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ARTIST'S WALK PARTICIPANTS
Max Howard Max Howard grew up spending a lot of time outside. Now, trees, flowers, grasses and boats are transformed into my sculptures made of metal. Copper is his metal of choice, but he also works with brass, bronze, steel, stainless steel and titanium. Many techniques are used to form his sculptures. He cuts, burns, twists, pours, grinds, polishes, tempers, ages, hammers, oxidizes, rolls, brakes, hand forms, welds and brazes at one point or another. Colors and patinas are obtained by the heat of different torches and by oxidation processes. Motion is a very important part of his sculptures. While some of his sculptures actually move, such as water sculptures with dippers and waterwheels, others will most always have the appearance of motion.
Michael
Hamlin-Smith Michael has a great passion for gardening and flower arranging. He uses the plants and flowers he grows as tools of inspiration for designing the vases and bowls he creates. His aesthetic is influenced by midcentury modern, Scandinavian design as well as twelfth through fifteenth century Persian ceramics, Sung Dynasty vessels and Japanese Ikebana arrangements. Intrigued by matte surfaces that also offer visual texture, Michael set about creating his own unique glazes and has consistently used them over the past 13 years.
Ric Erkes Since 1998 I have enjoyed working in the field of woodturning. I have studied with numerous masters in the field and have demonstrated at various venues and woodturning clubs. I belong to the American Association of Woodturners and the Charlotte Woodturners. Woodturning allows me to express myself through form, color, and patterns in a tactile medium that has its own natural warmth. The inherent challenge of woodturning is to combine the beauty of the wood with the skill of the artist.
Rahdi Fakhoury The kind of Glass Blowing I do is called lamp working. Propane/oxygen torches are used to melt and shape this glass. These torches reach incredible temperatures, as high as 5300 degrees Fahrenheit. The colors that you see come from mixing metals like 24k gold, silver, and copper. Sometimes it may not just be metal infused glass but may even have gemstones encased within it.
Borosilicate is the kind of glass I use. It is referred to as “hard glass”
and has a higher melting point than “soft glass” which is used in glass
blowing formed in large furnaces and large rods. Raw glass used in
lampworking comes in glass rods for solid work and glass tubes for hollow
work tubes and vessels/containers. Lampworking is used to make complex and
custom scientific apparatus, for this king of “scientific glassblowing” the
specifications must be exact and the glass blower must be highly skilled and
precise. Lampworking is also done as art and common items made include
goblets, paper weights and pendants. Borosilicate often has a more three
dimensional and exotic look than soft glass, with natural and multicolored
tones to it.
Robert Ramaglia
Robert Ramaglia has been a silversmith for over 25 years. Siversmithing,
combined with originality, technical expertise, quality workmanship, and
service has been a benchmark for many years. The result is extreme sale
ability, best prices and a large and loyal customer base. Besides custom
jewelry, he also does antique restoration and repairs on: silver, gold,
pewter, brass, copper and lamp rewiring. He is a retired consultant on
eating disorders for many years in Philadelphia, Pa. He currently lives in
Port St. Lucie, FL with his wife, Eileen. Silversmithing was a hobby that
just got out of control! His jewelry was so in demand, he started to do it
for a living.
Jim Miles Jim originally learned the craft from his father, and has since gone on to craft wood in almost any imaginable medium: furniture, buildings, boat-docks, woodcrafts and woodturning are all part of his pursuit of the art of woodworking. Jim specializes in bringing about the combination of nature in “found” pieces of wood with the art of woodturning to produce creations in wood that transcend utility into the realm of art. He enjoys the challenge of making creations of “segments”. These are small precisely cut individual pieces of wood that are then assembled into intricate designs in bowls and vases. Discarded natural treasures are given new life in the form of classical bowls, vases, and as timeless objects of art. A synthesis of form, function and natural beauty creates a stunning display and takes advantage of the flaws in the wood as a design opportunity.
Sue Gouse
Laura D.
Poss My transparent watercolor paintings are filled with peace and nature. I adore painting all subjects, and thrive on variety in my work. I specialize in landscapes of cities, rural scenes, mountain areas, and seascapes, and also do custom paintings by commission, such as human portraits. I have enjoyed art since I was a small child, particularly drawing and painting. In addition to my watercolors, I make my own frames and note cards. I also enjoy a variety of other crafts and frequently offer them for sale.
