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Christina Altfeld

Visual Arts: Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture

I have been a photographer for most of my life and was introduced to printmaking a few years ago. The polymer etchings seem to be a natural extension of my work. Printmaking gives me the opportunity to expand my initial impression of an image. Printmaking reminds me of my days printing in the darkroom. There is a similar feeling of anticipation and excitement when you pull out a photo that has completely developed in the tray to when you pull back the blankets and see your first print on the etching press. Member of Los Angeles Printmaker's Society Santa Barbara Printmakers Inkspots of Buenaventura Nature Printing Society

Elizabeth Butterfield

Crafts: Ceramics, Other; Music: Instrumental; Visual Arts: Painting, Sculpture

I have always been interested in some medium of art expression. My current venue includes torn paper art, clay sculpture and floral design. The last is my day employment the others are my night rendezvous. Most start without a pattern. The process is the most challenging but rewarding.

Mary Cacciapaglia

Media: Video; Visual Arts: Other, Painting, Photography, Sculpture; alcohol ink painting

Mary Cacciapaglia is a representational and abstract painter, photographer, sculptor and videographer who strives to find and see what many may miss in everyday life and express what she finds in her art. Please visit SNG Studio Ventura, California. Gallery ∞ shows art of Mary Cacciapaglia, Steve Neill other local artists. All art here are for your viewing pleasure and available for purchase.

Joe Cardella

Literature: Poetry; Media: Other; Visual Arts: Illustration, Other, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture

Founder, Publisher & Editor of ARTLIFE LIMITED EDITIONS, 1981-2006. Distributed 276 consecutive monthly editions of Original Artworks & Poetry throughout the U.S., Europe & Japan. Personally handled 2.5 MILLION pages throughout every step of this process including personal editions each month. "Monthly from 1981-2006, ARTLIFE is the Longest Continually Published Artists' Periodical of the Twentieth Century." www.art-life.com, ARTLIFE MUSEUM on FB, MrArtlife1 on UTube for many videos & interviews re History, Personal Collection, Archive, Studio Tour & Events. Degree in Design, Experimental Studios & Advertising from Syracuse University. Graduate of U.S. Naval Communications School, Great Lakes, Illinois. Global Communications Specialist 1967. Design, Graphics, Sculpture, Multi-Media, Research & Product Development, Performance & Conceptual Art. Extensive Museum Exhibition experience from coast to coast. Publisher Emeritus, ARTLIFE LIMITED EDITIONS

michele chapin

Visual Arts: Other, Sculpture

About the Artist: Michele Chapin has been a working California artist for the past 30 years, exhibiting and receiving countless awards for her sculptures and contributions to the community where she has lived. She attended the University of California in Santa Cruz studying drawing, printmaking, jewelry, sculpting in bronze, clay and metal, art history and psychology. As a founding member of the Santa Cruz Art Center, she had the opportunity to work with several professional artists working in a variety of mediums, and it was there, she carved her first stone. In 1987, Michele relocated to Ventura and with the purchase of a minimal amount of tools, began teaching herself to carve. Many of her sculptures are created from stones that she has quarried from local deserts in California, as well as purchased from other states and countries. Desert Flower, a sculpture created during this time, was one of the first pieces purchased for the Ventura Municipal Art Collection on permanent display at City Hall. Several of her first major projects, collaborating with Master Gardner Richard Sanders, were creating sculpture gardens for the Ventura County Symphony Design House. Her sculptures included stone benches, and fountains that incorporated carved hydroplaning marble spheres. From these projects she was commissioned to create and install a monumental granite sphere fountain by U.S. Sales Corporation in Moorpark, California. These fountains were the first of their kind to be created in the United States. In 2009, Mayor Christy Weir awarded her with the Mayor’s Arts award for her achievements and contributions. In 2011 she received an Art Star Award from the Ventura County Arts Council for her achievements as a sculptor, and outreach in the community. In July 2010 she was featured with a 3-month solo exhibition, at the grand reopening of the Ventura County Museum. The Museum showcased 14 of her stone sculptures, with major works on loan from several private collections. In 2011 her sculpture Divine Balance was purchased by the Ventura County Museum for their permanent collection. In 2013 Michele collaborated with artist Susan Petty producing a 3-month exhibit “Old Hands New Works” where she exhibited a time capsule of sculptures including her first carving to present day. In April 2014 Michele had a Solo Exhibition - “Chasing Beauty” at Minan Gallery in Los Angeles of new works. This year’s body of sculptures are created from the inspiration of images captured daily with an Iphone 5 camera. At present, Michele works as a community arts activist, teacher and stone sculptor creating public and private commissions. Her studio and gallery are open during First Fridays Ventura and Westside Ventura Artwalks when she and partner, Guy Wilson, host monthly free community exhibitions showcasing Michele’s sculptures and several artists and musicians of all ages. As a community arts activist, one of her goals is to bring art to the people and people to the art, by putting art back into the community through classes and exhibitions in her open air Stoneworks Studio, and garden.

