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Moab Arts Festival
Moab Happenings
Southeast Utah's Event Magazine
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MOAB, UTAH
2015 Moab Arts Festival Committee
Moab Community Radio 90.1 FM and 106.7 FM
Theresa King, Executive Director
Rex Holman, Operations Manager
Susan Baffico, Children’s Activities Coordinator
Jack Arnott, Music Coordinator
Mike Huts, Moab City Liason
Annette Rowe, Artist Relations
Moab Brewery, Beer and Wine
The 23rd Annual Moab Arts Festival wishes to thank all our
wonderful sponsors, volunteers, musicians, entertainers,
artists, food and beer/wine vendors.
Moab Arts Festival Newspaper
Published by: Canyonlands Advertising
Production: Steve Budelier, Patrick Paul Rene,
Bookkeeping: Lisa DeRees
Sales: Gayle Weyher
Moab Arts Festival Office
located inside Canyonlands Copy Center
375 South Main, #236 Moab, UT 84532
Phone: 435-259-2742
www.moabartsfestival.org
With the help of our many contributors, Moab Arts
Festival Inc., a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization,
is proud to present the 2015 Moab Arts Festival!
Cover and t-shirt art by Tim McAllister
Index of Advertisers
Aarchway Inn ......................................................... 2
Bangkok House ..................................................... 13
Bowen Motel ......................................................... 6
Central Utah Insurance ............................................ 8
Club Rio ............................................................... 11
Dave’s Corner Market ........................................... 11
Desert Bistro ........................................................... 8
Desert Thread ........................................................ 16
Devran's Mediterranean Restaurant ........................ 18
Emery Telcom ....................................................... 10
Fiesta Mexicana .................................................... 20
Grand County Credit Union .................................... 18
Hampton Inn ........................................................ 17
It’s Sew Moab ......................................................... 7
Jailhouse Cafe ...................................................... 21
Jeffrey’s Steakhouse .............................................. 12
KCYN ................................................................... 18
La Hacienda Restaurant ........................................ 22
Milt's Stop & Eat ................................................... 14
Moab Arts and Recreation Center (MARC) ................. 4
Moab Auto Group ................................................. 19
Moab Chevron ..................................................... 16
Moab Folk Festival .............................................cover
Moab Music Festival ................................................ 9
Moab Regional Hospital ......................................... 21
MOYO - Moab Frozen Yogurt .................................... 5
Peace Tree Juice Cafe ............................................. 20
Pipe Dream ............................................................ 9
Pizza Hut ................................................................ 6
Rave’N Image ......................................................... 7
Sleep Inn ............................................................. 14
Sore No More........................................................ 19
Starshine .............................................................. 12
Susie’s Branding Iron ........................................... 11
Tech Zen ............................................................... 21
T-Shirt Shop ........................................................... 3
The Remnant ....................................................... 14
Todd Hackney ....................................................... 12
WabiSabi .............................................................. 4
Ye Ol' Geezer Meat Shop........................................ 21
Zax ....................................................................... 4
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Special Thank You to our partners:
Moab Valley Multicultural Center
Grand County Native American Club
Utah Humanities Council
Grassroots Shakespeare
Youth Rock Camp
Beacon After School Program
WabiSabi
Hurricane Rita
Moab Charter School
Moab Montessori School
Grand County High School Honor Society
RoxstarStudioMoab.com
Special Thank You to these advertisers for their support:
Jailhouse Cafe (back page)
The T-Shirt Shop (page 3)
Emery Telcom (page 10)
welcomes you to the
2015
Moab Arts Festival
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represents and serves businesses and
professionals seeking to grow our local
economy and improve business climate
while maintaining quality of life and
fostering cooperation with business,
government and community.
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Kids Art Tent
The Moab Arts Festival this year has lots of art activities
going on for kids. We have some old and some new
activities. Back by popular demand, there will be face
painters from the Moab Montessori School and Grand
County High School’s Honor Society, all day for both
days of the festival. The Moab Valley Multicultural
Center is introducing Paper Bonsai Tree Making.
Come and learn how to make a beautiful sculptured
tree from paper and decorate it in your own personal
style. The Moab Charter School will be on hand for a
festival favorite, BINGO where everyone is a winner!
We are delighted to welcome back Hurricane Rita to
the Arts Festival for T-Shirt Deconstruction. She will
amaze you with her ability to take an old t-shirt and
make it look fashionable and new again. We will
have t-shirts available to choose from or bring one
of your old t-shirts for re-design. Along with T-Shirt
Deconstruction we will have Cape Making for those kids
that just want to be superheroes! Decorate your cape
Saturday May 23rd 10am-6pm
Sunday May 24th 10am-6pm
10am - Magic with Rick Boretti – will entertain
and amaze you. Great for kids of all ages.
10am-3pm - Pony Rides – join Canyonland PRCA
volunteers as they take you for a ride around the
corral.
10am - Face Painting – a festival favorite with the
kids! Moab Montessori School and Grand County
High School’s Honor Society will use their creativity
and your suggestions to create a special face.
Noon - Paper Bonsai Trees – come learn to make
and decorate your own tree out of a paper bag. The
Moab Valley Multicultural Center volunteers will
be on hand to show you how it is done. Use our
recycled and donated items to decorate your tree.
Keep it for yourself or give it as a gift.
2pm - T-Shirt Deconstruction and Cape Making –
join Hurricane Rita as she shows you how to make a
new creation out of an old t-shirt using only a pair of
scissors. You won’t even know it is the same t-shirt!
2:45 Youth Rock Camp Moab Performance
4pm Grassroots Shakespeare – join this wonderful
performance of Shakepeare’s Comedy of Errors. If
you can’t make on Saturday there will be a repeat
performance on Sunday.
10am Face Painting – a festival favorite with
the kids! Grand County High School’s Honor Society
and festival volunteer Tracey LaLonde will use their
creativity and your suggestions to create a special
face.
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with our embellishments or come and tie dye your cape
with Holly from WabiSabi. Holly, our resident tie dye
guru can help you make a fabulous tie dye t-shirt or
cape that will look great with your personally created
mask. The Beacon Afterschool Program will be showing
you how to create masks with feathers, glitter, ribbons
and more.
In addition to art activities there will be some great
entertainment for kids of all ages. The ever magical
Rick Boretti will join us again with his wonderful Magic
Show. Rick’s magic is spellbinding and just plain fun!
Also entertaining us this year will be a Native American
Hoop Dancer. The Native American Hoop Dancer
will be performing age-old dances that are a form of
storytelling in the Native American Culture. The hoop
symbolizes the never-ending circle of life. Moab’s own
Youth Rock Camp musicians will be performing their
original music creation and will be sure to amaze you
with their creativity! Back for their third Arts Festival
is the Grassroots Shakespeare Group with performances
on both Saturday and Sunday afternoon.
The schedule shows just some of the activities that are
in store for the Kids Art Tent but stop by for additional
activities.
10am - Mask Making – The BEACON Afterschool
Program volunteers are hosting mask making.
Your imagination is the only limitation. We have
feathers, glitter, ribbons and more to help you with
your creation.
Noon - Tie Dye – with WabiSabi’s own Holly
Dinsmore. Holly has all the best techniques help
you design your t-shirt or cape.
2pm BINGO! Moab Charter School will be giving
away prizes to the winners of this festival favorite.
With BINGO everyone is a winner!
4pm Cape Making – learn how easy it is to make a
cape out of an old t-shirt. Use our embellishments to
make your cape special. The guys from Grand County
High School’s Honor Society will be volunteering to
show you how easy it is!
4pm Grassroots Shakespeare – join this wonderful
performance of Shakepeare’s Comedy of Errors.
If all of this is not enough we will have ongoing activities
that you can participate in at your leisure such as
bubble making, hula hooping and giant puppet play all
day long. All activities and entertainment are subject to
change so please check the event board at the Kids Art
Tent at the Festival!
Moab’s Nonprofit Thrift Store
Shop for materials for your next awesome
project at both of our locations
”All art
requires courage”
- Anne Tucker
Wa-NOT!!!
WabiSabi East
WabiSabi South
411 Locust Lane
1030 Bowling Alley Ln.
Clothes, Books, n’ Gear All Your Home Needs
(Across from Milt’s)
(Behind ShopKo)
www.wabisabimoab.org
WabiSabi is the nonprofit that receives, revalues, and redistributes needed
resources to strengthen the Moab community.
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May 23-24, 2015
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Entertainment
Moab Arts Festival
Joseph Secody — Hoop Dancer
Rick Boretti — Magician
Everybody knows that Moab is a magical place. But did you know that Moab has its very own
magic man? Rick Boretti has been wowing audiences throughout the west for years. Now he
brings his jaw-dropping illusions to the Moab Arts Festival.
“I love doing magic,” Rick says. “It’s great to see people laugh, have a good time and the
adults become kids again. People come back that have seen me over the years and become
like family.”
A working member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians, Boretti has been perfecting
his craft over the years at festivals, theaters and private functions. He also specializes in the
difficult sleight of hand known as “close-up magic”, creating illusions that can leave audiences
gasping. His fascination with magic started early.
“I was bitten by the magic bug when I was 6. Later when I learned to do a cut and restored
rope my life was never the same. I like to have fun and for people around me to have fun.
Magic is one great way to do this.”
When he’s not doing magic, Boretti is a Ranger and wildlife biologist in the heart of the
Canyonlands wilderness, helping keep people and animal populations safe on the San Juan
river. But he’s mostly famous around these parts for one thing: magic.
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The Hoop Dance is a storytelling
dance that uses up to 40 hoops
to create shapes and designs
that represent various animals
and other storytelling elements.
In its earliest form, the dance is
believed to have been part of
a healing ceremony to restore
balance and harmony in the
world. With no beginning or end,
the hoop represents the neverending circle of life. The hoops,
typically made of reeds or wood,
are used to create symbolic
shapes, including butterflies,
turtles, eagles, flowers, and
snakes. (Source: Legends of
America)
If the humanities can be
described as the study of how
people process and document
the human experience, 19-yearo l d N ava j o H o o p D a n c e r,
Joseph Secody, is a person
worth watching. He grew up
competing in powwows across the southwestern United States and has appeared
in publications such as the Lake Powell Chronicle and The Navajo Times. He is
known as a dancer of all styles including grass dancing, hoop dancing, ballet
and hip hop. Additionally, he finished 6th at the 2015 Heard Museum World
Championship Hoop Dance Contest in February and is a student at Coconino
Community College.