Larry Smith
Larry is an American Impressionist painter. He paints colorful landscapes.
Sunflowers, beaches and mountains are some of his favorite themes. He uses
brushes and palette knives on stretched canvas. Larry offers original
paintings and a limited number of signed gicleé prints. He is also available
for commission assignments. Larry and his wife Pam live near Atlanta, GA
where they teach over 40 students a week in their studio/gallery.
M.J. Villanueva Marc James Villanueva is a painter of contemporary abstract works on canvas and wood substrate. His compositions are a fusion of color, texture, and movement achieved through the application of oil and acrylic paints, often married with organic material. The colorful, soothing images reveal themselves through the artist’s exploration of media and technique. Marc’s work is characterized by his harnessing of images and shapes that emerge during the process of painting and by his attempt to transfer pure emotion directly onto the canvas. His work finds favor with many because of the range in styles and techniques he employs. This variation is evident from his quiescent rectangles and simple reeds to his spirited sea jellies and multifaceted geodes.
Craig
Brabson In 1991 I began exhibiting my art in galleries and museums in the South Eastern United States. Right out of high school I attended the Atlanta College of the Art-later earning a photography degree from Nashville State Community College. In the summer of 1994 I spent a life changing summer at the Main Photographic Workshops where I realized photography was indeed my passion. Main is where I learned from elite photographers, such as Joyce Tennisson, Marry Ellen Mart, Keith Carter, Jay Meisel and Steve Bliss that Photography is ART! They encouraged me to keep finding my photographic voice and I have ever since. Since May 2004 I’ve focused my time to exhibiting and selling my photography in art festivals in the Eastern US that now adorns the walls of numerous private collections across the country. I’ve learned so much about myself and the art I create while exhibiting in these festivals and look forward to what is yet to come.
Alex
Pietersen Alex Pietersen is a native of Holland. It was there that he began his career as a journalistic photographer. After becoming dissatisfied with photo realism, Alex settled on black and white abstracts which emphasized line and texture rather than complete views. Most of his black and white images are photographed with his Rolleiflex SL66 Camera. In 1974 Alex emigrated to the United States where he continued to work in black and white. It was not until late 1978 that he became interested in color photography. While experimenting in his studio, Alex discovered a method by which he could create startling color images with a three-dimensional appearance. He has been developing new ways to manipulate and control the technique ever since. It is important to note that Alex creates his images with only a 35 mm Nikon Camera in 1 approximately ½ a second exposure. In 1997 Alex was invited by the Smithsonian Institution to be a part of “The Colors of Invention” at the Lemelson Center for Study of Invention and Innovation. Also four of Alex’s images were used on the sets of “Robocop” and “Robocop 2.” In recent years Alex has renewed his interest in black and white photography. The results are compelling images which display Alex’s obvious love of nature.
Charlie Smith I have been a nature photographer for more than 20 years and display at Art shows along the east coast. I do all the photography and post processing, printing and hand coloring. I have graduated from the New York Institute of Photography. I have displayed at the Roanoke City Art Show, Art, Festival in the Park and many others.
John
Thomas My life as a fine art photographer started one night when I walked into a mall and saw an art show there. My 1st show was in that mall in 1986. 6 framed works I had on a homemade A Frame. Promoter let me do a week long show for nothing to see if I was any good. Many times I am asked if they are real. This question comes from those who now know of the digital cameras and computers which can manipulate objects that do not exist. This is true. Images can be made in that manner. None of my images made with digital methods are so contrived. Exception might be where I created an abstract but at the same time the foundation of this abstract is a real image. I made images both by conventional chemical methods and now by digital ink jet as well.
