Kansas City 2014
March 19-23, 2014
Virginia Beach 2014
October 1-5, 2014
Portland 2013 Registration is NOW OPEN
To begin registration for the Portland 2013 retreat: click on the class that you're interested in and it will take you to the class description--scroll to the bottom and, if there's still space, it will say "Register for this class"--click on the link and it will put it in your shopping cart. Repeat the process until you have chosen all your classes and are ready to 'check out'. If a class is full, it will indicate that at the bottom of the description page, and it will not let you choose it.
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Ruth Rae & Kristen Robinson
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Jamie Fingal & Leslie Jenison
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Gina Armfield
website - www.ginarossiarmfield.com and artblog
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Doris Arndt
Known for her whimsical style, Doris Arndt has shared her love of books and other media throughout the country, teaching workshops for over 15 years. Her non-traditional approach and innovative bindings have earned her loyal student followings. Her work has been seen in the Studio, Somerset Studio, The Rubber Stamper, Rubberstampmadness and in several books as well as on the Carol Duvall show and at shows nationwide. She attended the University of Louisville and has been a freelance artist for over 30 years. She shares her home with her patient husband, three cats and a dog. Life is good.
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Serena Barton
Serena loves to provide an atmosphere where you can discover or rekindle your creative abilities. She provide lots of individual attention and feedback as desired. Her goal is to help you learn, experiment, and have fun!
Feel free to contact her with any questions at seredot@msn.com.
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Susan Bates-Bezek
Susan is best described as a well established artist whose interests cut across many creative areas. Her passion, however, is Fabric Art. “Fabric Art offers an almost unlimited opportunity for creative expression. Also, it’s a lot of fun!”. Susan has developed her talents over many years, including teaching at the Adult Education Program for Santa Barbara City College, as a credentialed instructor. She has been teaching arts for the better part of 25 years, including featured classes at Peacemaker’s, Costa Mesa, California. She has been featured in Art Doll Quarterly and has appeared as a guest artist on the Carol Duvall Christmas Special. For her, the draw to teaching is sharing her Fabric Art techniques with her students. “I enjoy teaching because I love to share ideas with my students. We all learn together and the network we form to share future ideas is probably one of the most satisfying parts of teaching”. Susan’s classes are considered fun, because they are always tailored to the skill level of each student class. As students continue through the classes, they learn more and more advanced techniques. They also begin to develop their own styles. “Art is fun, but it is also a very rewarding outlet when you just feel that need to express yourself.” Susan Lives in Santa Barbara, with her husband and a small zoo. Join Susan in one of her classes.
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Jill Berry
Jill is a mixed-media artist in the Rocky Mountains who makes lots of books, paintings and other story-telling structures. After graduating with a degree in Design, she spent a year of graduate studies in Italy, where she learned to see a bigger picture of both art and the world in general. She focuses her work on text, color and social issues, and it often involves maps, symbols, houses, housewives, and the mystique of charisma, and you can see it in Somerset Studio, Letter Arts Review and Cloth, Paper Scissors, Art Journaling magazine. Drawing Lab (by Carla Sonheim) , Interactive Art Workshop: Set Your Mixed Media in Motion (Kim Rae Nugent) The Elemental Journal (Tammy Kushnir) and four other upcoming publications by Quarry and North Light Books. Her first book: "Personal Geographies: Explorations in Mixed-Media Mapmaking" was released November 2011.
email: jill@jillberrydesign.com
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Tory Brokenshire
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Clarissa Callesen
Clarissa Callesen is a former Rodeo Princess that left behind her cowboy boots and tiara for the wild adventure of life as an artist. She has been fortunate enough to work all of her adult life as a self employed artist, exploring many different artistic roles including tattoo artist, gallery owner, production potter, and currently assemblage artist and teacher She exhibits throughout the Pacific Northwest at art festivals and selective galleries. She has been published in Linda and Opie O’Brien’s book, Who’s Your DADA? Written a feature article for Art Doll Quarterly, and has been published multiple times in Somerset Studio. For more information, check out her blog at http://clarissacallesen.blogspot.com/
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Ruth Chandler
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Jen Crossley
Jen is a self taught mixed media artist from Australia.
I have been teaching for many years throughout Australia and also in the united states and I have been published in several US Magazines, which include Somerset Studio, and Belle Armoire Jewelry.
