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PART ONE GALLERY EXHIBITIONS PART ONE 26 REGISTER ONLINE: classweb.townofcary.org May Sharron Parker: Handmade Felt Bond Park Community Center Wednesday, May 1–Thursday, Friday, May 31 Artist Reception: Friday, May 17 | 6–8 p.m. Medium: Felt Parker uses the ancient technique of felt making, combining, layering, and working unspun wool in hot water until the fibers lock to create wall pieces with rich surface textures. The artist's hope is to do pieces with a meditative quality, perhaps evoking places she has seen or just states of mind. Annual Fine Arts League of Cary Juried Exhibition Page-Walker Arts & History Center Wednesday, May 22–Saturday, June 29 Artist Reception: Friday, May 31 | 6–8 p.m. Media: Mixed Celebrate the visual arts in Cary at the 24th Annual FALC Juried Exhibition featuring artists' works in a wide range of styles, techniques and media from throughout the region. Ray Parisi: Miniature Stained-Glass Jewelry Page-Walker Arts & History Center Wednesday, May 22- Saturday, June 29 Artist Reception: Friday, May 31 | 6–8 p.m. Medium: Enamel The artist states "My jewelry consists of transparent vitreous enamel glass fused onto fine silver wires. Plique- a-Jour is the formal name; roughly translated it means light of day. The shapes of the silver wires and the vibrant colors remind one of stained-glass windows." Ibrahim Said: The Ways Cary Arts Center Gallery Friday, May 31–Saturday, July 21 Artist Reception: Friday, May 31 | 6–8 p.m. Medium: Clay The artist interests lie in expanding on forms and principles rooted in his culture: namely ancient Egyptian pottery and Islamic arts. Through bridging the languages of function and sculpture, he hopes to conjure stories about rituals, memorializing, and cultural proverbs, that feel both ancient and currently relevant. IBRAHIM SAID