Mr. Secody will be a guest performer at the Grand County High School Native
American Student Recognition Ceremony on Friday, May 22, in Moab. His
presentation serves as a celebration of the Club’s achievements during the past
year and as inspiration for students with similar cultural backgrounds. This type
of performance has not been recently offered in the Moab community, despite
its strong rooted and still growing Native American population. Mr. Secody’s
heritage as a Navajo represents the largest tribe in Grand County and to our
knowledge Navajo Hoop Dance has never been performed to a broad audience
in Moab.
Performance made possible by: Grand County Native American Club, Moab Valley
Multicultural Center, and Utah Humanities Council.
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Sally Owen
Wearable Art
S.C. Designs • Paonia, Colorado
I started sewing at age 4,
barely able to reach the sewing
machine pedal. It started
with barbie doll clothes and
progressed to Jr High when I
took a pattern making class
and started to design my
own patterns. Going to thrift
stores in high school, I took
old dresses from the 30’s and 40’s and turned them into
hippy attire, halter tops and skirts. I spent over 30 years
working as a Labor and Delivery nurse, but continued
to sew and design. I started doing Arts and Crafts shows
over 20 years ago, as a side business, and have been
doing it full time since I retired 2 years ago.
I take old clothes from yard sales and turn them into
hats , dresses and skirts. I do white gauze nighties and
tops. I make hatbands out of old belts and junk jewelry,
(and plain old junk too). My latest design is a stretchy
hat band with flowers glued onto it. It will fit your own
hat, and they are one size truly fits all. I am selling velvet
1920’s style hats on ETSY, and working on new antique
lace designs.
I preshrink my clothes, so they are wash and wear.
I finished building my 1,000 sq ft sewing studio, made
out of tires last year. We are totally solar powered, and
off the grid.
Shar Green
Fashions by SHAR • West Jordan, Utah
Heidi Miller
Heidi Michele Design • Moab, Utah
Heidi Michele is a blond
dread-head with a gypsy
soul. A designer, artist,
dreamer and maker
of things. Inspired by
nature and adventuring,
you’ll find these themes
throughout her work.
She designs, develops
and hand makes trucker
hats, jewelry, sketchbooks and art prints. When she is
not gallivanting across the West gathering material for
her next project, she is in Moab working at her day job
designing pins and patches for all the National Parks.
Juju Gear
Ju Ju Gear • Bozeman, Montana
One-of-a-kind recycled clothing
made in a garage by a mother and
son team in Bozeman, Montana.
Comfort and style and oh-so-green,
fits 2T-Adult XXL! Juju has you
covered
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Veronica Welch
Wearable Art Clothing • Las Vegas, Nevada
I am a designer from New York City, graduated from
Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT). My last year of
school I interned with several well known designers such
as Donna Karen, and Cynthia Rowlley! After graduating I
worked as an assistant in the ready to wear department
at Donna Karen for 2 years, then decided to go out on
my own. My journey sent me to the west coast which is
where I discovered there was a great need in the market
for real women, the every day woman who some how got
lost in the world of fashion. So my goal was to create a
garment that worked for several body types and would
cover a plethora of sins! That’s when I constructed a tunic
that would fit a lot of body’s. So far they have been a
big success. I have reached so many woman who had
given up and a lot who step out of their comfort zone
and have become followers who look for me each year
to add another garment to their wardrobe. My goal is
to serve as many real women as possible.
Moab Arts Festival
Janet Gioffré-Harrington
An Array of Artistry • Ogden, Utah
Henna Body Art • I make the
paste fresh for every event.
It’s combination of pulverized
Lawsonia (plant) leaves, and other
all natural ingredients. I have
hundreds of designs to choose
from, or I will be happy to do ANY
custom artwork which you can
supply for a reference.
“Resurrected” Denim • I carefully
shop for the highest quality preowned and vintage items before
I devote myself to creating and
embellishing each piece of wearable
artwork you’ll see hanging from
the rafters of our canopy, one-of-a
-kind, wearable artwork.
Limited Edition • Signed and numbered prints of my
original artwork.
The name ”An Array of Artistry” was chosen to prevent
limitations on the creations you’ll find when you visit us.
There are many handmade, re-created, 1 of a kind pieces
of art throughout our booth. Come on in and experience
the magic that is An Array of Artistry.
Jonnie Bonnar
Custom Knit Hats • Grand Junction, Colorado
I have been participating in craft shows for the past
7 years in Grand Junction, Delta, Montrose, Gunnison,
Battlement Mesa, Ouray, Palisade and Denver. My craft
has been very rewarding to me. I sell two products, hand
knitted custom items such as neck warmers, fingerless
gloves, decorated hats, headbands
and green pepper jelly (which I
sample throughout the shows)
Last year I sold 400 jars of this
jelly. Needless to say, I make jelly
constantly in my kitchen and I
have a home kitchen license. I also
constantly make the knitted hats
and neck warmers throughout the
year. My hats are all custom made
and there are no two alike, except
for the Colorado line.
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May 23-24, 2015
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Anne Worthington
Woolylizard • Moab, Utah
A resident of Moab,
Anne has been
weaving for over 20
years. Her goal is
to weave a variety of
items that satisfy her
customers’ desires
for unique and heirloom quality items that last a life
time. Her handwovens include household items like
table runners, placemats and towels, bags with different
functions – including large totes, shopping bags and
purses, to items of personal adornment such as scarves,
and occasionally clothing items. She weaves with a
variety of fibers including cotton, linen, wool, tencel,
silk, bamboo, rayon and occasionally more unusual fibers
such as those made from sugar cane or New Zealand
possum fur. She also spins and knits, and has recently
begun dyeing yarn and fiber for spinners and felters as
a commercial enterprise.
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Corinne Van der Ploeg Nichols
Enchanted Landscapes • Bayfield, Colorado
Artist Corinne Van der Ploeg Nichols was born and raised in Holland, and educated in
Europe, attending schools in Amsterdam1 London, Zurich, and finafly, the Sorbonne
in Paris. After immigrating to the U.S. she discovered the traditional American quilt
as a folk art and began quilting in various styles, primarily in the form of quilted wall
art. Her work evolved into making small fabric flowers and landscapes in a matted
and framed format. Inspired by her love of nature and the beautiful environment
where she lives, Corinne creates beautiful one-of a-kind pieces of art, showcasing
her innate sense of color and composition.
Corinne begins her framed pieces by sketching landscapes on site or taking photographs, then using them for reference
to create her artwork at her Rocky Mountain studio. While some of her fabrics are painstakingly hand-dyed or painted,
she also collects unusual fabrics in her travels. Using only the finest quilt-quality cottons, she layers detailed pieces
into an expressive picture then meticulously turns under the edges and appliques the elements together before
matting and framing her finished pieces. All of her art quilts are her own original designs
pieced and appliqued on the sewing machine and free-motion quilted. After completion,
a hanging sleeve is added to the back for easy wall mounting.
Corinne’s work has been shown at many galleries,
including the American Quilters Society Museum
and the Houston Quilt Festival. She has won
several awards and been published numerous
times in “Quilters Newsletter” magazine and
in Katie Pasquini Masopust’s book “Fractured
Landscapes.” She also shows her work at many
art fairs, while continuing her long career of
teaching quilt-making and design.
Esther Duncan
Juana Ventura
• West Valley City, Utah
Orderville Vines • Delta, Utah
I am a retired middle school teacher with a current passion of dyeing silk scarves, wild rags, and clothing using
natural dyes. In 2005, I was diagnosed with a sensitivity known as textile dye allergy or textile dye dermatitis.
I decided to try dyeing my own clothes and found silks dye wonderfully with the natural dyes.
I have two dyeing techniques - cram pot and ice dyed. First, I mordant an article and decide which technique to use.
When using the cram pot technique, I prepare a dye bath and then by dyeing one side
at a time and incorporating my wicking technique, I create wicked landscape patterns.
With the ice dyed technique, I cover the article with crushed ice and pour the dye
over the ice. Because the ice melts at different rates and the water runs in different
directions, a one of a kind pattern is created.
I use woods, roots, resin, nuts, berries, and bugs to achieve my color palette. Different
colors are achieved by using alum, copper and iron as mordants and modifiers.
In the years since I retired, friends often ask, “How was your day today?” I got many
puzzled looks when I replied, “Oh, I dyed all day long.”- because I am standing there
talking to them, how could I have died? I have learned to use the phrase - ‘’Wonderful,
I worked the dye pots today.” It avoids a lot of confusion.
Carry the Arts Festival over to
the RAVE’N IMAGE;
a beautiful boutique with a lot of
originality in the McStiff’s Plaza.
You’ll find a wonderful variety of
UNIQUE & GORGEOUS JEWELRY,
stylish clothing, scarves, socks, hats,
bathing suits, graphic T-shirts for guys,
bath and body products, embroidered
bags, belts and buckles, sunglasses,
flip flops, cool totes, artistic gifts,
and so much more.
Monday - Saturday
10am - 5pm
Thurs open sew 5:30pm - 8pm
Closed Sunday
40 West Center
435-259-0739
Need a break from the Moab sun? Come on in and enjoy the company
of others who enjoy needle arts. The shop is full of free machines to
use with an added benefit of a design wall.
Don’t forget to check out our
used and 50% off clearance racks
when you come by to see what
people are “rave’n” about!
McStiff’s Plaza, 59 South Main St. #5
Open daily at 10am
259-4968
Swanny City Park
Are your fingers itching for something to do while relaxing in your
hotel room or sitting in the RV? Browse to find just the right kit for
you to enjoy.
Maybe you just need to be in a friendly, air-conditioned atmosphere
filled with others who love to sew.
Fabric-We’ve got that!!!
May 23-24, 2015
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Fine Art
Erica Collins
Erica Collins Artist • Valdez, New Mexico
I work in watercolor and pastel, but lately have been
focusing on woodcut prints.
I enjoy the process of carving my images in wood, then
printing each one by hand–using traditional Japanese
tools, allowing me to carve much detail into my blocks.
It’s a very slow process, there is no rushing or pushing
it, and when it’s ready there is always such a great joy
to pull the first print, and see what started out as a line
drawing, take on an entirely new life of its own.
It is my hope that my
art will capture a piece
of this beautiful world
we live in, or help a
person hold onto a
special experience
they had, while in the
desert, or the tropics;
two areas which I’ve
lived in that have
inspired much of my
artwork.
I feel it’s so important......we slow our lives down, and
take the time to see, to embrace the land, the wildlife,
and the wild places on our planet.