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Jen Cushman
Jen Cushman is a natural storyteller who found mixed media art a decade ago and never looked back. She is drawn to the imperfect, the funky, the quirky, the artsy and the authentic: be it people or objects or art. She’s the author of Making Metal Jewelry; How to Stamp, Forge, Fold and Form Metal Jewelry Designs (North Light 2013) and Explore. Create, Resinate: Mixed Media Techniques Using ICE Resin. Jen writes a business advice column for Belle Armoire Jewelry and a mixed-media jewelry column for Cloth, Paper, Scissors magazines. An enthusiastic and supportive instructor, Jen teaches more than techniques. She encourages others to explore their authentic, creative process to create art that is real and personally meaningful.
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Jane Davies
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Ingrid Dijkers
Ingrid has developed a unique and sometimes quirky and playful form of journaling that is uniquely her own. Her award winning Journals have been shown in Galleries throughout the country and her work is held in private collections around the world. Ingrid's wearable collage was shown in Belle Armoire Jewelry and the premiere issue of Jewelry Affaire. Her journal work has been featured in several issues of "Art Journaling" and “Somerset Studios” published by Stampington. Her work is also in the book "1,000 Artist Journals Pages" by Dawn DeVries Sokol. She has taught classes at “JournalFest” in Washington for 2 consecutive years, “Ginny's Small Studio Productions” in Ohio, ”CHA” demo and Workshop representing Faber-Castell in California, “Whispering Woodlands” Wisconsin and many workshops in the state of Michigan, where she resides.
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Caitlin Dundon
Instructor Caitlin Dundon is a mixed media artist and professional calligrapher with a BFA in graphic design from Syracuse University. She has more than 15 years of experience in painting and calligraphy with her company One Heart Studio. Her work has been featured in national magazines such as Somerset Studio magazine as well as the international calligraphy publication, Letter Arts. She has been an instructor for two years at the Letters of Joy conference and was invited to be a guest artist blogger on Stampington’s Somerset Place.
Handwritten Life: Artful Journeys Using Words
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Sandra Duran Wilson
Sandra Duran Wilson is a studio artist, instructor and co-author of Image Transfer Workshop and recently released Surface Treatment Workshop. Her work is represented in galleries in the US and AU. She has taught at the local college in her home of Santa Fe, NM as well as in her studio, also around the US, France, Italy and Australia.
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Andrew Dyrdahl
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Jamie Fingal
Jamie Fingal is an artist, author, teacher, curator who hails from Orange, California. She is an award winning artist and the author of the book “Embellished Mini Quilts." Her whimsical and abstract work has been juried into International quilt exhibitions, featured in many books and various magazines. and has two instructional DVD's - "The Whimsical House Quilt" and "Rebel Quilting. She has written articles for Quilting Arts Magazine and has been a guest on Quilting Arts TV numerous times. Jamie co-curates art quilt shows as part of "Dinner at Eight Artists". Her work is in private, public, churches, and corporate collections. Jamie believes in giving back and organizes The House Quilt Project, which gives patriotic house quilts to wounded service members. blog http://JamieFingalDesigns.
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Ruth Greening
Having a lifelong love of art, Ruth has a diverse background that includes air-brush, Australian cake decorating, stone sculpture, lapidary arts, and fine wire wrap settings.
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Julie Haymaker Thompson
Julie Haymaker Thompson has worked as a professional artist all her adult life . Graduating with a degree in Illustration from Kendall School of Design she worked 10 years as an in house greeting card designer for Hallmark Cards . After leaving Hallmark Cards she continued her free lance career for 15 years and also went back for more education attending California Collage of the Arts studying Fine Metal Smithing and Ceramics. For many years Julie also featured her work in galleries across the country. The past 10 years of Julie's artistic career has been spent exploring Mixed Media she has been featured in many international publications and has taught at many national events. In 2011 she and her husband opened a creative boutique called Blissbee in Bisbee Arizona, a picturesque copper mining town. The boutique sells mixed media art supplies and artwork . The shop also offers classes and longer workshops in all areas of mixed media . Visit the shops site at blissbee.net. for more details.
