Fibre Art and Button Jewelry

From fibre artist to maker of button and knitted wire jewelry:  Liz is not unused to such huge leaps. After moving from her native England, eleven years ago, it seemed like a natural progression. Taking a mundane object, such as a man’s tie and reinventing it as a dainty evening purse is just one example of her creativity. To Liz, fine coloured wire knits into a delicate framework for buttons and beads, while buttons begged to be showcased along side pearls and garnets as bracelets, earrings and pendants.

Candy Glendening

Candied Fabrics

Candy Glendening is addicted to color! She dyes fabric so she can have just the hue & texture she wants, and then uses it to make art quilts and “everyday art”. An avid blogger, she has had several publications in art quilting magazines. These publishing opportunities led to her filming 2 episodes of the PBS show “Quilting Arts TV” in the summer of 2010, and she returns in August 2011 to tape 2 more. To view more of her work, or gain insight into her process and inspiration, please visit her website.

Adele Johnson

Elegant LMB Designs

My motto is “Elegance (with a little fun) is always in style”.
I work mainly with precious and semi precious stones, pearls, sterling silver, gold fill and high quality gold vermeil. I also make a few pieces that are just for fun, which sell for a bit less but are big on style.

Tony Barber

Greenman glass

Kathleen Bryan

Wheel Thrown Ceramics

Helen Carson

Fine Art Photography

Adeola Davies-Aiyeloja

Mixed Media/Wearable Art

Adeola is a mixed media/ wearable-art artist working with various mediums.  A mostly self taught artist, Adeola  continues to expand her artistic endeavors through various workshops with such noted artists as Ron Prokrasso, Lynne Parella, Jesse Reno, Mary Beth Shaw,   Linda O’Brien and Susan Lenart Kazmer.  Adeola’s ability to create joy, love and positive outlook in her painting is credited to her consistent endurance!  “When you take a look at my paintings or wearable-art 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/design to the final stroke, my work prevails in revealing the complex inner spirits within us”.  Her art is private and public collections.

Jeff Denning

Stained Glass

Janet Edwards

Etchings

Janet Edwards 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, a watercolor-like style is often reflected in her work. Many etchings include embossing as part of the design.

Janet is a graduate of the University of Redlands, having earned a B.A. degree in Art Education. She taught public school art before raising a family. A past president of the Redlands Art Association. Janet is currently chair of that organization’s art endowment fund. Her work has been chosen by educational, cultural and civic organizations to honor dignitaries, professors, musicians, ambassadors and politicians.

Janet’s work may be seen, in her home studio in Redlands, at the RAA gallery and at Haven Home Essentials in Redlands, in galleries in Cambria and Mendocino, CA and in Yachats, OR.

Margaret Goodward

Dimensional Collage

Margaret Goodward has a passion for 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 brilliant colors to create layered, dimensional collages that abstractly reference both human and natural growth. The works’ artistic foci are positive-negative space, transparency and an active visual balance. The collages are mounted so they appear to “float” in the frame.  Several recent series are on the themes of, “Burning Bushes”, “Stars” (the kind in the sky) “Fans” and the beginning of a new series of flowing, rhythmic  “Ribbons”. In addition, she will offer the new 2010 Mindful Advent Garland.

Bruce Humpert

Handcrafted Woods

I love adding wood colors and textures together for a striking or contrasting effect. I always keep an eye out for wood that has an interesting color or grain to it. I can find it anywhere! Many people see a piece of firewood where I see a future lid to a box or a bowl or vase. Nothings better than a well finished product, polished to a high gloss. I have been working with wood for almost 50 years.  I’m a perfectionist… it’s not done till it’s done right. The Boxes and Bowls I make have a very unique look and feel. Achieved by attention to detail in grain, texture and color. Having sold over 500 Boxes and Bowls through Art Galleries and Craft shows for the last 10 years, I know my customers appreciate the Quality that goes into every Box or Bowl I make and sign.  Many of my woods come from all over the world… I currently have over 30 species on hand. Many of my beautiful burls come from here in the United States.

Shane M Keena

Sculptural Ceramic Vessels

As an avid scuba diver marine forms are sources of visual and formal inspiration, yet my agenda is not to recreate what already exists in the world but rather to create objects that are chimeras; the result of a blending of ideas begging the question; “is it animal, mineral or vegetable?” I am for my work to come to life within arm’s reach, where eyesight blurs into touch with the objective of creating new, enigmatic and uncategorized art forms.