Lu Fuller Artist Lu Fuller’s paintings reflect the rural America of her childhood. Having grown up on a farm near Maysville, Kentucky, she understands the deep feelings that many people have for a more traditional lifestyle. Using an extensive collection of 35mm slides of old barns, houses, and buildings, she begins to build an imaginary setting for her paintings. While the buildings may exist in life, they do not exist as seen in her rural scenes. The imagery she creates in her landscapes exists only in her creative mind and in the mind of the viewer. Lu has created more than 14,000 original paintings. She currently exhibits her paintings in approximately 30 art shows a year throughout the United States. As she travels, she has her camera ready, looking for that new inspiration for her paintings. In addition to her rural landscapes, she is an accomplished floral painter. With many of her floral paintings winning awards in juried art competitions. Her florals range from soft pastel watercolor roses to bright and vivid detailed hollyhocks. Her love for flowers was truly expressed when she began her career with Hallmark Cards in Kansas City after graduation from the University of Kentucky with a degree in Art. She was with Hallmark for 10 years. A number of Lu’s designs are on cards, cross stitch kits and other products sold throughout the United States. Lu is a constant worker, often spending 18 hours a day in her home studio on the farm. A day without painting is a day lost in her pursuit to become a more accomplished painter. Even when she travels, she takes her work with her and often spends the evening hours painting what she has seen that day. Lu and her husband, Wallace, returned to her roots when they moved from Kansas City to the family farm where she grew up.
Ann Watcher
Jim Norton Jim has a BA from the University of the South with an emphasis in printmaking and has always had an interest in jewelry and metal. He came to the University of Georgia in 1976 to explore this interest and was side-tracked by marriage and a business--Homeplace, a successful gift & toy store in Athens, which he has operated with his wife Lane since 1982. In 1998, Jim began attending weeklong seminars at John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, N.C. to study the art of enameling. After several enamel seminars he decided to learn to fabricate his own original pieces. Jim began attending jewelry classes offered by the Continuing Education program at UGA and in 2004 enrolled in the University of Georgia’s program in Jewelry and Metalwork. While in Graduate School Jim also received instruction in Book Arts and the art of paper making. He received an MFA in Jewelry and Metal in 2007. Jim sells his work through Homeplace, other Georgia venues, and galleries in North Carolina. He has been a participating member of The Studio Group (thestudiogroup.biz) since 2002.
Alex Leopold I was born in a small town in Ohio and raised in an even smaller town in South Carolina surrounded by strange accents, tall trees, creeks and streams, and fields that seemed to go on forever. I attempted college several times, but eventually gave it for my first true love, music. Nothing too high brow. I wanted to be a rock and roll star. After about a decade of touring, recording, sleeping on every floor on the east coast and “trying to make it” i hung up my musical skates. I knew that i would need a new creative outlet soon after. I just didn’t have any idea where it would come from. A lot of my good friends at the time were pretty successful artists and photographers, and i always loved watching them work, collecting pieces, and going to shows. So, after a little encouragement i started making my own pieces, lucked into a couple of group shows, and six years later here i am. My work is almost always simply inspired by color or words. They are also often spiritually and emotionally inspired. Some have very deep meaning behind them and some mean absolutely nothing at all. I just may have really been dying to paint with that “special blue color” from “that thing” i saw. A lot of my work has bits of songs, poems, and scrawl embedded in them. Even though we live in a digital world words are at the forefront of every thought, spark, emotion, and intention we have. At the end of the day i hope I get a little better at what i do so you have something special to look at when you take one of my paintings home.
Deci
Ruiz My name is Deci Ruiz Though I’ve pursued artistic endeavors since I was young, I've been studying pottery for 16 years. During the last 9 years I’ve been the proud owner of The Potter’s Wheel; a studio and pottery school. I am self-taught, but I’ve had the pleasure of being involved with a number of pottery workshops with Master Potters in the NY area. For me, teaching a student to tap into their creative side gives me as much pleasure as making my own pottery. The primary lesson I try to convey to my students is not to worry about the finished project but rather to enjoy the creative process. My pottery is inspired by the natural beauty that exists all around us which is why I tend to use more earth tones. My husband of 32 years is of Mexican descent. His culture has had a tremendous influence on my work as well. Our trips to his country have sparked many wonderful ideas. Much of the pottery I came across in Mexico had two components; form and function. I have always enjoyed making art work you can use. I’m reminded every morning as to why I enjoy making pottery. The best way to start off my day is with a cup of coffee in a handmade mug.