BiJian Fan

Visual Arts: Sculpture

BiJian Fan was born in Beijing, China, where he learned paper art from his grandmother. Today, BiJian resides in Camarillo, California, still creates cutting-edge paper sculpture to carry on the tradition, but his media have expanded to metal, polymer, and other materials. BiJian is a multi-cultural and inter-disciplinary breed. He studied in China, Japan, and the USA, earned his BS and MS in Mathematics, and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering. Upon accomplishing a scientific career, BiJian moved on to visual art. He combines science and art, explores aesthetic and physical properties of various materials, integrates his spatial and temporal sense in sculpting, transforms 2D static material into 3D kinetic sculptures. His transformation represents an evolution in space and time. Through visual art, BiJian found his voice. BiJian has exhibited internationally and earned numerous recognitions. He exhibited in his home town for Beijing Olympics. His artwork is featured in McDonald's advertisement, Los Angeles Dodgers' event, Yahoo! Noticia, and other online media in more than 20 countries. BiJian's local recognition includes artist spotlight of Focus on the Masters, featured artist of 2009 Ventura Artwalk and 2012 Moorpark Arts Festival.

Sarah Flesher

Visual Arts: Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture; Papier Mache

Sarah is originally from West Los Angeles, settling in Ventura some 20 years ago. Sarah is an “Outsider” artist, heavily influenced by primitive Mexican folk art, color, and whimsy. She has won several awards from Ventura College, including the Bernard Dietz award of Excellence. She regularly shows at Stoneworks Studios, C & C Gallery, and her work has also been shown at Bell Arts Factory, Tool Room Galley, Vita Arts Center, The WAV, and Pride Ventura, as well as the Ojai Valley Arts Center and Gallery 525 in Ojai. Her work has also been shown at Tech Studios and Beyond Baroque Gallery in Venice, Ca. Some of her pieces are in the permanent collection of John and Sylvia White, Stoneworks Studios, and the Haberfelde Collection in Pasadena, Ca.

Yvette Franco

Visual Arts: Illustration, Painting, Sculpture

I am a mixed media artist from Ventura, California. After years of trying different mediums, I am the most creative using a variety of material in my process. I use acrylics, watercolors, papers, inks, charcoals, pastels, small hardware, wood, glass and pretty much anything else I find interesting! I typically do not create a piece of art about one specific subject. The materials in front of me often inspire my subject matter. Other times I am influenced by nature, animals, music, movies, people or just everyday life. Much of my work is abstract, colorful and tends to range from a simple watercolor to a more complex mixed media piece. My love of art started at a very young age. I can't remember a time that I wasn't doing something creative, but in a very private way. My art was something I shared with only a few family members and friends. In 2007, I first showed my work in public. That year I won the Ventura College Award of Excellence, first place, in the mixed media category. It was the first time that I showed in a juried exhibition! In 2011, I won first place in a show at the Atrium Gallery for a mixed media piece entitled “Bound by Fear.” In addition, I have shown my work at events in conjunction with the Museum of Ventura County, Red Brick Gallery, Stoneworks Gallery and Ventura Artists Union. I have participated in several street fairs like Art Walk and Paint Ventura. In January 2015, I started an art blog: ymf13.tumblr.com. I've challenged myself to create art every single day for a year: “365 Days Project.”

