ALL ITEMS
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MAGNIFICENT METALLIC MONARCH
$2,000Magnificent Metallic Monarch by Leslie Austin
www.byleslieaustin.com
36" Large Butterfly
This beautiful piece features phosphorescent paint that will carry its glow into the night, with an underpinning of copper to represent Arizona as The Copper State.
An active member of the Scottsdale Art League and Sonoran Art League, Leslie has lived in Arizona since 1996. She uses a variety of media in her work such as pen, ink, oils, pastels, watercolors and charcoal.
Leslie has also been juried into the Arizona Art Alliance where she has been featured in numerous shows, and is looking forward to her one-woman show and Charity Event at the Herberger Theater Gallery in March 2022.
e-mail: [email protected]t
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INTO THE LIGHT
$330Into the Light By Memory Bradley
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Instagram @memorybradleyart
24" Medium Butterfly
Into the light reflects the colors of our beautiful desert utilizing the often overlooked medium of wool. You wouldn't normally think of wool as particularly translucent, so the idea of transforming the material in a way that allows light to shine through is appealing. Into the Light embodies the yellow, golds, browns, and blues of our amazing landscape. It radiates beauty and luminous sunshine.
The artist wanted to bring a little surprise into your life. Living in the desert we don't often think about wool beyond sweaters and scarves. In this case, The artist wanted to transform this wool into light filtering material that is reminiscent of stained glass. Using nuno felting, she transformed wool, silk, and viscose fibers to create a custom fabric in our gorgeous desert colors.
About Memory Bradley...
Welcome to my wonderful work of art! I have had an artist's heart my entire life, and I enjoy working in many mediums including fibers, textiles, paper mache, and clay. Waking up and breathing life into sculptures is a gift that fills me with gratitude. I am especially eager to promote fiber arts in my work, which often showcases the magical powers of the humble piece of fluff known as wool. I feel compelled to take this material and transform it into wool paintings, sculptures, purses, and wearables. From dragons to scenic deserts views, my work is always changing and growing in new directions. letting inspiration carry me away on fabulous artistic journeys has been a dream come true for me.
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UP, UP AND AWAY
$530Up, Up and Away by Jenni Willigord
www.jennywilligrod.com
24" Medium Butterfly
This butterfly is happy to be free of all constraints. She is ready to spread her wings and fly. Nothing is holding her back.
Inspired by the end of the pandemic and new beginnings.
About the Artist...
You can ask any artist, "What drives you to create?" and the response will be the same.
"It is part of my existence." I love of art began as a child and has been an essential part of my life ever since. I obtained my degree from Texas A&M University, began a career in graphic design, and was ultimately promoted to advertising creative director. Her opportunity to begin a fine art career began when my husband's job transferred our family to Phoenix in 1997. At that time I responded to a "call for artist" for the Phoenix Children's Hospital and was commissioned for over 20 multi-media pieces. With that first commission, I began to promote my style and in December of 2002, I was selected as the guest artist for
Phoenix Home & Garden magazine.
Throughout the years, I have been commissioned for works as far away as Australia and locally have received first place in the Fountain Hills Juried Art show for both acrylics and multi-media. My love for chalk pastels began about 6 years ago as I began experimenting with different mediums in order to obtain a bright and bold outcome. I personally label my work "Southwest Whimsical" as my subject matter is inspired by fond memories of scenes from the Southwest and Mexico infused with brilliant color.
Currently, I am represented in four galleries: Fountain Hills Artists' Gallery, On The Edge Gallery in Scottsdale and Van Gogh's Ear Gallery in Prescott and Romero Street Gallery in Albuquerque New Mexico. I continue to enjoy working with pastels and find inspiration daily in our beautiful town of Fountain Hills, AZ.
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PASSING TIME
$215Passing Time By Memory Bradley
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Instagram @memorybradleyart
12" Small Butterfly
Passing Time is the story of our glorious Arizona days, and equally nights. Timeless this piece hopes to inspire appreciation for the beauty present in each day. If Passing Time were to fly away, she would spread a message of gratitude for living each moment fully, whether the sun is shining or the stars are playing in the sky.
The artist was inspired by how easy it is to get caught up in a whirlwind of stress and worry. Life happens and problems can sweep you off your feet. However, if we took the time to breathe and look around, we would find anchors of stability all around us. In this case, the "passing of time" from glorious sunsets to sunny days, are reliable. Finding peace in that helps us find security the the rest of our life seems to be rocking us across troubled waters. Take a breath, look at the beauty in our world, practice gratitude, and find peace knowing the sun will still rise tomorrow.
