Suzanne Gernandt Artist Statement: A self-taught weaver, I learned my craft in San Francisco as a young woman. Moving to Asheville in 1990, this is where I raised my family, setting down roots as deep as the oak trees are tall in Haywood County. The colors and moods and shapes of the Appalachian Mountains surrounding my home…
Rick Ross Artist Statement: Reflection of who I am as an artist keeps bringing me back to one word: evolution. I have always loved art – I drew and painted as a child – but as I got older the transition into adulthood left me little time for creative expression. In my 30s, another major…
Linda Kelen Artist Statement: One arts one’s world We need more ambiguity
Therese Miskulin Artist Statement: I have been teaching art in the Sauk Prairie School District for 22 years using a variety of media. I have found in my Object Design classes that copper is an inexpensive and easy material for the students to work with. It can be etched, enameled and holds various patinas. Due…
Brit Borcher Artist Statement: Painting provides me with the opportunity to witness chance and intention mingle and converse. What began as strategic games with paint in the studio has since developed into methods of facture that speak to both the rational and irrational including adjustment, removal, embellishment and demolition. I utilize these methods in successive…
Luann Roberts Smith Artist Statement: As a child I would often collect small bits and pieces… rocks, nails and hardware from Dad’s workshop, bits of glass, and anything interesting that could be scavenged. I was trained traditionally as a painter, and worked many years as an illustrator and portrait artist, but now I find myself…
Roberta Condon Artist Statement: Folklore is passed from mouth to mouth through the years and the generations. Folk art is passed hand to hand. Pine needle and grass coiling into baskets is an art that has been in existence since the time of man. My extensive study with the Gullah Geechee in the barrier islands…
Mike Murray Artist Statement: My goal is to create images that capture the beauty, solitude and mystery of the natural world. I strive for results that are both artistic and dramatic. My work is an extension of my love for the landscapes and the wildlife that surround us. I am on an endless search to…
Connie Morrison Artist Statement: My work is combination of painting and collage. I piece together separate parts – various papers that I paint, cut into shapes and adhere to gessoed birch panel with gel medium and small nails. I add more cut paper pieces and painting to that surface and seal each piece with satin…
Carol Naughton Artist Statement: Carol Naughton is a potter who creates wheel thrown and hand built, one of a kind, functional pottery. The forms reflect her love of fine cooking, gardening, and nature. The strong visual aesthetic of her ceramics is reflective of her environmental graphic design and exhibit design background. The ceramic pieces are…