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Artist StatementI stitch each and every hat myself starting just with strands of braid made of various fibers. I use an antique chainstitch sewing machine fitted with attachments made for this type of hatmaking. This is an old technique of hat construction that dates back… Read more

Artist Statement These unique baskets are made using a continuous coiled basketry technique with one row of pine needles being sewn above the previous using various decorative stitches made with raffia or waxed linen. The patterns occasionally are interrupted by slices of nuts or other design… Read more

Festivals Port Clinton Art Festival Media 3D Non-Functional: Mixed Media Read more

Artist StatementI combine up to 50 layers of acrylic oil fiber and gels to extend above the canvas more than an inch this creates a dimensional sculptural impasto effect that is painted with a palette knife. FestivalsArt at the Glen Town Center, Port Clinton Art Festival MediaPainting:… 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

Artist StatementI photograph landscapes mostly in American National Parks. I seek images that are portraits of Nature at her best. I also enjoy shooting old ruins mans work that is returning to Nature. The images are about light and how it affects the scene and… Read more