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The Marion Arts Festival
welcomes the following fifty artists
to our 2008 event!
(Click on any image to enlarge)
2D
Mixed Media
Gene Brown
Urbandale, IA
Last seen in 2005!
Original prose and illustrations in acrylic, graphite, and collage
on board and paper
Dolan Geiman
Chicago, IL
New!
Contemporary art blending nostalgic imagery with the tactile sensibilities
of folk art and collage
Keith Grace
Rockford, IL
Returning favorite!
Multi-layered, mixed media paintings combining collage, acrylics
and oils on canvas
James Ochs
Iowa City, IA
Returning favorite!
Monotype, acrylic collage, charcoal, and varnishes on prepared rag
paper
Corrine Smith
Rock Island, IL
New!
Combinations of color and texture through the use of acrylic paint
and handmade paper
3D Mixed Media
Pam Dennis
Ogden, IA
Last seen in 2006!
Copper, willow, and pitfire/raku clay forms combined into wall boxes
and sculptures
Gena Ollendieck
Cresco, IA
2007 2nd Place Best in Show!
Found and reclaimed objects used in collage in book or assemblage
form
Anthony Pack
Overland Park, KS
New!
Wood,acrylic paint,recycled matrial and a quirky sense of humor
Ceramics
Debora Anderson
Des Moines, IA
New!
Functional and sculptural ceramic pieces with botanical influences
Nate & Hallie Evans
New Albin, IA
Returning favorite!
Woodfired stoneware made with indigenous materials, fired in a large
anagama kiln
Timothy Langholz
Decorah, IA
Last seen in 2005!
Functional & decorative thrown stoneware, then carved, slip-painted,
glazed
Debra LeAir
St. Paul, MN
New!
Earthenware clay, individually carved; surface is terra sigilatta
and copperwash
George Lowe
Decorah, IA
Returning favorite!
Wheel thrown stoneware altered forms, layered glazes, multiple firings,
gas kiln
Monica Rudquist
Minneapolis, MN
New!
High-fire grolleg porcelain; all pieces are thrown and then altered
Jose Sierra
Tucson, AZ
2007 1st Place Best in Show!
Wheel thrown porcelain pottery with matt glaze and iron engobe
Tony Winchester
Persia, IA
Last seen in 2005!
Fluidity & arrested motion captured through the throwing process
Christopher Wolff
Fort Collins, CO
New!
Hand thrown in one piece, dot texture applied individually, freehand,
raku & horsehair decorated
Digital/Graphics
Joy Wallace
Silver Lake, WI
New!
Archival, limited editions drawn freehand w/Photoshop, color layers
added
Drawing
Jerry Brown
Lees Summit, MO
Returning favorite!
A combination of hard and soft pastels on paper
Fiber
Marilyn Hanson
Story City, IA
New!
Complex twill weaving using flat-oval reed, ash, and maple
Margaret Koop
Excelsior, MN
New!
Felted hand-dyed wool and fabric creating ruffles and texture
Carole Osburn
Des Moines, IA
Returning favorite!
Cast paper sculptures and collages embellished with paint, clay,
metal, wire
Karen Shi
San Jose, CA
New!
Free-hand stitching using single strand silk threads on silk fabric
Char Terbeest Kudla
Baraboo, WI
Last seen in 2006!
Handbags plain-to-fancy; artists' own designs using tapestry fabrics
& vintage trims
Glass
Sheryl Ellinwood
Pella, IA
Returning favorite!
Original designs in glass fired (fused) to 1500 degrees, then mounted
on wood
Alison Fox
Naperville, IL
Returning favorite!
Vintage glass/metal collected and pieced using a copper foil method
Thomas Maras
Maplewood, MN
Returning favorite!
Hand-blown glass with layered base colors and stippled, dot designs
Scott Simmons
Belleville, WI
Last seen in 2004!
Hand-blown glass pieces created offhand at the furnace
Jewelry
Shellie Bender
Lawrence, KS
New!
Fabricated, textured, gold & silver combine with rubber
Michele Friedman
Chicago, IL
New!
Fabricated sterling & 18K bi-metal jewelry set with wool felt
Deanna Hood
Centennial, CO
New!
Hand fabricated silver, lampwork moretti glass & vintage found objects
Joyce Kadrmas
St. Croix Falls, WI
New!
Fine silver inlayed with recycled bird feathers, finished with clear
enamel resin
Roger Mathews
Wichita, KS
New!
Hand-fabricated sterling jewelery pieces emphasizing texture; set
with semi-precious stones
Jay Nielsen
Minneapolis, MN
Returning favorite!
Hand-fabricated high-karat gold, fine/sterling silver, precious/semi-precious
stones
Sue Rosengard
Chicago, IL
Last seen in 2004!
Contemporary sculptural designs in sterling and gold
E. Douglas Wunder
Iowa City, IA
Last seen in 2006!
Cold-connected construction using mixed metal to create a 3-D effect
Metal (non-jewelry)
Dale Merrill
Mount Vernon, IA
Last seen in 2006!
Aluminum, copper, and stainless steel
Painting
Dennis Dykema
Spirit Lake, IA
New!
Oil on canvas, primed paper, or panel paintings of landscape subjects
Brian Jensen
Waconia, MN
New!
Acrylic paint on museum board; handmade hardwood frames made by
the artist
Chris Vance
Bondurant, IA
New!
Acrylic and charcoal on Claybo
Kathleen Willer
Menomonee Falls, WI
New!
Artist draws lefthanded & upside down for desired effect; paint
poured,
applied w/fingers using many layers
Photography
Greg Gawlowski
Santa Fe, NM
New!
Film cameras and slide film to create contemplative travel images
rich in color and texture
Richard Lamartina
Gays Mills, WI
Last seen in 2006!
Limited edition prints from slow speed slide film
George Sanquist
Milwaukee, WI
New!
Silver gelatin photographs; photos shot in situ
Printmaking
David Bigelow
Ozark, MO
Last seen in 2005!
Traditional acid etched metal plates; printed & hand colored
Sculpture
Linda Lewis
West Des Moines, IA
New!
Coilbuilt clay with the inclusion of common objects
Angela Peterson
Franklin, WI
Returning favorite!
Steel, stone, & cast concrete combined through welding, casting,
and forging
Doug Spalding
Royal Oak, MI
New!
Hand-drawn and painted raku fired tiles & slab built illuminated
buildings
Wood
Craig Lossing
Lino Lakes, MN
Last seen in 2003!
Vessels and containers created with domestic and exotic woods
John Schwartzkopf
Cedar Rapids, IA
Returning favorite!
Furniture and sculptures using traditional and contemporary techniques
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