Karen Chatham
Studio K • Moab, Utah
Karen is a local
Moab artist. She
works in several
different mediums
including Leaf
Casting. She paints
and photographs
many subjects,
but loves florals.
She is currently
a member of the
Gallery Moab,
where she shows
her work and
teaches classes. She says art has always been a part of
her life and especially enjoys Moab where there are so
many beautiful places and things to paint.
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Open Wednesday - Sunday at 5:30
Closed Monday & Tuesday nights
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Carmel Walden
Walden Watercolors • New Castle, Colorado
From an early age Carmel found the mountains
surrounding her family ranch sanctuary and inspiration.
With encouragement from her father, local sculptor
Bill Walden, Carmel received her art degree in Santa
Barbara and then moved to Arizona where she found
a quiet space to explore watercolor. While living with
the Hopi and Navajo people, she attained her Master’s
degree in Psychology, taught Expressive Art Therapy,
dove whole-heartedly into watercolor, and built an
impressive portfolio of desert paintings to bring back
home. Her career as a professional artist was launched
upon returning to Colorado in 1999.
Now when Carmel
is not wandering in
the mountains or
desert, she is often
still painting in a
100 year old cabin
on the ranch. She
works as a portrait
artist with nature as
her subject, mirroring the life that she sees and feels in
the wild places around her. Carmel paints with only red,
yellow and blue, brushing the blended colors into dances
and leaving plenty of white to keep the work sparkling.
Her work is detailed yet soulful, as Carmel paints with a
charming combination of control and freedom, intellect
and whimsy. Carmel offers many contemporary southwest
original paintings and over 100 works as fine-art quality
giclée prints, each on hand-deckled watercolor paper with
custom Italian framing available.
“I see my job as a calling to immerse myself in the
wonderful, mysterious places of creation, to bring this
wonder into my paintings and then to send it as a blessing
into people’s homes . I sincerely thank you for your
interest in my work!” - Carmel
Janet LeRoy
Janet’s Featherworks • Hotchkiss, Colorado
Janet LeRoy is a Colorado native and has always loved the
great outdoors and all types of animals. She has always
been artistic, working with a number of different art
forms from leather carving to flower arranging. Janet’s
feather art career began around 1992 and through trial
and error she has perfected her art not only teaching
herself how to paint and preserve feathers but also how to
hand carve her matting and
custom frame her work with
the help of her husband,
Steve. She has been selling
her work at art shows
all over the US for over
twenty years. Some of her
clients include celebrities,
politicians and millionaires
a n d h e r wo r k i s n o w
hanging in several different
countries, including Japan,
England, Canada, Australia,
South Africa and more.
Janet has won numerous
awards and ribbons for
her work throughout the years and makes donations to
various animal welfare and preservation groups whenever
possible. She currently lives in Hotchkiss, Colorado along
with her husband and a menagerie of animals including
horses, dogs, chickens, turkeys and a Scarlet Macaw.
April Baisan
Deserted Images • Cortez, Colorado
I learned to draw and paint from
my father when I was a child and
I have been forever grateful to
him. later I engaged in drawing
classes at the Tucson Botanical
Gardens and the University of
Arizona. The name “Deserted
Images,” and the subjects of
many of my images and other
creations sprouted from the
life-giving desert soils on which
I have lived for much of my life. I
expect that my images will draw you into them, into their
place, to allow you to experience this much as I have.
May 23-24, 2015
Moab Arts Festival
Yrma Van der Steenstraeten
Blue Rain Studio • Castle Valley, Utah
Yrma is a Dutch artist, who resides in Castle Valley, Utah
since 2003. She studied at the Arnhem Art Academy and
graduated from the Utrecht Graphic Design Institute
(with a minor in painting and photography) in the
Netherlands. She also did a 3 year, once a week, workshop
silversmithing.
Through the years she has worked in different styles
of painting, encaustic and illustrating, graphic design,
photography and jewelry and has given drawing and
painting classes to children in the ages 7 – 12 for seven
years at a creative center, the KKD in the Netherlands,
and was administrator of the same creative center for
almost 10 years.
All this education and experience resulted in developing
her contemporary style.
A passion to share
the beauty of
nature as she sees
it combined with
her feminine touch
of the brush results
in elegant organic
forms in flowing
b r u s h s t ro k e s .
Her paintings
vary from almost
realistic portrayals
(sometimes
surreal) to abstract compositions. Finding the beauty
in the macro world, almost wanting to crawl into the
subject and feel it.
As she says of painting a horse’s face “I feel like stroking
it at the same time. I want and need to feel it.”
Lately she is painting animal faces with the eye as focus.
“I am captured by their eyes that confront you with the
animal’s pureness, beauty, spirit and in some cases
dangerous side. You also get a feel of their vulnerability
as they can be threatened into extinction.”
Besides painting she’s enjoying the 3D work of steampunk
animals in her jewelry, which has also resulted in
Steampunk influence in some of her paintings. It goes
back and forth, she says.
Her artwork graces the cover of the May issue of Moab
Happenings.
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Kevin Sullenberger
Through One Man’s Eyes • Lehi, Utah
I have been creating fine art photos for a little over
10 years now and am so thankful for the opportunities
that I have had
and continue to
have to do so. It
is a true passion
for me and for
my wife, Linda,
who shoots
right along with
me. Both of
our works are
displayed at art shows and on our website, www.
throughonemanseyes13.zenfolio.com. We are always
happy to meet new people, hear new stories, and learn
of new places for us to travel to and enjoy Earth’s beauty.
We hope to see you at the show!
Tim Yates
Indigosky Art • Draper, Utah
Photography, Art and the outdoors are a few of my loves
in life.
Shape and space, textures and sky, shadows and light,
and interest are some of the principles of Art that I try
to incorporate into my Art + Photography.
Moab is a special
place for me. I live
in the foothills of the
Wasatch Mountains
in Northern Utah,
and love the
Granite, Quartzite
and Limestone
formations combined
with the alpine
landscape with aspens, for trees and summer wildflowers
with Picas chirping. It is my Home.
But when the winter has been long, it is a nice reprieve
to come down to Moab, and experience the majestic red
sandstone with the artistic old trees and shrubbery, the
sunshine on my face warms my soul.
Come to my booth and see my photography with a couple
of my paintings mixed in!
Photography
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Susie & Charlie Brown
Charlie Brown Photos • Moab, Utah
After retirement Charlie and Susie traveled extensively throughout the western US with
digital cameras in hand. Their wanderings and subsequent photos incorporated their
talents from their previous lives. Charlie being the engineer has primarily used some
of the newer photo technologies of creating multiple-photo, stitched panoramas and
using high dynamic range photography, while Susie has used her talents as a teacher
bringing out the beauty of what mother-nature has to offer. While they have spent most
of their lives in the mountains of Colorado, they have loved the deserts and canyons of
southern Utah. They plan to spend the rest of their days here in Moab. A majority of
the new material presented in this year’s Moab Art Festival will be from around the area.
David Armes
David Armes Photography • Phoenix, Arizona
Entering the natural landscape, whether it be desert and
Canyons or Forests, trees, Rivers and Streams is a magical
experience. We are here for only a short time, but the
beauty of the landscape is everlasting. I am drawn to
the serenity and slowness of time in these settings and
attempt to convey this feeling with my images.
My images are predominately landscapes of the American
Southwest, original photographs taken over the past
30 years. The equipment has evolved over time and has
progressed from 35mm film to medium format film and
now digital capture. Negatives and transparencies are
scanned on a high quality drum scanner to produce a
digital negative. Each digital negative is then processed
on a computer, the image development can take
between a few hours to several days. All image files are
cataloged and
recorded for long
term storage. I
currently have
catalogued over
26,000 images.
Selected images
are printed on
either premium
quality photo
paper or canvas. Prints are mounted on acid free
archival foam core board and matted using pH neutral
mat. Canvases are printed directly on poly-cotton
archival certified canvas. Each canvas is then sprayed
with a canvas varnish to provide UV and contamination
protection. After several days of drying time the canvas
is then stretched over 1 1/2” gallery bars to produce the
final ready to hang image.
Deanna Thompson
Seiky Photography • Murray, Utah
My mission as a photographer is to illuminate both
common and rare scenes through a golden quality of
light that would reveal hidden treasures that might not
otherwise be seen.
Being in nature is inspiring, but for me, dancing with the
morning light awakens a passion that expands beyond
my physical reality.
It synchronizes
me with the
rhythm of the
planet, the flow
of the rivers and
the root-ness of
the trees.
I feel tethered
to the earth as
I stand in such
grandness.
My hope as a photographer, is that I can begin to traject
this alive stillness and bring it forth in the form of a
photograph.
Craig Ratcliffe
Nature Photography • West Jordan, Utah
I got my first 4 x 5 camera at age 17; it was a Burke
and James, and I remember all the backpacking trips into
various remote locations with my father packing gear and
photo equipment. Times have changed for me as that was
over 40 years ago. Now I use all Nikon digital equipment
and focus primarily on landscape and wildlife photography.
I have traveled extensively from the NW United States up
to Alaska and
throughout my
home state of
Utah. I am very
picky and only
the best gets
printed or to my
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Festival Food
Moab Arts Festival
Beer and Wine Garden
provided by the
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Yia Yia’s Greek Food
Try tasty Gyros, both Lamb and
Chicken, or go for a Philly Steak
plus Vegetable Wraps and soft
drinks. Top it off with a mouth
watering Greek Baklava.
Quesadilla Mobilla
Our love of the outdoors led to many nights around
a campfire which equaled countless hours trying to
figuring out what to bring for dinner while camping.
Quesadillas were simple to make but had almost
endless possibilities for ingredients.
Sweetwater Gypsie
Wood Fired Pizzas, soda,
lemonade, cookies, gluten
free pizza available.
Gourmet Nuts
Sunflower seeds, Cinnamon almonds - pecans,
cocoa almonds, peanuts, pistachios, popcorn,
cotton candy, soft pretzels, bottled water.
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A local favorite of freshly
Sno-Biz shaved ice covered
with your choice of 23 sweet
and delicious flavors. What a
delightful way to cool off on a hot
afternoon.
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Something old, something new! Homemade ice
cream, churned and frozen from
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commonly referred to as a
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of ice cream will
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and sundaes.
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mouthwatering toppings. Nacho Chips, lemonade, iced
tea, bottled water, soda, gatorade. This is a real treat
for the festival. Over 15 seasonings and toppings
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Live Music
Moab Taiko Dan
M o a b Ta i k o D a n
(MTD) is a group of
diverse individuals
who join together to
practice the Japanese
art of Taiko drumming.
