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Last Year's Participating Artists
Arts - Miscellaneous |
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Description |
| Jeff Denning |
 Stained Glass - Jeff is a retired businessman who spent years building stained glass art as a passive hobby in between his work, traveling, and scuba diving. While living in Monterey during the 1990’s, Jeff met a renowned local stained glass artist who taught him how to bring his art to life, take advantage of the uniqueness of every piece of glass, and let his imagination and creativity find their way into each piece. Jeff’s love of the desert, the jungles of Central America, the sea, and the underwater world gave him an immense drawing board from which he finds his inspiration. |
| Janet Edwards |
 Etchings/ Drawings - Janet is a Redlands artist whose work reflects her love of the natural beauty of California, as well as her respect for sites of historical importance. While working primarily in the etching medium, she is also an accomplished watercolorist, and this style is often reflected in her work. Many of the etchings include embossing as part of the design. An active member of the Redlands Art Association, she is currently chair of the RAA endowment fund. Chosen by educational, cultural, and civic organizations to honor dignitaries, professors, musicians, ambassadors and politicians, her work may be seen, in her home studio in Redlands, at the RAA gallery and at Haven Home Essentials in Redlands, in a gallery in Cambria and in Mendocino CA, and one in Yachats, OR. |
| Candy Glendening |
 Textile Art - Candy is continually inspired by the color and patterns she sees around her. She finds that she MUST be making something, and the media that sings to her is white fabric and dye. She dyes fabric which she uses to make art quilts as well as “Everyday Art” such as bags and silk scarves: all created to bring joy to the senses of sight and touch. The “quArt” (quilts to hang on the wall) is interactive art...purposefully abstract and mounted for hanging in any direction, to be combined to create larger compositions that can be altered at the whim of the viewer. She has also works in three dimensions, and has created a series of houses made from art quilts. Candy blogs about her artistic process at candiedfabrics.wordpress.com. email: Candy@CandiedFabrics.com Shop: CandiedFabrics.etsy.com |
| Margaret Goodward |
 Dimensional Collage - Long ago, for fun, Margaret built complex polyhedrons out of cut paper. In college, she studied both art and psychology, working in monoprint, collagraph, blind embossing and hand-papermaking. Today her art making still shows her love for paper. She uses solid papers in bright colors to create layered, dimensional collages that are sometimes non-objective and at other times abstractly reference nature. Their artistic foci are positive-negative space, transparency and an active visual balance. They are mounted so they appear to “float” in the frame. Several recent series are on the themes of , “Burning Bushes” and “Stars” (the kind in the sky) and Margaret is working on a new series of “Fans” for the AFHS festival. In addition, she will offer a new 2010 Advent Garland. |
| Sondra Hodson |
 Pine Needle Baskets/Gourds - Using pine needles and gourds Sondra Hodson enjoys creating both decorative and useful art. She creates gourd vessels using design inspirations from ancient cultures all over the world. Her pine needle baskets range in shape from simple pots to large bowls designed with complicated twists. In addition she combines gourds with pine needles to create unique hybrid baskets. She finds creating art from items found in nature to be both challenging and satisfying and a welcome break from her job as a middle school English teacher. |
| Opal Inman |
Whimsical beaded Items |
| Joyce Johnson |
Stained Glass |
| Thomas B. McKenzie |
 Wood - Tom McKenzie, better known in the art world as The Artful Bodger, Professor of Roundocity, is a life long resident of San Bernardino. Prior to becoming a Bodger, Tom was a Pharmacist at Redlands Community Hospital for 25 years. He began turning wood on a Craftsman lathe given to him by an acquaintance in 1982. His first turned items were Christmas Tree Ornaments. He soon progressed to making boxes, simple bowls and practical pieces like door stops, needle holders, and bookmarks as well as round boxes and nine different styles of pens and pencils. Tom is driven by the fact that hidden inside what appears to be an ugly piece of wood lies a beautiful piece with form and usefulness. Currently, he is making pens with new forms and woods, square boxes and inside/outside Christmas ornaments. |
| Doug Meltzer |
