COMMON THREADS
What Unites Us
Lucy Boland
Louise McGowan Bezark
September 4 - 28, 2026
Reception
September 11, 6-9 pm
COMMON THREADS, What Unites Us is a collaboration between Lucy Boland of Bluewater Silk and Louise McGowan Bezark of Journey Vessels. The result is Lucy’s collection of reimagined vintage Japanese textiles and Louise’s fine art gourds. Lucy’s focus is on history and repurposing, and Louise emphasizes nature and transformation. This show celebrates craftsmanship, East Asian influence, tradition, and human connection.
Louise McGowan Bezark
Journey Vessels
Each gourd begins as a simple organic vessel, carrying within it a unique shape, texture, and history. Through carving, pyrography, painting, and careful embellishment, I look not to transform its essence, but to reveal it. My work is deeply influenced by the quiet beauty of East Asian aesthetics, where simplicity, balance, and reverence for the natural world invite moments of reflection and stillness.
FERN BOWL
9 x 18 x 16
$1,195
PINE VESSEL 1
11 x 8 x 8
$525
FALL DREAM VESSEL
7 x 7 x 7
$525
PERSIMMON VESSEL 2 (left)
10 x 9 x 9
$625
PERSIMMON VESSEL 7 (center)
5 x 5 x 5
$195
PERSIMMON VESSEL 6 (right)
6 x 6 x 6
$225
CRANE VESSEL 2
10 x 9 x 9
$525
3 SEASONS GINKGO BOWL
7 x 11 x 11
$1,395
SAGE 5 CRANE VESSEL 4
8 x 7 x 7
$525
FALLS FINAL DANCE
19 x 18 x 13
$1,695
WABI SABI GINKGO VESSEL
7 x 7 x 7
$310
ALOFT BOWL
10 x 8 x 8
$1,395
PERSIMMON VESSEL 1
10 x 9 x 9
$675
WABI SABI CRANE VESSEL LEFT 1
3 1/2 x 3 x 3
$135
WABI SABI CRANE VESSEL Right 2
3 1/2 x 3 x 3
$135
PASSAGES VESSEL
19 x 18 x 13
$1,495
CRANE VESSEL 3
9 x 8 x 8
$525
PRUSSIAN VESSEL 1 (top)
5 x 6 x 6
$300
PRUSSIAN VESSEL 2 (Left)
5 x 5 x 5
$245
PRUSSIAN VESSEL 3 (right)
4 x 4 x 4
$245 SOLD
LTTLE FALL DANCE VESSEL
5 X 6 X 6
$225
PATHWAY VESSEL
16 x 16 x 16
$1,295
JUST FLOAT
7 x 9 x 9
$525
PERSIMMON VESSEL 8 (left)
9 x 9 x 9
$625
PERSIMMON VESSEL 3 (right)
4 x 5 x 5
$195
UMRELLA DREAMS
11 x 6 x 6
$495
CRANE VESSEL 1
10 x 10 x 10
$525
CRANE VESSEL 5
9 x 9 x 9
$525
Lucy Boland
Bluewater Silk
For the past 20 years my focus has been on the ancient textile traditions of Japan. I began collecting with the idea of re-purposing damaged or unusable kimonos and obis. Traditional textiles reflect the culture of their time and place, made with great care and holding meaning for the maker and user. They are ephemeral and often overlooked, which I believe only adds to their appeal.
Gold Fan Table Runner
$300
Small Mandala #1
$225
Large Mandala
$400 SOLD
Silk Piecework Quilt
$1,200
Gold Crane Pillow (green background)
$225
Green Pheasant Pillow
$175
Gold Crane Pillow (black background)
$225
Blue Sunflower Coverlet
$575
Plue Silk Piecework Pillow
$200
Katazome Pillow
$225
Pink and Blue Kasuri Pillow
$150
Waving Grass Pillow
$175
Butterfly Kasuri Pillow
$175
Purple Crane Wall Hanging
$600
Crane with Red Hanging
$400
Red Table Runner
$350
Orange Table Runner
$350
Red & Black Table Runner
$350
Daffodil Hanging
$350
Small Mandala #2
$225
Shishi wall hanging
$400
Yellow Poppy Coverlet
$575 SOLD
Gray Mountains
$350
Large Persimmon Pillow #2 (top left)
$150
Large Persimmon Pillow #1 (top right)
$150
Small Persimmon Pillow (front)
$125
Shishi Pillow
$225
Gray Kasuri Pillow
$150
Green Crane Pillow
$300
Hydrangea Wall Hanging
$300
Green Crane Hanging
$600
Horse and Rider
$225
People at the Lake
$225 SOLD
Red Lily Coverlet
$575
Small Orange Brocade Pillow
$150
Gold Pheasant Pillow
$175
Large Orange Brocade Pillow
$150
Red Phoenix Pillow
$150
Orange and Green Cane Hanging
$400