Founded in 1995, and
qualified as a non-profit in 2001, MTD operates under
the leadership of sensei Tiffany Tamaribuchi, founder of
Sacramento Taiko Dan. In addition to traditional Taiko,
MTD also explores multi-cultural rhythms and original
composition. The purpose of MTD is to encourage
individual, group and community expression through
drumming.
Moab Taiko Dan is active in bringing national and
international Taiko groups to Moab for performances
and workshops. Groups sponsored include Japanese
performing artists Hanayui, Shidara and Wariki
performance artists, Akira and Raiya Katogi. National
artists include Sacramento Taiko Dan, Taiko Project and
Janet Koike of Berkeley’s “Rhythmix Group.”
Moab Taiko Dan has a long history of performing at events
all over the intermountain west. Regular appearances
include the Moab Half Marathon, the Other Half Marathon,
and the Moab Arts Festival.
As Moab Taiko Dan shares drumming and Japanese
cultural concepts with others, the response from people
of all ages and varied backgrounds has been tremendous.
Our dream and our hope is to keep this vital exchange
alive.
Moab Arts Festival
Mary Tebbs
Leraine Horstmanshoff
Mary Tebbs has been called the Ellen DeGeneres of singer/
songwriters. It's not unusual for her off-the-cuff, quickwitted and endearing
performance style to
have you laughing
in one moment and
crying the next.
The Las Vegas Weekly
says, “Tebbs is full of
weathered innocence,
dealing with love,
sensuality and
heartache, building
it all on a solid
foundation of blues
and slow mountain
f u n k .” A p r e t t y
accurate description.
Since 1995 she has
garnered many awards
for her songwriting
claiming the Best
Songwriter, Best Solo Performer, Best Folk/Acoustic (Salt
Lake City Weekly), and receiving a national nomination
for Best Jazz Song from GLAMA (Gay Lesbian American
Music Awards – based in New York City).
Comparison-wise people have said she sounds like a mix
of these great singers: k.d. lang, Karen Carpenter, Bonnie
Raitt, and Mary Gauthier. But through and through she’s
an original.
Mary’s music is about sensuality, inspiration, honesty
and humor. Her performances are about laughter, reality,
rawness, and connection. The City Weekly has described
her songs as “Swinging music that’s not afraid to wear
its heart on two or three sleeves.” Well said.
Leraine Horstmanshoff, a world-renowned singer/
songwriter, has been touted as having ‘enough in her
musical bag of tricks to defy almost any expectation’
(Brian Staker, The Event). Her vibrant physical presence
offers no choice other than to listen and observe her
inherent musical genius, which is her gift to humanity.
On stage, and in person, she holds nothing back and is
the embodiment of welcoming energy.
Her style is as diverse
as night & day
moving from original
funk to reggae swing
& sweet ballads.
Leraine captivates
her audiences with
her powerful vocals
& dynamic finger
picking guitar style
& not to mention
her mastery on the
didgeridoo of 25
years in the playing!
She has performed at
RRWM in Torrey Ut &
Moab Pride.
"A traveling minstrel
from birth, Leraine has extensively traveled the world,
becoming known for performances that are ‘honest,
gritty and exude confidence and individuality" New
Zealand Post.
"Leraine is a natural force of nature she has a playful
sense & a master musician, you will be pleasantly
surprised!" SF Times
Her band mates complement her with ease & skill.
Nathaniel Dupertuis upright bassist, Mary Tebbs on vocals
percussion they know how to have fun!
Scott Ibex
Over the course of the last ten years, Scott Ibex has emerged
as a popular artist who regularly performs all over the US. His
solo-acoustic tapping music layers tonal harmonics over freeflowing melodies that delight audiences throughout the land.
It's not unusual for Ibex to perform hard-hitting slide blues,
psychedelic bluegrass, folk, rock, country, reggae, or soul during
a set. In fact, he often improvises memorable one-of-a-kind
tunes on the spot.
Charity is very important to Scott. In 2013, he created a
charitable concert series entitled Music for a Cause. The monthly
performances have raised thousands of dollars for local nonprofits in Moab, Utah, Scott's hometown. If you'd like to book
Scott Ibex as a performer for your charity of choice, get in touch!
Dave Steward & Friends
David Steward has been playing music for most of his life. With rock’n’roll being the
foundation he has become fluent in various styles of music. During the many years he
has lived in the Southwest he has been a singing cowboy and often lets loose with a
cowboy yodel. He currently fronts the David Steward Trio which plays jazz and swing
standards. He is much in demand as a backup player in other ensembles for his finger
and flat picking guitar skills. David will be singing his own original songs as well as
some great old songs from the history of American music.
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Live Music
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Dustin Christensen
Dustin Christensen’s former band Jerrytown buzzed around, catching
the ear of, among many others, legend Bob Ezrin (Pink Floyd, Peter
Gabriel, The Jayhawks), who called their albums “amazing production and
songwriting.” Then Christensen decided to dissolve the band and start
over. When you’re the only songwriter and only consistent member of a
band for nearly a decade, how hard can a solo album be?
Christensen’s first solo effort post Jerrytown was Highway Lines, which
made it on to many well known top ten albums of the year blogs and
caught the attention of many publishing and record companies and called
a “badass” by Miranda Lambert.
Dustin’s music has been featured on many Film and TV networks and
shows. He’s shared the stage with artists like Greg Laswell, Augustana,
Shawn Mullins, Collective Soul, Neon Trees, Glen Phillips, Matisyahu, Fun,
Guster, Richie Sambora and Boys Like Girls to name a few.
“Highway Lines” was produced by Scott Wiley (Elliott Smith, Bonnie Raitt,
Tracy Chapman) at June Audio in Provo, UT and mastered by Richard Dodd
(Tom Petty, Dixie Chicks, Kathleen Edwards) at Blackbird Studios in Nashville, TN.
Dustin is currently signed with Carnival Music in Nashville and is currently working on his follow up record to Highway
Lines.
Velvet Ants
The Velvet Ant Trio plays classic jazz
and swing tunes with a traditional
improvisational spirit. The trio
consists of Moab guitar legend
Glenn Sherrill, Nathan O'Bryant on
bass, and Ryan Barnum on drums
and vocals.
Sister Wives
The Sister Wives band is a rockin’ assortment of blues
musicians, each with a diverse musical background.
The Wives’ started in January 2003 playing numerous
regional festivals, clubs, live television, and private
shows in Utah, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California and
Nevada. The band was named one of the Best New Bands
of the Year in the SLAMMy’s (Salt Lake Music Awards)
voted by the readers of Salt Lake City Weekly Magazine
(link here for a list of appearances).
Sister Wives appears regularly at local and regional
venues. The Wives’ two studio and one live CD’s are
also played by many of the programmers on KRCL radio
station in Salt Lake, KZMU in Moab and KPFT in Houston,
as well as regionally in Oregon and Washington.
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3:00-4:00
4:00
4:30-5:45
6:00-7:15
Artist
Scott Ibex
Taiko Dan
Velvet Ants
Native American Hoop Dancer
Dustin Christensen
Shakespeare (Comedy of Errors)
Mary Tebbs
Sister Wives
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Pavilion
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Shakespeare Stage
Stage
Stage
Time
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1:30-3:00
3:00-4:30
4:00
5:00-close
Artist
Native American Hoop Dancer
Sister Wives
Dave Steward and Friends
Dustin Christensen
Shakespeare (Comedy of Errors)
Leraine Horstmanshoff
Venue
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Stage
Pavilion
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Shakespeare Stage
Stage
Artists schedule subject to change.
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Wood, Metal, Glass
Clover Wichers
3 Leaf Clover Studio • Loma, Colorado
I’ve been working with glass for roughly eight years and
jewelry design for 3 years. It was a natural progression
for me to start combining my glass with metal aspects.
With every finished piece, my goals are to be creating
every component. Even down to hand shaping and forging
the ear wires and clasps for my jewelry. Essentially all
my work starts as
raw colored glass
rods, sheet metal
and wire. The glass
is hand torched
into beads which
are then combined
with
different
techniques in metal
working. Such as
wire
wrapping,
chainmail, Viking
knit
and
acid
etching.
Most people are familiar with the traditional manner
of glass work, which is with a large furnace. All of my
work, however, is made with a special torch. The glass I
use is called borosilicate and is very durable glass with
a rainbow of artistic colors.
Thom Dickeson
Thom’s Wood N’ Things LLC • Salt Lake City, Utah
I enjoy creating usable art from wood, recycling wood
when possible. I left the world of computers to pursue
a slower life style of creating unique objects from wood.
I enjoy creating
a variety of
items that have
functionality
around
the
house or can
be used as wall
art. This is my
twelfth
year
exhibiting
at
Arts and Crafts
festivals.
Melody & Kurt Bellock
Spirit and Soul of the Tree • Salt Lake City, Utah
Born in 1949 in a small town in Illinois. Kurt spent most
of his life in rural areas where quality and workmanship
are expected in whatever you do. Woodworking,
in various forms, has been a part of Kurt’s life from
carpenter to self-taught turner. His work is a marriage
of art and function; from salad bowls to art objects.
Once the bark is peeled away from the log he creates
a new life. The spirit and soul
of these magnificent trees have
been unwrapped and are gifts
of nature.
Melody Bellock was born
in 1956 in Youngstown,
Ohio. Melody has worked in
collaboration with her husband
Kurt for over ten years. She has
turned her full attention to her
own body of work with wood
from carving and turning to
painting and marbling.
She is one of the few professional marblers in the
country. She has taken this ancient art form from paper
and fabric to a wood media. Marbling is the art of
floating paint and making a print. Each piece of wood
inspires her to choose specific colors and patterns.
The intricate patterns that cover the surfaces of her
carved pieces are inspired by nature. Creating each piece
is an adventure, as she explores deeper and deeper into
the wood until she brings each piece to life.
Kyle Bauman
The Willowweaver • Bluff, Utah
I began building willow fence panels 12 years ago after
seeing a freeform willow fence in a nearby town. I liked
the idea but envisioned a more geometric pattern with
a strong foundation. I
also wanted them to
be moveable.
The solution I found
was to use galvanized
steel panel, weaving
the patterns of willow
within the grid. Over
time I perfected the
process and was able
to produce garden
panels in a variety of
patterns, textures and
colors.