MB Hanrahan

Visual Arts: Painting, Sculpture

I consider myself a pop artist. My paintings and sculptures usually contain popular cultural references — present and past. My ideas are the best art I make — I work in whatever medium is best suited to realize an idea. My finest creations are the products of collaborations. I paint murals for my community, or with my community. A significant portion of my mural work has involved youth, from elementary to college level, in both the design and painting of the mural. I often use collage in making art — creating visual “mash-ups,” pairing or combining an image from one source with an idea or text from another source. The “Holidaze in MBUniverse,” 1996 to the present, are a limited edition photograph series, based on conceptual variations of American holiday cards. Otherwise, my photos tend to be banal observations of my interesting and often hilarious neighborhood, Ventura Avenue in Ventura, CA. I live Art. It is all about Seeing, Listening, Honesty, Serving, and having a good sense of humor. You have an Idea? Let’s talk about making it happen.

Pete Ippel

Crafts: Fiber Art; Dance: Other; Folk Art: Other; Media: Audio, Other, Video; Visual Arts: Other, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture

I make art and share ideas by taking the question marks in my life and bending them into exclamation points. I employ an iterative process honed by experience in research, athletics, and art to present complex ideas in compelling ways.For over a decade I have explored and combined traditional art materials with digital techniques demonstrating creative fluency. By moving with ease and grace through a variety of media, I focus on communicating ideas and I gain knowledge in the process.I work intuitively and iteratively when creating art and often apply scientific methodology to my art practice with the rigor of a seasoned athlete.By observing human behavior, asking generative questions, and analyzing information, I experience daily how a disciplined process leads to comprehension of complex data and ideas. I use my artistic sensibility to present my findings in unique and compelling ways.I appreciate the interdisciplinary nature of the artist's life. I aspire to travel, to teach, and to create while extending my exhibition record. Being nourished creatively while partaking in a challenging path is a delight, and I particularly relish learning along the way.Art is the most practical, essential, and exciting field of work in the world today, and I look forward to sharing it with you.PETE IPPELBorn: 1979, Oak Park, ILLives and works in Ventura, CAemail: pete@hypermodern.netweb: http://peteippel.comblog: http://hypermodern.netEDUCATIONSAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE, 2002-2004M.F.A., New Genres, 2004Critique seminars: Tony Labat, Paul Kos, Tom Marioni, Trisha Donnelly. Coursework: art theory and history, urban studies, digital interventionCORNELL UNIVERSITY, 1997-2002B.F.A., Combined Media (Photography / Digital Art)Advisor: Marcia LyonsCoursework: Media Arts, Art History, digital music, themed entertainment, architecture, electronic imaging, art practice in traditional media. Thesis exhibition: Priorities: Installation, Audition, and DigitaliaB.A., Psychology (perception, minor concentration: cognitive science)Advisor: Michael SpiveyCoursework: visual, auditory, and tactile perception, computer graphics and animation, visual communication, human computer interaction, sensory systems, independent researchADDITIONAL STUDIESCITY COLLEGE SAN FRANCISCO, 2005-2007Advanced classes in conversational Spanish, culture, and civilizationLANGUAGESNative English, fluent Spanish, basic ItalianSOLO EXHIBITIONSCALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION2013, 50th year Anniversary Celebration, Oxnard, California, USASTONEWORKS STUDIOS, Ventura, California, USA2010, Pete Ippel Art ShowICTHUS GALLERY, San Francisco, California, USA2008, The Fantastic Solution to Global Warming and other ConundrumsICTHUS GALLERY, San Francisco, California, USA2006, Metaphors Be With YouICTHUS GALLERY, San Francisco, California, USA2006, Hypermodern Art ShowEXPERIMENTAL GALLERY, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA2002, Priorities: Installation, Audition, and DigitaliaGROUP EXHIBITIONSWORKING ARTISTS