11 Jul

Posted at 21:24h in

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Donald Markham Russiaville, IN [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""]Artist Statement: I look for local and exotic hardwood that has character, unusual grain patterns and color variation and assemble multiple wood species together to create unique functional artwork to be used everyday.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][social_icons type="square_social" icon="fa-facebook"...

11 Jul

Posted at 21:10h in

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] John Lipe Carbondale, IL [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""]BIO: Each of my pieces begins with a tree in the forests of Southern Illinois.  This tree is harvested by a small, local sawyer who mills it into lumber, which is then sold to an...

11 Jul

Posted at 21:01h in

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Ronald Vieceli Carbondale, IL [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""] Artist Website: www.studiovieceli.com [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""]BIO: Ronald Vieceli has been working with salvaged steel and local hardwoods in southern Illinois for several years. He is fascinated with the shapes and textures to be found in the discarded...

11 Jul

Posted at 20:44h in

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Mike Lawson Chillicothe, IL [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""]Artist Statement: My passion is unlocking the beauty in local wood, sourced through friends and neighbors. I try to enhance the wood's natural beauty.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="100px"][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

11 Jul

Posted at 20:33h in

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Larry Shafer Lawton, OK [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""]Artist Statement: I am a woodturner that combines exotic and domestic wood to create beautiful segmented grecian vessels, bowls and symmetric structures that can be displayed anywhere art can be loved and appreciated.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="100px"][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

11 Jul

Posted at 20:27h in

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Matt Faupel St. Louis, MO [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""] Artist Website: www.missourinatureart.com [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""]BIO: For years, I've been slowly training my mind to be able to select the best pieces of wood for the best purpose, almost as if the wood is telling what...

11 Jul

Posted at 00:58h in

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Dave Patton Villa Ridge, MO [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""]Artist Statement: I make welded metal sculptures. I use repurposed metal materials. I like to use existing shapes to combine and make my work.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][social_icons type="square_social" icon="fa-facebook" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-2x" link="https://www.facebook.com/brnagncreations" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" icon_hover_color="#fed302" background_color="#3e68c1" background_hover_color="#3e68c1"][vc_empty_space...

11 Jul

Posted at 00:56h in

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Doug Adams Fairfield, IA [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""] Artist Website: twistedtreegallery.com [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""]Artist Statement: Hand twisted aluminum & copper wire, mounted alone or on slate or on wood. Cherry burl, Spalted, 50 other species. Mostly Japanese tools.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="100px"][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

11 Jul

Posted at 00:45h in

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Sean Corner Wichita, KS [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""] Artist Website: seancorner.com [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""]Artist Statement: Hand-built figurative earthenware clay with airbrushed underglazes and Mason stains fired to cone 02.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="100px"][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

11 Jul

Posted at 00:06h in

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Luwanika Mlera Lake St Louis, MO [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""]BIO: I sculpt stone to extract your right brain emotions. I am Luwanika Mlera, a self-taught stone sculptor based in Lake St Louis, MO. My sculptures are hand-carved from various serpentines although I can use...