Wayne Hatcher
Wayne Hatcher's artwork grows out of a keen interest in portraying a "sense of place". Using color and light he tries to capture and paint that moment in time when a place speaks to him. Inspiration comes from the landscapes of the west where he lived for a number of years, from the south where he currently lives, as well as from cityscapes from around the country. His award winning works are found in private and public collections throughout the country. Wayne works with oil paints and/or acrylic paints on canvas, paper, Plexiglas and other supports. Paintings are done on location (plein air) or in his Charlotte, NC studio. His paintings range in size from very small (4"x4") to very large (5'x5').
Elizabeth Ashe
After having received my bachelors degree from the University of Virginia, I
studied pottery under San Francisco potter Louis Carden. I was introduced at
his studio to Raku firing, reduction fired stoneware and salt glaze
techniques. For 2 years I did intensive study with Bay area potter Janet
Lohr in primitive and pre-Colombian sculpture and firing techniques.
Returning to Virginia, I taught primitive firing and hand building at Thomas
Jefferson Community Center in Arlington and continued my studies in pottery
at NVCC and at the Corcoran School of Art. I began doing more sculptural
work and in 1993 started my sculpture business, Earth Spirits, with my
husband, Bill Hollingsworth.
John Furches
Watercolorist for 35 years. Printmaker for 15 years . I attend festivals all
over the eastern half of the US. I enjoy the hands on aspect of printmaking.
From making the initial drawing ,to scratching the plate, to printing the
image, the artist hand and eye is involved every step of the way. My work is
rooted in the natural world. From botanicals to birds to architecture, I
draw the world I see around me.
Judy Thompson-Phillips Painting with rich oils or transparent watercolor, Judy's American Impressionist style is applied to varied subject matter, from Charlotte cityscapes to Charleston gardens and more. An art graduate, Judy has taught watercolor classes and has work in galleries as well as her own gallery at Blacklion, Park Road location.
Michael Preble
I create original archival photographs, in signed, limited editions, each in a unique size. I crop through the lens. I also make one-of-a-kind works with narrative additions and drawing. I like serial imagery, visual surprises and asymmetry. Color or b/w — it’s all about light and space.
Jeff Leedy I create Art That Makes You Laugh- my art makes people happy - as you browse my original oil pastels or my fine reproductions, my works will remind you of people or pets you know or yourselves. Please visit my web site before the show so you'll know which pieces you'll want to take home with you. And please, please, no internal laughing.!!
Karen Zimmerman Being a native “Jersey” girl, Karen Zimmerman has called Charlotte, NC her home since 1996, but by viewing her paintings, one can guess that her heart belongs to another continent. Having resided fourteen years in East Africa, Karen loves to brag on the beauty found in her Kenyan and Mozambican friends. Her boasting is not verbal, nor is it for the purpose of directing attention to herself, but rather the colorful paintings serve as a launching pad, permitting access to a place in the world where only a privileged few will ever venture. Many of the paintings reflect God’s handiwork as discovered in the people and their way-of-life on the edge of the Indian Ocean. Because of a recent decision to remain in the U.S. and due to some major encouragement of friends, Karen presently begins the journey of sharing her passion with others through exhibiting her work.
James Hofmann I love dramatic light and scenery. The challenge is to compose in my camera viewfinder a portion of the light and forms I see with my eye so that my excitement about the scene can be conveyed to others on a piece of paper. The goal of each image is a fine art print. To this end, I use Adobe Camera Raw and Photoshop to process each digital RAW file or scanned slide file to present the scene as I intend. I make my own prints using an Epson 3800 printer with the Epson UltraChrome K3 inkset and Epson or Ilford papers. All prints are signed in the lower right corner just below the image and are limited to 250 prints. The prints are matted using archival materials. Properly cared for, the prints will last for many years.
Marshall Burns
Celebrating over 40 years of passionate art making. Sculptural mixed media constructions evoking upbeat abstract themes of landscape and nature. Materials; resin panels, aluminum, finished hardwoods, and painted film.
Lisa Cimino
Lisa Cimino is a jeweler from Baltimore, Maryland. After completing her studies at The Maryland Institute College of Art in 2006, she started her business, CHEE-ME-NO. (Chee-me-no is the phonetic of her last name, Cimino ). Her work can be found in various art shows and galleries nationwide. Recently her work has been used by entertainment stylists and featured on the cover of Niche.
