Village Briefs
Porcelain vessels fill a display at Aegis Gallery
Throughout the month of May, Aegis Gallery of Fine Art's featured artist is Sunnyvale resident Bill Sawhill. He uses a spectrum of pastel shades and earth tones to glaze his porcelain pieces in orange, yellow, green, turquoise, blue, mauve, silver and white. Sawhill is also known for using a special process to cover each of his vessels with a delicate crystalline pattern that resembles miniature snowflakes.
The public is invited to an artist's reception on May 13, from 7 to 9 p.m. Regular gallery hours are Tuesday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Aegis Gallery is at 14531 Big Basin Way, Unit 2 in Saratoga. For more information, call 408.867.0171 or visit www.geocities.com/SoHo/Gallery/8678 on the Internet.
Sanborn Park hosts a night hike for all ages
The Youth Science Institute plans a spring night hike in Sanborn County Park in Saratoga on May 6, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. The hike, open to adults, teenagers and children, begins at the YSI's Nature Center. Led by Nature Center manager Patricia Kucker, the hike takes participants through the evening woods and teaches them to use their senses in identifying plants, trees and elusive nocturnal animals. Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult. Cost is $8 per person, and reservations are required.
For more information, call 408.867.6940.
Hakone Gardens plans Japanese fabric art classes
As part of the various art classes it offers to the community, Saratoga's Hakone Gardens has scheduled a series of workshops on katazome, a traditional Japanese method of making fabric art. Taught by San Jose artist Chie Kurahashi Goldsmith, the workshops introduce participants to the silk-screen process that creates design patterns on fabric or paper.
Fee is $60, plus $30 for fabrics and painting supplies. Hakone Gardens is at 21000 Big Basin Way. For more information, call the instructor at 408.270.2205, or Hakone Gardens at 408.741.4994.
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