Anthony Roberto

From this designmaker:  "I am an artist living and working in Portland, Oregon. Recently I graduated with my bachelor's in printmaking from Pacific Northwest College of Art with a strong focus on the intaglio techniques of engraving and aquatint.  My work deals with abstractions of time and history that rule our lives, along with the absurd conditions that people find themselves in. Other times the act of drawing and physically interacting with the plate create images that satisfy me. It comes and it goes. I try not to take serious work too seriously."

"When the weather gets warmer and I can no longer be found making prints, it probably means I am in Alaska fishing for salmon on the fishing vessel Shawnee, making a living." 

You can click through the post title to visit the online shop.

Betsy Youngquist

About this artist:  Betsy Youngquist's mixed media beadwork reflects a fascination with the intersection of humans, animals, and mythology. Stemming from a life-long love of all creatures great and small, Betsy’s work weaves together the human and animal spirit through a surrealistic lens.

When creating her embellished objects, Betsy collaborates with sculptor R. Scott Long in designing and constructing the forms. Each piece starts as a unique carving. The surfaces are encrusted with beads and found materials in a mosaic process, often incorporating fragments of old porcelain dolls.

During the past dozen years, Youngquist has exhibited her work at the National Museum of Women in the Arts and the Smithsonian Craft Show in Washington, D.C., the VIDA Museum in Borgholm, Sweden, and most recently, Betsy and Scott completed an installation project for the Racine Art Museum in Racine, WI.
To see more of this artist's work, click through the post title above.

H Winfield

From the artist:  "I am a contemporary abstract painter, and I create by blending and layering color using different techniques and painting methods.  I notice the magic of color everywhere, often in unanticipated places - from the surface of a body of water to the rustic, industrial warehouse floor of a manufacturing facility. I am greatly inspired by nature and by light. Light has such a profound visual effect on everything, and I try to infuse it into every painting, and to consider how different types of lighting will affect the painting.  Each painting is original, authentic and personally signed. After creation, I apply a clear acrylic, UV resistant, gloss varnish to protect the quality of the painting, add a touch of shine, and to safeguard your investment."  To see more work by this artist, click on the post title above to be taken to her shop. 

Peace of Pi

About this Artist:  "I'm Jo, an artisan creating paintings & fabric art using non-toxic environmentally friendly materials. I specialize in small scale paintings & fabric art, creating pieces from 2 to 20 inches, celebrating the beauty, diversity and endless possibilities of the small format. Small things are beautiful.  Located in Vancouver Canada I am surrounded by birds & wildlife fresh air and the ocean. I work out of peaceofpi studio on the shores of Burrard Inlet on the west coast of Canada."

Artists Statement:  "Her art reflects a connection to the imperfect things in life, which she expresses in both abstract and figurative forms. Her pieces draw attention to the beauty and texture of all things aged, weathered and flawed.  Birds feature prominently in her compositions to symbolize both the commonplace and the mysterious. Most of all, birds symbolize freedom from materialist values and consumerist culture. Her practice is to recycle reduce waste and be kind to the environment. She uses only AP certified non-toxic materials."

You can visit this artists studio by clicking on the post title above.

Noveenna

About this artist:  Not one to particularly enjoy talking about herself - she prefers just answering some basic questions. Fortunately,we were able to find out a little bit of information about this private designmaker.  I believe she lets her beadwork do all the talking!  From the looks of it, it has a lot to say, indeed.
"I'm forty-something, married, no children, 2 cats, 1 dog, 1 fish. I've been beading for about 15 years. I don't consider myself an artist/designer, maybe more of an artisan. I love what I do. All the colors are picked randomly, I literally pick a number out of a basket. That may sound goofy, but it works, I wouldn't get any thing done otherwise."
If you'd like to see more of this artists work, click on the post title above to be taken to her shop.

Desert Rubble

About this artist: "I'm a self taught crafter, an obsessive one at that. I've done everything from cross stitch and crochet to scroll sawing, designing and making painted wood crafts to all manner of concrete crafts. I still LOVE my scroll saw but polymer clay is my current obsession and I love this stuff. I feel my style and skill has a lot of evolving to do in the future and I'm excited to see where it goes." 

"Desert Rubble  -- for unique, original, artisan jewelry (and other things!) in my steampunk and industrial style, entirely handcrafted by me from polymer clay. All my pieces are of my own original design and I hope you find things here you don't find elsewhere, but even more, I hope you find something you love!"

You can visit this artists shop and find something you love by clicking on the post title above.

Pink Pigeon Studio

Specific to the piece above:  "Found, reclaimed and resurrected- a puzzled mosaic sculpture of poplar, cedar, hemlock and pine blocks held within an antique window frame. Pieces of wood that have been discovered in abandoned barns in Maine, saved from kitchen remodels in Massachusetts, pulled out from a razed rectory built in 1893, worn by Moosehead Lake. Colors may range from ebony to green to beige to grey to umber to brownish red- soft washes that highlight the grain of the wood. Each block has been individually cut, shaped and sanded to smooth out the ravages of time. Contemplative & serene, this sculpted wall piece fits beautifully into all décor, from modern to country." 

 

To visit the artists shop where you can see more pieces, click on the post title above.

Joe Papendick

For only the coolest birds... I find these to be fabulously interesting and so mesmerizing to gaze upon.  And just imagine how the birds might feel eating from one of these!  These amazing birdfeeders are beyond your average work of art.  Gorgeous patina, copper, metal, wire - a veritable potpourri of materials woven together so intricately and yet so beautifully abstract.  You must visit this artists site and see the many, many styles, colors and designs that he has created.  http://www.joepapendick.com/.  Also his blog chronicles the current works in progress:  http://www.joepapendick.blogspot.com/.