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New Partners at Gallery 195
Virginia Floyd, www.gallery195.com

these pieces begin with plaster masks on developing a sandblasting/etching
Gallery 195 of Boerne is pleased to of a living person. This becomes the
announce that two artists are joining mold from which a ceramic mask is technique which can be used on ce-
the gallery as partners. Andre and ramic or glass.
formed. Various techniques of glaz-
Virginia Bally, contemporary artists ing, sandblasting, and etching create
in ceramics, glass, paper, and metal the finished masks. Together they have pieces on exhibit
are the newest additions to the gal- and in private collections in North and

lery partnership. South America, Europe, and Northern
In addition to the masks and bowls on Africa.

display, the Ballys feature retablos of
The artists, who founded Bally Studi- American Rock and Roll Icons on
os in 1994, have been greatly influ- wood and copper, in the style of Mex- Gallery 195 invites you to visit the gal-
enced by the cultures and design lery on Second Saturday, April 14,
ican folk art.
motifs of traditional Japanese from 4:00 to 8:00 to meet the artists
and view their work on exhibit.
Potters, as well as North American
Indian Potters. These influences are Virginia Bally received her Associates
reflected in the design and finishes Degree in Fine Arts, with honors from
of Virginia’s and Andre’s work. Their North Harris County College, after
backgrounds in art and design, as winning a Fine Arts Scholarship on the
well a long hours of research and strength of her ceramic work and be-
trial-and-error testing make each ing featured in the 1991 Juried Stu-
piece they produce completely dent Art Exhibit.
unique.
Andre Bally has been researching and
The Ballys' intriguing, stylized ceram- experimenting with ceramics, glass,
ic masks will be on display at Gallery metal and paper for over forty years.
195 beginning in April. Each of Recently his primary focus has been