At this time I use three types of plants to build the
panels and furniture. They are Coyote willow, young
tamarisk shoots and cottonwood saplings. I recently
discovered an area where after a large flood, thousands
of cottonwood saplings took root along sandbars. For
the past year I have been harvesting and incorporation
them into my panels and furniture. The contrast in color
and texture creates interesting natural patterns.
Moab Arts Festival
Dennis Bertucci
Dennis Bertucci Furniture • Boulder, Utah
Since 1979 Dennis Bertucci has been restoring
Antique furniture, specializing in period Arts & Crafts
furniture. His furniture
designs are inspired by
period designers Gustav
Stickley, Frank Lloyd
Wright, Charles Rennie
Mackintosh, and Charles
Rohlfs. His restorations
and designs are in major
private
collections,
museums and Auction
Houses throughout the
US.
Troy Anderson
Anderson’s Cabinets & Furniture • Fremont, Utah
I graduated from Northern Arizona University in 1981
with a degree in Furniture Design and Construction. It
was there that I studied
traditional design layout
and style. Since then, I
have worked continuously
in pushing the limits of
these styles. I now have
styles I call my own,
including my leather and
furniture combinations.
I mainly focused on my
leather art for the first 15
years after graduation. In
‘96 I had my first large
commission to create
custom cabinets and flooring out of old, hardwood cargo
pallets. Since then, I’ve been hooked on using reclaimed
wood in my work. I am currently experimenting in
combining my leather artwork with my furniture. This
unique combination of hand carved leather and fine
furniture allows me to create works using everything I
have learned over my career.
Kevin Sybrowsky
Nivek• Salt Lake City, Utah
Kevin Sybrowsky is a metal sculptor
artist who hand cuts and molds
recycled steel into unique and
functional art. I am very passionate
about creating quality artwork and
I’m committed to be socially and
environmentally conscious. From
green business practices to my
decision to buy
my
materials
as locally as I
can, I’m always
looking for ways
that I can make a
positive impact.
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Wood, Metal, Glass
Scott Luchansky
Aprill Fisher
James Miller
Today his uniquely stylized “found wood” creations
are the measured results of these qualities and honed
talents ... together, they
can be found in each and
every piece he puts forth.
Commencing
with
a
relentless search across
hundreds of miles of
central Arizona’s historic
ranches and private lands
for the perfect piece of
wood for each vision, it is
then and only then, that
one of his immediately
recognizable
carvings
begins to emerge from this
fallen treasure.
Whether it be a majestic
Bald Eagle in flight, a stoic
but proud Indian warrior,
or one of his uniquely
stylized,
signature
feathers,
magnificent
icons of a vast western
landscape breathe new life into old wood through his
inspired hands. “No piece is preconcieved’’, says Scott.
“The material dictates what, I call, it’s ‘new life’. If a
piece works, I use it, if not, you have to go with what
you’ve got.”
Perhaps, but while it is true that in an art world where
it does take all kinds to satisfy the public’s diverging
tastes, through it all, Scott continues to go against the
grain by producing only “one of a kinds” ... all the while,
the West welcomes another original.
Frank Falk
Kevin Hicks
Luchansky Art • Wilhoit, Arizona
So without a second thought, Scott did indeed dare to
venture to the West over thirty years ago, where upon
he soon became self-schooled and skilled in a variety of
mediums including, painting and lapidary.
Mark Richey & Larry Caulkins
Gunjah The Bead Forest • Cedar City, Utah
Each year Mark enjoys taking a break from his Cedar
City store and studio to visit wonderful Moab!
Mark has been working with glass and designing jewelry
for 14 years now. In 2011 he and his colleague Larry
collaborated with to create the glass unicorn that was
featured in the Utah Shakespearean Festival production
of The Glass Menagerie that season.
His curious shop, Gunjah The Bead Forest, is now in a new
larger location in the heart of historic downtown Cedar
City. There you may find not only his glass creations but
a wealth of other fascinating items! Visitors might also
wish to take a stroll down to the Utah Shakespearean
Festival’s Gift Shop and find a variety of his other
creations created exclusively for the Festival.
Larry retired to
Cedar City in 2005
with his wife,
Veronica, from Las
Vegas, NV where he
was an electronics
technician
for
the Clark County
School
District.
Larry
could
never truly retire
however! Within
a few months of
living in Cedar City
Larry could not
keep away from
his 30+ years of
lampworking. He
has been working with Mark Richey in the M. R. Glass
Designs studio for almost 7 years now (at least when
the snow is gone!).
Larry is mostly self-taught with a few lessons here and
there over the many years. His Rose sculpture received
honors at the Air Sep Flame Off in 1991 and is his
signature piece.
Swanny City Park
TLA Treasures • Holladay, Utah
I began an apprenticeship to learn
the basic of metal working, several
years ago, when I fell in love with
Pewter. I have been working with
Pewter on my own for about 5 years
now. I love creating unique treasures
such as pony tail clips, barrettes and
belt buckles. I apply a technique
called diamond cutting to each piece
to create the appearance of tiny
gems embedded right into the metal.
Locs-Art LLC • Salt Lake City, Utah
The history of innovation and invention has always
fascinated me, especially with respect to the reality that
history shapes the future. With this eye toward the past,
I love blending the antiquities with current technology to
create eye catching, functional art which brings smiles
to people’s faces and melodies to their ears. iHorns
mix phonograph, gramophone, and other sound related
antiquities with cell phone technology to create one-of-akind, handmade pieces of art which function as amplifiers
for the internal speaker on the cell phone. The materials
mix metals, wood, plastics and various other refined and
natural products. With each piece is provided the history
and impacts of the antiquity, so the consumer receives
not only a beautiful piece of art but an understanding
of how technology and their specific piece changed the
landscape of sight, sound, economics and society. I love
malting iHorns. iHorns appeal to all ages - from the
young who are amazed at the simple, functionality to the
elderly who recall growing up with the antiquities in their
homes. iHorns emote. I love the smiles, joy and reaction
of patrons who enjoy the hands on sensory experience.
From yesterday to today, iHorns are joy.
Firewind Art Glass LLC • Grand junction, Colorado
My interest in glassblowing started when I was 10 years
old. I used my Father’s blow torch and Mom’s crock for
a crucible. Of course it didn’t work but the desire to
make glass and blow it stayed with me. In college I went
to Italy and visited Murano. It was the first time I saw
glassblowing and I knew then that I could blow glass. In
the 70’s I made several crude glass furnaces. In 1987 I
went to Pilchuck Glass School and learned not only how to
blow glass but the art of mixing colors. I am now retired
and blow glass in
the winter along
with attending
Mesa College for
bronze casting.
I have several
glass and bronze
art pieces that
I will display at
the show.
Treowen • South Jordan, Utah
The highest compliment I receive is for someone to take
one of my pieces
and integrate
them into their
everyday life. I
am primarily a
bowl turner with
an
emphasis
on
function
followed
by
form, I am
a
utilitarian
bowlturner. All of my materials are locally harvested urban
woods from salt lake city where I have relationships with
various arborists, and city officials who supply me whith
more than enough raw material. I am not a fan of simply
removing trees but if circumstance requires removal I am
thrilled to give that tree a new life as a useful, beautiful
item in someones home. My items are finished with
foodsafe easily reapplied oils that make them safe for use
and easy to maintain. I carry on a tradition of wood items
in a kitchen that is hundreds of years old.
Olaf Heintz
Tim McAllister
MIK • Moab Utah
Tim makes a variety
of items from collages
created with salvaged
vintage
sign
wood,
graphic designs printed
on linen print stock, to
a series of angels, bugs,
and creatures created
using found items from
the southern utah desert.
Wood N Fibers • Socorro, New Mexico
Over the years as a woodworker I have strived to
pursue an elegant simplicity in my furniture designs
influenced by my Art
professors at Central
Washington University,
the designs of Hans
Wegner, Sam Maloof,
and the Shakers. Since
getting my own saw mill
I am now able to bring an
aspect of materials not
commercially available;
live edges, spalting, wild
grain and knots that
give so much character
to each piece. This past
year I have pursued even
more of this “wabi sabi”
design philosophy, using
the “perfection” of the
material in the design.
A unique design, in a
functional piece, using
beautifully
finished
natural
materials,
continues to be my
goal. A counterpoint to
today’s modern world
of artificial materials in
mass produced goods.
I look forward to once
again bringing some
of my woodwork to the
Moab Arts Festival.
May 23-24, 2015
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Creative Arts
Suezan Chapman
Reflections of the Southwest • Mancos, Colorado
“I usually plan my mirrors
in my head before I start
creating”, said Suezan
Chapman. “Something
will spark a reaction, like
a glimpse of a reflection
in a puddle and the
entire setup, including
materials, and colors will
present itself.”
Translating this inner
vision, Suezan stages
h e r a r ra n g e m e n t o f
stone, glass and mirror,
experimenting with
textures and shapes. Her
visions usually represent a southwestern influence. After
laying out her main geometric patterns, the rest of the
composition falls into place almost like magic.
Suezan’s techniques have been refined through years
of meticulous attention to detail- both in placement of
stone and glass, and development of a secure hanging
mechanism.
I try to incorporate other materials into the design,
making use of copper, stone arrow heads, feathers carved
from bone, etched petroglyphs, fishing flies, and fetishes.
I pride myself in creating unique signature artwork.
How It All Started: I was riding my horse one day when
he was stung by a hornet. I got bucked off and broke my
leg. And, if that wasn’t quite enough, I ended up losing
my “regular” job because
of this injury.
I decided to look on these
life experiences with a
positive perspective. Daily
I would visualize how I
wanted my life to be, and
set forth my dominant
intent to align with those
desires. Through this journey, I decided that I never
wanted to have a “regular” job again, and allowed this to
manifest into my reality. I wanted to honor my creative
urges and establish myself as a full-time artist.
During this transition, I designed a slate tile mirror for
myself. When others saw the mirror, and complimented
me on the design, it provided clarification that this form
of creativity aligned with my aspirations. Southwest motif
is the center of my inspiration. The energy I put forth to
design my products are a direct reflection of this genre.
Valena Higley
H&H Crafts • Willard, Utah
We specialize in homemade trinkets and treasures that
will brighten your home. From kids fun to unique hand
painted signs to etched
rock designs. Come
check us out and bring
something unique into
your home,there’s something here for everyone
to enjoy.
Moab Arts Festival
Renée K Herring
Brandy Bowmaster
Moab Bag Company • Moab, Utah
Moab
Bag
Company was
founded in 2013
with the goal of
creating practical
goods from an
underutilized
local resource.
