Featured Artist of the Day ~ Lee Middleman, Ceramic Artist

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Lee Middleman In my ceramic forms, I seek to create shapes that reflect the curves found in Nature and patterns and textures that emphasize the organic interplay between order and randomness. Highly Textured The tactile feel and visual look of surface textures are essential to my pieces. My recent work is focused on creating textures [...]

Artist of the Day ~ Nina Lyons

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NINA LYONS BIOGRAPHY Nina Lyons was born in Saskatchewan, Canada and emigrated to the United States settling in the San Francisco Bay Area. She grew up surrounded by the artwork of her parents. She received her Master of Fine Arts from the California College of Arts and Crafts where she was fortunate to have studied [...]

Artist of the Day ~ ACGA Member Phyllis Pacin

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Phyllis Pacin Emeritus Member – Clay My love of two-dimensional design, coupled with my lifelong involvement with clay, has manifested itself in my creating perfectly flat wall work with a twist. Playing with the space within the picture plane, and the illusions this creates, has become as important as the composition of my subject matter. [...]

Silicon Valley Ceramic Artist Fred Yokel, Association of Clay and Glass Artists of California

Fred Yokel Fred Yokel For the past 4 or 5 years I have been concentrating on these voluminous, non-anatomically-correct figures. They typically have large legs and lower portions and become smaller in the torso area and head. I like to show actions and emotions in their poses rather than detailed facial expressions, thus the heads [...]

Featured Artist of the Day ~ Sandy Kinzie, Ceramics Artist

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Sandy Kinzie Artist’s Statement After more than a decade my enthusiasm for creating ceramic pieces is boundless. I’ve taken many classes and countless wonderful workshops, learning something helpful from every potter/teacher, especially my husband, Bob. Through the exploration of many processes, I find myself drawn to both the wheel and texture. I’m most fascinated by [...]

Featured Artist of the Day ~ Steve Salisian, Photographer & Ceramic Artist

Steve Salisian taught Ceramics and Photography at San Jose City College from 1968 to 1998. He continues to “hang out” there as a volunteer assistant in Ceramics. Steve works with small forms in porcelain and stoneware focusing on variations of pouring and drinking vessels. Combining wheel-throwing and hand-building in a single piece, Steve emphasizes both [...]

Featured Artist of the Day ~ Christine George, Fine Artist, Photographer, Graphic Designer, and Art Instructor (Visit her at the Napa Valley Open Studios September 19/20 & 26/27)

Christine George Featured in the Napa Valley Open Studios September 19/20 & 26/27! Christine’s professional work in equine and graphic design is based on twenty-three years of experience. She worked for Landor Associates in San Francisco, then branched off into her own design company, serving as department chairs for San Francisco Academy of Art University [...]

Artist of the Day ~ Ceramic Artist Fred Yokel

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Fred Yokel Studio: 408-433-4720 mailto:fredyokel@gmail.com Fred Yokel For the past 4 or 5 years I have been concentrating on these voluminous, non-anatomically-correct figures. They typically have large legs and lower portions and become smaller in the torso area and head. I like to show actions and emotions in their poses rather than detailed facial expressions, [...]

Featured Artist of the Day ~ Christine George, Fine Artist, Photographer, Graphic Designer, and Art Instructor

Christine George Christine’s professional work in equine and graphic design is based on twenty-three years of experience. She worked for Landor Associates in San Francisco, then branched off into her own design company, serving as department chairs for San Francisco Academy of Art University for ten years and recently, the Corcaran College of Art and [...]

Featured Artist of the Day ~ Steve Salisian, Photographer & Ceramic Artist

Steve Salisian taught Ceramics and Photography at San Jose City College from 1968 to 1998. He continues to “hang out” there as a volunteer assistant in Ceramics. Steve works with small forms in porcelain and stoneware focusing on variations of pouring and drinking vessels. Combining wheel-throwing and hand-building in a single piece, Steve emphasizes both [...]