VENTURA, Ventura, California2014, ArtWalk - Art and Play, collaboration with Mobile Arts PlatformSYLVIA WHITE GALLERY, Ventura, California2014, 5x5x5 Performance Art Series Curated by John WhiteSOMARTS CULTURAL CENTER, San Francisco California2014, 100 Performances for the HolePERFORMANCE STUDIES INTERNATIONAL, Stanford University2013, Now Then: Conference 19 – 100 Performances for the Hole, ReduxMUSEUM OF VENTURA COUNTY, Ventura, California2013, Day of the Dead Celebration – Dia de los MuertosSYLVIA WHITE GALLERY, Ventura, California2013, 5x5x5 Performance Art Series Curated by John WhiteVENTURA COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER, Ventura, California2012, The Installation Show – Ventura County Arts CouncilTORRANCE ART MUSEUM, Torrance, California2012, The Subterraneans - The Artists Behind LA's Artist-Run SpacesSYLVIA WHITE GALLERY, Ventura, California2012, 5x5x5 Performance Art Series Curated by John WhitePOINT .B STUDIO, Port Orford, Oregon2011, Art In The Information AgeSOMARTS CULTURAL CENTER, San Francisco California2011, Third Strike: 100 Performances for the HoleTOOL ROOM GALLERY, Ventura, California2011, WAV Artists at the Tool Room at Bell Arts FactorySYLVIA WHITE GALLERY, Ventura, California2011, Be a SaintMUSEUM OF VENTURA COUNTY, Ventura, California2010, Day of the Dead Celebration – Dia de los MuertosVENTURA COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL, Ventura, California2010, Whimsy & DelightSOMARTS CULTURAL CENTER, San Francisco California2010, 100 Performances for the Hole – Take twoART HOUSE CO-OP, Brooklyn, New York2009, The Sketchbook ProjectRADICAL PRACTICES, San Francisco, California2009, The Seduction of Duchamp Live AuctionSHARE FESTIVAL, Turin, Italy2009, Market ForcesGARAGE BIENNALE, San Francisco, California, USA2008, Weather ReconnaissanceGARAGE BIENNALE, San Francisco, California, USA2008, 100 Performances for the HolePACIFIC SCHOOL OF RELIGION, Berkeley, California, USA2005, Art and SpiritualityGARAGE BIENNALE, San Francisco, California, USA2004, Party for BenevolenceANTI – CONTEMPORARY ART FESTIVAL, Kuopio, Finland2004, Yuk Video ScreeningNEW LANGTON ARTS, San Francisco, California, USA2004, The ‘How To’ IntensiveFORT MASON CENTER, San Francisco, California, USA2004, San Francisco Art Institute MFA graduate showPACE DIGITAL GALLERY, New York, NY, 20042004, e Bay--Buy or Sell or BuyYERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS, San Francisco, California, USA2004, PlayshopCELL SPACE, San Francisco, California, USA2003, San Francisco Art Institute Print Show,SAN FRANCISCO BUREAU OF URBAN SECRETS, San Francisco, California, USA2003, Creative CityBOOM TECHNOLOGY FAIR, Cornell University, Ithaca New York, USA2002, Sound Thinking: computer as creative audio toolBOOM TECHNOLOGY FAIR, Cornell University, Ithaca New York, USA2001, Fine Art Applications of 3D InternetTEACHING POSITIONSVENTURA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, Ventura, CaliforniaSubstitute teacher, Fall 2014VITA ART CENTER, Ventura, CaliforniaArt instructor, spring 2012SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE, San Francisco, CaliforniaVisiting faculty, Contemporary Practice: Making and Meaning, fall 2010UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY, Berkeley, CaliforniaAcademic Talent Development Program, summer 2008, 2009MARIN SCHOOL OF ART AND TECHNOLOGY, Novato, CaliforniaArt instructor, fall 2004SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE, San Francisco, CaliforniaNASA Space Practicum teaching assistant, spring 2004Video Editing teaching assistant, spring 2004CORNELL UNIVERSITY, Ithaca, New YorkCornell Adult University, instructor, website design, summer 2002PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIESWORKING ARTISTS VENTURA ARTIST COUNCILChair, 2014COLLEGE ART ASSOCIATION (CAA)Member 2009-presentAMERICAN INSTITUTE of GRAPHIC ARTS (AIGA)Member 2012-presentFIRST FRIDAYS VENTURARepresentative, Working Artists Ventura 2010-presentLEONARDO JOURNALLeonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous 2008-2010Manuscript Intern 2004-2005SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTEBoard of Trustees 2003-2004Artech 2003-2004Graduate Council 2002-2003PUBLICATIONSShare Festival. Market Forces. Exhibition catalog, Turin, 2009.Ippel, Peter. “In the Tradition of Apprentice and Master.” Proceedings of The Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences, ISSN #: 1539-7300, pages 1094-1100. 