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Deniz Nicole

Crafts: Glass; Visual Arts: Painting

I paint with fire and glass to recreate the patterns in nature that inspire me.

Helle Scharling-Todd

Crafts: Crafts, Glass, Illustration, Painting, Visual Arts; Visual Arts: Crafts, Glass, Illustration, Painting, Visual Arts

My passion is murals and working with space, using mosaics and glass. I have created over 50 murals in the USA and abroad. Apart from murals I do experimental smaller work, always questioning the image, colors, form and line. Artists are "the image makers and antennas" of society. I was educated in Denmark, Italy, Germany and Mexico. My public art in Ventura: The former Senior Center, Oak and Santa Clara; The Gateways at the Avenue; the Beach Promenade Parking Structure tile mosaics; the Adult Center mosaics; the event center at Ventura College and the Westpark entry sign.

Lois White

Crafts: Ceramics, Crafts, Glass, Jewelry, Music; Music

Lois White, Porcelain Artist, has made Ventura, California her home for over 50 years. Whenever she isn't painting or teaching porcelain art classes, she enjoys time with her family and involvement in church activities. Turning a hobby into a fine business after teaching organ for 25 years, Lois is well known in both music and art fields. Many of her art projects are enjoyed in public venues, including a 14-foot mural of the world in the Santa Paula City Park. Hundreds of homes feature her tile work and several gift shops feature her creations. She teaches several classes each week in her state-of-the-art studio. A member of International Porcelain Artists, World Organization of China Painters, Sea Shore Porcelain Club and Santa Barbara Porcelain Artists, her time is filled with sharing ideas and projects. Many of her designs are reproduced by a large manufacturer of china transfers and have been used by fine chinaware companies. Her artwork has appeared in several international porcelain periodicals and local newspapers. Still very active in her church, her talents bring joy to many who love organ music as well as those who love fine china. A creative mind always has many more projects in the "I'll get to that soon" stage than time permits. Her wish is that her works of art will be treasured and kept as an heirloom for years to come.

Jim Wright

Crafts: Crafts, Glass, Sculpture, Visual Arts; Visual Arts: Crafts, Glass, Sculpture, Visual Arts

I was born in Ventura 1947, raised in Anaheim moved back to Ventura in 1967. My first exposure to arts was at Catacombs Assn. on Ventura Ave. in 1969. In 1970 I moved into the Magic Forest, a hand-made crafts store owned by Val Franco. I started my metal sculpture there. I traveled the coast for a year doing craft fairs in 1974. I was in the first street fair in Ventura on Main Street and have been doing craft shows off and on as time permits. At the begining of this year my wife and I took a stained glass class and then a glass fusion class. We have set a glass studio up in our garage bought a kiln and other equipment, and we are off on a new adventure. Calling ourselves Recycled Iron & Glass, We have done the shows at Green Art People, Ventura Elks, and Stone Works Gallery.

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