts Council's annual juried artist studio tour, Artrails.
The Sweet Heartley Story
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Monty Monty with a section of
"Vintage Totem"
A Reception for the artist will be held on Saturday, June 12, from 4- 6 p.m. In addition, everyone who enjoys a good tale is invited to join family and friends in the gallery on Sunday, July 18th from 2 - 4 p.m., for a delightful afternoon, "Storytelling with Monty."
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