Abbey Carpets features Fabrica International, a California-based manufacturer of premium quality residential broadloom carpet and handcrafted area rugs. Available at finer retailers and trade showrooms, Fabrica's products are ideally suited to the design community.
9979 Main Street
Fairfax, VA 22032
T. 703-934-7802
F. 703-934-7807
Traditional, timeless interiors with a flair; from the intial design phase through finish selection and decoration.
1904 37th StreetNW
Washington, DC 20007
T. 202-333-2683
Anora is a high-end home furniture store that offers a collection of contemporary and modern furniture and accessories at very affordable prices. Anora provides a fresh blend of European design and Asian luxury, and a touch of modern chic and classic elements.
5252 Wisconsin Ave NW
Washington, DC 20015
T. 202-363-3033
F. 202-363-3042
From traditional to contemporary, JoAnn Zwally, ASID, believes design should be personal and reflect the client's needs and tastes. Listening to client's desires, ideas, and preferences, Ashton Design Group creates unique and individual solutions.
1214 Tucker Lane
Ashton, MD 20861
T. 301-924-2072
F. 301-774-3391
Backyard Creations is noted for original, quality pools and spas that incorporate the natural terrain and architectural style of their surroundings. They specialize in building custom gunite swimming pools to fit your imagination and lifestyle. For your own backyard escape, please contact them today!
1560-A Tilco Dr
Frederick, MD 21704
T. 1-800-232-9066
F. 301-668-4416
Art Studio- Ode to Nature
Back to Previous PageA local artist's work evokes earth and sky
Written by Sharon Jaffe Dan
Shinji Turner-Yamamoto stresses the connections between man and nature in his work.
Washington, DC-based artist Shinji Turner-Yamamoto explores the universal connections between mankind and nature in his compositions that range from earthy to ethereal. Working with pigments and other materials he has collected in locales from India to Italy, he creates a visual record of his experiences in nature with layer upon layer of memory and emotion. “Indigenous organic materials allow me to enter into the landscape,” says the Japanese-born Turner-Yamamoto, whose work can be found in public and private collections in Switzerland, Finland, India, Japan, Italy and the U.S. This spring, several exhibits in the DC area will spotlight the artist’s creations:
De Rerum Natura: On The Nature Of Things, March 1 through April 25.
This solo exhibition at Shigeko Bork Mu Project, a Georgetown-based gallery focusing on contemporary art from Asia, will focus on Turner-Yamamoto’s newest work. For more information, call (202) 333-4119 or visit www.muproject.com.
Global Tree Project: Seeding, April 8 to May 3.
An exhibit at the Arlington Arts Center documents a collaboration between artists and science students at Barrett Elementary School in Arlington. Turner-Yamamoto asked students to create greenhouses for plants they germinated from seeds collected from food. He will create an installation using these greenhouses. For more information, phone (703) 248-6800.
With Three Windows: Sun, Moon, Star, April 18 through May 2.
Turner-Yamamoto creates works for the first-ever exhibition in the Ippaku-tei teahouse at the Embassy of Japan. Newly renovated, the teahouse and its garden will be open to the public for the first time during this exhibition. Inspired by a lantern included in the original teahouse design, Turner-Yamamoto will create a room of the sun and a room of the moon and stars. For more information, phone (202) 238-6949.
Later this year, Turner-Yamamoto will participate in a solo gallery show in Helsinki, where he will spend the summer as an artist in residence. For more information on the artist, visit the Website www.yamamotoshinji.com.
—Sharon Jaffe Dan
Rainbow incorporates ash, Indian yellow, gambouge, pigment, wool, tree resin and egg.
Sun combines ash, Indian yellow, pigment and tree resin.
Moonbox is a notebook that he has embellished with soot, ash, Indian yellow, pigment and silver powder.
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