Furniture and other fine art

Above, “Club Chair’’ (claro walnut with Italian calfskin), by Timothy Philbrick. Below, “Sonation’’ (oil on wood panel), by Tayo Heuser.

Both are in the show “Art & Design: A Conversation,’’ at Contemporary Fine Art Gallery, East Greenwich, R.I., March 14-April 23.

Images inspired in Africa

 "Mintaka," 2013 (inks on hand-burnished paper), by Tayo Heuser, in her show "Tayo Heuser: Paper Constructs,'' at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, through Jan. 31.

The exhibition powerfully combines sculptural abstract work and large-scale abstract ink drawings on hand-made paper. Ms. Heuser, the daughter of a U.S. diplomat, was raised in Africa and exposed to the art of such nations as Tunisia, Libya and the Ivory Coast. Her compositions create geometrical patterns by using circles, diamonds and straight lines to reflect the aesthetics of multiple cultures. The hand-burnished paper is art in itself.

Red sky in morning....

“Red Shift’’ (ink and gouache on wood), by Tayo Heuser, in her show “Looking in: Looking out,’’ at the Jamestown (R.I.) Arts Center, Sept. 1-Oct. 8. 

Some gallery notes from a  show of Ms. Heuser’s work at Cade Tompkins Projects, Providence:

“Tayo Heuser’s recent work with ink washes of siena and burgundy provide the subtle ground on top of which delicate circles float and hover. Natural pigments and colors from the earth are used throughout the work, which adds to the glowing light.’’

“Heuser brings her exquisite drawing ability to the fore.’’

She has exhibited her work in Brussels, New York and Washington, D.C., among other places.