Scott Chieffo and Ling-Yen Jones • Exhibit at Dolphin Gallery

Two area artists will be exhibiting their works during the holidays at the Dolphin Gallery in Gualala. The works of Ling-Yen Jones and Scott Chieffo will complement the Dolphin’s ongoing selection of gifts, paintings, drawings, prints, ceramics and
more, with some art that’s wearable (Jones) and some perfect for a wall in your home or office (Chieffo). The Dolphin Gallery is open Thursday through Tuesday, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day. The Dolphin Gallery is in the Seacliff center, 39140 Highway One, Gualala.

Ling-Yen Jones will be displaying her jewelry creations. Jones, a local Mendocino County jeweler, works mainly in silver, semi-precious stones, and pearls, and her style ranges from the traditional to the modern. Her work is clearly unique, each of her pieces is individually handmade, and therefore all are one-of-a-kind or in small series with repeating motifs. Jones defines jewelry as creations, which are useful, artistic, symbolic, identifying, and an expression of personal ideas. “In my earring line some of the motifs I use are leaves, birds, and windows. When these elements and others are integrated into a piece they can represent new beginnings, changes, hope, and further growth in ones self. The materials that I enjoy using most are sterling silver, copper, gold, pearls, and semiprecious stones.”

In the more than 15 years that Scott Chieffo has been living on the Southern Mendocino Coast, he has developed an intimate photographic relationship with the coast’s unique landscape. His images capture the subtle beauty of the coast and forests with a highly unique, “painterly” style that emphasizes the quiet solitude of these landscapes. Scott’s main photographic goal is to be able to communicate this unique viewpoint to others, such that they are able to look upon his images, and develop a new and stronger appreciation for life’s details. Chieffo believes that a fine art photographic image is most powerful if it can be viewed with increasing pleasure repeatedly for many years, rather than simply have a strong initial impact.

Both Chieffo’s and Jones’s works will be on display throughout the month of December.