2011 Art Market – Artist Lineup
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Lois Bosworth – Fabrics
Lois has been exhibiting for over 30 years, showing hand-felted hats, coats, jackets, scarves, vests and more. She mainly uses mohair fibers with many exotic yarns, hand-knitted with some use of a machine.
Darcy Bowden – Clay
Darcy approaches clay as a thin, flexible sheath which can be torn, poked, folded, wrapped – almost as a piece of parchment – into delicate hand formed vessels. Japanese aesthetic informs the work with a reverence for nature and embrace of “perfect imperfection” as she exalts the rawness of the material coupled with delicate touch. She wants to create warm, organic forms and hopes to strike a balance which reveals the humanity of the maker and the nature of wet, pliant clay.
Kim Ensch – Acrylic Stained Paper Collage Paintings
Kim is an award-winning artist whose newest artworks are acrylic stained paper collage paintings. She stains paper with acrylic paint, once paint dries, the paper is torn, cut, shredded then applied to the surface – creating the paper painting. www.kimensch.com
From the Forest – Wood and Gourds
From the Forest has been creating functional art from wood and gourds for over a decade. Woodturner Roman transforms aged and recycled wood into fine household items: vases, candlesticks, bowls, salt & pepper shakers, pens and letter openers. Pyrography artists Mira and Marta design, woodburn and hand-paint plaques, frames and albums, angels and ornaments, spoons, pendants and necklaces. Each piece is individually handcrafted and decorated with whimsical images or intricate patterns from their Ukranian heritage as well as themes from nature.
Garden Treasures – Glass
Antique and recycled glass pieces are fused together with commercial glue. A bottom plate is attached and a 2ft. piece of conduit screws into it so the art can go into the ground.
Carrie Gardner – Fused Glass
Always attuned to color and style, her artistic energies were first directed to painting. Work with clay seemed a natural direction to follow and, for several years, Carrie studied stoneware and ceramic clay as well as teaching clay craftsmanship to others. Carrie was introduced to fused glass by working with a well known glass artist in Dallas, Texas who designs and makes glass sculptures and vessels, as well as leaded glass windows and doors. This stimulated Carrie’s interest and love for designing and creating glass jewelry.
Susan Gilland – Ceramics
Susan creates handmade ceramic tiles, vases, bowls, and beads made from her own original design. Some have inspirational quotes and/or are mixed with wire, beads, sticks and frames. Her goal is to inspire, uplift, and encourage others with her messages.
Shirl Hathaway – Watercolor
Shirl is a contemporary watercolorist and loves to explore the possibilities of line, movement, color, textures, and form based on water and sky movements from her sailing experiences. Her goal is to evoke the inner emotions of the viewer without representationalism. She has numerous awards to her credit including the Gold Medal of Honor (Best of Show) from the Scarab Club, Major Award in the Michigan Watercolor Society Exhibit, Best of Show in the All-Macomb Prestige Exhibit, Merit Awards in the Detroit Society of Women Painters Exhibits, 1st Place Awards and others in the Michigan State Fair Professional Division and other too numerous to mention. She was also a finalist in the Artist Magazine Experimental Category and her paintings are included in several books including “The Best of Watercolor”, “The Best of Painting Compositions”, “The Artistic Touch 4”, and more. She was one of ten artists selected to exhibit and demonstrate her technique in Tokyo, Japan in 2009.
Cynthia Mann – Jewelry
Cynthia creates handmade jewelry in combinations of metals, using copper, silver and different karats of gold. Each piece is constructed and hand engraved, incorporating many unusual gemstones and fossils. She has been creating jewelry for over 30 years and sells her work through fine art shows and galleries. Cynthia has won many awards and am currently exhibiting at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
Tim Marsh – Oil Painting
Tim’s works of art explore nature’s dramatic patterns, bold shapes and a vivid color palette with oil as his main medium of choice. He offers a window into an uncommon world that we, as humans, may catch glimpses of or read about, but rarely see in detail. While he’s not aiming for realism, his inspiration comes from real life. He prefers to call his style Edo-Expressionism. He enjoys the relationship between the elements within each painting which can lend a touch of whimsy and a hint of a story that can change with each viewer. www.timmarsh-nature2nature.com
Zeke Mallory – Oil, Watercolor and Acrylic Painting
Zeke is a landscape painter, painting rural Michigan in oils, watercolors and acrylics. www.zekemallory.com
Barb Miller-Brief – Photography
Barb takes photos with a Canon7D, prints with an Epson printer and if, larger than 8×10”, sources it outside. She likes nature, animals and taking pictures of her nieces and nephew behing the boat tubing – a lot of action!
Kandy Myny – Mixed Media
Kandy is a mixed media artist using acrylics, charcoal, ink and collage on wood. Her whimsical style is very unique and she loves texture and color. She has been working in this style for 3 years and it has been very successful. www.bitowhimsey.com
William Nardin – Woodworking
William uses exotic and domestic wood in creating a number of functional items. He always uses more than one wood in each piece and makes band saw boxes, traditional jewelry boxes, jewelry holders, clocks, and cutting boards. He also has turned boxes, kaleidoscopes and pens. William has been woodworking as a hobby for close to 40 years and as a business for 3.5 years. His goal is to use wood varieties that many have never seen nor heard of in a decorative yet functional manner. www.wmnwoodworking.com
Trish Shantz – Stained Glass
Trish uses stained glass techniques along with some new and innovative processes to create one of a kind garden windows, bugs for screens and bird feeders. Her mediums are mainly glass, both blown and cut, and copper. Her garden windows are made using old/antique windows and each one is unique. www.moonlightstudio.us
Silver Sisterhood – Sterling Silver Jewelry
Silver Sisterhood’s sterling silver jewelry is handcrafted using traditional metalsmithing and fabrication techniques. Techniques employed include forming, forging, soldering, lost wax and direct casting, chainmaille, Keum boo and various surface finishing techniques. They strive to focus on contrast, texture, and surface embellishment. They offer a full range of earrings, necklaces, bracelets, pins and rings and welcome custom orders. www.silversisterhood.com
Pamela Timmons – Clay
Pamela’s work is an eclectic combination of techniques with the emphasis on spontaneity and humor. Each piece is created individually, without apprentices or molds.
Barbara Walworth – Watercolor and Acrylic
Watercolor and acrylics are Barbara’s mainstays. Recently, she has become interested in mixed media, collage, and experimental art. She has developed a technique, using spray over plant life, imprinting the subject in the style of a “photogram.” She attends workshops yearly and has demonstrated the techniques that she has developed to local artists. Her work has been exhibited in juried shows at Fandangles and Shiawassee Arts Center with individual shows at the Greater Flint Art Council and the Flint Institute of Arts – Arts Sales and Rental Gallery.
Jim Wolonsky – Wood and Metal
Jim is an abstract expressionist who loves to dabble in non-ordinary reality. His work references Henry Moore, Jean Miro and the great jazz artists of the 50’s and 60’s. This past winter, he has expanded his work to include metal sculpture.