Cindy Jones Lantier

Cindy’s Blog: “Mixed Grill Favorites”

I make art because I can’t not make art. It’s my way to work and play, simultaneously. And it’s my way to maintain my balance in life. There is a certain timelessness that I experience when I’m creating that encourages me to be present in my life. Making art brings me a joy that nothing else does. Contemporary Mixed-Media is my main mode of artistic expression, although I also write and play with photography.

I do this kind of play-work because I am a dabbler at heart, and mixed-media allows me to experiment with all kinds of tools (papers, paints, stencils, inks, rubber stamps, etc.) in the same piece. Nothing is off limits. If it can be used to make a mark, I use it! I do, however, hope to paint more and collage less in the future and use my own photographs in my work, too.

I am constantly making decisions about where to put a certain element , what color to use next, or what technique will best communicate what I’m feeling. Most of my decisions are made by whim in the early part of a piece, when the most important part is to cover the empty canvas. Later, as I continue to build layers, I start to be concerned about balance and color harmony.

Making art not only brings me joy, but allows me to share that joy with others. The delight I feel when I am creating shows itself in the layers of paint and paper that make up my work. That pleasure is why I create in the first place.

Dan Romero

Hand-made Metal Sculpture

Dan is an artist presently working in metal. His work ranges from public art, kinetic sculptures and garden art, to one-of-a-kind, period correct gates for historic homes.

Many of his sculptures and kinetics are in collector’s homes throughout Southern California, Oregon, Washington and Kansas.  There is a large collection at the Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation in Alta Loma as well.

His gates can be seen in private homes locally as well as the Emporia Arts Community in Ontario.

Linda Silveira

Kiln Formed Glass

Glass fascinates me with its contradictions; its many moods and versatile nature make it an exciting medium to work with. It is so fragile, but so durable, so sharp, but so smooth. It draws the eyes into its center even as it reflects light at its surface. It is colorless, vivid, transparent, opaque. The same piece can couple great visual texture with a captivating sleakness of surface. Glass can be molded by other substances or envelop them seamlessly in its depths.  Especially with dichroic glass, its appearance can be fiery; yet the glass itself is pleasingly cool in the hand, then warms to the touch. A piece of glass can radically change character with alterations in light or the background. The medium itself is so beautiful that it is a joy to work with.

I am trained as a biologist, and this training informs my artwork.  Many of my designs are inspired by the natural world in color or form. In both laboratory science and  in creating art one poses queries, then uses one’s hands and brain to try to answer them.  In addition, glass fusing is an art form in which the piece undergoes much of its development in the kiln, separated from the artist.  My laboratory training has honed my ability to observe and to learn from the outcome of constructing or treating a piece in a particular way.  Thus, although the kiln is still full of surprises, I am better able to get the effects that I want during that mysterious period in the kiln when the magic occurs.

Judith Sparhawk

Fine Art Photography

Redlands photographer Judith Sparhawk is well-known for her beautiful Redlands scenes, her intricate dimensional collages, and her unique close-up photography. She has recently taken her art to new levels, working with photo art techniques to create interesting beautiful special effects. She is especially intrigued by color, line and patterns, which is reflected in her work.

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, and she has had her photographs published in two anthologies and in a calendar.

Sparhawk has published a book of her close-up photographs titled “The Spiral Path: Visions Along the Way”, and a book of her poetry and photographs, “The Captured Heart”.  She is a past President of Redlands Camera Club and Redlands Art Association.  Her work can be seen regularly at Redlands City Hall, Redlands Community Hospital and at Redlands Art Association.

Marijke Terwisscha

Ceramics

Dominique Vialar

Vlad Voytilla

Artisan Keepsake Boxes

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Tony Barber

Greenman glass

Kathleen Bryan

Wheel Thrown Ceramics

Adeola Davies-Aiyeloja

Mixed Media/Wearable Art

Adeola is a mixed media/ wearable-art artist working with various mediums.  A mostly self taught artist, Adeola  continues to expand her artistic endeavors through various workshops with such noted artists as Ron Prokrasso, Lynne Parella, Jesse Reno, Mary Beth Shaw,   Linda O’Brien and Susan Lenart Kazmer.  Adeola’s ability to create joy, love and positive outlook in her painting is credited to her consistent endurance!  “When you take a look at my paintings or wearable-art 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/design to the final stroke, my work prevails in revealing the complex inner spirits within us”.  Her art is private and public collections.

Jeff Denning

Stained Glass

Linda Djokic

Lampwork Glass Beads

Lisa Falgout

Recycled Jewelry Topiary

Margaret Goodward

Dimensional Collage

Margaret Goodward has a passion for 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 brilliant colors to create layered, dimensional collages that abstractly reference both human and natural growth. The works’ artistic foci are positive-negative space, transparency and an active visual balance. The collages are mounted so they appear to “float” in the frame.  Several recent series are on the themes of, “Burning Bushes”, “Stars” (the kind in the sky) “Fans” and the beginning of a new series of flowing, rhythmic  “Ribbons”. In addition, she will offer the new 2010 Mindful Advent Garland.

