Take a pictorial tour of the Forrest Dweller Sculpture Garden in Fearrington Village

Many artists live and work in North Carolina's Fearrington Village. One Fearrington sculptor and painter, Dr. Forrest Greenslade, displays his work in the family's garden. Take a pictorial tour of the Forrest Dweller Sculpture Garden.

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On Gossamer Wings

Luna Moth by Forrest C. Greenslade, PhD

Male Cardinal

Computer augmented watercolor by Forrest C. Greenslade, PhD

From: North Carolina Arts Council

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Beer Garden Party

Hello folks:

As you may already know, I serve as a volunteer at Chatham County Together
in their Graduation Project program. I get so much satisfaction from working
with high school students in accomplishing a quite daunting task for them.
You can see a photo of one of my students with his horse sculpture on the
home page of the CCT website:
http://chathamcountytogether.org/ Chatham County Together is a critically
important resource for our communities.

Accordingly, Carol-Ann and I are holding a fund raising party in our garden
in Fearrington Village on Sunday May 22nd from 2 to 5 PM. Our garden has
been featured in Caroilina Gardener magazine:
http://www.forrestgreenslade.com/ND08_FG.pdf It will be great fun. It will
be a Beer Garden Party. Carolina Brewery has donated one of its wonderful
spring beers. Harris Teeter and several CCT volunteers have donated tasty
German style snacks. Please join us in support of CCT, stroll through our
sculpture garden and gallery, sip some brew and enjoy a good time with
friends.

We are suggesting a donation of at least $15 per person. Checks should be
made payable to Chatham County Together. Please RSVP to
sculptor@forrestgreenslade.com so we can have an estimate of attendance.

I hope to see you at our party,
Forrest

Artist Studios at Fearrington Village

Artist Studios at Fearrington Village is an informal group of visual artists who live and work in Fearrington Village, a lovely country community near Chapel Hill with many creative and productive residents. Our mission is to:
Attract visitors to our studios to experience the creative process;
Facilitate opportunities to exhibit and sell our artwork;
Enhance the lives of all in our community through the arts;
Promote Fearrington Village as an arts destination;
Support one another in our professional lives.
We welcome all Fearrington residents interested in creating art and fine crafts.

For more information, visit: http://www.fearringtonfha.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=239

Caption: Pottery by Co-founder Stan Pomeranz

Organic Forrestry at the Joyful Jewel

Chatham County sculptor and painter Forrest Greenslade has joined the artists community at The Joyful Jewel in downtown Pittsboro. "This is a wonderful opportunity for me to display my nature inspired works along with a very talented group of artists and creators of fine crafts," Greenslade said. We are delighted to have Forrest in our community notes Mariah Wheeler, The Joyful Jewels proprietor and well known jewelery creator.

New visions inhabit the mind of Dr. Forrest Greenslade. His organic sculptures and paintings, derived from a life-long love of nature and mythology, have a new look and feel. Greenslade’s work is highly stylized yet clearly grounded in the natural world. His relief paintings are sculptural, built up with inches of thick acrylics and modeling paste to the point that they nearly jump off the canvas. His sculptures are enhanced with innovative coatings and patinas producing color, texture and an illusion of movement. His computer enhanced watercolors are soft and luminous. “I want people to experience motion and emotion in my art,” Greenslade asserts, “so my faces are seldom symmetrical and my figures just can’t stand still.” Greenslade’s use of materials is eclectic. “Because of my scientific training, I tend to be experimental in my choice of media,” he explains. “I use metal, concrete, clay, acrylics, wood, found-objects – whatever tells the best story.”

The Joyful Jewel lives up to its motto of "local art fresh from the heart." It is a Community of ~75 local artists who create with care and soul. :You'll find artisan jewelry, stained glass, silk & woolen scarves, pottery, paintings, basketry, spirit tools, woodwork, music, books and cards imbued with meaning," says Wheeler. "These treasures take time and require inspired processes as well as skill, she adds.

The Joyful Jewel
44-A Hillsboro St.
Pittsboro, NC 27312
(919) 883-2775

Caption: Bluebirds and Cherry Blossoms, a watercolor by Forrest C. Greenslade, PhD