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Sondra Holtzman
Sondra Holtzman is a record keeper of an evolving life. A professional artist and founder of The Traveling Studio, her journals, sketchbooks and images reflect memories of travels far away and close to home, reminiscent of a time gone by. She conducts creativity explorations and workshops in watercolor and mixed media, with a special focus on the travel journal and faux mail. Sondra has taught mixed media collage and watercolor for the past seven years at Arts Central Station and Atelier 6000 in Bend, Oregon as well as in private homes and resorts. Her work has been published in 1000 Artist Journal Pages by Dawn DeVries Sokol and Signatures: The Art Journal Collection by Somerset Studio.
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Leslie Jenison
I am a mixed-media artist who works primarily on the quilted surface. Surface design using dye and paint are integral components of my work. Since I enjoy working with unconventional materials, found and upcycled objects are frequently integrated into my constructions. My camera is always in-hand and the images frequently find their way into my work, literally or by way of inspiration. Recent work has explored the combination of paper and cloth. I’m fascinated with street art in the form of graffiti, gritty layers of torn posters and paint, and sprayed stencils. Other pursuits are encaustic and collage on paper and board, reading, gardening, traveling, and I am a pilot. I enjoy writing for several publications.
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Marah Johnson
Marah Johnson grew up all over the United States and Canada never really calling one place home. Her parents were true hippies - living the hippie, bohemian lifestyle. Constantly on the move, She went to well over a dozen schools before she started 7th grade. To put food on the table, her mother used to make art dolls, quilts, and jewelry and sell everything at craft fairs. Most of the family friends were artisans as well, so whether by osmosis, or by her never ending curiosity, Marah learned to bead, sew, paint, carve wood, tool leather, caste molds, card and spin wool, weave, throw clay, paint silk, paint with beeswax, block printing, screen printing, and embroidery…phew...all before the age of 10. Needless to say, art was, and still is, Marah’s coping skill - her drug of choice.
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Carol Jones
I am a self-taught artist and have taken art workshops at the Sitka Center of Art & Ecology; Mendocino Art Center, Newport Paper Arts Festival, together with various workshops from local artists. I have been teaching students how to make a kelp "vessel" for about 3 yrs.
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Erin Keck
An Assemblage Artist residing in Mechanicsburg, Pa., Erin Keck's artwork results from re purposing found discarded objects. She loves to breathe new life into castaways from yesteryear. Erin's artwork is shown and sold in three prestigious art galleries in Pa. The 2nd Floor in Mechanicsburg, Pa, Village Artisans Gallery in Boiling Springs, Pa, and Perry County Council Of The Arts in Newport, Pa. She has been a Featured Artist in two of the galleries with Private Showings. Recently Erin's work has been published in the book, “1000 Steampunk Creations” by Grymm. Seven of her pieces were chosen for this book. She has taught community craft classes on a monthly basis from 2007 – 2010, and has taught classes at the Charmed I'm Sure Studio owned by friend and colleague and fellow Art & Soul instructor, Jean Van Brederode. Erin has lectured at the Central Pa. Bead and Jewelry Society, and has also taught private classes in her home studio. She has attended Art & Soul retreats for the past three years, and values the inspiration and knowledge that she has received from the Art & Soul instructors.You can see more of Erin's artwork at www.EKCreations.etsy.com. (be sure to view her sold items.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTIJ8s-ppB0&sns=em
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Liz Kettle
Liz Kettle is a fabric and mixed media artist with a passion for teaching others the joy of making art and enjoying the creative process. Liz began her explorations in fabric by following a traditional approach to quilting. After filling her tool box with the skills needed for success in the traditional arena she began to delve into the world of art quilting and discovered a world of freedom and fun in mixed media. Liz’s eclectic work is influenced by her beautiful surroundings in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, her love of vintage textiles and history. She incorporates layers and found objects to tell stories of the land and people. When she isn’t creating visual art, Liz writes about creativity and the creative process. Her articles appeared regularly in Quilter’s Home Magazine. Liz is co-author of Fabric Embellishing: The Basics and Beyond and Threads: The Basics and Beyond. Liz lives in Colorado with her very supportive husband and is the mother of three amazing sons who are just beginning their own journeys. lizkettle@gmail.com
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Cindy Kovack
Cindy is a mixed media artist residing in Columbus, Ohio. She’s had a passion to create from childhood. Coming from a large, economically challenged household, she lacked funds for her creative projects. She’d hike to the local dump and salvage reclaimed parts and pieces for her art. She’s a self taught artist who learned to paint with house paint and model airplane brushes. She has since fused her love of paint, collage and recycling into a way of life. Shortly after her late husband’s death, she found she was able to channel her grief into her art. To this day she uses her creativity as a form of meditation. Cindy is a published artist who has taught painting, drawing and varied mixed media techniques throughout her career at seminars, educational facilities, museums, shops and retreats.