 Pen and Ink – Early interest in the arts led Doug to study music with a goal of becoming a concert pianist. However, he also was interested in drawing in three-dimensional design driven by his interest in math and drafting. He gave up his potential musical career to join the Army Air Force and later work in the Aerospace industry. Perhaps influenced by his engineering background, he began creating geometric line designs in 1994. Over the years he has developed the skill to produce precise drawings using no drafting tools. Each original achievement is the product of the freehand technique using only pencil, in and color. The abstract original concept is influenced by every new line added until completion. |
| Teresa Munro |
Pen and Ink gouache miniatures |
| Joanne Ohnemus |
 Wood/birdhouses – Each year Joanne Ohnemus selects a theme to present at Art for Heaven’s Sake. This festival gives Joanne the opportunity to put original ideas into structured designs and display them in an environment that enhances their originality. The collection this year features Joanne’s highly coveted birdhouses, garden art, garden signs and planters. The birdhouses are featured at locations throughout Southern California including Roger’s Gardens in Corona Del Mar, Acorn Hollow in Lake Arrowhead and the Riverside Art Museum. Joanne works in all media and also does art assemblages which always include a birdhouse or garden theme. Since 1992, Joanne and her husband Edward have made more than 8,045 birdhouses and each year they add two new designs. |
| Ellen Schouest |
 Gourds -
After focusing on the art of Batik for twenty years, Ellen Schouest discovered Ornamental Gourd Art and became entranced with its three-dimensional possibilities. She is a member of both the California and the American Gourd Society. While often influenced by the unique shapes of gourds that have inspired pieces such as her elephants, Ellen also enjoys creating functional works as seen in her clocks or purses. |
| Theresa Van Ornum |
 Mono-type Mixed - Theresa Van Ornum has been a multi-media artist for the past thirty years. She divides her time between art making in her studio in Albuquerque, New Mexico and an acupuncture practice in Redlands, California. Her current creative focus: Works on Paper which include monotype, pen & ink, photography and mixed media collage. Theresa has been a regular exhibiting artist with Art for Heaven's Sake for 10 years. |
| Ken Weaver |
 Wood/birdhouses –Ken creates whimsical and practical birdhouse out of found items. He often combines natural items such as branches with scraps of molding, bits of iron and other odds and ends left over from construction sites and household projects. |
| Rosemary Whitmer |
 Quilting |
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Jewelry |
| Artist |
Description |
| Elizabeth Coviello |
 Blog: bizzilizzi.wordpress.com |
| Adele Johnson |
 Jewelry – Adel’s passion for jewelry began when she was about eight or nine years old with a fascination for King Tut. She recalls pouring over an old National Geographic article for weeks, memorizing every detail of the fabulous jewelry made for the king. She began making jewelry with an eye toward the classics but with a modern twist, specializing in semi-precious stones and fresh water pearls. Every year she travels to the “pearl growing” region of China and hand picks the items for her jewelry. |
| Jennifer Katz |
 Jewelry– “Primitive silver jewelry – something you might unearth from the ruins of a lost civilization” is how E. Jennifer Katz describes her work. She creates distinctive pieces, incorporating lots of texture, patina and positive energy. A teenager of the 70s, she loved adornments and embellished her jeans and strung beaded necklaces. Her local high school in Manchester , Connecticut afforded her the opportunity to develop silversmith skills. Today, she offers her jewelry through private trunk shows on the east and west coasts. |
| Susie Kenison |
Jewelry Susie Kenison is a self-taught artist who uses her love of metals, crystals, organic stones and other natural elements to create an eclectic mix of jewelry. Susie creates one of a kind pieces suitable to a variety of tastes and ages. She has a passion for making unusual crosses, flowers and hearts and is always on the lookout for new design inspirations. Susie is currently working on a new line, "Modern Heirloom" wedding accessories, which will be posted on her website in early September. Susie resides in Redlands with her husband and four children. susiekenison.com/ |
| Patty Mariano |
 Jewelry - From Scuba Diver to Jewelry Designer: Twenty years traveling around the world and scuba diving in exotic locales have helped to give Patty Mariano her eye for color. The brilliant combinations of colors and textures of a healthy coral reef are present in many of her jewelry designs. Patty’s customers describe her style as "elegant" and "classic, with a punch". She uses various materials including: sterling silver semi-precious and gem stones, wood, bone, and Venetian glass. Patty enjoys creating custom pieces for her clients. A phone call to 909-798-4327 will open the door to a private showing of her entire inventory. |
| Carol Mayling |
