Combining found elements with those fashioned by my own hand, my work encompasses two- and three-dimensional collage as well as sculptural objects. Infused with a rich sense of history, the essence of my work lies in the age-old struggle between nature and the man-made industrial world. My challenge is to convey that sense of conflict […]
My mixed media work explores and creates connections between objects and images, focusing on actual and imagined links between place, past and present. Using traditional and innovative techniques in my painting, I juxtapose oils and wax on wood or canvas surfaces with found remnants. These artifacts of personal histories are essential to my artistic process, and […]
Jeff is constantly carrying a camera and a sketchbook, searching for inspiration everywhere, with a strong connection to sunlight, trees, and the streets. He works as the Studio Manager and in-house photographer/videographer for MAC Group US. When he gets back to his home studio, he compiles small artist books, collages, and photographs that have made […]
My work in all mediums is shaped by love of natural forms, surfaces with history, observed expression and spontaneous line. I work by painting, drawing, print making, and putting things together to solve something. Art making is work, and play. It is serious exploration and always a collaboration of materials and ideas. I attended Rhode […]
It is only in the past four years that I have incorporated my artistic yearnings into my life as a mother, former teacher and translator, and recovering over-committer. Mosaic art has since become a very meditative journey. The manual breaking of glass, marble, rock, or found objects and then setting them piece by piece into […]
As an artist, I’ve always found myself split between two disciplines: photography and mixed media. My photographic images reflect what I see in the world around me. They are my eye looking outward. My mixed media work, on the other hand, is my eye looking inward. In my photographic work, I look for compositional elements of […]
Though I’ve been a painter for many years, the last five years have taken me into the realm of weaving. These weaving s have taken many forms from sculptural installation to traditional objects to incorporation into painting. http://miadebethuneart.weebly.com Save Save SaveSave
“In 1975 I began working in Cass Corridor, a tough but culturally significant district of Detroit, shaping and assembling discarded motorcycle and salvaged steel parts. The process has evolved into acetylene and electric welded constructions. I still choose to use discarded mechanical artifacts because I find them singularly precious and beautiful. Though I’ve lived in […]
For years I have been taking photographic notes that serve as a collective library of imagery to draw upon when creating paintings. The light always has this extraordinary way of changing the reality of what I am photographing, always suggesting transformation and a sense of an extended moment in time. The objects that catch this […]
Since 1991 Upstream has been a unique community of arts professionals whose members work together cooperatively to maintain a unique exhibition space. Artist members look to Upstream as a venue for experimentation, mutual support and artistic growth. The gallery embraces all fine arts media and all styles from realism to abstraction. Upstream is an established […]