What was once destined
for Moab’s landfill, is now
transformed into upcycled
b ags and walle t s . All
products are handmade in
Moab, Utah from recycled
bike tubes sourced from
local bike shops.
Kristi Taylor
Simply Smashing • Durango,
Colorado
Kristi Taylor lives in Durango,
Colorado, and works as an artist
creating unique tile designs
for various uses. She does
professional tile installation for
kitchens and bathrooms while
also making a wide range of
artistic pieces for homes and
gardens.
All of her work is custom made from discarded tile scraps
and recycled materials such as plates and dishware.
She has shown her
work in several art
shows around the
four corners area
and currently has
some of it for sale
in Minnesota.
Renée K Designs • Whitewater, Colorado
“Creative as a doorknob” had always been my artistic
motto. Until a few years ago, that is, when I took a bunch
of art classes in a variety of mediums and discovered that
maybe I hadn’t given as much credit to doorknobs as I
should have- they have a way of “opening doors”. Now
I’m a mixed media and alcohol inks artist. Alcohol inks
(which are a fairly new medium) are my favorite. Oh the
joy of abstract art, and the joy of interacting with (and
trying to tame) these “they-have-a-mind-of-their-own”
vibrant colors!
I now specialize in
miniature, one-of-akind works of functional
art- light switch
covers. From splashes
of brilliant jewel-tone
colors to southwestern
motifs, or from inspiring
trees to vintage roses,
my alcohol inks-painted switch plates are a classy way
to accent decors and light up walls. I currently teach
monthly classes in alcohol inks.
Another facet to my new-found creative streak, is fiber
necklaces. I love color and texture, and the designer fibers
I use are luxurious, eye-catching, and unusual. These
exceptional fiber necklaces can also be worn in many
d i f f e re n t way s
a s a sc a r f, so
they’re versatile,
as well as fun,
and lightweight!
Creating my own
niche of handpainted switch
plate covers and
hand-knotted
fiber necklaces,
which I sell in
stores, online,
and at festivals
throughout
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Laura Alleman
The Eclectic Edge • Mountain Green, Utah
Laura Alleman has a serious
addiction to glass! She has
been doing glass work for
over 30 years. During the
last eight years she has
been adding metal into her
process. Her passion is for
the 3-dimensional items.
She specializes in wind
chimes, kaleidoscopes,
jewelry boxes, mosaics
and “Beach by the Inch”
sand globes.
Laura is notorious for
collecting things...things
which will eventually be
incorporated into one of her creations. Old wine bottles
and antique plates and kitchen items become wind
chimes; shells and bits of beach glass become focal points
in kaleidoscopes and sand globes; broken pottery and
rusty metal become mosaics.
Laura was born and raised in Beaver County. She spent
much of her married life travelling around the country
with her Navy husband and her three daughters.They have
since settled down in Mountain Green, Utah.
Brooke Burgee
Red Barn Collections • Salt Lake City, Utah
We search for books that have been discarded and give
them new life by turning them into one-of-a-kind journals.
We dig the scars, wear and tear marks, frayed edges,
scribbled names, notes and dates, and library stamps
because it all contributes to the uniqueness of the products
we make.
The books we find
have survived the
y e a r s a n d a re
ready to be loved
again. It makes
us happy to see
books up-cycled
into new journals.
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Kathy J. McCarthy
Bicknell, Utah
After working as a tile
setter apprentice for three
summers, I discovered a
love for setting intricate
tile mosaic. I began
collecting the colorful
sedimentary rocks which
are prevalent in Wayne
County, about 1998, and
creating mosaics, using classic mosaic styles as well as
the more modern hand cut style. When my mosaic projects
outgrew the little shed behind my house, I purchased the
large shop and storefront next door. In 2005, I registered
and licensed the
business as The Raven
Song. In addition to
many wall hangings,
I install stone mosaic
showers, entryways,
back splashes, hearths,
window sills, signs and
mosaic inlaid wooden
stairs. I use local rock
to make picture frames, book ends, light switch covers,
bird houses, well covers, little rock “critters” and lots of
other rock projects. One of the things I enjoy most about
my craft is hiking around to find and collect the rocks.
All pieces are hand crafted and one of a kind. Though
my mosaic designs encompass everything from suns
and lizards to kayakers and light houses, I am partial
to birds, especially ravens. My shop, The Raven Song,
in Bicknell, Utah, is open most weekends and holidays
during summer months.
Marci Hansen
Millcreek Valley Farm LLC • South Jordan, Utah
We are Utah’s source for
handmade soaps, lotions, lip
balms, and bath salts.
Our Inspiration came from our
beehives and a quite famous
maker of beeswax based
personal care products back
East. We figured that since we
resided in the “Bee Hive” state
that our products could, and
should be first rate. Also worth mentioning is the fact that
we live next to America’s Dead Sea, The Great Salt Lake,
and so adding Bath Salts to our creations was a natural.
Cold Process Soap is our passion! It has the same kind
of rich history as beekeeping, but is more suitable to the
creative side of the brain. Lotion bars, lip balms and bath
salts sell great for us, however the rewarding chain of
events that renders our natural bar soap is like nothing
else. It is, we suppose, not unlike what a potter feels when
he or she throws a ball of clay onto a foot powered wheel
and creates a timeless vase with their hands and talent.
Soap making is just that addictive!
Do We Use our own soap? Absolutely! Our soaps are
hand-batched from scratch, cured in molds, and hand-cut.
It is with pride and a little
humor that we state that
all of our soaps contain
natural vegetable oils and
are tested on enthusiastic
family and friends, not
animals.
Nate Rydman
Moab, Utah
I’m not a trained artist, I fly
airplanes for a living and I’ve
always liked to make things.
For the last couple years
I’ve taken up the hobby of
cutting bottles and building
stuff to be used. I hope you
enjoy them.
Steve Dale
Pebble Pottery • Murray, Utah
Steve Dale spent much of his professional career
beautifying space while working in the contracting
industry. His work proved time and time again he had an
eye for the aesthetically-pleasing. Several years ago, he
began a new hobby,
creating sculptures,
pottery and garden
art from materials
such as rock and
glass. In 2014, he
launched Pebble
Pottery, turning his
hobby into art and
his profession. Last
year, he exhibited
at local art shows, farmer’s markets, the Moab Folk
Festival and many other venues. His creations continue
to evolve in both beauty and functionality.
Lyn Nance
Dolores, Colorado
I was born & raised in Arizona and
learned my leather craft in the
Sedona area. I now reside in the
peaceful little town of Dolores. I
have always liked leather items,
particularly fringed & beaded.
I started out making items for
myself, friends and family and
now share my art with the public.
I take custom orders!
Victoria White Eagle
Beautiful Earth Beautiful Me • Moab, Utah
Native to Moab and trained in Native American plant
spirit medicine, Victoria has been studying and using
aromatherapy and herbs in her products Since 1998.
Victoria White Eagle’s products have been evolving
and changing for over a decade. She uses wild crafted
ingredients from the
four corners region,
herbs & veggies
from her own garden
& fresh goats milk
from a local farmer.
Victoria’s strives to
add a little bit of
Moab in her products
as well as organic content and natural ingredients.Victoria
uses her own sensitive skin as a
tester to give her clients, soaps,
bath and body care products
that nourish, moisturize and
soften dry damaged skin.
Keeping Your Skin In Harmony
& Walking In Beauty.
Lita Riley
Lita Riley Soaps • Helper, Utah
George Suttey
Suttey Lapidary • Somerset, California
I make my own mining scenes with pewter on various
rocks and geodes. I use
solid copper to make
spinners with crystal
spheres, that give you
an optical illusion that
they move up and down.
Our rocks and fossils are
from around the world.
May 23-24, 2015
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Jewelry
Amy Jerabek
Rockhound Jewelry • Cottonwood Heights, Utah.
I have enjoyed making
jewelry for 12 years.
I am fascinated with
nature and especially
rocks.
I enjoy designing
pieces with a focus
on the stone beads.
I string beads,
wire wrap and do
some basic metal
working. I explore
new techniques and
find taking on a new
challenge and then
creating jewelry with
my new skills to be very gratifying.
As I am having fun to trying new things and adding new
designs, I continue to provide customers with quality
choices ranging from the small and simple, to the large
and complex.
Jane Nicholson
Rock on Girls • Logan, Utah
We are a group of 3 teachers who met in a jewelry class
over 10 years ago. Andrea is a high school art teacher,
Barb is a middle school health teacher, and Jane is a
retired language teacher. We started meeting after school
to encourage each other’s artistic interests. Three years
ago we began marketing on Etsy (jnicholson= shop name)
and at local fairs. We have found art to be a great way
to connect with the community.
Our jewelry uses beach rocks, polished rocks, and some
red rock that we have hand-picked from Mother Nature.
Our rock hounding has taken us to the beaches of Oregon,
and the deserts of Southern
Utah. The pottery is a simple
palette of black and white and
incorporates western motifs. The
pots are all functional and are
intended to be used in daily life.
Allen Spencer
Red Desert Magnetic Jewelry • Rock Springs,
Wyoming
Red Desert Magnetic Jewelry is owned and operated by
Lindsay and Allen Spencer. We are the crafters of all of
our jewelry. Our Magnetic Jewelry is made of Magnetite
(Loadstone) a natural magnetic stone mined in Brazil
and parts of Europe and Asia. Magnetite is 100%
natural stone unlike many of the man-made magnets
you see in other products today. These beads will never
lose their power
and are great for
designing our
magnetic jewelry.
We then accent
our jewelry with
ot he r pre cious
stones.
Red Desert Magnetic Jewelry offers quality, affordable
magnetic jewelry with a focus on customer service. We
have bracelets, necklaces, chokers, anklets, and rings.
All these are available in single, double, triple, and quad
strands. We measure strength in strands and the average
person will wear 3-5 strands for best results.
Myndy Wadsworth & Crystal Kilgore
Ruffles & Rox • Oakley, Utah
Three sisters joined together to create wearable
healing and unique art,
organic body products
and alternative plant
medicines. Katie
Butler specializes in
handmade headbands
and hair pieces,
baprons, (her own
unique bib design),
organic body care
items, and seamstress
extraordanaire.
Crystal Kilgore specializes in handmade wire-wrapped
jewelry, feather earrings, and nutritional counseling.
Myndy Wadsworth specializes in handmade wire-wrapped
jewelry, feather hair and earring pieces, unique salmon
skin belts, natural healing plant medicines,Tarot readings,
and Reike/crystal healings.