2005.Pace Digital Gallery. e Bay - Buy or Sell or Buy. Exhibition catalog, New York, 2004.San Francisco Art Institute. Masters of Fine Arts Exhibition. Exhibition catalog, San Francisco, 2004.LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONSBRAIN INJURY CENTER OF VENTURA COUNTYThe Art Of Recovery, 2014CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITIONThe Art Of Recovery, 2013PETE IPPEL ART STUDIOHow to Maintain Boundaries, Artistic and Otherwise 2013LIBRE GRAPHICS MEETINGTransitional Work Flow For Artists Making The Libre Graphics Leap, 2012LINUXWOCHEN Osterreich-TourPanelist Talk on Art, Free Culture, Open Hardware, and the Politics of Sharing, 2012LINUXWOCHEN Osterreich-TourIntroduction to Qi Hardware Milkymist1 Video Synthesizer, 2012WHAT IS ART? LIVE!Pete Ippel and Allan deSouza interviewed by Tim Sullivan and Chris Corrente, 2011KRON 4, SAN FRANCISCOPete Ippel "Copper Mist" interview by Henry Tenenbaum, 2011LIBRE GRAPHICS MEETINGOpen Mind, Literally: Teaching Free Culture As A Life Goal, Brain Surgery, and a Networked Path to Recovery, 2011S.A.V.E. THIRD THURSDAYOpen Fashion, Fear, Education, and Leverage, September, 2010Maslow's Hierarchy Updated, August, 2010Critical Discourse, Networks, and Hebbian Learning, July, 2010STONE WORKS STUDIOSThe New Folk Tradition: Aesthetic and Community Resonance Between Open Source Graphics and Fiber Arts, 2010LIBRE GRAPHICS MEETINGThe New Folk Tradition: Aesthetic and Community Resonance Between Open Source Graphics and Fiber Arts, 2010CORNELL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIAExhibition Tour, Amish Abstractions: Quilts From the Collection of Faith and Stephen Brown, 2010UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONDigital Photography, compositional guidelines, and critique, 2010A PLACE OF PEACE, Monday Lecture SeriesAsian brush technique, 2010CORNELL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIADigital Photography, compositional guidelines, and critique, 2009HAWAII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOCIAL SCIENCESIn the Tradition of Apprentice and Master, 2005STRETCHER.ORG GREEN ROOM, Mediation on Networks, 2004SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE, Alternative Lecture SeriesPsychology, Cognition and their Relationship to Art, 2004SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE, Alternative Lecture SeriesA General Theory of Love, 2003BITS ON OUR MIND (Boom) Technology Fair, Cornell University,Sound Thinking: computer as creative audio tool, 2002BITS ON OUR MIND (Boom) Technology Fair, Cornell University,Fine Art Applications of 3D Internet, 2001CORNELL ART DEPARTMENT, lecture and tutorial, electronic imaging in art, 2001INDUSTRY EXPERIENCEFABRICATORZ, San Francisco, CaliforniaDeveloper, 2012-presentPETE IPPEL, Ventura, CaliforniaIndependent Creative Contractor, 1999-presentSAN FRANCISCO BALLET, San Francisco, CaliforniaResidence Manager, 2003-2009UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL, San Francisco, CaliforniaAssistant Track and Field / Basketball coach 2005-2009YMCA, PRESIDIO BRANCH, San Francisco, CaliforniaWellness Coach, Group Exercise Instructor, 2005-2007UNIVERSITY PHOTOGRAPHY, Ithaca, New YorkDarkroom Assistant, Photographer, summer 2002SIGNAL INTERACTIVE, Chicago, IllinoisProduction Artist Intern, summer 2000MOTOROLA, INC., Arlington Heights, IllinoisWeb Design Intern, summer 1999PALEONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTION, Ithaca, New YorkAssistant to the Director of Collections, 1997-1999HONORSCITY OF VENTURA, CALIFORNIAMayor's Arts Award - Emerging Artist, 2014WORKING ARTISTS VENTURASelected Artist, 2009SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTEStudent Leadership Award, 2004CORNELL UNIVERSITYDean’s list, spring 2001, spring 2002Edith and Walter King Stone Memorial Prize for Promise in Art, 2001National Dean’s List 1998-2001ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTSVarsity track and field, Cornell University 1997-2001Captain, school record holder, high jump 2.15m (7’ 1/2”) 2001State Games of America Champion, high jump 1999, 2001, 2003BIBLIOGRAPHYLindell, Karen. 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Patty Kennedy

