{"id":106933,"date":"2026-01-05T23:47:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T23:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/106933\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T23:47:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T23:47:11","slug":"language-of-angels-daughters-of-the-sea-and-sky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/106933\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cLanguage of Angels: Daughters of the Sea and Sky\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Angel artwork by Ilie Ruby that can be found at Captiva Civic Association\u2019s latest exhibit. -COURTESY PHOTO<\/p>\n

The Captiva Civic Association\u00a0(CCA)\u00a0will host its first art show of the 2026\u00a0new year,\u00a0\u201cLanguage of Angels: Daughters of the Sea and Sky,\u201d featuring local artist\u00a0Ilie Ruby. CCA invites the community\u00a0to\u00a0the opening\u00a0reception\u00a0on\u00a0Thursday,\u00a0Jan. 8,\u00a02026,\u00a0from\u00a05-7 p.m.\u00a0at the\u00a0Captiva Civic Center, 11550 Chapin Lane. The\u00a0event\u00a0will include light\u00a0fare\u00a0and refreshments and\u00a0is\u00a0free to attend.\u00a0CCA\u2019s 2025-2026 season is\u00a0sponsored by\u00a0Karen Bell and the Bell Team, Michael Saunders and\u00a0Company\u00a0and the art series is\u00a0sponsored by\u00a0Bank of the Islands.\n<\/p>\n

The\u00a0exhibition\u00a0will run from\u00a0Jan. 8\u00a0through\u00a0Jan. 30, and the gallery\u00a0is open\u00a0Monday through Friday,\u00a010\u00a0a.m. to 1 p.m.\n<\/p>\n

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Language of Angels. -COURTESY PHOTO<\/p>\n

\u201cTo walk through this exhibition is to step into a blessing. One offered to this island, to its waters and skies, and to all who understand that love,\u201d said Lauren McCraney, director of Captiva Civic Association and curator of the gallery.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cTo walk through this exhibition is to step into a blessing. One offered to this island, to its waters and skies, and to all who understand that love.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the Language of Angels: Daughters of Sea and Sky, Ilie Ruby gives form to their presence. Ilie\u2019s angels and mermaids transform and rise onto canvas from both her inner knowing and from the faces of those who came before. They belong to the island\u2019s long watch guardians. Formed by storm and return, erosion and renewal. Standing within its rhythms, they bear witness to what endures,\u201d McCraney continued. \u201cThey illuminate abundance with sunrise and moonrise, and settle the calm of knowing with the sunsets and constellations. Sea life sings their praise.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

To RSVP\u00a0to the opening reception, use this link: secure.qgiv.com\/for\/languageofangelsdaughtersofthesea\/event\/rsvp\/\u00a0<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

More on the artist:\n<\/p>\n

Ilie Ruby is a Captiva artist, teacher, and novelist whose writing has appeared in The New York Times, CNN, and other national publications. In the wake of three hurricanes that reshaped her beloved islands, she returned to a daily oil-painting practice, creating a luminous body of work celebrating ethereal figures of transformation, healing and rebirth.\n<\/p>\n

Her style is contemporary figurative realism infused with painterly sensitivity, effusive light, and an unmistakable sense of feminine strength. Deeply engaged with island history and currently at work on a historical novel set in Captiva, Ruby also creates mixed-media pieces featuring metal leaf and historical island imagery that bridge past and present in a uniquely modern way.\n<\/p>\n

Ruby is the owner of Odessa Art Gallery on Sanibel Island, where she shows her paintings alongside handmade sterling silver jewelry. She is happiest on the beach or in her studio, painting with Ty, her beach dog, by her side.\n<\/p>\n

Hear from the artist: vimeo.com\/1150650189?fl=pl&fe=sh<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

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