Bruce Humpert

Handcrafted Woods

I love adding wood colors and textures together for a striking or contrasting effect. I always keep an eye out for wood that has an interesting color or grain to it. I can find it anywhere! Many people see a piece of firewood where I see a future lid to a box or a bowl or vase. Nothings better than a well finished product, polished to a high gloss. I have been working with wood for almost 50 years.  I’m a perfectionist… it’s not done till it’s done right. The Boxes and Bowls I make have a very unique look and feel. Achieved by attention to detail in grain, texture and color. Having sold over 500 Boxes and Bowls through Art Galleries and Craft shows for the last 10 years, I know my customers appreciate the Quality that goes into every Box or Bowl I make and sign.  Many of my woods come from all over the world… I currently have over 30 species on hand. Many of my beautiful burls come from here in the United States.

Shane M Keena

Sculptural Ceramic Vessels

As an avid scuba diver marine forms are sources of visual and formal inspiration, yet my agenda is not to recreate what already exists in the world but rather to create objects that are chimeras; the result of a blending of ideas begging the question; “is it animal, mineral or vegetable?” I am for my work to come to life within arm’s reach, where eyesight blurs into touch with the objective of creating new, enigmatic and uncategorized art forms.

Cindy Jones Lantier

Cindy’s Blog: “Mixed Grill Favorites”

I make art because I can’t not make art. It’s my way to work and play, simultaneously. And it’s my way to maintain my balance in life. There is a certain timelessness that I experience when I’m creating that encourages me to be present in my life. Making art brings me a joy that nothing else does. Contemporary Mixed-Media is my main mode of artistic expression, although I also write and play with photography.

I do this kind of play-work because I am a dabbler at heart, and mixed-media allows me to experiment with all kinds of tools (papers, paints, stencils, inks, rubber stamps, etc.) in the same piece. Nothing is off limits. If it can be used to make a mark, I use it! I do, however, hope to paint more and collage less in the future and use my own photographs in my work, too.

I am constantly making decisions about where to put a certain element , what color to use next, or what technique will best communicate what I’m feeling. Most of my decisions are made by whim in the early part of a piece, when the most important part is to cover the empty canvas. Later, as I continue to build layers, I start to be concerned about balance and color harmony.

Making art not only brings me joy, but allows me to share that joy with others. The delight I feel when I am creating shows itself in the layers of paint and paper that make up my work. That pleasure is why I create in the first place.

Ginger Pena

Varnished Watercolors

Working in watercolor on watercolor canvas, Ginger paints the local landscape ‘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.

Although she has taken several watercolor and art history classes over the years, 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, Edgar Payne, George Innes and the many others whose works awe and inspire her.

Natalie Richards

Arts & Crafts Embroidery

Dan Romero

Hand-made Metal Sculpture

Dan is an artist presently working in metal. His work ranges from public art, kinetic sculptures and garden art, to one-of-a-kind, period correct gates for historic homes.

Many of his sculptures and kinetics are in collector’s homes throughout Southern California, Oregon, Washington and Kansas.  There is a large collection at the Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation in Alta Loma as well.

His gates can be seen in private homes locally as well as the Emporia Arts Community in Ontario.

Linda Silveira

Kiln Formed Glass

Glass fascinates me with its contradictions; its many moods and versatile nature make it an exciting medium to work with. It is so fragile, but so durable, so sharp, but so smooth. It draws the eyes into its center even as it reflects light at its surface. It is colorless, vivid, transparent, opaque. The same piece can couple great visual texture with a captivating sleakness of surface. Glass can be molded by other substances or envelop them seamlessly in its depths.  Especially with dichroic glass, its appearance can be fiery; yet the glass itself is pleasingly cool in the hand, then warms to the touch. A piece of glass can radically change character with alterations in light or the background. The medium itself is so beautiful that it is a joy to work with.

I am trained as a biologist, and this training informs my artwork.  Many of my designs are inspired by the natural world in color or form. In both laboratory science and  in creating art one poses queries, then uses one’s hands and brain to try to answer them.  In addition, glass fusing is an art form in which the piece undergoes much of its development in the kiln, separated from the artist.  My laboratory training has honed my ability to observe and to learn from the outcome of constructing or treating a piece in a particular way.  Thus, although the kiln is still full of surprises, I am better able to get the effects that I want during that mysterious period in the kiln when the magic occurs.