 Jewelry - WHO IS CAROLIQUE? Carolique is actually two people. Howard and Carol Mayling, in real life, are a husband and wife team. Carol‘s travels throughout the Southwest, Mexico , and South America have give her a deep interest in ethnic arts. Her sense of color and form helps her create wonderful pieces. Howard comes from a family of artists and jewelers. Together these two have found artistic expression in making unique, one-of-a-kind jewelry from mixed media that includes dichroic fused glass, gold and silver, fiber weaving, and exotic beads. Carol and Howard are committed to quality art that is not only beautiful to look at, but great to wear. http://www.carolique.com/ |
| Wendy Stephens/Michelle Bruny |
Jewelry |
| Cap and Peg Strano |
Silver wire wrap jewelry |
| Linda Weinstock |
 Kiln Glass Artist - Linda has been working and designing with glass since 1980. Glass has given her the ability to build windows, make trophies, and create sculptures and mosaics. Today she continues to express herself through the medium of art glass fusion. She favors dichroic glass, which contains a multi-layered coating that creates a gemstone quality. She is currently testing and creating pieces using shards of antique glass available from articles that are broken or damaged beyond repair. “The glass is, in a very real way, a partner in my artistic journey, and I often feel like I’m not so much working in the medium as working with it.”
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Painting |
| Artist |
Description |
Sioux Bally |
 Oil, oil pastel, printmaking - For many years Sioux has been a painter in a California-modern style toying with her own unique sense of realism. She works in oil, oil pastel and other painting mediums. Although she studied and excelled in printmaking in college over 30 years ago, most recently she has been re-exploring printmaking (specifically monoprints, monotypes and etching) as a medium of choice. She is also finding that the sensibilities she has developed as a printmaker are affecting her oil painting direction. Her goal is one of simplicity, to create or a moment in time in which form, movement, color and light can connect with the viewer in an unspoken embrace. |
| Doug Bowman |
 Oil - Douglas C. Bowman is Professor Emeritus of Religion and Ethics at the University of Redlands, where he spent the last twenty-eight years of his thirty-five year university teaching career Bowman was born and raised in the high Himalayas of north India and considers mountains his best subject matter for painting. He was taught to paint by his mother, the Canadian artist Louise Bowman who profoundly influenced his way of approaching the subjects he paints when she told him to take a good look at a subject then paint from memory. All of his paintings are done from memory. Though he long had a love for painting, the world of academia led Bowman away from creating art for fifty years. Upon his retirement, Bowman resumed painting and has produced over 800 large paintings many of which are in collections in the US, Canada, France and Germany. |
| Yanick Briat |
 Oil - Yanick Briat, a French artist who discovered her passion for painting while taking art classes at Crafton Hills College, has participated in art expositions in California, France, and Japan. Yanick likes to paint marine landscapes because they remind her of her birth town, but also paints nature and other subjects. Her paintings represent not so much what she sees, but rather what she feels when she encounters something truly beautiful. She uses pallet knives and oil because she likes to feel the texture of the paint, its richness, its voluptuousness, and how colors combine together to create something new. She also enjoys working with light because it transforms paintings. Her artwork can be found at www.yanickbriat.com |
| Jim Burns |
 Watercolor – Jim Burn’s love of the graphic arts, as expressed in his watercolor landscapes and seascapes, shows evidence of his years in the architectural profession which commenced in the 1950’s. His paintings often exhibit a disciplined approach to design and painting technique, no doubt influenced by the profession. In 1984 Jim redirected his energy from architecture to watercolor and has received high acclaim from art show jurists, art teachers and peers. Jim feels blessed by the inspired guidance he has received, and is doubly blessed through sharing his abilities with others. |
| Jennifer Campbell |
 Oil - Jennifer discovered her love for painting in the spring of 2003 when her painting teacher introduced her to oils. Since then, she has been pursuing a career in painting and has explored two main ideas. The first is finding interesting compositions in unexpected places. This includes paintings of uncommon subjects such as water pipes and stairways, as well as traditional subjects painted with a loose technique and intense color. The second main focus shows aspects of life where she lives in California. With both of these concentrations, and with her painting in general, she hopes to enrich people's lives with joy, energy, open-mindedness. campbellcanvas.com |
