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The Marion Arts Festival
welcomes the following fifty artists
to our 2008 event!

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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