Local artist Zachary Bannister has joined the Agave Artist Gallery and gallery member Kathy Baker is Agave’s featured artist for November, the gallery said.
Bannister is a special education teacher and has been drawing his entire life. He is a self-taught artist and has only recently begun displaying his work.
Bannister’s drawings “are a playful combination of ink on metallic watercolor,” Agave Gallery said. “He blends geometric shapes with his abstract interpretation of daily life, the afterlife and how technology governs the human perspective. Zac believes art is a way to navigate life's questions.”
Baker is a fiber and ceramic artist and a long-time member of the Potters’ Guild of Las Cruces, along with Cruces Creatives makerspace, the gallery said.
Baker will present a workshop entitled “The Making of Yarn Art” at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, at Agave Gallery. Her presentation will include preparing materials, carding, solar dyeing and spinning. The workshop is free and open to the public and will allow participants to try their hands at spinning and weaving, Agave said.
Agave Gallery, 2250 Calle de San Albino, in Mesilla, is open 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Monday and 11 a.m.- 8 p.m. the second Saturday of each month, including Nov. 11 and Dec. 9.
For more information, call 575-339-9870. Visit agaveartists.com.
