Cape Fear Studios presented the Annual Cabin Fever Exhibition on Feb. 28. The show will run until March 25 at 148 Maxwell Street. The studio is open Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is free.
The National Youth Council of Ireland states that creative expression gives a voice. Brittany Williams, Aimee Kruse, Rebekah Cain, Leah Heim and Mona Brown are a few of the Creative Voices in this year’s Cabin Fever exhibit.
Williams’ medium is photography. She says of her piece, titled The Face of Autumn, “I was inspired by the Fall. I was photographing leaves during the high winds. I wanted to capture the leaves blowing around [the subject’s] face and head. I wanted to pay homage to the photographers who use the process of daguerreotype and surrealism.”
Kruse is an Army wife, home school mother and parent of four boys. Her works are titled Noble One, On High, and Description-Bear in the Mountain.
“I was thinking of my husband who has to roam for the Army. The thoughts of the lovely, blue, smokey mountains. My supportive husband, Brian Kruse, constructed the frames. The frames were made with tremendous love,” she said.
Cain's creation of Katonah Moth represents stained glass. She shares, “The piece reminds me of my roots in Bladen County and fishing at Galberry Swamp. I enjoyed watching dragonflies and insects along the Galberry Swamp with my father.”
Heim is employed as an Anatomy and Physiology Instructor at Fayetteville Technical Community College. She submitted a photograph entitled Night Blossom. She states, “I was happily lonely when I picked up my camera, a translucent flower floated in a vase with water. The flower was tied to a rock, a blue light shined around the flower. Blue is the color of loneliness.”
Brown served as an art teacher in Cumberland County Schools for forty years. She is retired and creating art. Her pieces are titled Underwater Friend and Gunner’s Last Hunt.
“A former student of Massey High School began the hobby of scuba diving. I created a painting honoring his hobby. Gunner’s Last Hunt is a scratchboard about the loss of a beloved hunting dog of one of my friends. I love to create artwork,” she said.
Pandora Autry, Cape Fear Studios and Gallery Board President, shares her thoughts, “We are really excited about this year’s Cabin Fever Exhibit. Twenty-seven local artists are participating with a total of forty-four entries, including oil and acrylic painting, pottery, ceramics, sculpture/3-D, stained glass, photography, scratchboard, and pen and ink. We had a wonderful turnout for our opening reception with many friends and family of the artists in residence. This exhibit is an excellent showing of artistic talent in our community.”
Creativity creates connection. Create a connection with the artists and the community at the Annual Cabin Fever Exhibition at Cape Fear Studios. For more information, visit the Cape Fear Studios website at www.capefearstudios.com.

(Photo: Rebekah Cain's Katonah Moth is a study in stained glass. Photo courtesy of Rebekah Cain)