VICTORIA BARD
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"Jewelry as an art form is a great source of creative inspiration to me. Since I graduated from Scripps College in 1967, I have worked as a jeweler in New Zealand, Hawaii, and california. My husband and I are avid surfers; the energy and beauty of nature provide personal joy and artistic direction for my work. My jewelry has been shown in Museums and galleries including the Laguna Beach Museum, the Craft and Folk Art Museum in Los Angeles, and the Following Sea Gallery in Honolulu." More...
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RITA CRANE
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"Seeing through the eye of a camera was my main passion in high school, not surprisingly since my father, Ralph Crane, was a photojournalist for The New York Times and a notable Life Magazine staff photographer for over 30 years. Those teen years behind a single lens reflex and the hours spent in the darkroom experimenting with wet printing techniques for black & white photography taught me skills that now translate naturally into modern photography’s digital technology. More...
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MIRIAM DAVIS
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For ecological reasons (and because it's fun and justifies my incurable collecting instinct) I use discarded materials wherever possible in my painting and sculpture. It's intriguing to see an object abstracted from its intended function, and to use it as an element in a form or as part of a differently intended object. One can see pieces of cardboard shipping containers as walls and roofs; old cancelled stamps as color spots in paintings or on miniature walls; an old stovepipe as the body of a fantastic character. I love the jumps the mind makes to see things differently. I love surprises. More…
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DANA DRIVER
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For the past decade I’ve used beach stones as the foundation for my jewelry. Not any stones, but only ones from a particular beach four hours north of Albion, California where I live. I would sort these by size, color, possibility, then select the best stones to tumble, carve, drill, and inlay with silver or gold. More...
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CLIFF GLOVER
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Cliff Glover has been a full-time potter for 23 years. He sells his work through many venues in Northern California, including the Highlight Gallery in Mendocino and Northcoast Artists Gallery in Fort Bragg. He has been commissioned by both the California Wellness Task Force and the California Center for Public Health Advocacy to produce a series of awards which were given to notable public figures. At San Francisco's Asian Art Museum, his tea bowls are used to serve guests of the Japanese Tea Ceremony. More...
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CHARLOTTE HEALY
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Charlotte obtained an art education degree from the University of Denver and went on to do graduate work at San Francisco State University. She has been working in precious metals ever since, exhibiting in California, Oregon and Washington. She moved to the coastal mountain area of Northern California in 1974. Her experience of living close to nature has remained very important to her. Her contemporary designs have been inspired by our human connectedness to all living things. More...
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MARIKO IRIE
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Mariko Irie, a lifelong painter, was born and raised in Tokyo. She received her BFA at Musashino Art University in Tokyo. Mariko moved to Mendocino in 1982 to pursue her painting. She studied printmaking with Robert Rhoades and American Realism painting with Bill Martin at College of the Redwoods in Fort Bragg.
Mariko has been fascinated by painting watercolors for twenty years. She creates the paintings in a way that retains the distinctive look associated with the medium. Now she is focusing on painting in Water-mixable Oil. She is really enjoying painting in this rich and vivid color medium as well as watercolor. Her paintings are rich in the traditional style and have a contemporary feel. More... |
ERIKA ISLAND
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"My love of glass work began in the Pacific Northwest during the mid ‘90’s. Over the past two decades I have found glass to be a voice for my ideas as well as my personal story. Homestead Glassworks began as an idea to work collaboratively with my husband, Jason Island, to design a line of glassware made here on the Mendocino Coast. Our work is inspired by our love of both the natural environment and of working with this dynamic material."
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LEILA KAZIMI
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"My work currently involves a variety of explorations in fabric surface design, including silk painting, natural fiber dying, quilting, silkscreening, printing and foiling. A textiles degree from UC Davis merged my interest in fine art and fabrics which has continued to the present. In addition, working with the color's endless possibilities and combinations has recently fascinated me. My images are many times inspired by the beautiful natural environment of Mendocino County with its mountains, vineyards and coastline." More...
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DALE LATHAM
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It’s the wood that has always captured my imagination. Throughout my life I’ve done plenty of hand carving, however, in 2007 a broken leg gave me the opportunity to dust off the lathe.
