Jennifer Sparling doesn’t consider herself an artist.
“This show is more about Jacob and his designs,” she said of “Sharing This Moment,” a joint exhibition with her and Jacob Boland at 4P Studios on Roberts Road in Martinez.
Sparling created the backgrounds for Boland to use.
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And it’s indicative of the type of person Sparling is. She’s a behind-the-scenes type, facilitating things for other artists, often silently creating throughout the process.
She’s worked at New Moon Café since 2012. In addition to making coffee and whipping up those Green Monster smoothies, she’s the artist liaison. New Moon has its own art gallery.
“I take care of artists,” she said. “I hang their work and arrange art sales.”
She especially likes to help out artists who’ve never shown their work anywhere, she said.
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About a week ago, she helped a new artist sell two paintings, and said that was an exciting process, especially for the artist who wondered if her art would sell.
Sparling likes to paint whimsical shapes with fun colors in acrylics, and many of the pieces in the 4P Studios’ exhibition have jelly bean designs in the background.
Not only does she paint, but Sparling plays the French horn and likes to write poetry.
Her poetry and having a job making coffee which makes people smile helped her go through a difficult period in her life after the death of her husband.
A reception will be from 4 to 6 p.m. June 13 at 4P Studios.
In other art happenings, “Anime On My Mind,” an exhibition of anime-inspired art curated by Heather Rene Dunaway will open at the 600 Broad Gallery with a reception from 7 to 9 p.m. June 4.
A closing reception for “Waxing Poetic: Art by Lala Mulherin Streett and Lou Ann Zimmerman” will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, June 17 at Sacred Heart Cultural Center’s Great Hall.
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The exhibition will return to the Art Hall and be display through June 24.
Limited tickets are available for “A Private View: An Afternoon of Art, Mimosas and Conversation” from 1:30 to 4 p.m. June 27 at the River Island Club House.
Presented by the Greater Augusta Arts Council, the event will feature artists Franklin Delgado, Brian Rust, Lucy Weigle, Ann deLorge and Lillie Morris. Greg and Trina Smith will speak on collecting art.
The Henrys will provide musical entertainment.
Tickets are $15 per person and $25 for couples with a $5 discount for arts council members.
Register at https://weblink.donorperfect.com/APrivateView.
Charmain Z. Brackett is the Features Editor for The Augusta Press. Reach her at charmain@theaugustapress.com.
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