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Mindy Lacefield
Mindy Lacefield is a mixed media artist who draws inspiration from the nostalgia of her childhood. Creating from the heart of a 7 year old, rainbow colors find themselves mingling among bursts of neon. Intuitive mark making with oil pastels tell the story of the child that still resides so vividly in the soul. Working quickly, letting go, and allowing spontaneous splashes of color just happen has been her approach to facing the blank canvas. Being in the moment and enjoying the process of painting with no specific plans of the outcome continues to thrive as Mindy's method of creating. Exploring the duality of nature, the dark against the sweet side - evolve and marry together - to awaken the dream-state that resides in layers of the soul.
Mindy is a full time artist living in central Arkansas with her hubby and two pooches. When she’s not in the studio, she loves to watch independent films and is inspired by the movies of Tim Burton, Alfred Hitchcock, and Stanley Kubrick.
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Kari McKnight
Kari McKnight Holbrook (aka The Backporch Artessa,) A 2013 Design Team member for Polyform Products (Sculpey), Kari enjoys teaching workshops at Mixed Media retreats and art stores around the country and abroad. Her expressive art, articles and studio have been featured in Cloth Paper Scissors, Cloth Paper Scissors Studios, Art Journaling by Somerset Studio Magazine, the Stampington’s AJ Art Calendar, and Faber Castells instructional materials. Her own Cloth Paper Scissors workshop video will be released April 2013. She also has her own successful stamp and stencil line. Kari is a devoted instructor and she delights in sharing her love for art with students, watching them bloom in their artistic journeys. Her engaging, popular classes are light hearted and designed with student’s pleasure and success in mind, enthusiastically guiding projects and techniques while allowing for artistic self discovery and individualization. Kari lives with her creative and patient husband Mike. For a view from the back porch please visit http://backporchartessa.blogspot.com.
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Suzanne McNeill
"I believe that art is a journey, not a destination. Taking time to try new concepts keeps me on my creative toes, opening up a world of inspiration where anything is possible. I may have tried techniques or certain colors, but what happens if... this is what I enjoy." Suzanne is often known as “the Trendsetter” of the arts industry. Dedicated to hands-on creativity, she constantly experiments and invents something new and fun. New products, styles, colors and methods are always inspiring fodder. She especially enjoys working in different media and finds that moving from one to another keeps her art creative, fresh and alive. Suzanne has authored over 30 books and has been the creative woman behind Design Originals, a publishing company dedicated to all things fun and creative. Suzanne's award-winning art is known for happy colors, imaginative details, and creative inspiration. Working with her hands and developing innovative concepts is her passion. Through her popular workshops she enjoys sharing with students and artists. Being a guest on ‘The Carol Duvall TV Show’ was enlightening, and she has over 100 youtube demos. Suzanne was voted ‘Designer of the Year’ and received the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ from the CHA. It is her pleasure to share, inspire and encourage you down the creative path.
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Magdalena Muldoon
I was born in Mexico City in 1963. My mom opened her Crafts Business “Mercart” in Mexico City in 1970 so I grew up surrounded by fine crafts. In 1990, Mercart Mexico introduced the metals and tools for traditional metal embossing in Mexico and later in Latin America. I had the opportunity to learn the traditional “Repujado” (metal embossing) techniques from 5 of the best teachers in Mexico. In 2002 I moved to the US with my husband and 3 daughters and brought my mom’s metal embossing part of the business: “Mercart USA”. Since then, I have been teaching all over the US and participating either as exhibitor or teacher in shows like CHA, SDP, Art & Soul, Stampaway USA, Artiscape, Rubber Stamps and Scrapbook Shows, Artist’s retreats, etc. In May 2009 I was invited to teach certification workshops in 4 cities in Japan. I was also part of the jury in Japan’s 1st Metal Embossing Competition. I was asked to participate in a series of demos in Argentina in May 2010. I published the book “Metal Embossing Workshop” in 2006 (Sterling) and I was also part of Page Sage’s “Art Unscripted” DVD hosted by Carol Duval. I have participated in articles in multiple magazines in the US and Mexico. When I’m not teaching or running the business, I enjoy being with my family, going to the movies, reading or just having friends over. Contact: www.mercartusa.com
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Sara Naumann
Mixed-media artist Sara Naumann loves teaching—whether that’s at art retreats, in videos or through articles in magazines like Cloth Paper Scissors or Somerset Studio. “My method is to let students get hands-on experience with techniques, often with Lab Time exercises, then to work on “real” projects once they gain confidence,” she says. “My goal is for students to have fun, feel comfortable and gain experience with new techniques and products,” she says. “I want you to feel you’ve gotten a good value for your time and money!”