The wood I use is either driftwood from local beaches or has been found discarded in our coastal forests. I currently have a tree trimming business and sometimes I salvage pieces from job sites. I’ve been exploring the range of possibilities within the circular shape that the lathe generates. Carved surface textures are a new interest but it is always the unique features within the wood that dominates what the piece turns into. More... |
SANDRA LINDSTRöM
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Ms. Lindström embarked upon her artistic career in 1945 by painting a floral motif on her mother's white gabardeen suit. Subsequent efforts in watercolors and acrylics have been better received.Whatever the medium, painting, sculpture or fiber arts, the fascination lies in the integuments and interlacings of life.
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SARAH LOGAN
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"I use sculptural vessel as an overture to expression of time, memory, and place, creating intimate objects based on my negotiations through life. With the pace of life accelerating, we forget to take time to examine and be aware of our surroundings. My work focuses on the still moments, and exaggerates the overlooked details of a busy existence. It also reflects my interest in the impulse to collect mementos referencing a place visited. Whether a beach rock or a spoon, a souvenir captures a personal story and establishes a connection with the possessor. Using the vehicle of the keepsake or souvenir to explore documentation of personal experience, I seek to define a memory, and be aware of the equivocal landscape surrounding me." More...
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JON & ANN MAGLINTE
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Ann and Jon have enjoyed collaborating together since they met at San Jose State when Jon was a design student and Ann was studying for her B.A. in art. In 1974 they started their business, Midnight Moon, and began showing their work at Renaissance Faires on the West Coast.
A desire to create artworks inspired by her Celtic heritage led Ann to design the work they offer at the gallery. Through their symbolic designs, the Celts stressed our connection with nature, and we carry on thus tradition. Our goal is to create decorative items for the garden and home, that are considered works of art. A garden requires a commitment of time and work, and the vision to see what a haven it can become. We consider it an honor to have our work placed in someone’s garden. More... |
CHRISTINA MARSHALL
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As a weaver, I am mindful of our heritage of woven textiles and the profound connection we have with generations of weavers who shared their patterns and honored their local traditions. This gives me the inspiration and desire to always strive for something new, and also the appreciation for the subtleties that small changes bring to a design. I love getting tangled up in elaborate drafts, but in the end, I am most at peace with a minimalist approach, to allow the fiber to find its own voice.
My textile background is fashion and tailoring. I started to weave seriously fifteen years ago. Mendocino Coast has a very active weaving community, which I am happy and proud to be part of. More... |
DALE MOYER
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"My images are a response to the individual(s), mood and character…an attempt to frame the personality and allow the viewer to celebrate the model’s world captured at a particular moment in time, whatever it may be. It is a celebration of the spirit of the human being and the form Mother Nature created."
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CORRINE RILEY
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These small fabric constructions I've assembled have their influence through thirty-five years of collecting, studying and restoring antique quilts. The quilts that I was finding in the southeast part of the United States were often coming out of African American communities. These quilts had an improvisational style that was much more interesting to me than repetitive patterned quilts of 19th and 20th century America. They had a unique and often abstract quality to them that I related to. As a result of collecting and working on these antique quilts, I was inspired to make my own constructions, concentrating on the visual interaction of shape and color embedded in a constrained, reduced format. More...
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YARROW SUMMERS
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Yarrow Summers, a textile artist known for her art for wear pieces, became interested in painting while working in galleries in Carmel, Santa Barbara and Mendocino.
Eight years ago, she took a beginning class at the College of the Redwoods and fell in love with the medium and process. Today, Yarrow paints in her Mendocino studio where she produces her unique style of uncomplicated yet profound narrative iconographic works. More... |
TARA TURNER
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I transform what I see on the forest floor into jewelry that is bold and playful. Sawing, soldering, and forming metal with my hands allows me to make repetitive forms that can be assembled into many different shapes. Working primarily with sterling silver and gold, I also incorporate hand made felt with my metal work. Hand Felted shapes provide bright color and a tactile fuzziness. With simple, lively forms, I create modern jewelry that is fun to to make and wear. More…
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