Moab Arts Festival
Ashley Dobson & Burgundy Rentie
Upcycle Antiques • Mountain Green, Utah.
Ashley Dobson and Burgundy Rentie are two sisters
with one mission: Make uniquely beautiful jewelry out
of vintage silver-plated flatware. They are admittedly,
“silverware geeks”; they
search the country high
and low for antique
spoons, forks and knives.
They then allow their
imaginations to run free
and use their skills to
“upcycle” old into new!
They bend the fork and spoon handles into curved pieces
to fit any wrist. They then add decorative natural stones
and pearls. The final touch is a magnetic closure. The
resulting bracelets are stunning! The fork bracelets are a
work of art with the tines bent in waves, curls and ripples.
The spoon cuffs are uniquely exciting with the bowl of
the spoon flattened to fit like a cuff bracelet around the
wrist...like a high-end bracelet at a fraction of the cost. In
the stone fork bracelets, the natural stones are anchored
in by the curves of the fork tines...each is one-of-a-kind!
Some pieces of the silverware are well over 100 years
old. As Burgundy and Ashley say, “Wear a piece of history
on your wrist!”
After spending their youth traveling the country with
their military parents, they have both settled in Utah.
Ashley lives in Mountain Green with her husband and five
children; and Burgundy and husband hail from Clearfield.
Leigh Metz
Moonflower Arts • Baker City Oregon
and Moab, Utah
Leigh Metz is a local ceramic
artist. She creates captivating
jewelry from porcelain. Always
experimenting, she delights in
exploring texture, glazes and color.
In addition to her one of a kind
jewelry,
Leigh also creates bird feeders,
garden art and tile tables. Come by
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Joel Haslam
Fort Cedar Studio • Cedar City, Utah.
I have collected rocks
since grade school
and made jewelry as
a hobby from 16 years
of age. Got interested
in dichroic glass
about 25 years ago. I
make dichroic beads
and cabochons. Have
taught art (lapidary and glass) at the junior college level
in California.
Since moving to Cedar City, Utah, my wife and I have
been collecting rocks and making jewelry and teaching
with the Southern Utah Rock Club. I am a post president
of the club. I have some of my work in galleries.
Jay Frandsen
Frandsen Silversmithing • Castle Dale, Utah
Jay has been a silversmith
for over 40 years. He likes
to make things out of elk
ivories, rings, necklaces,
bracelets etc. He likes to
make custom knives with
Damascus steel and handles
of various materials;
mammoth ivory, deer horn, mother of pearl etc.
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Moab Arts Festival
Meredith Ott
The Pink Armadillo • Canyon Lake, Texas
My mother was a crafty
person and taught me
sewing and embroidery
when I was a child. I
received a bead ring kit
one Christmas and sold
the rings at school for 10
cents. I seriously started my
jewelry business in the 70’s
when my husband decided
to rejoin the army. I easily
learned beading on my
own and then discovered
the recreation center and lapidary. After I had cut a lot of
pretty stones, I took a class in silver smithing, and then
began doing local craft shows.
After 4 years, we had enough of the army. We moved to
Houston,TX and I worked as a chemical tech weekdays and
did shows on the weekends. I joined the Houston Gem and
Mineral Society and honed my lapidary skills.
I took classes in wire wrap, casting and chasing. I divorced
in 1994. In 1999, I took early retirement, moved to Austin
TX, and made my jewelry passion into a full time job. I
learned new skills by taking a silver class in Taos with
Marlin Nickelson in 2009. I currently show in Colorado in
summer and early fall and winter in Texas. I am a member
of the Fredericksburg TX Rock hounds.
Bohemian Spirit Designs • Telluride, Colorado
While attaining my Business/Marketing Degree in College, I also minored in Art. I enjoyed over a dozen art classes as well
as art appreciation classes. After trying my hand in various mediums including stained glass, pottery, fabric dying, batik,
weaving, furniture making and jewelry, I decided that the fabric dying and jewelry making were my two favorite mediums.
In accordance with the Juried Art Shows, and Farmer Market standards, I create each
piece from start to finish, with “intention.” My love of the outdoors, music and Yoga
influences most of my pieces as you will see trees, mountains, flowers and symbols
of peace and love in all my creations.
I feel blessed to have garnered a following of repeat customers who come and
support my Art each year. I come up with new designs each season to keep my
booth “fresh.” I’ve instituted a new idea of “create your own” whereby my customers
pick out colors and pendants that “speak” to them. I either create it on the spot or
if it is more involved, I take a deposit and have it ready for them in a few hours.
I enjoy seeing their smiles when they see their finished piece and how well their own
design turned out.
Cathy Novak
Natural Stone • Torrance, California
My work with natural stone
is the product of enthusiasm
for earth history and
lapidary mentorship with
old-school rock hounds.
Using material native to
the paleo-geology of the
American West, I create
polished stone treasures
which recall the history of North America ... Cambrian oceans,
Jurassic swamps, volcanic eruptions, and eroding sand seas.
We hunt rocks in the hot high desert and in old collections
and select rough for color, pattern, and geological imprint.
Bringing rough home to saws, grinders, and lapidary, we
discover remarkable design and create:
• Pendants, bolos, pocket pieces capturing evocative
images
• Petrified tree limbs and rounds displaying finely
articulated tree features
• Septarians and geodes showcasing geological origins
Cherrie Fablinger
Silver Dreams • Ivins, Utah
I started my adventure as a Silversmith with my
love of rocks. In 2002 I enrolled in a local lapidary
class in St. George, Utah. I
polished rocks to my heart’s
content and made beautiful
cabochons. A gentleman in my
class, decided after nine weeks
of polishing rocks, it was time
for me to solder and set some
of those cabs into Sterling Silver.
Through trial and error I grew
to love Silversmithing as well.
I use Sterling Silver, Natural
Stones and Gems, and Copper
for my Hand-crafted designs. The name “Silver Dreams”
is because my designs mostly come from my dreams,
(a little annoying at times). I truly enjoy my work. It is
extremely rewarding to have others appreciate and want
my pieces.
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Vicki & Thomas McGarry
Eaglewing Designs • Springville, Utah
Thomas and Vicki McGarry have been creating exciting
jewelry and leatherwork for 15years. They use only quality
materials,
their designs
are unique
pieces of
wearable art.
Everything
they make
is done by
hand. Leather
Frontier Purses
are made from
quality deer,
elk and buffalo
hides. The hides are cut by hand including all the lacing
used in sewing the purses together and the fringe hanging
on them. Bone, wood, and some metal beads are used to
decorate the purse. Buttons are made from bone, antlers,
or stones. This year we are featuring jewelry made from
Picasso Marble.
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Jana & Tracy Hassett
Copper Raven • Escalante, Utah
For wife Jana, beadweaving and basketry are a 20+ year adventure. Finely woven
seed bead chains are created to augment the beauty of Tracy’s pendants. Each is
woven using delica seed beads to match.
Jana’s miniature waxed linen baskets are created in various sizes and shapes. Native
women from 11 tribes taught Jana how to twine and she’s taught many of the tribal
children how to twine. Her Kaw Indian heritage serves as her inspiration as a “Wind
Person” from her Great Grandmothers tribe in Kansas. Her Twined basket trays are
also framed 5” x 5” and adorned with beads. Her miniature double-wall Cherokee
style baskets are made from reed and hand-peeled Cypress from the Oregon Coast.
Many of her baskets are decorated with either a bead-woven band or completely
encased in woven bead art all off-loom. In addition, she creates small (5” x 5”)
framed wall decor of bead-woven patterns featuring antique quilt square patterns
and cowgirl designs. Her off-loom bead-woven bracelets are created from her own
patterns and many are made from recycled/antique shoe or belt buckles.
For Tracy, making jewelry is a natural extension of a lifelong career in hand craft and art. 30 years of wood turning
and 10 years of fine art photography has generated a third adventure into the creation of one-of-a-kind copper,
sandstone and gem jewelry pieces combined to reflect the rugged nature of the Colorado Plateau. All pendants,
broaches and earrings are personally hand textured, formed and polished to best represent his passion for Southern
Utah’s geologic and Early American history, encompassing the dramatic canyons and layers landscape. Some Copper
jewelry is polished and some sports a colorful patina, but all are crafted from Tracy’s original designs.
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Terri Snyder
Treasures by Terri • Mesa, Colorado
My husband of 33 years and I moved to Colorado 11 years ago to live in
the country away from the hectic city life we had always lived. We really
enjoy the outdoors and the recreation opportunities that are plentiful in
Western Colorado.
I work part time for a financial investment company in Grand Junction
for the last nine years. In my leisure time, I love reading, camping, being
outdoor with my dogs and gardening. I currently have three gardens
which means spending a lot of time in the fall preserving the harvest. My
husband and I are involved in pet rescue and we volunteer each month at
pet adoption events and we have fostered too many dogs to count.
Over three years ago I went to “bead night”. The goal was to bring your
unfinished project to complete. I went with a friend and nothing but my
credit card. I was hooked and signed up for a beginner’s class that night.
Several classes later and vacations that involve finding new and unusual
bead stores have turned into a successful small business opportunity. I
love designing and creating handcrafted necklaces, bracelets, earrings,
bookmarks and scarf bails specializing in semi-precious stones. I am a
member of the Jewelers Guild of Grand Junction.
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Desert Gems Jewelry • Cedar City, Utah
I admit it. I’m a rockhound. At the age of 9, while my
Dad worked as a summer ranger in Yellowstone National
Park I found my first chips of agate & obsidian. I’d
never found a rock that you could see through before.
I discovered that there are beautiful things to see both
looking up and down at the ground. In a Yellowstone gift
shop I bought a sterling silver ring with a cabochon of
Montana Moss agate. I was hooked. Moss agate is still
one of my favorite stones.
The stones I use in my
jewelry, I find, cut & polish
on lapidary equipment
that I built myself. Finding
the rocks out in nature
is both an adventure &
therapy. Living in the high
desert I’m surrounded by
wonderful agates & jaspers.
Much of this material has
colors that reflect the red
rock mountains of the
southwest with a mix of
red, orange, yellow, even
purple, black, white, & blue. My favorite local agate,
which I call Cosmo agate contains colors & patterns that
resemble photos taken by the Hubble telescope.
I use a slab saw & trim saw to cut rocks into manageable
pieces, but I often take a small chip of agate or jasper
found in the hills around me & grind, sand, & polish it
into a cabochon without the aid of a saw. Some of these
chips may be the result of the arrowhead making process.