Mary and Jon Lee
Mary and Jon Lee present their high-quality artwork at Sunshine Artist Magazine’s top-ranked shows. Their work was recognized and selected by top shows for their advertising and they were also selected by some shows as award winners. They do their own designs and handcrafted work with 24-karat gold wires, Japanese transparent enamels, gold and silver, and precious stones. They also create jewelry pieces with pearls in a brand new contemporary style. They started making jewelry in 1988. They own copyrights on their work. Mary has an art degree and Jon has two masters degrees.
Maria Napoli
Maria Napoli was born in the Philadelphia Area and raised in Springfield, Pennsylvania, one of the many suburbs outlying the city. Maria’s primary focus is to grow and expand while exploring the process of communication through art. The work focuses on the discovery of what lies behind the surface of the visuals we encounter everyday. Agriculture and architecture merge to create a visual language to communicate that which does not exist visually. The cues of color, atmosphere, space and depth that exist in landscape are translated to create the innermost canvas of thought and feeling.
William Hudson Temples American artist, William Hudson Temples, grew up drawing pictures and cartoons. His early inspirations included Maurice Sendak, Charles Schultz, and Shel Silverstein. In 1987, he began formal art training at the Savannah College of Art and Design and in 1991 was awarded a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a specialization in illustration. Temples also holds a Master's Degree in Health Science from the University of North Carolina. Temples has worked as a graphic designer, illustrator, and cartoonist. His comic strip, Dumbbells, was published across North America in the Canadian Magazine, Razor. Currently, Temples is occupied in the field of education and fine art. He divides his time between North and South America, and much of his artwork reflects the cultural influences of his wife's native country, Argentina. With collectors in Latin America, Europe, and Asia, Temples' visual art has attracted a global audience.
Rosalia Torres-Weiner I am compelled by stories, and I like most to tell stories with my art. I often do this in murals, though I have also worked on canvas and paper. Since early childhood, I have painted stories on the walls. Bright and vibrant colors are staples of my culture and they are also an essential part of my work. I have always felt that color is food for the soul. As a Mexican artist, I often try to incorporate themes, ideas and history from Mexican culture into my art. It is important to me that in telling a story, I weave in some of my unique experience and perspective, and I often do this by incorporating traditional Mexican icons, themes and beliefs in the work. Examples of this include the use of skulls to represent death and evil, and children to represent goodness and life. The stories that I find most compelling relate to the role of government in people’s everyday lives, the differences between the economic classes, and stories of faith and spirituality. I believe that we should all be passionate about our work, and I know that painting is my passion. I own and operate Home Art Designs an interior art company that specializes in murals and interior art. I am also the founder of Project Art Aid, a community arts organization that works in partnership with local and global charities in fundraising, and with local artists and arts organizations in the pursuit of artistic endeavors.
Araik Minasya My name is Araik Minasyan. I am working in the media of oils and acrylic. I come from the region of Rostov-on-Don in the Russian Federation, and have been featured there in various art journals and other publications. I was a participant in the international shows. Also my pictures are kept in private collections and museums in different countries such as: USA, Germany, Austria, France, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Georgia and Armenia. Now I reside in Charlotte, North Carolina, where I continue to contribute to the art world with my brushstrokes. I also have murals company where I put all of my artistic skills to use.
Micah Mullen Micah Mullen is a Raleigh artist whose Contemporary Mosaic intricately patterned landscape paintings depict different areas of the North Carolina .In 2010 he was juried into the National Society of Painters in Acrylic and Casein Annual show at the prestigious Salmagundi Club in NYC. Spring 2010 he won FIRST PLACE at the VAE juried exhibit, SCOPE and FIRST PLACE at the Raleigh Junior League 2010. He was also recently selected for the Mid-Atlantic Art Exhibition in Norfolk, VA. In North Carolina. Micah's artwork has been spotlighted by a 2nd consecutive award in The Rocky Mount Art Center National Juried show Landscape Show. In 2010 he was awarded best Two Dimensional Artist at the Festival for the Eno.