| Caroln Carrere-Kilgore |
Watercolor/Pottery/Sculpture |
| Chick Curtis |
 Oil - Having entered the world of art-making late in life, Chick finds the desire to paint unquenchable. Art is like another language to him. The more he learns about it, the more his pieces have something to say. However, his paintings leave a lot of room for viewers to add their own feelings, thoughts, and stories as well. He considers himself an emotional, esthetic mirror: he paints what stirs him and then interprets the subject his own way. He finds the human form/figure one of the most remarkable, interesting, and beautiful elements in life. You will discover them as subjects in most of his paintings. |
| Muriel Dolemieux |
 Acrylic - Muriel Dolemieux is a French permanent resident and has lived Redlands for seven years. Her life in Redlands has finally allowed her time to paint using her favorite medium, acrylic. She enjoys the luminosity and transparency she can get with acrylic and is passionate about the color. She feels art is a synthesis of her personal feelings. Colors and simplicity are my primary goals. Changing light and shade, and the moods and colors they create are the foundations of her painting. She especially enjoys painting seascapes, flowers and citrus. In 2008 and 2010 she received a first prize in Citrus theme at the “National Orange Show” in San Bernardino. Dolemieux states, “My painting is figurative. Nature inspires me and is my means of expression to translate emotions and feeling. Nature is beautiful, I don’t try to embellish or transform it, I just see it. Art sanctifies it." Her work can be seen at dolemieux.com |
| Jane Ellis |
 Watercolor - By profession, Jane Ellis has always worked in the medical field. She is a licensed California dentist, working in the area of dental treatment for very young children. But watercolor painting has been a life-long passion of hers. "To paint with watercolors, is to watch the dance of light. Adding veil upon veil of color to the plain white paper creates its own excitement." Jane is largely a self-taught artist, but was most influenced by a workshop experience with Robert Wood in 1995. Her subjects usually include animals or people--revealing the energy of life. |
| “Patricia Rose” Ford |
 Watercolor/Gauche, Acrylic collage - After a career as a social worker, Patricia now has the opportunity to chase her dream of painting, painting, and more painting. As a landscape painter, she loves the great outdoors, and particularly the scenes of the southwestern desert. Currently her passion is painting with pastels in “plein air”. She loves being out doors in nature, looking at a beautiful scene, and translating her emotions of what she sees onto the paper. Her hope is that she is able to relay in her paintings the feelings of joy and tranquility that has when painting them. She truly feel blessed to have the opportunity to do what she loves best, painting, painting and more painting. Website: patriciaroseford.com Blog: fineartbypatriciarose.blogspot.com/ |
| Joanna Mersereau |
 Watercolor – Mersereau is a signature member of the prestigious American Watercolor Society and Watercolor West, working mainly in transparent watercolor. A Riverside resident, she has a studio/gallery at 6534 Mount Diablo Avenue. Mersereau’s paintings are based on simplified forms dramatized by complementary colors. Painting in traditional pure watercolor technique on 300-pound rag paper, she utilizes flat color patterns, sometimes enhanced by metallic gouache or gold leaf. “I am passionately involved in exploring the design, structure and color in my subjects. The painting is complete when the viewer responds.” Also a writer, Mersereau is a member of the National League of American Pen Women. Her historical novel, Coyote and the Gods of Wood was published in 2008. Information about Mersereau can be reached at her website: JoannaMersereau.com E-mail joannamersereau@dslextreme.com |
| Teresa Munro |
Pen Ink/Oil/Glass |
| Tomi Olson |
 Oil/Acrylic After a career in healthcare, Tomi is finally able to devote more time to her painting in oils and acrylics. She came to California from the Midwest by way of Hawaii, where she was stunned by the rich colors in the ocean and the native flora and fawna. Her sense of color was further developed with the help of Gloria Foss of the Foss School of Fine Art in the islands. Gloria prodded Tomi to “take a chance” with color. Study with a number of California artists has contributed to her style. Today, Tomi’s work is in international collections and locally, at the Redlands Community Hospital gallery. Prolific as a young painter, Tomi once again works routine painting into her busy schedule. More examples of her work may be found at tomiolsonartist.com
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| William Palluth |
