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Artist Statement All my Garden Fables are inspired by the Aesop's fables and other stories my Mom and Dad read to me when I was little. When I started looking for something unique to carve the pictures from my childhood were an obvious choice. After I've… Read more

Artist Statement I hand sculpted and hand painted flowers from Polymer air dry clay. I made each petal and leaf individually then hand paint using oil colors. Each small arrangement takes a minimum of 1-2 hours. Festivals Promenade of Art, Millennium Art Festival, Gold Coast Art Fair at… Read more

Artist StatementMy sculptures contain abstract organic and architectural shapes with some recognizable forms. Standing and wall sculptures are medium and large scale and they are made from recycled steel and stainless steel. I create my art by making the metal match my minds image through… Read more

Artist Statement Hand created jewelry made with multi colored sheet metals using traditional metalsmithing techniques Festivals Chicago Botanic Garden Art Festival Media Jewelry: Gold and or Silver Booth Numbers Barrington Art Festival: TBA Chicago Botanic Garden Art Festival: TBA North Shore Festival of Art: TBA Glencoe Festival of Art: TBA Read more

Artist Statement THE POWER OF IMAGINATION CAPTURED IN GLASS. We work as a team in the design and creation of original sculptured art glass jewelry combining glass silver and semi-prescious stones. Our artistic process blends the timeless techniques of the Masters with contemporary art glass sculpturing… Read more

Artist StatementI paint in oil on stretched canvas. FestivalsChicago Botanic Garden Art Festival, Glencoe Festival of Art MediaPainting: Oil Paint Booth NumbersChicago Botanic Garden Art Festival: 52Glencoe Festival of Art: 16 Read more

Artist Statement Film has become the story telling medium of choice. With a simple establishing shot a director can set the tone and mood for all that is to come. I began to experiment with a series of stills that resembled these shots. The results were… Read more

Artist Statement I love glass. I love melting glass. I love manipulating glass. I love the smoothness of finished pieces and I love the never ending designs of shards. I work with glass daily. I enjoy the endless possibilities of what glass can do and what… Read more

Artist Statement Beauty. Quality. Originality. This is the foundation upon which LINX by mark morton was built. Each handmade one-of-a-kind piece is designed with the highest quality Swarovski crystals semi-precious stones and metals including stainless steel sterling silver gold vermeil and copper. Also humanely-harvested feathers from… Read more

Artist StatementI am a self-taught painter and my art represents the rural manufacturing environment in Western Illinois of which I was raised. I grew up with the sounds of trains and factories in my ear and farm houses and big skies on the horizon. I… Read more