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The 2007 ARTSfest artists produce outstanding, original, handcrafted work from jewelry to glass, fiber art to pottery, sculptures and furniture to photography.
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Cynthia Aldrich My functional pottery is made on the wheel from high fired stoneware clay. The glazes are food safe and feature flowing floral motifs in blues, greens and beige. |
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Lisa Alley I once saw a picture of a quilt in a book and thought "I could make that". It took a very short time for me to become addicted to the feel of fabric and thread, the sight of color and pattern and the connection of tradition and technology. Five hundred quilts later, the addiction grows stronger every day. |
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Joseph Anderson Sculptor Joseph Anderson creates minimalist forms in forged iron. Lines trace and tumble through space as their movement sings the dance of life.
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Gene Arnold Over the last few years, both Gene and Latonna have enjoyed the festival circuit and invitations to display their work as close as Seagrove and the NC mountains and as far away as Georgia. Their pottery has become easily recognizable. What fills the showroom shelves represents hours of intensive, usually muddy, work with the pottery wheels, mixing glazes for just the right color, hot sweltering hours at the kiln and often cold fingers from cooling and washing of the raku pots. |
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Veronica & David Bennett Our work explores the interplay between our contemporary glass designs and found objects--ancient and modern; between our unconscious connections awakened in memories and our conscious attraction to color, line, and movement; between the emotionally discarded and forgotten and the reawakening of the potential of seeing like children again. |
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Olivia Camden-Mackie |
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Daniel & Robin Cater |
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Ginnie Conaway My inspiration comes from natural images, often from my own gardens, and watercolor brings them to life. Teaching at Sawtooth School of Visual Art and Forsyth Tech CC allows me to share the excitement and mysteries of watercolor." |
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Erik Dahlager |
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Jill Davis & Sheri West Symanski Fine art photographic prints and notecards, featuring the beauty of the state of North Carolina.
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Diane Demers-Smith Clay is the three dimensional canvas that allows me to see, touch and utilize surfaces intimately. By using color, texture and shape, my intention to marry art and utility is realized |
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Frances Crabill Denton Ever since I learned to see, I have wanted to share the sights with other people. I paint so I can frame and "give away" the things I see. My website is |
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Pete Driscoll Pete Driscoll's art is the original American Art of Scrimshaw, i.e., hand engraving originals on antique ivory. It features incredible detailing unattainable in any other art form, and Pete is the only full time professional artist working in this medium in the mid-Atalantic region. |
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Paula Fitzpatrick |
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Johnston & Gentithes Johnston and Gentithes Art Pottery is a combination of traditional and contemporary pottery and sculpture. The range is from wood-fired, salt glazed pottery made from local clay to quixotic sculptures handbuilt from English porcelain. |
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Garnet Goldman
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Naomi Greenberg Naomi Greenberg, born and raised in Israel, came to reside in Winston Salem in the fall of 1999. She graduated from the North Carolina School of the Arts, with a BFA in modern Dance in 2003. Since young childhood, she has always been engaged in creating art, visual and dance. As an adult she devotes herself to art as a life path, a vocation, and a spiritual calling. "My artwork is inspired mainly by my inner world: experiences, thoughts, feelings, and spiritual learning." |
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Martha Claire Henzler In the late eighties, I walked into a store to buy buttons. A quilt shop nearby piqued my curiosity and making quilts has become my passion. Like most quilters, this art form is not a hobby, but an addiction. I have studied with local and national teachers, and explored the traditional, contemporary and innovative methods to create a quilt, whether it be for a bed, wall or table. Since retirement I have more time to explore this art and create a piece with fervor for the future owner of my work . This may be a grandchild, nephew, friend or strange
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Frank Holder My work is a exlporation of the organic world and the motion within.
