Brenda McMahon Art Gallery

It was such an interesting process to work with Brenda as she created our piece. She encouraged our input from start to finish and it's really a colorful addition to our home. We have also purchased a beautiful glass piece from her gallery. The gallery has a fantastic variety of art and we highly recommend it.

Karen and I were impressed with the range and skill in the work of Gulfport’s artist’s shown in the gallery. We very much enjoyed talking with Elizabeth Neily about her methods to produce “Anhinga” which now hangs in our home.

BEAUTUFUL variety of ceramic..clay ..glass..painting and more. Commissioned pieces small or large scale. 30 plus years creating Brenda is amazing. Guest artists monthly and over 17 presented at a time. Restful and exciting space.

What is the description of art?

Art, a visual object or experience consciously created through an expression of skill or imagination.

This definition fails to adequately describe the effort and emotion that Brenda puts into her work. When my spouse and I went searching for a work to complement and complete our renovation, we casually entered Brenda's gallery and were immediately taken by a signature work she had on display: "Tree of Life", or as my spouse prefers: "She of Life". It conveyed all the elements on our list: tiles and colors and textures and style. So we commissioned a version for our kitchen. Brenda was very easy to talk to, and she encouraged us to be participants in the design. The result? Art! Thanks, Brenda.

After purchasing some smaller ceramic tile works from Brenda, over the last 3 years, we decided to commission a much more complicated panel. We wanted something brighter and large enough to put in the entrance foyer of our home.

I wondered how this collaboration would work over 1200 miles away in Michigan, but is was surprisingly easy and effective. We did the initial planning and sketching in the Gulfport studio. Once we arrived back home in Michigan, Brenda would electronically send us a sketch that we could comment on and make sure we liked the colors, patterns, and stone options. It took 3-4 cycles, over a month, before we had a final design ready for production.

We were delighted with the process and the final product! It hung in the gallery for 3 months before we could travel down to FL and pick it up. We received many complements and several visitors offed to buy it 😀.

You can always by something “as is” but it was a wonderful experience to custom design and have something built specifically for our home. We would definitely consider doing a second custom ceramic panel.