 Oil - William Palluth was born in Chicago in 1931. He became a flier and an Aeronautical Engineer. Painting was his hobby all those years. In 1971, Bill and his wife, Carol, bought the Oak Glen Curio Shop and Gallery near Yucaipa, California. And Bill became a full time artist. He authored four popular books on how to paint in oils for Walter Foster Publishing. He's known for his peaceful landscapes, and for dramatic sailing ships on stormy seas. His work is in two museums and collections in several countries. One painting is in the collection of the late President Gerald Ford. |
| Ginger Pena |
 Varnished Watercolor - Working in watercolor on watercolor canvas, Ginger paints ‘en plein air’ like the French and California Impressionists she admires. Each completed painting receives several coats of varnish and the result is a durable work that can be hung like an oil painting, without mats and glass. Ginger is primarily self-taught. She owes her development as an artist to her dedication to painting from life and to the study of the works of great artists such as Claude Monet, Andrew Wyeth, Granville Redmond, George Innes and others whose works awe and inspire her. Ginger has won many awards for her art. gingerpena.com, paintingthezanja.blogspot.com |
| Anneli Pendley |
 Pastels - Anneli Pendley is a pastel artist and kindergarten teacher in Redlands. Her paintings are done with pastels, (chalk), on sandpaper. She is most inspired by subject matter found in nature. She is fortunate to live across the street from one of the last remaining local orange groves. Three years ago, she began creating paintings of oranges and has experienced continued success with these paintings as well as other subject matter related to Redlands. Her “Redlands related” paintings have led to her involvement in local community groups such as the Redlands Conservancy. Fruits flowers and landscapes are among her favorite subjects to paint. She believes she is most inspired by these subjects as she perceives them to be Mother Nature’s gifts to all. |
| Bonnie Rinier |
 Watercolor/acrylic/pastel - Bonnie Rinier became interested in art by the age of seven. Her teacher in elementary school praised her drawing of a swan and a lily pad that was drawn and colored with crayons. Her teacher’s influence gave her a desire to continue drawing and painting. She’s been drawing and painting ever since! Bonnie has experience in oil painting, acrylics, and watercolor with watercolor being her favorite. “To me, it’s the most relaxing.” Animals are her favorite subject but she also paints landscapes and flowers. Thankful for the abundant beauty around us, her desire is to paint God’s creation with the abilities God has given her. |
| Duncan Roseme |
 Acrylic - Duncan Roseme started painting in 1972 while he was living in New York. He was raised in Haiti, and was inspired by a few well-know Haitian artists who lived near his school. He began selling his paintings as a street artist and then had the opportunity to participate in art shows in Japan, Spain, and other countries as well as Africa. For the last eight years he has primarily been selling his work at Venice Beach and at the Palm Springs Village Fest in California. |
| Joan K. Wiley |
 Watercolor- After many years of marriage and raising two wonderful children into adulthood, Joan Wiley decided to enjoy herself. She took all the art classes offered at Crafton Hills College and joined the Redlands Art Association. She has tried many different media but mostly does watercolors. Not sticking to one subject such as flowers or portraits, Joan paints realistic images that tweak her interest. The challenge of “Can I do that?” and “Where do I start?” is what drives her. Joan has had many one-woman shows and has been featured artist at the Redlands Art Association four times. |
| Charlotte Kleckner Wolf |
Oil – After twenty eight years as a dance teacher, Charlotte was led to painting by an urge to continue with the creative process. Since she was also an equestrian, she naturally gravitated toward the beauty of horses and their connection to her personal life. Charlotte was an exhibiter in one of the early Art, For Heavens Sake! festivals, and is excited to be back. She has also shown at the Sawdust Festival in Laguna Beach. |
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Photography |
| Artist |
Description |
| Karen Coates |
Photography |
| Judith Sparhawk |
 Photography - Photographer Judith Sparhawk is well known locally for her innovative dimensional photo collages of Redlands, her beautiful scenes of the Redlands area, and her unique close-up photography. She has had her work accepted into juried exhibitions, and has won numerous awards in the last ten years. Her work hangs in many homes and businesses in the local area. Sparhawk has had her photographs published in two anthologies and in a calendar. She recently published a book of her own photographs. Sparhawk is currently President of both Redlands Camera Club and Redlands Art Association. Her photographs are regularly shown at Redlands Art Association, and in a revolving exhibit at Redlands City Hall.
