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Artist StatementThe creative process is something very powerful and integral to the balance" we strive for as human beings. When I'm in the shop shaping a piece of aluminum things either go as expected or become a "happy accident." I have stopped trying to control… Read more

Artist Statement My body of work entitled Painted Desert Series is inspired by the beauty of the landscape of the west. The series explores texturing and mixing of porcelain clay in its pure form with colorants and stains to achieve a marbling or agate stone effect.… Read more

Artist StatementI hand lay each Quiet Oboe in natural and synthetic fibers varying texture and hue. As art can be considered a form of music frozen in time I use the forms the color and feel of the fiber as my vocabulary. As music arrangers… Read more

Artist StatementBronze sculpture and metal beam juxtaposed in front of image on archival canvas. FestivalsPort Clinton Art Festival, Third Ward Art Festival Media3D Non-Functional: Mixed Media Booth NumbersPort Clinton Art Festival: 104Third Ward Art Festival: 85 Read more

Artist StatementMy work is an ongoing exploration of ethereal landscapes and abstract designs executed in acrylic/oil glazes on canvas and birch supports. Multiple layers of acrylic and oil glazes applied over gesso are manipulated w/knife brush and hands. My preference is to work in my… Read more

Artist StatementI have been a landscape photographer for 25 years. For me outstanding lighting is as important as the subject it falls upon. I have photographed with a 6x7 cm film camera and now a high-resolution digital SLR. My display images are a mixture of… Read more

Artist StatementAs a nuno felt artist I create unique and luxurious wearable art. Using an ancient textile method I bond fine wool and silk and other natural materials together with hand-friction soap and water. Felting is my conduit of expression: my passion thoughts and emotions… Read more

Artist StatementI have always collected beads and stones. I feel a connection to the people that had the beads before me. Growing up in the country set my aesthetic and color values. I work in earth tones. I am passionate about my color combinations striving… Read more

Artist Statement Life is complicated. I love complicated. I hate complicated. The work I create follows two paths each influenced by that love/hate relationship. Is the nonstop noise communication data and visual input in our everyday lives simply a fact of life in the 21st century?… Read more

Artist Statement In my paintings I try to tell the story of what I have seen. Rather than just painting a nice scene I create an image that allows people to share my experience. I create this experience in soft pastel by using strong directional strokes… Read more