OTHER MEDIUMS
Lynn Marino - Juried Artisan
Myself, like most gourd artists, let the gourds do the talking. They tell me what they are to become: a bowl, vase, birdhouse, or even a whimsical character. I enjoy the transition process from a dirty hard fruit into a beautiful piece of fine art. This process may include pyrography, sculpting, carving, dyeing, painting or weaving. This can take from hours to weeks till the piece is completed.
I receive great satisfaction when someone breaks into a smile when they see one of my gourds for the first time. I always welcome the opportunity to share my love and knowledge of gourds and gourd art, with anyone who is interested. Gourds, Mother Nature's canvas, remind me that “no matter how we start, we ARE something beautiful!”. There is more of this artisan's work on this web site. Click here to see it.
Teresa Wamble - Juried Artisan
Originally from West Tennessee, I graduated from American University in Washington, D. C. in 1967 with an art education degree and taught art at George C. Marshall High School in Falls Church, Virginia for one year. Though working at other jobs, including 14 years with Walt Disney World as a convention/group, sales/service rep, I always made use of art skills on the job or off and chose to pursue art full time after my daughters were grown.
Though previously a painter, I discovered gourds and fell in love with their possibilities. My husband brings home wings, moths, butterflies, etc, and they become my patterns. I work in my basement and participate in about 20 art shows a year around Alabama. It is humbling that people love my work enough to want it for themselves, friends, or family. There is more of this artisan's work on this web site. Click here to see it.
Toby Klein - Juried Artisan
In and Out of Time - Multimedia
Like a real Kaleidoscope, Toby's art is created with a burst of color, symmetry of design and motion all captured in "The Artists Kaleidoscopic World". Her goal in creating work is to intrigue each person by drawing their eye into the piece of art, while holding it there so they may see all of the intricate detail. In developing her style, she has always been intrigued by different and unusual pieces of art and has strived to do the same in her work. She is a mixed media artist, whose work is contemporary and ranges from different degrees of abstraction and experimental to representation. Her images both representational and non-objective show the use of color, design & techniques as seen through the artist eyes.
All of her work is an adventure – beginning with an idea and then working through each phase to completion. The journey begins by creating color, depth & texture with Toby’s hand-dyed & painted papers, textured & embossed metals, kiln formed glass & fibers, which are layered and built up into a three-dimensional collage. She sometimes uses other small items if it completes the overall design. Other pieces show dimension through the painting process.
Toby won the top award at the 2013 Bluff Park Art Show ($3500 - Purchase Award for their permanent collection). She was selected as the Artist for “Southern Voices” in 2010 and exhibit in the Hoover Library Gallery for 3 months. Among awards, locally as well as internationally, she was a Finalist in “The Artist Magazine’s” 2006, 2005, 2003 & 2002 Annual Art Competition. Toby is a Signature Member of the International Society of Acrylic Painters, International Society of Experimental Artist - (Signature/Nautilus Fellow), Southern Watercolor and Watercolor Society of Alabama, where she served as President in 2003-2004. She is an Elected Member of the National Association of Women Artist in New York.