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| FIRST FLOOR STUDIOS: |
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| Donna BakerDonna has the amazing
capability of capturing likenesses from either live subjects or from
photographs. She does people, animals, landscapes, street scenes or other
objects such as old farm equipment, one of her favorites. She can execute a
portrait while visitors tour the remainder of the facility if they leave a
photo with her. Donna works with both paint and pastels. |
portraiture |
dbaker@orofino-id.com
208-476-4214 |
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Christine Alexandre-Zeoli
I
approach the creation of my art through the lens of Nature as it reaches me
through both sensory and exmotional experience. Nature presents the ultimate
expressions of beauty through rhythm and movement, the play of light and shadow
and the contrast between the inner and outer forms. These natural background
elements of our existence are my constant teachers and an endless source of
inspiration.
I create my paintings with one of two approaches. There are
times when I let the paint tell me where it wants to go. At other times I start
with my own idea and a set of emotions which I want to put onto my canvases and
convey to the viewer. In either case, all of my work is based on my sensory
perceptions, my everyday life and the intense joy I feel when I paint what is
within my soul. |
painting, drawing & mixed media |
christie_a2z@hotmail.com |
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Len Zeoli
Being in love with
trees makes for a very interesting life. Since childhood, trees have been an
intimate part of my life and dreams. It may have started while I was swinging
from the branches of a giant sugar maple as a boy. In any case, my love affair
has been going on for as long as I can recall. My artistic senses were first
stimulated by the uninhibited beauty and form of trees as I played alone in the
woods near home. I do not remember discovering wood as a material to do things
with; it just seems to have always been there. I began woodworking back then,
making my own toys out of branches of trees and scraps of lumber. After a
liberal arts education, I turned to wood to provide me with a satisfaction of
soul and a way of life. In 1978 I set up a wood shop and began teaching myself
the personality of wood and the skills for shaping it into artistic and
functional forms. In the following years, I created cabinets, furniture,
millwork, patterns and bowls, expressing myself in my work with forms and
styles that were gradually becoming my own. The round form of the lathe turned
wooden vessel or object is one of the most expressive and challenging things
for me. It seems that both the wood and I can express ourselves in a full range
of shapes and curves without competing or imposing on one another. Sometimes
the wood tells me what it wants to be while at other times I tell the wood what
I see and what I want it to be. In either case, only a cooperative effort
produces a successful piece. Much of the joy I take in my work arises from this
dialog. My current work reflects a continued effort to produce the perfect
curved form, an archetypical, intuitive form that flows from top to bottom and
from inside to outside without visual or mental interruption. Within this
limitation, I continually discover ways to express ideas that combine the
natural patterns and colors found in wood with intentional patterns, colors and
shapes of my own. |
turned wood bowls, furniture,
sculpture |
zeolil@yahoo.com
509-339-3473 |
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Terri & Craig
Walters:
Terri Walters received her Bachelor's Degree in Art Education
at the University of Idaho and is certified in Washington and Idaho to teach
K-12 grades. She lives in a small rural town on the rolling hills of the
Palouse Prairie, where she assists her husband, Craig, with his agricultural
research business ond their family farm. together, Craig and Terri have a
studio at Artisans at the Dahmen Barn where she does functional wheel thrown
pottery and he does ceramic handbuilding. Terri offers private tutoring and
group instruction in various art forms, including drawing, watercolor and
ceramics at the artisan barn. (See the Calendar page for classes Terri is
offering.) Craig's Master's Degree in soil science carries over to his
development of natural ceramic glazes using unique minerals found locally.
Watch for the "Glaze of the Month" on this site. Tim Walters |
ceramics, watercolor,drawing,
instruction, special glazes
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twalters@pullman.com
509-330-1173
cwalters@pullman.com
509-330-1172
timothyjwalters@gmail.com |
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Snake River Showcase:
The Snake
River Showcase has sponsored an art show in the Lewis-Clark valley since 1985.
The show attracts artists from throughout the western U. S.
When the
board of directors heard about the Dahmen barn project, it seemed an ideal
space for a studio and gallery.
Seven of the artists formed a co-op, and
moved into the new artisan center even before its official grand opening
October, 2006. The seven women demonstrate a great deal of diversity of talent.
The artists display works of art in pastels, watercolor, oils, egg tempera,
scratchboard and bronze sculpture. In their studio visitors will find
originals, prints, and a wide selection of cards. |
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Snake River Showcase co-op members include:
Judy Fairley is a well known artist
from Clarkston. She teaches a class in pastels at Walla Walla Community College
and has participated in prestigious shows in a widespread geographic area. In
November 2006, she had a piece on display at the Chicago Institute of art.