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Albert "J.J." Jackson www.artistjackson.blogspot.com As a black artist I strive to represent the black culture in a positive and meaningfull way. My art depicts my life and the lives of those around me. It is the story of the people I know and love. |
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Jennie Lorette Keatts Turning Mud Into Gemstones |
| David Kessler | |
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Alan Leland |
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David & Emily Sarah Lineback David Lineback and daughter, Emily-Sarah Lineback. My father (David) and I make handmade, old-fashioned rugs using my grandmother's loom from the early 1900s. When my dad was a little boy, he'd help her craft "rag rugs." He and I are proud to continue this tradition using a variety of materials to create one-of-a-kind textile art that's functional, beautiful, and long-lasting. |
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Marcia McDade McCann I enjoy exploring new techniques in drawing and printmaking to maintain a unique style. My desire is to reconstruct a place from memory and create a sense of calm simplicity. Color composition and form are my most important tools. I love to loose myself in the journey to the surface |
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Christine McCormick I believe that the opportunity to incorporate the traditional genre of fine art with techniques found at the frontier of new technology, enables me to present images and objects in ways never before imagined. I offer my vision and interpretation in creating art that excites emotion and engages a profound connection with others. |
| Bernd G Mergener | |
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Carolyn Owen Every piece of metal I use had a life - a function or purpose - before I acquired it. By incorporating it into my sculpture, the metal acquires a new life. And finally, whoever purchases my art gives the metal another life. Owen's sculpture reflects a lifetime spent outdoors studying, investigating, experimenting and loving nature. She describes her work as found object art, using mostly mild steel, copper and a few non-metal objects, such as glass, mirrors and rocks. |
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Gaff & Martha Pearce Making pottery allows Gaff and me to do the two things our mommas told us we couldn't do as children: play in the mud and play with fire. Seriously, making pottery brings us great joy and satisfaction knowing that our work becomes a part of others' homes and lives |
| Greg Pfaff | |
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Krishna Priya Henna painting is a natural, painless and temporary body art.It is very good for skin. It is said in India that henna tattoos are very auspicious and bring all good fortunes in life. |
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Kathleen Ramich www.ramichdesigns.com
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Susannah Ravenswing I delight in creating jewelry that is intimate and evocative, drawing inspiration from the Nature and the mythology and spiritual traditions of the world. My one-of-a-kind creations incorporate silver, gold, fossils and gemstones and are created with careful attention to craftsmanship and wearability. |
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Tad Rosier As a self taught artist, each painting is a "learning adventure"; I learn something new with each stroke, with each mix of color. I primarily paint in an "impressionist realism" style. I strive to capture what’s in front of me but with an unrestrained choice of color and stroke. |
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Laurie Russell As an artist, I always try to capture the personality of the subject I'm painting. I have a deep regard for all animals. I love the use of bright colors to try to convey a certain spirit of the subject and fun in all of my paintings. |
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Vicky Schober VICKI SCHOBER- The journey of my painting started with color and form and progressed to include emotion so that every piece I conceive begins with the passion and resolves itself in the paint. My figurative art evokes feelings and begs for the narrative of its conception in order to capture a single moment. When there is little time for a whole canvas, I enjoy painting on leather handbags, sometimes creating an original design; other times, homage to one of my favorite artists fills the space. |
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Cathy Shelor Creativity has always been an important part of my life, ever since graduating from the N.C. School of the Arts. While working in the travel industry, I was able to spend time in the American West, with its dynamic rock formations, and the Caribbean, which has such vibrant blue-green colors. Both aspects of nature influenced me to blend layers of color with hand-carved patterns in my pottery, to make it decorative as well as functional. |
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Artist: Mike Shinn I constantly strive to combine old and new materials that present the appearance of a work that is generations old, culminating in a work of beauty and function that is both pleasing to the eye and the touch. |
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J. Sinclair Growing up in the South has left a strong mark, which continues to manifest itself in his photography. His desire is to convey the sense of wonderment that comes from the grand vistas of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the small details of our rural tobacco farms and mill towns and the people that inhabit them. |
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Jen Swearington I create fresh, versatile silk clothing and accessories that show off the wearer, not obscure her. Beginning with undyed silk on the bolt, I make and dye each piece individually using Japanese shibori, printed drawings from my sketchbook pages, and rust from old metal objects. Each hand-washable piece is signed rather than labeled, as it was made by an artist, not a factory |
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Susan Szesze |
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Renza Wallace South American artist Renza Wallace brings native Peruvian textiles to life combining the finest raw materials with designs inspired by Pre-Columbian art. This unique collection includes jackets, vests, bags, scarves, hats and more. |
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Sarah Watts Carolina's countryside and coast furnish a prime inspiration for my paintings. Their lush waterways and skies invite me to share my vision of them through paintings. The pure space, punctuated by dramatic and seemingly timeless land forms and rivers, is extraordinary. The clarity of the colors of earth, plants, water, and indeed, of the very air, together with the soft palette makes for a special universe of light |
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Carole Wells Nature influences much of my work. My hope is to remind people to help preserve our fragile earth. |
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Rand Williard |