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| Rick Strobaugh |
 Photography - Rick has been, mostly, self taught in photography. His first photography training was while doing crime scene investigations for Redlands Police Department. He did forensics at crime scenes for many years and was a Detective in charge of the CSI unit for seven years.
Rick really enjoys the outdoors and has two primary hobbies, running marathons (coming up on #60) and photography. So, he chooses great areas to run then grabs his camera gear and goes exploring. He concentrates on shooting landscapes, wildlife and macro photos throughout the west and then gets creative in Photoshop. |
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Pottery/Clay |
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Description |
| Kathleen Bryan |
 Pottery - After dabbling in photography and painting, Kathleen Bryan developed a passion for pottery five years ago and hasn't looked back. A retired judicial officer who now works as a mediator, she finds the clay to be “sensual, exhilarating, playful and maddening all at the same time.” Her wheel-thrown pottery is both functional and decorative and reflects a love for the Southwest. Best know for her horsehair pieces in which random designs are burned onto a pot by applying horsehair, she also has a line of decorative Raku places. Her glazed patters, bowls and cups can be displayed or used as serving pieces.
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| Mike and Judy Cramer |
 Pottery |
| Harvey Erdle |
Pottery |
| David Porras |
 Pottery- Dave concentrates on functional, hand thrown pottery using porcelain clay. His shapes are unique interpretations of functional ware. Dave has been influenced by his first college professor, Robert Karlinsey of Loyola University and by Tom Coleman, a nationally recognized ceramic artist known for his functional work and three dimensional art pieces. Dave’s “education” continued as a production potter in a factory throwing eight hours a day. He also worked as a studio potter in Play Del Rey, California. Dave has been a practicing attorney for twenty years but has retained his love for ceramics. He proudly proclaims that Monday through Friday he is an attorney and Saturday and Sunday he is a potter. Dave enjoys demonstrating throwing on the wheel. |
| Anna Robles |
 Clay -Anna Robles lives in Redlands. She started working in clay about ten years ago. Her interest in Mexican folk-art and Southern Californian plant life are reflected in the colors and organic forms used to create the functional terracotta pieces that make up her work. The pieces are usually hand built or slip cast and completed with brightly colored slips and glazes. Many of the original designs that make up the patterns she uses are based on her childhood memories of growing up in Redondo Beach, and she continues to look for inspiration for new ideas in her surroundings.
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Sculpture/Ceramics |
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Description |
| RG Gerber |
 Wood/Iron Sculpture - RG Gerber cannot recall at time when he wasn’t exploring art in some form or another. Finally settling on sculpture, RG carves wood and forges iron into striking and deceptively simple artwork. RG’s irons pieces — garden poles, dinner chimes, hooks and gates — are organically-inspired shapes. It’s a real treat to watch him forge iron into items with strength and delicacy, pushing the limits of the medium. In contrast, much of RG’s wood carvings are inspired by Pacific-Northwest carvers Mongo Martin and Bill Reid. His woodwork is characterized by strong simple lines and bright colors. |
| Chris Grano |
 Metal Sculpture - Kris Grano is a metal artist who specializes in custom one off gates and sculptures. However there is no limit to what he can do with metal. He has made many different types of both functional and sculptural pieces. Grano can be contacted at kgrano1@yahoo.com if you have a project in mind or would like to see more of his work.
