In collaboration with C. Freeman Poole Senior Center Camera Club
Exhibition Dates: August 7, 2025, to September 19, 2025
The Camera Club at C. Freeman Poole Senior Center was founded by the wonderful Ms. Theo Hills around 2012. Under her guidance, members learned to take excellent photos, which we would edit on computers and print. During this time, we held in-house photo contests and competed with other Senior Centers. We also went on inspiring field trips to locations like Gibbs Garden, the Atlanta Botanical Garden, Helen, Georgia, and Ruby Falls.
Mr. Mike Jones continued our leadership and encouraged us to practice our skills with a deeper understanding of our cameras. We traveled to the Savoy Automobile Museum in Cartersville, Georgia, for a very rewarding learning event.
Today, the club is led byMs. Barbara Reddick. We continue to travel to beautiful places like Gibbs Garden and the Botanical Garden. We hold a monthly "Show and Tell" where members share photos from their travels, helping everyone learn more about new places and photography techniques, including how to take great photos with our phones.
I spent my first 45 years watching my mother create beautiful oil paintings of landscapes and flowers, while she quietly planted a love of art in me. I discovered my passion for capturing the world through a lens in 2009 while spending the next ten years photographing my daughters playing fast pitch softball. Since then, my love for photography has blossomed, leading me to explore the enchanting realm of macro photography in nature.
One of my favorite pastimes is uncovering captivating perspectives and revealing hidden details that often go unnoticed. I find joy in showcasing the extraordinary in the ordinary, challenging viewers to see the world a little differently. It is through my lens that I invite you to join me in this exploration of beauty, intricacy, and the often-overlooked wonders that surround us.
I’m a native of Georgia and have resided in Marietta for the majority of my life. During annual family visits to Big Canoe in North Georgia, I enjoy daily nature walks, immersing myself in the vibrant tapestry of flora and fauna. From delicate petals to intricate patterns, there is an endless array of visual treasures awaiting discovery—all it takes is a moment of pause and a shift in perspective.
Exhibition Dates: September 25th - November 14th, 2025
A solo exhibition by Pam Beagle-Daresta.
Pam is a graduate of Ringling College of Art and Design. Her art practice has included a life time as a teaching artist and art maker. Drawing, painting, printmaking and papermaking continue to be at the core of her works’ mediums.
She is inspired by the natural world’s cycles, and relationships between living things.
Uprooted Ties is a solo exhibition showcasing Krista Voto's latest body of work, created in late 2024 & early 2025. The exhibition examines the parallels between naturally occurring root and vine formations and the intricate intertwining of fibrous structures, forming labyrinthine compositions that evoke an inherent connection to humanity. In a time of widespread societal disconnection, these organic forms serve as a reminder of our biological interconnectedness.
Voto draws inspiration from the root impressions taken from Crepe Myrtle trees found near her home in Atlanta and the sprawling vine and bark structures of Banyan trees she encountered in Vietnam. By merging these elements, she creates a visual dialogue between natural forms from opposite sides of the world — a symbolic act of unity and harmony.
These sculptures are crafted from textiles, recycled fabric, metal, and wood, inviting tactile engagement and encouraging viewers to explore their layered complexities. The curving, feminine lines found in nature are echoed throughout the installation, casting delicate shadows that deepen the sensory experience.
Through Uprooted Ties, Voto confronts the unsettling reality of societal fragmentation while celebrating the enduring bonds of the natural world.