Sara has taught paper-based art and craft workshops around the world, from the US to Australia, the UK and South Africa. She’s demonstrated papercrafting techniques on television in the US and UK, and has exhibited her artwork.
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Jacqueline Newbold
Her life journey gives Jacqueline Newbold a never-ending source of inspiration to represent gems of the world in her color-filled paintings. Her watercolor journal has become a visual diary and constant companion everywhere she travels. Using a warm and playful color palette, Jacqueline enjoys capturing a moment in time by painting the dappled sunlight on a field of lavender, or the brilliance of a tropical beach. She introduces color in the shadows and sun-drenched areas, which creates a luminous glow in her paintings. Primarily a watercolor artist, she uses her watercolor journal as a springboard for exploring creative ways to incorporate mixed media into her art and providing the bases for her larger creations.
Jacqueline is a member of the Watercolor Society of Oregon, the Northwest Watercolor Society and the High Desert Art League. She teaches watercolor workshops locally, nationally as well as leading painting workshops in France and Italy. She has several articles published in the mixed-media magazine, Cloth-Paper-Scissors about creating art while on your journey. Jacqueline has partnered with Daniel Smith Art Supplies to create a watercolor traveling kit. Her self-published book, Watercolor Journeys is a helpful guide for beginning to advanced watercolor enthusiasts and her workshop DVD with Interweave has just been released: Art Journals On-The-Go: How to pack, prep, paint, and more.
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Kieu Pham Gray
Kieu Pham Gray has been creating jewelry for almost 20 years. She started from the need to “look the part” while working in retail management for Neiman Marcus. Making jewelry for herself and friends, Kieu’s jewelry line was created. Since then she has sold to over 30 stores in 10 states and participated in numerous juried art shows. Today, Kieu owns and operates Bead Q!, a boutique bead store in the greater Cleveland area. Together with her husband, Andy, they run TheUrbanBeader.com, where they work to provide the industry with specialty goods and tools. In an effort to share her passion and knowledge for the jewelry industry, Kieu teaches a wide range of classes at her stores and throughout the United States. Detailed instruction and personal attention has been the key to success with her students.
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Ruth Rae
You can view her work online at:
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Barbara Rainey
A Northwest teaching artist, Barbara is an Artist in Residence for The Art Center, Umpqua Valley Art Center, Roseburg, Oregon. She also teaches art classes for Women Veterans, adults and classroom teachers. Barbara is also an Education Consultant, specializing in creativity and literacy. She encourages students and teachers to embrace learning through the arts. Her book, Ideas, Images and Icons: Using Creative Journals in the Classroom is used in classes and workshops. Interests in creativity and literacy are blended with a variety of mixed media techniques in Barbara’s handmade artists’ books and journals.
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Jesse Reno
Jesse Reno is a self-taught mixed media painter. He has been drawing since he could hold a pencil, and painting and exhibiting his works since 2000.
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Kristen Robinson
Kristen Robinson is on the artistic journey of her life, one she compares to dancing through the pages of a history book. With a love of all things from the past and the stories locked within them she is drawn to many different forms of art from jewelry and textiles to painting and collage. Kristen is the author of Tales of Adornment – Techniques for Creating Romantic Resin jewelry and is currently penning her second book to be published with North Light Fall 2013.
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Susan Schenk
Collage is a wonderful way to wake up the sleeping artist within. Collages are unique individual expressions, just like the artists are. I am exploring a range of subjects without a political agenda, welcoming the technical challenge of making realistic renderings from recycled materials. I enjoy making something attractive from discards, appropriating images and putting them together in intriguing ways. Like any artist, I am especially thrilled when my work calls to a viewer to come closer and spend some time engaged in the piece. While my pictorial collages are best viewed from a distance, a close up inspection can reveal a very different piece of art.