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pastels, oils, and
scratchboard |
judybob9@cableone.net
509-758-2046
or 208-791-5399
www.3artstudios.com
and www.waow.org |
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Franceen Hermanson is an award
winning artist from Clarkston. She is well known and appreciated for scenery
pictures with spectacular skies. |
watercolor, oils and
pastels |
FranticFranny@cableone.net
509-758-8498 |
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Carmelita Nedrow is from Lewiston
and is a specialist in fantasy art. Much of her work is done on commission, but
she has pieces hanging in the studio at the Dahmen Barn. |
watercolor, pastels and
oils |
raynedrow@cableone.net
208-743-6145
www.3artstudios.com
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Charlotte Schacher is a Lewiston
artist who is tremendously versatile in medium used and content. She has a wide
variety in the sizes of her art work, ranging from miniatures to impressive
large pieces. Scenery, animals, flowers, Charlotte excels at all of
them. |
pastels, watercolor and
oils |
cschacher@cableone.net
208-746-3880 |
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Judy Wayne is an artist from
Clarkston, who, as a retired teacher was introduced to the art world late in
life. She especially likes working in miniature. She has been president of the
Snake River Showcase. |
pastels and colored
pencil |
megzmom@cableone.net
509-758-6080 or
208-305-6928 |
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Vikki Wayne is an artist from
Lewiston, and was president of the Snake River Showcase for four years. Vikki
participates in art shows throughout the west. She teaches a class in oil
painting at Valley Art Center. |
pastels, watercolor, egg
tempera, oils, bronze sculpture |
vwayne@cableone.net
www.vikkiwayneartist.com
308-798-3205
or 208-791-0623 |
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| SECOND FLOOR STUDIOS: |
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Jodee Maiorana SunDog Design Studio. I'm
inspired by the incredible nature of the Lewis-Clark Valley, where I live with
my husband and two children. I have a degree in Graphic Arts from Lewis-Clark
State College in Lewiston.
The technique that I use for my embroidery
art comes from my love of painting. Fine art machine and hand embroidery
requires both artistic and technical skills. I use different stitch lengths and
direction to blend the threads to create layers of depth. Different colors of
thread are layered throughout each peice to enrich the color and texture. The
fine thread is an amazing tool for creating detail, like brush strokes on
canvas. |
fine art embroidery |
maiorana@cableone.net
509-758-1035 |
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Anita Roche'
I have been
working with textiles for over fifty years! I love to choose "palettes" of
textiles (fabrics or yarns) with which to create. Textile Arts Studio unleashes
my passion for working with textiles; allowing me to serve the needs of
quilters and people who love quilts. I am excited about my studio at the
Artisan’s Barn which gives me the opportunity to collaborate with other
resident artists in an effort to involve people in conversation and classes
about our various art forms. I am able to help with any portion of the
quilt-making process, or take a project from start-to-finish. Let me help you
put the pieces together … ! |
quilting & textile arts |
mizmouse@cableone.net
web site:
www.TextileArtsStudio.com
509-758-8550 |
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| Carole Galloway Whimsical clay.
Business name: Freeman Creek Originals. |
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Monika Kriebel:
I
am a knitter, weaver and dyer. I hand-felt some of my hand knit hats and other
items. I have chosen knitting for my creative expression because creating one
of a kind knitwear and seeing my work worn by a person as unique as what I
create thrills me. I emphasize the wearable of fiber art. For me art has to be
functional, be it a piece of pottery, glass art or a painting. The majority of
my work are “ONE OF A KIND” cardigans, jackets, coats and some
accessories like braided headbands, hats and scarves. I emphasize color in my
garments, they must be versatile and have simple shapes. Some of my yarns are
hand painted and then combined with commercially produced high quality yarns.
So far I have been working with mohairs and wools and combined them with silks,
rayons and man made fibers for effect. In the future I am planning to use more
silks, cottons and rayon. My motto is: Change is Good. My work has been shown
locally at Bank Left Gallery in Palouse, WA. Business name: mokri
designs. |
Original, one-of-a-kind knitwear from
fancy yarns, some dyed and hand painted and incorporated with commercial yarns,
then hand loomed with hand-knit trims. Also, knit accessories and knit and
felted hats. |
syntos@pullman.com
509-635-1336 |
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Tracy Randall:
Torch-fired
glass beads . . . batiked textile surface design . . . fun things made with
original and commercial fabrics and fibers . . . I like the unique effects
achieved in these media. The Dahmen Barn studio provides me the opportunity to
seriously focus on creating tactile and textural pieces - forces me to step
away from my computer - working with basic materials. Liquid wax, liquid glass,
liquid dyes, the fluidity of fabrics and fibers . . . the illusion of control .
. . The lines between play and concentration blur just as the lines between
colors of flowing dye and the colors of molten glass. |
various media |
email@tracycreative.com
web site:
www.tracycreative.com. |
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Katherine
Clancy:
Katherine (Kat) Clancy began a serious pursuit in
learning watercolor painting in 1992, taking private lessons with Linda
Wallace. She has also taken watercolor workshops with Michael Schlicting, Linda
Doll, Carol Barnes, Gloria Miller Allen, Marilyn Hughey Phillis and James
Soares. Kat is a member of the Palouse Watercolor Socius and Idaho Watercolor
Society. She has exhibited at the Moscow Food Co-op Gallery Space and has work
at the Bank Left Gallery in Palouse, WA. Her work is also on permanent display
at the University of Idaho and Gritman Medical Center. Katherine also enjoys
playing with clay, so you may see some of her "playthings" in her studio. |
watercolor |
katsfancy@gmail.com
208-596-0048 |
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| MILK HOUSE: |
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| Marv Entel |
wood working |
mlentel@clarkston.com |
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Creativity in
action …….. Artisans at the Dahmen Barn was developed to provide
local artists and crafts people working studio space along with the opportunity
to showcase their work to the public. There are ten studio spaces at the barn,
where artisans create their work and are willing to talk to visitors about
their creative process. The artists have access to their space 24/7, so working
hours vary from studio to studio. Some of the resident artisans work full time
jobs, so can only be there weekend days. If you visit and see something of
interest in a studio where the artist is not working, check with The Shop at
the Barn for access and sales information.
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