Earrings, silver and copper, $72-$110, by Lynda Metcalfe, right.Two artists will showcase their work over the holiday weekend at River Gallery, 400 E. Second St.
* Lynda Metcalfe of North Carolina will show her jewelry, which reflects her love of mokume gane, a 17th-century Japanese art form that means "wood pattern metal." In mokume gane, precious metals, such as sterling silver and copper, are bonded into a single piece that is then worked into beautiful patterns.
According to her artist statement, she became interested in "metal stuff" as a teenager while assisting her father in the repair and maintenance of her cars and motorcycles. Courses at the West Surrey College of Art and Design provided further instruction in handcrafting metal objects at various scales.
After graduating with a bachelor's degree in 1992, Metcalfe spent most of her creative time working on architectural ironwork projects. She began on a smaller scale after assisting in a mokume gane workshop at the Appalachian Center for Crafts in 2001.
She will be on-site from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25.
* Andrea Wilson, a painter and printmaker, calls botanical art her "passion."
"My work focuses on the details," she says on her website. "I've embraced my personal preference for the tiny and the subtle.
"Whether it's the subtle colors and individual parts of flowers, the bug-eaten decay of fall leaves, the complex symmetry of butterflies or the intimate views of our landscape - I want to capture all of it."
Visitors will be able to see her create her works on-site during demonstrations from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26.
There is no admission charge at the gallery. The artists welcome interaction with visitors.
For more information, call 423-265-5033 or visit www.river-gallery.com.