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Current Exhibit Gregory Blackstock's Collections Kevin Titzer & Casey McGlynn Howard Finster Bill Miller & Scott Griffin TRiO Jennifer Harrison Dale Gottlieb James "Buddy" Snipes Jimmy Lee Sudduth A Snowball In Hell Four X Northwest Clint & Scott Griffin Kevin Titzer John Taylor 2005 Gregory Blackstock Jennifer Harrison Bill Miller Casey McGlynn Rick Borg Kevin Titzer Gregory Blackstock Jack Savitsky John Taylor 2003 Open House Folk Fest 2003 Blame Canada #3: Griffin Bros. Blame Canada #2: Casey McGlynn Blame Canada #1: Jennifer Harrison The Toy Show Scattered, Smothered & Covered Folk Fest 2002 Antjuan Oden John Taylor 2002 Mark O'Malley Shoup & Sudduth Method of Annie Charlie Lucas John Taylor 2001 Yard Art Jesus Says Buy More Folk Art Scattered, Smothered & Covered Annie Grgich Zeitgeist Folk Fest 2000 August Open House Livin' In Louisiana Daniel Belardinelli Buddy Snipes Folk Fest 99 Rick Borg Best of the Northwest The End Is Near! Birds, Babes, & Bluesmen - Tom D. Shiny Happy Paintings Making Our Way Carol Myers & Wally Shoup Mose Tolliver: Art Objects from the 1980's Profile of the Future Primitive Scattered, Smothered, & Covered How Do You Like Them Apples? Kindred Spirits of Alabama Ready Or Not, Here We Come

John Taylor: New Work, New Ships, & Artist Talk SHOW NOW OPEN >>> OPENING RECEPTION: First Thursday December 7, 2006 - 6pm-8pm ARTIST TALK: Saturday December 9, 2006 - 1pm-3pm OPEN DAILY: Wednesday thru Saturday 11am-5pm CLOSING: Saturday January 27, 2007 WHERE: Garde Rail Gallery - 110 Third Avenue South - Tel.206.621.1055 John Taylor returns to Garde Rail Gallery with a show of new work. Featuring several ships but also depictions of Jonah and the Whale and Noah's Ark, this new work sees John taking his vision into an exciting new direction. John's ships are based on actual vessels, from Civil War-era river boats to WWI battleships. He has been assembling his ship sculptures since 1997, after a visit home, where he came across a trunk of mementos belonging to his great-grandfather, who had served in the navy during the Spanish-American war. A photograph of the sailor standing on the deck of a ship fueled the spark and John's fixation with ships began to pervade into his daily life. Working with found objects collected from around his southern California surroundings, John works in his garage on evenings and weekends. His ships are interpretations rather than models, as John works from a particular feeling he may get and want to convey from an archived image found in a book or on the internet. His ships look as if they have been buried or under water for half a century, but their near-disintegrated appearance showcase his ability to fearlessly manipulate detritus, and also display a well thought out methodology. Year after year, John's work continues to increase in complexity and strength, resulting in amazing pieces that appeal to a wide variety of audiences.

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