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Artist Statement I utilize the Zen Brushwork method of painting to create paintings on canvas paper and wood that have highly colored complex textured backgrounds with contrasting minimal foregrounds that are an abstraction of Asian calligraphy and Zen brush movements. Festivals Gold Coast Art Fair at Grant Park,… Read more

Artist Statement I shoot Black and White film in a Plastic Toy Camera called a Holga. Frequently I shoot in-camera multiple exposures. Next I print the images in bronze tones and frame them archivally in frames I make from raw wood paint and silver leaf. Festivals Gold Coast… Read more

Artist Statement Original acrylic paintings on wood panels using brushes sponges palette knives etc . and to finish my work i apply a clear resin coat. Festivals Art at the Glen Town Center, Gold Coast Art Fair at Grant Park, Port Clinton Art Festival, Third Ward Art Festival Media 2D:… Read more

Artist StatementCarving stone is hard work involving noisy tools in a dusty and dirty area. I use grinders diamond blades pneumatic hammers chisels and files. I am a direct stone sculptor which means I carve directly into a block of onyx stone and what I… Read more

Artist Statement My work can be described as a construction: the finished product of painting and layering mediums like acrylics marble dust oils pastels inks patinas and pigments. I draw my inspiration from the juxtaposition of aging industry and its natural landscape. With marble dust and… Read more

Artist Statement A self taught artist growing up in small rural southern community helped instilled strong family values with Elliott . He is the youngest of twelve adventurous and talented siblings. His father was a carpenter and his mother was a homemakerwho enjoyed painting during her… Read more

Artist Statement I find it difficult to encapsulate my work in a brief artist statement. As I am not a poet I will simply say I have found my home on the opposite side of the lens. Ive spent most of my adult life in the… Read more

Artist Statement I draw every design out freehand on a sheet of stainless steel with magic marker. I then cut every element of negative space with an electric torch by hand thus leaving the viewer with the musicality of shapes dancing on a plane of two… Read more

Artist StatementAlthough I grew up in a suburb of Cleveland Ohio as a child I spent every possible moment in the country exploring the woods and playing in creeks. The earthy tones and minimalism of my functional pots reflect the nature that surrounded me as… Read more

Artist StatementI am inspired by nature - by the pure simple and beautiful forms and textures that nature presents. My work explores the expressive possibilities of combining natural and non-traditional materials with methods that have a deep and rich history in working with fiber … Read more