February 2016: Nature of Form and Color Moved with Sound
Halee Halstad (2016, February). Nature of Form and Color moved with Sound: Watch the creation. What's Up Magazine:
"Snyder is bringing this interactive concept to Bellingham on Friday, Feb. 5 at the Hatch 2.0 space at 221 Prospect St. in Bellingham from 7-9 p.m. as part of the Elevation: The Art of Cascadia event.
She has coordinated an exhibit that will feature herself and two other Bellingham artists, Mary Jo Maute and Steve Jones. The trio will be working together to cultivate an interactive experience of form, color and sound. The action will take place within a 2-hour window of time without any rehearsal or script.
Snyder will work to sculpt and build an archway out of natural elements such as branches and twigs. She is known around the area for her organic sculptures made with branches and other natural fibers, glass and metal. Her creations are clean designs that showcase the inherent beauty of each material while capturing the essence of living form.
Maute will put her uniquely abstract painting technique to work on an 8-foot by 8-foot canvas. Creating a visual dance in celebration of nature’s constant state of flux is Maute’s modus-operandi. Viewers can look forward to her capturing emotions in an improvised and abstract way.
Jones will be playing percussion alongside John Butorac (percussion), Roger Yamashita (upright bass), Julianne Thoma (piano) and Kevin Woods (trumpet).
The event is promised to be lively, as the artists will be working off of not only each other’s energies but those of the spectators as well. The music will be oriented around a world sound, but will reflect the work being done by both Maute and Snyder, and the audience."
