Vann’s art featured at Wishing Spring
Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Multimedia artist Bobbie Vann is Wishing Spring Gallery's Artist of the Month for May.
Vann has been a member of the Village Art Club for many years and served as gallery director for two years.
While the main focus of her work in the gallery is on hand-beaded and embroidered jewelry and amulet bags, her love for crafts of all types started at an early age. During World War II, she learned to crochet. Vann's grandfather would make her needles out of wood, and she used colored twine unraveled from sacks to make her grandmother a doll dress.
At 10 years of age, Vann secretly bought material, then proceeded to make a dress of her own design, much to the surprise of her family. Many evenings she sat by her mother's side in the lamp light learning to make quilts, clothing and do embroidery.
A little later in life, when she was pursuing her doctorate and had trouble sleeping, she would sew cloth dolls for relaxation.
When Vann and her husband moved to Bella Vista, she joined the Village Art Club and the Embroidery Guild of America. She took many classes in embroidery through the EGA and learned to do antique stitches using modern fibers and grounds. She has gradually incorporated her knowledge of embroidery into detailed beaded bracelets, earrings, necklaces, brooches, ornaments and amulet bags.
Many of her embroidery, beading and sewing items are shown at Wishing Spring Gallery and Gift Shop, located in Bella Vista near the junction of U. S. Highway 71 and McNelly Road (Benton County Road 40 ).
The gallery is sponsored by the Village Art Club. For more information, call Wishing Spring at 273-1798.
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