The Middletown Press (Middletown, CT)
Spoke + Spy to exhibit ‘Spoke Art’ starting Friday
MIDDLETOWN — An art exhibit at Spoke + Spy Ciderworks in Middletown, featuring the block print work of artist Mark F. Grindell, opens Friday with a reception from 6 to 9 p.m.
Grindell’s cycling-themed art will be on display through Oct. 28.
Grindell’s exhibit, “Spoke Art,” includes a series of 24 hand-carved block prints that capture the essence of the cycling experience. Take a journey through a lifetime of cycling memories by way of unique artistic interpretation in this format. Grindell says he continues to add to the series and rotate out images as the project evolves. The images have a broad appeal to persons of all ages, bike enthusiasts and the everyday person.
“Many of the images resonate with the inner child in each of us,” he said in a statement.
The prints translate to screen printed shirts, note cards, coasters, pins and stickers. These items as well as framed and signed prints are available for purchase.
Grindell is a New Haven area artist who has been riding and creating all his life. A graduate of Paier College of Art, Mark has been an advertising and creative professional for nearly 30 years.
Spoke + Spy Ciderworks is at 180 Johnson St., Middletown. The location has historic relevance — it is the former home to the Keating Wheel Co., which operated in Middletown from 1896-1901.
Ample parking available onsite — follow signs to the Ciderworks.