"My goal as an artist is to let my work bring joy to the viewer."
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Anna Schuler
Anna Schueler is a professional artist and art teacher from Germany.
Website: http://www.annaschueler.de/
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Eva Sherman
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Cathy Taylor
Cathy Taylor is an award winning mixed media artist and popular workshop instructor. Her water media artwork is a celebration of the patterns, textures, and color found in the the natural environment. Cathy is known for her ability to interpret a subject in a variety of styles. From her colorful detailed alphabetical designs including the Florida "Shell-A-Bet", to her whimsical collages and multi-dimensional abstracts, Cathy's work is represented in museums, nature centers and private collections throughout the U.S. and abroad. Some of Cathy's work is licensed for use on clothing, textiles, and gift items. Her work was represented by a licensing agent in New York City who secured rights for a fine art print of a collage which was distributed nationwide. Cathy's collages were juried into the National Collage Society's annual exhibition in 2005 and 2007. Her articles, "Anthologies", "The Nature of Art", and "Creative Spirits" were featured in Cloth, Paper, Scissors art magazine.
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Kate Thompson
Kate's experience as a fiber artist was working with fabric and fiber to create abstract 3-dimensional forms. In 2009 she started painting and hasn't stopped since. Her current work is the combination of the two disciplines. Using watercolors, acrylics, inks and pastels she paints on substrates such as layered vintage linens, fabrics, laces, plaster, paper and wood. The portrait or figure is the focal point and she works at creating images that parallel her spiritual and personal life.
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Lisa Thorpe
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Jill Timm
Jill Timm is a full time book artist focusing on small editions of hand crafted books. She often uses interesting structures and non-typical materials to convey the essence of the place or subject.
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Jean VanBrederode
As an artist, I have found copper and enamels to be the most thrilling media I have ever used, allowing me endless variety in color, form, & texture. To experience the results of combining glass powders on copper or steel and transforming them in a 1500 degree kiln is an incredibly satisfying adventure! No two pieces are ever exactly alike and each creation has a special gleaming personality of its own!
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Adrienne Wannamaker
An artist with passion, and a vision for what works in her industry. A native Oregonian, Wannamaker established BuenaVista – Faux & Décor Painting in 1998 to satisfy her drive to create individualized living spaces utilizing unique combinations of custom colors, diverse textures and interesting surfaces for her clients. She thrived and become noteworthy and successful with her business. The launch of Brush & Trowel is the culmination of decades of professional experience in the field, working with clients and providing outstanding service. Now she can provide a service to her industry and peers in a showroom retail setting and provide outstanding products and resources… “This is the store I wish existed when I got into the business. When the opportunity to launch a retail location materialized, I knew this was the next step in my career.”
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Donna Watson
Donna is an award winning mixed media collage painter who has traveled extensively around the U.S. and Canada as a juror and popular workshop instructor. Her works have been accepted into numerous juried national and international exhibitions and she has received many awards. She has signature memberships in both the American and National Watercolor societies. Her works have been widely published in art magazines like American Artist and The Artist’s Magazine and books including MASTERS COLLAGE: Major Works by Leading Artists, and THE PULSE OF MIXED MEDIA by Seth Apter. Through her love for collage, Donna has been exploring her Japanese heritage. She considers her two trips to Japan as a pilgrimage to search for deeper meaning in her work.
http://donnawatsonart.blogspot.com
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Catherine Zacchino - aka: Junker Jane
My name is Catherine Zacchino, a.k.a. Junker Jane. I am an artist living in Portland Oregon. My art consists of one of a kind soft sculpture art dolls, original paintings as well as other art mediums. I began making dolls 6 years ago. Today my work is featured in various Stampington Co. magazines including 2 covers. I have also been published in an art toy book, Crazy Toys, published by French publishers, Martiniere Group. I show and sell my work through various galleries across the U.S. as well as my own online shop. Many things inspire me to come up with my art doll characters, but my main influence comes from my childhood — images from make-believe stories and books that I read. Nothing compares to childhood experiences, and it is from this that I pull most of my ideas. As a child, I was always fascinated by anything otherworldly and supernatural, along with charming stories, such as Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter. These influences have stood with me into my adult years, and I think this contradiction shows itself in my work, as my dolls seem to hold one foot in innocence and another in the shadows.
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