About the Artist...
Welcome to my wonderful work of art! I have had an artist's heart my entire life, and I enjoy working in many mediums including fibers, textiles, paper mache, and clay. Waking up and breathing life into sculptures is a gift that fills me with gratitude. I am especially eager to promote fiber arts in my work, which often showcases the magical powers of the humble piece of fluff known as wool. I feel compelled to take this material and transform it into wool paintings, sculptures, purses, and wearables. From dragons to scenic deserts views, my work is always changing and growing in new directions. letting inspiration carry me away on fabulous artistic journeys has been a dream come true for me.
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PRIMAVERA BIRTH OF VENUS
$354Primavera Birth of Venus by Vanessa Teresa Davisson
Davisson Studio - www.davissonstudio.com
12" Small Butterfly
Vanessa has been a professional designer, muralist, educator and illustrator for 40 years. She holds a BFA in Illustration and Advertising Design with a Minor in Photography & Painting from Syracuse University (NY) in 1979, and has been continuously employed as an advertising artist on Madison Avenue, an exhibit designer in Los Angeles and a graphic designer in Phoenix since then. She received her Master of Arts Degree in Art History at ASU in 2009, with a concentration in the High Renaissance in Ferrara, Italy, specifically in the paintings of Benvenuto Tisi da Garofalo, the court artist to the Este and the most prolific of the Renaissance Masters. She is a Ph Kappa PW and Suma Cum Laude scholar and has twice received ASU's Rabiner Award for Italian Studies and other scholarships from ASU's Herberger School of Art.
She has traveled extensively throughout Italy, Europe and Egypt and is proficient in translating ancient vulgate" Italian. She teaches art and other subject areas as a Substitute in the Fountain Hills and Desert Mountain School Districts. She has taught Acrylic Painting onboard Crystal Cruises, and currently teaches Studio Art and Art History at the Fountain Hills Charter School.
As a professional muralist and faux finisher, she has painted was and ceilings commercially and residentially throughout Arizona and in New York. Her paintings have been selected numerous times for the Foothills Juried Competition and the FH Juried Competition,
where she achieved multiple blue ribbons in painting and mixed media. She is proficient in restoration and preservation of paintings, having studied the techniques at the Pinacoteca in Ferrara, Italy.
A founding member of Fountain Hills Community Theater, and 20-year member of their Board of Directors, she painted their sats for 20 seasons. As a scenic artist she has rendered the sets for many other theaters, including Phoenix Theater, Arizona Jewish Theater, Hale Theater Center, Valley Youth Theatre and Black Theater Troupe, painting over 100 sets since 1988. She has won two Prizm Awards at FHCT and has been nominated for two Arizonia Awards for set design.
As a graphic designer and illustrator, she has created hundreds of logos, menus, brochures and other marketing materials, illustrated all of the Fountain Hills cartoon maps, and has designed and illustrated several children's books and medical legal textbooks for publishers in several states. She has thorough knowledge of 4-color printing and photographic processes and is adept in QuarkExpress, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator for Macintosh.
She is married to Dan for 40 years with three grown children and two grandchidren, all in Arizona
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BEATS OF BRILLIANCE
$515Beat of Brilliance by Kristin Wesley
www.instagram.com/kristinwesley
www.kristinwesley.com
12" Small Butterfly
This butterfly is lighthearted and fun. It incorporates hearts, peace symbols and bright colors to share vivacious light and life with others. The highlighted areas will be treated with UV reactive paint and will glow under a black light.
Butterflies are a symbol of potential- of metamorphosis and hope. I wanted to use colors and symbols that created an overall vibrant effect yet also communicated
a message of peace and love.
About the Artist...
Kristin Wesley is a community-based public artist using paintings, assemblages and murals
to connect with communities, invigoratespaces and inspire others. Her work often employs biomorphic imagery, utilizing gardens and plants as a metaphor for life. She also uses recognizable, repurposed found objects to create sculptural assemblages, implying a history told through the distinctive voice of materials.
Kristin holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Arizona State University and studied Art Therapy at George Washington University in Washington, DC. She has been making art since childhood and shares the power of creativity as a Free Arts of Arizona Professional Teaching Artist, City of Phoenix Public Art Conservator and founder of Roosevelt ArtWorks. From her studio on Historic Grand Avenue, Kristin weaves together modalities and materials to create multi-media art and experiences for galleries, collectors, events and the public.
Kristin Wesley
480-221-9593
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Www.kristinwesley.com
Ig: @kristinwesley