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| Lynn Mudd |
 Ceramics - Born in London, England, Lynn was first exposed to pottery in high school and immediately found the cool, damp texture of clay both invigorating and calming. Many college art classes later, and after a detour into a photography career, Lynn returned her focus to clay and its endless possibilities. Working in both stoneware and porcelain, her work is comprised of art pieces, functional work and sculpture. Pieces are both wheel-thrown and hand built, often a combination of both. She is fully involved in the process from start to finish, developing glazes and firing all of her work in her studio. Fascinated with the shape of negative space, she spends almost as much time working with what isn't there as with what is. muddwoman.com |
| Anna Robles |
Ceramics |
| Nancy Sather |
Ceramics |
| Marijke Terwisscha van Scheltinga |
 Ceramics/Sculpture- Marijke was Born in the Netherlands, where she attended art school studying painting, drawing and textile techniques. After moving to Florida, she took a local pottery class and has been hooked on clay ever since. Marijke experiments with different types of pottery making, and enjoys using clay to express herself as well as to profess her love for nature, particularly the landscapes and animals of the American west including California where she now lives. Marijke is a member of the Muddy Parrots, a potters group based in Mentone, Ca, Yucaipa Potters guild, the Redlands Art Association and the Riverside Art Association. Internationally, her work was exhibited in a gallery in Gorinchem, The Netherlands. |
| Katrin Wiese |
 Painted Wood - Katrin’s painted wood constructions and mixed media objects feature animals (of the two or four-footed variety) with or without wings, real or imagined. Her painted figures have sold
in major museum stores: MOCA in LA, MOMA San Francisco and Chicago, American Crafts Museum NY, Walker Art Center MN, Albright Knox Gallery NY, The Guggenheim NY. Recently her paintings were featured in solo shows at the Riverside Art Museum and the Fullerton Art Museum at CSUSB. Katrin shows regularly at the Riverside Community Art Association and is represented by The Hamilton Galleries in Santa
Monica. Her painted creatures (whether in two or three-dimensions) are usually a combination of intention, chance and complete surprise on her part. |
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Printmaking/graphics - Born and raised in Lagos Nigeria, Adeola Davies-Aiyeloja “ADA” began her painting at an early age. Though art was not encouraged as a career choice by her family, ADA found solace in her creative endeavors. A self-taught artist with no formal training in art, Ada credited her consistency and endurance in her ability to create joy, love, and positive outlook in her painting. “When you take a look at my paintings you instantly feel the joy and happiness the colors convey. I am very aware of colors and forms and how they work together to create a visual sensation. From the beginning composition to the final stroke, my work prevails in revealing the complex inner spirits within us”. Ada works in various mediums, but loves oil, acrylic, clay and printmaking. 
Mixed Media/3D/Clay - Donna is a mixed media / assemblage artist working with a number of different materials. She began with a strong interest in textiles while attending UCLA. That earlier fascination with heavy textures can been seen in much of her work today. Her figures have been featured in the Tiffany windows in Beverly Hills and purchased by Arco Oil for gifts to visiting dignitaries. Many of her pieces are in collections through out the United States and Europe. Her clay masks are often embellished with found metals and are made using a high fire clay or Raku firing.
Printmaking/mixed media Printmaking/ Mixed Media/Ceramics/mixed media artist- Clay, paper, fabric, thread, found objects and more are used to create the contemporary art of Mary Grinyer. For 30 years Grinyer has worked in various mediums leading to a passion for ceramics, mixed media and printmaking. She loves to experiment with textures, shapes, colors and even sound.
Multi Media - Mimi Ide was born in Redlands, and has loved art since she can remember. This love led her to get a bachelor’s degree in drawing and painting from Cal State Long Beach. Her specialties are in pen and ink, watercolor, printmaking, and lately glass etching and fusing, as well as painting tiles (which has become a business). Soon after graduation, Mimi was asked to teach children’s classes for the Redlands Art Association, and has been teaching in one capacity or another since then. Currently, with a master’s degree in special education, she teaches in San Bernardino. Her various art projects help to further occupy her life.
Wood/Canvas/painting - Zen Olson was raised in the Pacific Northwest and educated in the Military. In 1985, he married his wife Holly. Involved in the Art World for about twenty years Zen and Holly use their love for travel to find new ideas for their "Art Work". They Love multi medium painting and have a passion for art work in wood. The wood media is usually exotic hard wood from all around the world with an accent, but not limited to the ancient Native American design. 
Acrylic - According to Robin Senour everything has contributed to what she does now. She went to art school, learned computers at an office job, painted houses and has done art shows for over twenty years. Each of her acrylic shaped art pieces is unique. She paints each one by hand. The small pieces are computer laser cut from her drawings and start completely transparent. They are then reverse painted and heavy glazed. All large pieces are created using traditional fine art concepts of composition and design. She tries to take life less seriously, and hopes her art reminds her collectors to do so too.