THE ARTISTS

All of the artists featured in our gallery live within an hour (or so) drive from it.  We decided on this requirement so that our visitors were able to experience truly local artwork from artists within our community. 

Our artists work really hard on their pieces and they produce items that are unique and beautiful and one of a kind.  In the day and age of technology, there is a lot of equipment available to the general public that allows anyone to feel as though we can do everything an artist can, but, if we are honest with ourselves, we know that a true artist takes a lot of time on their art.  They put into it what we do not.  They think about their projects and communicate through it.  They have studied space, form, line, concepts, history, design elements, equipment, etc.  Some artists have gone to college while others have learned and studied on their own, some were apprentices, but all of them have put the time, blood, sweat and tears into a passion that, at many times, seems so under appreciated.  But art is everywhere a person looks and art is more important than we may give it credit for.

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Art reflects culture.  Art is a communication.  Art is subjective.  One person's idea of what art is can be significantly different from the next person's.  Art is never right or wrong.  It is something created by a person from their heart and soul.  It expresses a person's culture, their environment, their experiences and their emotions.  It evokes questioning, emotions, thoughts, desires, both negative and positive.  Sometimes it has a lot to say.  Sometimes it is quiet and calming.   And art is as different as the artists themselves.  When you learn about the art, you learn about the person.  When you learn about the person, you learn about the art.  One cannot be removed from the other.

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Yes.  Art can be expensive, but factor in the material cost and TIME to create a project and you begin to realize what a bargain you are getting!  Many times these artists barely break minimum wage!  You get this amazing, truly unique one of a kind piece that you won't find anywhere else in the world!  You get a piece of the soul of an artist.  That is something that, in the end, can be truly priceless.

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To the right is a list of the artists whose work you will find in our retail gallery.  We chose to provide a video bio of each of them this year because this way you are going to get a way better idea of who each of them are.  It's so much more fun experiencing them in a short video, don't 'ya think?