Visual Arts: Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture

Born in Toronto Canada, Patty Kennedy is a graduate of George Brown College of Applied Arts and Technology. She emigrated to LA to work as a sculptor. Early in her career was apprenticed to Nino Russo father of Rene Russo where she learned all aspects of sculpture and casting using the lost wax technique. When she moved North to Ventura this technique was applied to the creation of custom jewelry for many of the prominent jewelry stores in the County. This ability to sculpt in miniature was spotted and recognized by the Goebel Miniature Company in Camarillo and Patty began working through them for the Disney Corporation, Franklin Mint and Danbury Mint, sculpting miniature collectables and her own line of miniature sculptures. After the birth of Patty's son Stephen, she turned to painting as a less time consuming way to continue creating.

Michelle Nosco

Media: Film; Music: Instrumental; Visual Arts: Painting, Sculpture

I'm an artist, Michelle Nosco, in residence at the WAV of Ventura, California. I've shown my artwork (paintings, sculpture, weavings and murals) from childhood. Here's a 3D Virtual WAV Gallery Exhibit of my charcoal figure drawings: http://www.panomatics360.com/virtualtour/michellenosco/ At five I studied art in the Detroit Museum of Art, high school took me to Wayne State University and the Cranbrook School of Art. In college as an undergrad I got a BFA (Bachelor of Fine Art) at the University of Michigan and later a Masters in Directing Theatre, Television and Film at CalARTs (California Institute of the Arts). Entering the work world as an art director, producer and film director for many years I transitioned to become a professional artist -- painting over 100 murals throughout Southern California. In 2007 I founded the Arts For Earth Foundation in California and since then have painted expressionistic and impressionistic works including California landscapes and native wildlife for environmental purposes. In addition, I've been commissioned to paint pet portraits for fundraising to benefit wildlife sanctuaries and wilderness reclamation projects.

Eric Ward

Visual Arts: Other, Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture

Eric D. Ward Painting, Mixed Media, Sculpture, Installation, Performance M.F.A.: (Studio Art) Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, Ca. (2009) M.A. : (Painting) CSUN, Northridge, Ca. (2001) B.A. : (Art): Westmont College, Santa Barbara, Ca. (1999) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My work tends to be confrontational yet inviting. I focus on the juxtaposition of contradictory ideas, materials, styles, treatments, processes, and textures in order to discover a balance between extremes, and it is this clash that I am most interested in. Part of my inspiration is derived from living all of my life near the Southern California coast; living on the edge where the land meets the sea, where the vastness of the ocean is surrounded by the sensory overload of civilization. By using a wide variety of materials and techniques, I seek to convey these extremes (and the tensions among them), to the viewer. I work with various media, styles, and genres that at times overlap within the same piece and/or series of pieces, resulting in what I would refer to as a hybrid. The synthetic as well as natural materials I use are very important to the work. They include wood, rusted metal, sand, sawdust, glass, cement, dirt, stain, gravel, acrylic, resin, nails, nuts and bolts, a variety of pollen and other organic material, and basically anything that is at my disposal. I am also fond of incorporating found objects and icons from various cultures throughout history into my art, sometimes transforming, mutating, and distorting them so that they no longer exist as they did in their original format. This leapfrogging among various media, materials, and styles is due to the joy and challenges I face when experimenting and exploring the extremes, and is what keeps me charged and motivated to keep pursuing the unknown. Ultimately, I strive to convey the contradiction and clash of the natural and the manufactured, giving new meaning to concepts and objects that may no longer be recognizable in their original format. I attempt to blur the boundaries between art and life, reality and fantasy - to expose and examine the gray area among them. I hope to share these sensations of living on the edge, and the bombardment of sensory overload that often characterizes contemporary life. In the end, my intentions are to raise questions and invite various interpretations while sifting through the quagmire I deal with to get from point A to point B during the journey of life, allowing the viewers to form their own opinions as to the meaning of it all.

Jim Wright

Crafts: Glass; Visual Arts: Sculpture

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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