At the Depot, we’re already in the holiday spirit, and we can’t wait to celebrate with you! On Friday, December 6th, join us at the Depot for a special Holiday Party and First Friday event filled with artists, refreshments, community, music, an appearance by Santa himself, and more!
We are excited to join forces with our Depot neighbors, R.S. Monger and Sons Inc. and Herr & Co. to host a special Holiday Party and First Friday event! Join us to share in the Holiday celebrations as we listen to live music performed by Red Wing Academy, share your wish lists with Santa himself, and enjoy our two featured artists.
The festivities will be held on both the second and first floors of the Depot. Come visit with Santa and take your own photos, listen to the amazing performers from Red Wing Academy, and check out our artist’s creations.
Our TWO talented artists this month are Erika Cash and Justin Poole! Erika’s creations, “Royal Knotz” will be available one night only.
Justin Poole will feature “Vistas,” a collection of oil pastel paintings, which will remain up for the month of December.
As always, this event is free and open to everyone, and refreshments will be provided by the Gaines Group Architects, Monger Lumber, and Herr and Company!
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Erika’s Bio and Description:
Erika Cash is a wife and mother of 3. She has been crocheting for 26 years. Erika can bring many things to life with just a ball of yarn and a hook and has been commissioned to make many one of a kind items. She loves creating crochet patterns and watching others bring the patterns to life. Erika sees crochet as a way to express herself and relieve stress.
“Royal Knotz” was created by Erika at the beginning of 2024 as a branch off of her crochet business that she has with her mother, Wistful Willows. Royal Knotz focuses on crochet patterns that Erika develops herself.
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Justin’s Bio and Description:
Justin Poole is Associate Professor of Theatre and the Theatre Program Director at EMU, where he has also taught classes on art history. He and his wife Amanda lead semester-long performance and visual art-themed study abroad programs to
Europe and Morocco. Traveling is the greatest source of inspiration for Justin’s own performance and visual art. Largely self-taught, Justin hones his drawing and painting skills while observing and sketching the works of the masters at some of his favorite European art museums, especially Vienna, Austria’s Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien and the Tate Britain in London. He is also the Artist-In-Residence at Asbury United Methodist Church, where he manages the gallery space and seeks to integrate art and faith.
This show entitled “Vistas,” represents a new phase in his development as an artist. The oil pastels are an attempt to foster a looser approach in his artwork, while the new oil paintings are an attempt to lean further into the fantastical, dreamlike, and sublime. More works of both types are being dreamed up and created as this new show launches, and he looks forward to where these new styles will lead.
