Celebrating Summer Solstice 2019 with Art

Vue Gallery - Sedona, AZ

One of the longest days of the year has just passed, and what better way to usher in summer than to celebrate nature and summer solstice.
 
Since prehistory, the summer solstice has been seen as a significant time of year in many cultures, and has been marked by festivals and rituals, typically with themes of religion or fertility.
 
What are some ways you can celebrate summer solstice?
 
Stop by the Vue Gallery in Tlaquepaque Arts and Crafts Village, Sedona, Arizona. Vue Gallery has some of the most unique and outstanding outdoor art sculptures that you will ever encounter. Celebrate nature’s elements with one of Lyman Whitaker’s famous outdoor wind sculptures. Sculptures are typically made of copper but also include steel and stainless steel. Sculptures range from five feet to twenty-eight feet in height. These beautiful pieces are titled with nature-loving names like: Agave, Bean Pole, Counterpoint and Desert Flame.
 
If you would prefer something that represents nature in the form of animals, artist Loet Vanderveen has a series of beautiful indoor bronze pieces such as “Affectionate Elephants”, “African Giraffe”, “Bear & Cub” and many more wonderful creatures of the wild.
 
Loet integrates his knowledge of Chinese glaze techniques and applies fine glazes to correct forms - which eventually lead to the creation of bronze animal forms.

James Ratliff Gallery - Sedona, AZ

Within the James Ratliff Gallery, honor fertility with imagery of the female. Artists Sylvia Ziontz’s work: “Nineofus”, “This is my Mood”, “Harlequin9” and “Three Maidens” emphasizes the fullness of the female figure and the female figure’s complex emotions. Sylvia Ziontz has earned praise for her varied body of work, ranging from expressionism, to bold abstracts, to pastel portraits, and lastly, sensuality and mischievous inventiveness. The James Ratliff Gallery is located at Hillside Sedona - 671 , Sedona, Arizona. How will you celebrate Summer Solstice?