Alicia
Leeke My creativity is inspired by the French Salon painters and how they captured history, social conscience and architecture by painting the people and environments surrounding them. Using acrylic paint, my work conveys an abstracted and subjective feel to the Contemporary American landscape. The majority of my Cityscapes revolve around vignettes while the rest of my work focuses on the abstract. Stylistically, the underlying foundation of all of my paintings is the use of intense black lines found most often in Fauvism highlighted with rich reds, vibrant oranges, shocking blues and sharp white accents. Gentle distortions of linear perspective are a fundamental element to the overall design of these creations and are a necessary ingredient in the composition of my pieces.
Carl M. Crawford Columbia, SC native Carl M. Crawford began his artistic journey early. As a very young child, he was influenced by the works of Romare Bearden, Jacob Lawrence, and the signature paintings of Ernie Barnes. Crawford won his first art award at Columbia’s Providence Hospital in an art competition as a fifth grader. At that moment, the purpose for his life was set. A self-taught, free-lance artist, Crawford has developed a unique style that he calls “Collage Illusion”. He creates his pieces by cutting out colors from magazine articles and assembling them on glass to form his desired image, giving his audience the illusion of an oil painting. Using only donated magazines Collage Illusion is “recycling at its finest.” Crawford uses this technique to capture the movement and feel of Jazz music and expressive dance forms. “Collage Illusion” has won Crawford several awards and recognition throughout the nation. He was the featured artist at the 2010 Chicago Jazz Festival, Best in Show (2010) and Most Unique (2011) for the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Honorable Mention for the Piccolo Spoleto Art Fair in Charleston SC, Best in Category at Chicago’s Gold Coast Art Fair, Best in Mixed Media at Glencoe Illinois Art Fair, Best in Category at Virginia Beach’s Board Walk Art Festival, the Juror Award at Shreveport’s Red River Revel, 1st Place Award at the Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts in Eatonville, FL and many more. Crawford currently travels throughout the nation promoting his work. Drawing his subject matter from the rich heritage of African-American culture, Crawford's primary desire has always been to have his slice-of-life works touch a memory in people. His attention to the smallest detail makes each of his works a collector's item.
Lisa Brown Langley I started photographing when I was 13. At the time, I was already involved with oil painting, etching, silk-screening, ceramics, and drawing, which were instrumental to the development of my sensitivity to texture, color, shape and design. I entered Providence College as an art major, graduating in 1986 with a BA in photography. The next several years I traveled extensively through Europe, inspired by all it offered and the desire to photograph everything that moved me. I attended The New England School of Photography where I grounded myself in technique and received a degree in editorial photography and color projects. My photography is intuitive and instinctive. In any given moment I intuitively choose a specific technique, be it focus, perspective, or choice of film or digital that allows me to best capture the image before me. I feel the essence of the scene and in that instant I let go to a creative impulse guiding my choices of lens, stance and light illuminating the scene in such a way that the soul of the picture emerges. At this time in my career, not only am I shooting amazing jobs like weddings and portraits, but I am also traveling around the country showing my photography in private exhibitions. My photography is intuitive and instinctive. For 35 years, Martha's Vineyard has been essential to my creativity. Despite my many photographic adventures around the world, I continue to make the Vineyard my home. It is a place where I find peace and inspiration. I live there with my sweet husband Brendan who is my amazing champion. L.A.Brown Photography's essence is the discovering of a simple truth that leaves a lasting impression. Enjoy!
Ronnie Phillips Ronnie Phillips is an award-winning artist, photographer and educator. Phillips exhibits annually in galleries and art shows across America, where he has received numerous awards and was a freelance photographer in Los Angeles for over 17 years. His work has been seen on several popular television sitcoms, including Roc, Amen, Heat of the Night, The Cosby Show, Martin, A Different World and Living Single. His works are in the collections of Cicely Tyson, Bill Cosby, Dionne Warwick, Sheryl Crow, Anna Marie Horsford, Halle Berry, Bill Duke, Malcolm Jamal Warner, C C H. Pounder, Terrie Williams, Glynn Turman, Spike Lee, Robi Reed, Damon Wayans, David Allen Grier, Victoria Rowell, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Vanessa Bell Callaway. |
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