Judith Sparhawk

Fine Art Photography

Redlands photographer Judith Sparhawk is well-known for her beautiful Redlands scenes, her intricate dimensional collages, and her unique close-up photography. She has recently taken her art to new levels, working with photo art techniques to create interesting beautiful special effects. She is especially intrigued by color, line and patterns, which is reflected in her work.

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, and she has had her photographs published in two anthologies and in a calendar.

Sparhawk has published a book of her close-up photographs titled “The Spiral Path: Visions Along the Way”, and a book of her poetry and photographs, “The Captured Heart”.  She is a past President of Redlands Camera Club and Redlands Art Association.  Her work can be seen regularly at Redlands City Hall, Redlands Community Hospital and at Redlands Art Association.

Marijke Terwisscha

Ceramics

Liz Coviello

Fibre Art and Button Jewelry

From fibre artist to maker of button and knitted wire jewelry:  Liz is not unused to such huge leaps. After moving from her native England, eleven years ago, it seemed like a natural progression. Taking a mundane object, such as a man’s tie and reinventing it as a dainty evening purse is just one example of her creativity. To Liz, fine coloured wire knits into a delicate framework for buttons and beads, while buttons begged to be showcased along side pearls and garnets as bracelets, earrings and pendants.

Candy Glendening

Candied Fabrics

I am constantly inspired by the color and patterns I see around me. I find that I MUST be making something, and the media that sings to me is white fabric and dye. I dye fabric and then use this fabric to make art quilts as well as items I call “Everyday Art”: bags to carry your stuff, silk scarves to drape around your neck: these are all opportunities to create an item that brings joy to the senses of sight and touch. The “quArt” (art quilts to hang on the wall) I make 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. I’ve also begun working in 3 dimensions, and have created a series of houses made from art quilts. I blog about my artistic process  here: candiedfabrics.com/journal/

Adele Johnson

Elegant LMB Designs

My motto is “Elegance (with a little fun) is always in style”.
I work mainly with precious and semi precious stones, pearls, sterling silver, gold fill and high quality gold vermeil. I also make a few pieces that are just for fun, which sell for a bit less but are big on style.

Fibre Art and Button Jewelry

From fibre artist to maker of button and knitted wire jewelry:  Liz is not unused to such huge leaps. After moving from her native England, eleven years ago, it seemed like a natural progression. Taking a mundane object, such as a man’s tie and reinventing it as a dainty evening purse is just one example of her creativity. To Liz, fine coloured wire knits into a delicate framework for buttons and beads, while buttons begged to be showcased along side pearls and garnets as bracelets, earrings and pendants.

Candy Glendening

Candied Fabrics

I am constantly inspired by the color and patterns I see around me. I find that I MUST be making something, and the media that sings to me is white fabric and dye. I dye fabric and then use this fabric to make art quilts as well as items I call “Everyday Art”: bags to carry your stuff, silk scarves to drape around your neck: these are all opportunities to create an item that brings joy to the senses of sight and touch. The “quArt” (art quilts to hang on the wall) I make 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. I’ve also begun working in 3 dimensions, and have created a series of houses made from art quilts. I blog about my artistic process  here: candiedfabrics.com/journal/

Adele Johnson

Elegant LMB Designs

My motto is “Elegance (with a little fun) is always in style”.
I work mainly with precious and semi precious stones, pearls, sterling silver, gold fill and high quality gold vermeil. I also make a few pieces that are just for fun, which sell for a bit less but are big on style.

Joyce Maggard

Fine Gourd Art

A child wanders through the field and farm in her hunt for little treasures…a shiny rock, a pretty feather, an unusual seedpod. She considers the beauty and simplicity of natural shape. Perhaps she will just save her discovery or make something interesting with it.

I am that child and she still lives within me. I delight in the concept of creating art from a simple element of nature, the gourd. To weave pine needles and other plant materials onto a gourd gives new dimension to fiber art. The gourd becomes a soft wood when touched with a drill bit or carving bur. It can also become a palette for the wood burner and the paint brush.

Creating with my hands has been a lifelong pursuit. A childhood 4H project taught me to love sewing and quilting. College ceramics course ballooned into a twenty year obsession with wheel thrown pottery. Upon retirement from the professional world, I wondered what artistic avenue I would follow. It was pure serendipity that gourds found me and have been the center of my life for almost five years.

You will always find finished gourd art to admire at my Yucaipa studio. I also offer individual and group workshops.

Leslie Senti

Linda Weinstock

Kiln Glass Art Wear

Linda has been working and designing with glass since 1980. Glass has given her the ability to build windows, make trophies, 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 vintage 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.