There are some colors & patterns that I can’t find locally,
so I purchase rocks in rough & slab form & cut, grind,
& polish them.
I started doing wire wrap jewelry as a way to present the
beautiful stones in a wearable manner. The way I wrap
the Sterling Silver or Gold filled wire around the stone
compliments the stone but doesn’t obscure or detract
from it.
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Debra Partin
Katya’s Korner • Pueblo, Colorado
After arriving home from living overseas, I needed
something to do. At class at the Art Center I learned
about metalsmithing and also
that it was possible to sell what
I created.
My favorite collection of copper,
nickel and brass comes to light
through a series of techniques
to produce color, texture and
finish on the lightweight metal,
it then becomes comfortable
for wearing.
My stones used come from all over the world. After
finding interesting stones and beads, they become part
of my my jewelry.
Since my jewelry has been exhibited and sold overseas,
many of my friends (jewelers and geologists) taught me a
range of methods to work with metal, stone and leather.
Mary A. Shipley
Life’s Rainbow LLC • Grand Junction, Colorado
I grew up in Western
Colorado and have lived
in Grand Junction for 39
years. My husband and I
have two grown children
and three grandchildren.
I am a fused glass artist
specializing in beautiful
memorials where I place
the ashes of loved ones, as well as beloved pets, between
the layers of glass before fusing. For eight years I have
created one-of-a-kind fused glass pendants, earrings,
bracelets, rings, tie clasps, and hairpins.
I was trained by a professional glass artist who taught me
the basic techniques of fusing glass...cutting, layering,
and firing the glass to a minimum of 1400 degrees in
a kiln. My goal is to create fused glass memorials and
jewelry that you will enjoy as much as I enjoyed making
each piece!
Candis L. Wall
A Piece of Candy • Grand Junction, Colorado
I am a retired Intensive
Care Nurse and Mother of
seven children. I started
lampworking (making beads
out of rods of colored glass
using a torch) nine years
ago as a hobby----I needed
a chance to relax and do something fun----FOR ME. It
is the most enjoyable hobby I have ever had! I enjoy
seeing the beauty and variety that come from a simple
piece of glass. I enjoy learning new techniques, trying
out new colors, and experimenting with different ways
of showcasing the beads into jewelry.
It is fun to be able to take classes and study books that
introduce me to other artists’ work. I love being able to
make pieces of jewelry that are admired and treasured
by the people who wear them.
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Jorge Bravo
Affordable Elegance • Gardner, Colorado
I enjoy designing unique pieces at affordable prices. I use
only quality materials, and guarantee my work.
I import genuine stones
and handmade Glass
and Metal beads from
all over the world. I try
to purchase materials,
from cultures that
directly benefit from
the sale of their
goods, such as those
in Bangladesh, India,
Nepal, Thailand and
China.
I enjoy working with
clients to create special
pieces of jewelry that
will fit comfortably and
become a cherished possession.
Peru Inka • Las Vegas, Nevada
Jorge Luis Bravo Diaz migrated to the United States in
2008 from Lima,
Peru. A self-taught
musician since the
age of 10, he has 31
years of experience
playing traditional
Peruvian flute
music and crafting
I n d i a n j e w e l r y.
In the past he
travelled throughout South America to various festivals
where he played music and sold handmade jewelry.
From 2008 to 2013 he sold his jewelry in Colorado.
Jorge moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in September 2013
looking for opportunities to share his music and his craft
of jewelry making.
Jewelry can be a sentimental reminder of important
events in our lives.
I have created special orders for weddings, baby showers,
holidays, employee recognition events and other personal
celebrations.
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Mary Wolfe
Wolfe’s Creations • Livingston, Texas
2 dots over the i • Salt Lake City, Utah
I am a maker of jewelry, a teacher, a lover of Kung Fu
movies, and pho.
My curiosity has
taken me around
the country and
the globe, and
since arriving in
Salt Lake City in
2013 from New
Orleans I have been
both encouraged
and inspired by
the depth of the
artistic community
I have found here. In my work I combine the traditional
techniques of wirework and bead weaving to create
unique jewelry with a modern aesthetic. All of my pieces
are hand formed, and the beads are stitched into place
- one at a time - with loving care. As an artist I hope to
continue my travels, both to sell my work and just for fun,
and to continue to be inspired by the intricacies of tiny
bits of colored glass, and metal that is fine yet strong.
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Willey Beers
Creative Clay Works • Clinton, Utah
From a young age I knew I would somehow make my living
as an artist and make art my life. As I explored different
mediums, I quickly began to fall in love with pottery
because of the vast techniques and styles that could be
explored. I continued
my studies at Utah
State University in
Logan, Utah and
graduated in 2002
with a BFA in Art
Education with an
emphasis in ceramics.
Since that time I have
been building up my pottery business. My studio is
currently located in Clinton, Utah.
All the items I make are considered functional and are
intended to be used around the house and in the kitchen.
I enjoy making functional items because they present a
special challenge to make the piece as useful as possible
while still maintaining
an artistic touch. The
majority of items are
made on the potter’s
wheel while others
are made using
various hand building
techniques. The items
are then decorated with
specially formulated
glazes so as to enhance the surface of the pottery and
give each piece an artistic touch. Following the glazing
process, the items are then fired to 2232 degrees. Since
the pottery is fired to stoneware temperatures they are
suitable for everyday use including in the oven, microwave,
and dishwasher. Many
of my pots are made to
help you smile and enjoy
life a little more.
Pottery has become
such a large part of
my life. I can’t imagine
living life without out
it. As the years pass
my pottery has evolved to paths and heights that I never
thought possible when I made my first lopsided pot all
those years ago.
Brian Jensen
Salem, Utah
Brian Jensen’s first experiences
with the ceramic process were
in high school classes where
he enjoyed the challenge of
the medium. At Southern
Utah University, Brian studied
Illustration for several years
before changing his major to
Ceramics/ Secondary Education.
After graduation, Brian was
offered a job teaching ceramics at the high school level
where he spent seven years but knew he wanted the
experience of post-graduate studies. Brian was accepted
to Edinboro University of Pennsylvania where he earned
his Master of Fine Arts degree in Ceramics.
Experimentation, innovation and glaze formulation
are driving forces in Brian’s ceramic work. Shinos,
crystalline, glow-in-the-dark and other specialty glazes
have been areas of research and countless hours of
testing. “I feel surface is the most important component
of the ceramic process; good work is often ruined with
the wrong glaze.”
Brian is a member/ co-founder of the art collective,
“The Firm”, who exhibits and
presents workshops together.
He continues to research, give
workshops and exhibit his work
throughout the United States
and recently exhibited and won
awards internationally. Brian is
currently an Associate Professor
of Ceramics at Utah Valley
University.
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Garrett Loveless
Garrett Loveless Ceramics • Springville, Utah
Born in 1979 in Vienna,Virginia, Garrett was moved to Utah
at the age of 12. He discovered his love for ceramics while
pursuing a photography
degree at Utah Valley
University, and subsequently
found his place in the arts.
Graduating from UVU in
2009, Garrett continued on
to attend graduate school
at Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, finishing with
an MFA degree in Ceramics
in 2013.
Garrett is intrigued by an
objects relationship with
itself. Specifically focusing
on the many parts that make
an object, and how they interact with each other, and
with all the parts of the things around them. Enjoying the
complexity this gives to even the simplest of things, he
questions our understanding of the things that surround
us in our everyday lives, and wonders what effect this lack
of understanding has on us long term.
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Mike Hays
West Art Pottery • Coalville, Utah
Translucent porcelain
pottery handmade by
Mike Hays is artistically
decorated with a variety
of themes and patterns,
and skillfully crafted on
the wheel. The decoration
combines wax resist,
textured surfaces, and
animal adapted forms.
The numerous patterns
are original designs are
painted using a horsehair
brush, but also stamped
and hand worked into
the translucent porcelain,
w h i c h g l o w t h ro u g h
with dramatic effect.
The designs, inspired by
regional scenery, Native
American imagery, and
nature, have a distinctive
western style. Glaze over glaze techniques are used for
painterly effects.
Tom Batey
Jeff Clement
Adjusting Sails Dirtworks • Salt Lake City, Utah
I was exposed to pottery while teaching Special Education.
Looking for stress relief and relaxation from teaching, I
enrolled in a class beginning pottery.
After the second class I was hooked and began hand
building coil pots at home and throwing one night a week.
This was not enough time and I sought out a studio with
more access. I enrolled in class and spent my free time
at the studio throwing and learning everything I could.
Teaching was my career and pottery was becoming a
passion with thoughts of opening
a pottery studio. Fourteen
years later Adjusting
Sails Dirtworks was
opened in Sugar House
with my partner Terri
Hoffman. The studio
offers classes, studio
space and handmade art
by talented local artist.
I continue learning while
teaching and producing functional
and decorative pottery.
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Moki Pottery • Sandy, Utah
Moki Pottery is owned by Tom Batey and named after
his awesome dog Moki. Tom is a Utah native and an avid
outdoor enthusiast. River running, skiing and backpacking
the beautiful Utah
back country are
favorites, and
evident in his
pottery creations.
Tom began doing
pottery in high
school in 1977 and
rediscovered his
love of playing in
the clay when he
returned to college. While in college Tom obtained
his degree in Therapeutic
Recreation, this is a natural
for Tom who wants to share
with everyone how to find
therapeutic value in the fun
and simple beauty around us
all. While in college he always
found himself throwing pots.
He can find no better therapy
than playing in the clay and
creating.
Jessica Dye
• Moab Utah
Jessica Dye is a painter, sculpted and ceramic artist
with a BA in both Fine Art and Crafts. Her medium
of choice is clay. Her tool
of choice is the wheel. She
enjoys the meditative process
of throwing on the wheel in
which balance is necessary
and is reflected in her smooth
even walls and clean lines.
Because of her light throwing
style many believe that the
clay body is porcelain but
in fact she uses a stoneware
clay. Living in the desert for
nearly ten years resignates in
her glaze choice. The browns,
golds and reds reflect the rock
around us and is punctuated
by the greens and blues of the
flora and sky. While in Moab
she has participated in the
Cup Show, Teapot Show and
Multiple Art Walks. Her work
can be found at Gallery Moab.
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functioned as the County Courthouse for the next decade. Off our current kitchen is a small room with two-foot-thick adobe walls where prisoners were held during those early
days. Because of its history, the building has long been referred to as “The Jailhouse” by the people of Moab. In 1992 the building was purchased and renovated to become the
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