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Mary Jo Weiss / Josepha Fine Art Jewelry “I enjoy the process, the way a piece evolves and takes on a life of its own. To start with materials and a concept and see where it takes me, being spontaneous, always learning and exploring in the process. In the end, I hope to create a […]
Sara Krempel For over 45 years, Sara has been working in non-ferrous metals. Her fascination with metal working continues because the number of techniques and the combinations of techniques for working with metal is an endless exploration. Sara Krempel is professor emeritus at Central Oregon Community College where she taught jewelry/metalwork, ceramics and three-dimensional basic
Sue Dougherty / Offleash Photography “Photography is my zen, my time to immerse myself in the present and represent what I see, feel and understand .“ -Sue Dougherty My love of photography started in my 20’s and has continued throughout the years since. Photography has truly changed the way I see the world. Noticing details
Lise Hoffman-McCabe Lise has had art in her life since childhood. In 2005 she took a watercolor class which led her down the path she is currently on. Plein air painting has most recently been her focus and her sense of light and color are beautifully exhibited in her pastels. Lise’s style and technique are
Rita Dunlavy Rita’s fascination with mosaics came from a need to provide decorative pots for plants sold in her specimen plant nursery in the early 1990’s. Her work has moved through many phases enveloping decorative interior design using ceramic and porcelain tiles to garden furniture and traditional three dimensional sculptures. Her introduction and interest in
Anne von Heideken As a child, Anne loved to collect rocks and today she finds herself collecting the treasures to create “wearable art.” Drawn to jewelry making after a trip to the Southwest, Anne became inspired by the Native American women of the Pueblos who work primarily in turquoise, shell, coral and hand carved fetishes.
Joren Traveller Joren attended art classes at Otis Art Institute before graduating from Cal Poly with a degree in Microbiology and Animal Science. Joren is an accomplished equestrian and has competed in Hunters, Jumpers, Dressage and Three-Day Eventing at the top levels, and is still enjoys being involved as a mentor to several professional riders.
Gwinup & Woodman / Blue Spruce Pottery Michael and Michele Gwinup’s journey with clay started while attending Western Oregon University in 1974. Michael was an art major and began taking pottery classes., Michele soon joined him. They both loved working in clay and soon were making pots and building and firing kilns. After graduation in
Jeff & Heather Thompson Glassblowing husband and wife team Jeff & Heather Thompson have been creating sculpture in glass for over 18 years. Their style is based in the traditional Italian method which utilizes a steel pipe to gather liquid hot glass from a crucible furnace. The results are pure magic. Thompson – Blown Glass
Linda Swindle After exploring many different mediums, Linda settled on watercolor and silk painting. Both of these mediums lend themselves well to the spontaneity and freedom that seems to call to her. One of Linda’s goals is to achieve greater freedom of expression and spontaneity by letting intuition have a role in each of her
