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Artist StatementI use wet and dry mediums both additively and subtractively in order to create weathered atmospheric images of people and plants. For the initial images I work directly from life; live models and real plants. Once I have captured the essence of the subject… Read more

Artist Statement I use traditional techniques in a modernistic way. I strive to create a balance between form and color I use strands of glass in multiple layers to create a woven effect in the glasswork. I strive to create a beauty and a sense of… Read more

Artist StatementThree thousand years of glassmaking has yielded vessel forms in all shapes and sizes. However I believe there is still much to explore. Whether a vessel is functional or non-functional. Form color proportion texture --- all play an important role in how an object… Read more

Artist Statement My work allows me to share the timeless beauty of the feminine figure inspired by the beautiful flowing lines of the calla lily flower. My processes and materials are diverse including cold casting from original clay models scrubbing on layers of acrylic so that… Read more

Artist Statement Works composed to deconstruct to recompose. Charcoal spray paint and acrylic on paper and clayboards. Free beer for jurors and staff. Festivals Port Clinton Art Festival Media Painting: Mixed Media Booth Numbers Port Clinton Art Festival: 11 Read more

Artist StatementMy images are both multiple exposures crafted from my individual photographs and single images. Printing on fine art paper with archival inks and mounting to wood with a protective surfacing layer allows me to show my work without the hinderances of glass or mats. FestivalsPort… Read more

Artist StatementMy work is mokume game a 17th century technique of forging together different precious metals to create patterned metal. My designs are elegant and austere allowing the focus of the piece to be the subtle organic patterning as the primary adornment. FestivalsThe Art Center's Festival… Read more

Artist StatementFlower and foliage detail imagery shot in a natural envioronment. All images are shot on either slide film or with a digital camera. Giclee prints made on a high-end Epson photo printer. Matted and framed in a black matte metal frame. No flowers were… Read more

Artist StatementI have a master's in fine art and design from UW-Wisconsin Madison. I taught there for 28 years in the metals and silversmithing areas. I now live in Arizona in the winter studying gems and minerals with two lapidary artists. The work here are… Read more

Artist Statement TILES MADE OF CLAY AND OUR 15 COLORS OF GLAZE ARE FIRED CUT AND INLAYED INTO CUT AND WELDED RECYCLED STEEL. STEEL IS PATINA FINISHED WITH TILES GETTING A FINAL GROUTING AND SEAL. FOUND STEEL OBJECTS ARE COMBINED INTO THE RECYCLED STEEL AND TILES. Festivals Buffalo… Read more