Baiser (to kiss) - by Maeve Harris arrives

Baiser by Maeve Harris in French means "to kiss" and arrived at Turning Point Gallery in Chapel Hill, NC last week. The creation of Baiser, which has a certain human chemistry connotation, is itself the product of years of careful study, practice and mixed media chemical experimentation by Maeve in her sudio or possibly laboratory. The result is a welcoming multi layered experience. For more about Maeve Harris and her current work go here.

August Transitions Show

Turning Point Gallery's new artists headline August as we continue to search the art world for the unique.




Tanner Jensen’s mixed media horses encompass not only the earthly elements, but also the spiritual. more......





Jason Ramsay Clark doesn’t merely carve a chunk of wood, he “deconstructs” the wood into 1” segments then reconstructs it with offsets followed by shaping, sanding and 10 coats of finish. He achieves this while still retaining the original grain. more...



For the serene waterscape best captured with oil on canvas you must experience Mai Shang’s fine line paintings. These 18” x 32” scenes are vacations at home. more.....



Six museums include Bob Haselle’s pottery in their collections. His technique for imprinting vaporized chemicals and combustibles on his pit fired pottery yields unique patterns. more.....




Three new pieces by bronze sculptor Wayne Salge, new Chinese Paper Sculpture , some new Nan Jacobsohn horses and the magical paintings of Eric Zwezerijnen

Ruffin Hobbs Leaves A Metal Sculpture legacy

Ruffin Hobbs, whose art has been instrumental in our success as a gallery, died in an accidental fall on July 28, 2008. His yearly one man show was always filled with new ideas, from very large mobiles to small intricate wire sculptures produced up close one on one in front of our gallery.

Most of all we liked him as a friend and he will be missed.

Ruffin was a sculptor who lived and worked in southern Alamance County, North Carolina. As an artist primarily working in metal, he was fascinated by the interplay of wire, volume, and open space. Ruffin also explored how using combinations of different metals in his work could add color contrast, texture and strength. He often combined traditional metal working techniques, such as forged iron, with more contemporary methods, including hollow-form assembly.

Ruffin's most ambitious sculpture commission to date, was the design and fabrication of a pair of majestic stainless steel tigers for Princeton University.