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Artist Statementhand blown glass using multiple layers colors and millis to create abstract impressions of sea life FestivalsPort Clinton Art Festival Media2D: Glass Booth NumbersPort Clinton Art Festival: TBA Read more

Artist StatementAs the sole creator of my artwork the subject will start from a piece of sheet metal steel bar or found object. I use various techniques to texture the metal which include acid wash grinding natural rusting or applying gesso. Various pieces are heat… Read more

Artist Statement I am a retired art instructor with major areas in mixed media I received my MA and MFA from the University of Wisconsin Madison. My degrees are in ceramics and sculpture. I presently have work displayed in art museums and private collections and in… Read more

Artist StatementAs my passion for metal has brewed so has my respect for it a respect that has become mutual and benevolent so that I can ask more of metal and it is willing to give. I ask for movement conveyance fluidity and reaction. The… Read more

Artist Statement I first became interested in jewelry and beads at the age of 12 years old when my mother gave me an old necklace that had hundreds of seed beads. I didn't realize then that this was the beginning of a life of creative expression.… Read more

Artist StatementPainted in acrylic and oil on canvas wood or acrylic panels. Done from a combination of on-site painting live models and imagination. Kinetic painterly brushwork conjoins progressive abstraction with classical lighting and form. FestivalsPort Clinton Art Festival MediaPainting: Oil Paint Booth NumbersPort Clinton Art Festival: 76.4 Read more

Artist StatementI create unique hand bags pins head bands wraps and kimonos utilizing velvets silk brocades wools and glass beads. My objective is to produce wearable works of art for the confident woman. FestivalsThe Art Center's Festival of Fine Craft Media3D Functional: Fiber Booth NumbersThe Art Center's Festival… Read more

Festivals: The Art Center’s Festival of Fine Craft Media: Jewelry: Metals Booth NumbersThe Art Center's Festival of Fine Craft: 146 Read more

Artist Statement My jewelry features glass with real leaves from my garden fused inside. As the glass melts the leaves burn and the carbon is permanently trapped within. The glass is adhered onto texturized fine silver pieces which Ive created out of Precious Metal Clay. Ive… Read more

Artist Statement My passion for fusing is the result of a life long fascination with glass that goes all the way back to when I was a kid collecting beach glass along the shores of Lake Michigan. I love the material the immediate attention it demands… Read more