The Lake Dillon Arts Fest - july 14, 15, & 16

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When starting down his path, BenJamin was given the words from another artist, "make what you like" - from those words Ben Jamin has found that the warm energy we all feel in great art comes from the artists who truly love what they create.  Ben creates his work using a plasma torch to create relief in thick steel plate. He then refines and polishes each piece before adding some color by way of chemical reaction, or patina. Ben has been refining his techniques for almost 15 years, and the quality of his patinas and finishes reveal just that. Be sure to take a look at his web site www.BJaminCustoms.com

Doug Wodark's art centers on an update of the iconic image of cowboys and Native Americans as well as animals in a more contemporary light.  A simple, atmospheric background, often with a solvent-based patina, overlaid by a single, closely cropped silhouette.   Doug lives in Castle Rock, Colorado with his wife, Heidi, and two children.  

His work can be found at various galleries throughout the West. 

 www.douglaswodark.com

George H. Jones began his career as an artist at a very early age with graphite renderings and painting in watercolors but soon progressed to oils, a medium he has adopted for the last 25 years. Jones, a Texas native and longtime Dallas resident, is one of a limited number of established artists whose body of work captivates the attention of private and public collectors across the country. Working in large format, Jones’ paintings invoke eccentricity through the use of impressionist shapes and color.  https://www.georgejonesart.com/

Greg Robertson is an artisan who creates sculpted fountains made of onyx, travertine, and petrified wood. Each piece is individually hand carved and unique. Greg's Designs are born, developed, combined, reciprocated and always depend on the stone they are being applied to - the fun part!

Rock Steady Designs is located in Santa Fe, NM. 

http://rocksteadydesigns.com/

Charles Sherman's work is inspired by a lifelong study of ancient civilizations, world cultures and religions.  His philosophy of life and art has always been the same: to promote the positive.  The forms he creates are minimalist, conceptual and inspired by sacred geometry.    In 2002, Sherman began investigating sculptural forms that express the concept of infinity, especially the three-dimensional Möbius form or continuum, to create ceramic Infinity Ring sculptures.  He hand builds  in clay, using the most primitive sculpture tools and coil or slab construction techniques.  Sometimes he applies glass mosaic to the ceramic, or transform the work into bronze or stainless steel.  Sherman's most recent body of work, the Miracle Towers, is based on variations of tetrahedron and pyramid forms, in welded and hand-brushed stainless steel, or cold-pressed steel with glass mosaic or various patinas.    Sherman's sculptures are designed to emit positive energy to the environment. His intention is to elevate the spirit of the viewer.  www.CharlesShermanArt.com

George H. Jones began his career as an artist at a very early age with graphite renderings and painting in watercolors but soon progressed to oils, a medium he has adopted for the last 25 years. Jones, a Texas native and longtime Dallas resident, is one of a limited number of established artists whose body of work captivates the attention of private and public collectors across the country. Working in large format, Jones’ paintings invoke eccentricity through the use of impressionist shapes and color.  https://www.georgejonesart.com/

Peter has been an artist for as long as he can remember and still proudly displays the ceramic dinosaur he made when he was just four years old. However, since 1986 he has solely worked in watercolors. Peter has shown his artwork in juried shows and galleries throughout the country since winning numerous awards. Peter's free-flowing style makes his watercolors unique. Peter is a mood painter creating an impression of his sublet matter through the use of bold and energetic colors. Peter's greatest satisfaction comes from the donation to worthy causes such as Habitat for the Humanity, the American Heart Association, the American Breast Cancer Society, Children’s Hospice House among others and was commissioned by Johns Hopkins in Baltimore where he produced some 50 originals for their surgery wing, Recently,  Wake Forest’s University’s new neonatal center approached Peter to paint the signature piece for the entrance to their new center and his 48 x 60 inch “Baby Bear” adorns the entrance. His work is bright and bold watercolors that adhere to wood panels treated with a preservative. https://peter-freischlag.squarespace.com/

A pine needle basket takes its shape from the bottom up. The base can be created from a colorful agate slice, a restored piece of driftwood or a gourd that has been cut and carved into a beautiful vessel. Gourd bases can be inlaid with turquoise or delicate beading; it can be wood burned with a whimsical or dramatic picture or a repetitive pattern but, it always serves as the foundation for an intricately woven crown of pine needles. The pine needles are dyed in various colors and then hand woven one-at-a-time to create the finishing touch to each base. Further embellishments on the crown may include things such as feathers, antlers or antique silver buckle.   www.PNCbyJennyKerr.com

AFRICAN BATIK ART ON COTTON, ALSO REPRODUCED INTO LITHOS AND ARCHIVAL PRINTS. THE ARTWORK IS BASED ON THEMES CREATED BY CO-ARTIST, LUNGALA RUBADIRI. EACH IMAGES REPRESENTS A UNIVERSAL VALUE, SUCH AS FAMILY, FRIENDSHIP, HOPE, HAPPINESS, PEACE AND LOVE.   website is www.nzalamba-artworks.com 

This is a husband and wife team of 25 years designing and making interchangeable jewelry. All work is designed and created in-house. They create pendants, earrings, rings and bracelets that use marbles or gems interchangeably, each piece is sold with a bag of marbles, gems are sold separately. Their lines are in a variety of metals: sterling silver, fine silver plate, 14k gold, and vermeil. Their website, www.gotallyourmarbles.com shows the variety of what they create. 

Stefan uses acrylic and paint on hardboard. The hardboard allows him to achieve desired textures, and the rigidity supports his technique of painting with stiff spackle knives. He also hand crafts each signature frames. www.ArtThatSings.com

You have to see this in person to believe it! Thousands of hand glued glass beads come together to create unique mosaic paintings.  Each one draws visitors in with their vibrant sparkles of colors that create an immersive & tactile experience.   www.sabrinafreyart.com

Gemcutting is my forte in my colorful inlaid natural stone Jewelry, set into gold and silver. They are either cast from my original waxes or fabricated from sheet and wires using a variety of metal working techniques.  I have no website, I am a one woman show. brackenbetsy@yahoo.com

From the harvesting of my materials through the whole creative process I work alone. Wood lathe turnings, Carvings and bandsaw cutting. My pieces are inlayed with stones & metals finished to a high luster. 

jkwoodart@msn.com

Julie Leidel is a  Roycroft Renaissance Master Artisan inspired by The Arts & Crafts  Movement (1880-1920), the Art Nouveau Movement, and the WPA era of the  1930s. Julie's artwork evokes a feeling of yesteryear, and her revivalist  approach calls upon the spirit of the Arts &Crafts Movement - at  its center was the principle that the head, heart, and hand should  ideally work as one.

https://www.thebungalowcraft.com/ 

Copper wire and glass beads are crocheted together to create fantastically intricate trees, landscapes, quilts and jewelry.  Find something unique to adorn your walls or yourself.

cmelambert@gmail.com

After establishing the basic design, Jan blocks in the forms without detail then colorizes the block-in by pushing color into areas to emphasize and make sense of the form. She then adds texture and detail.

Jan paints in oil on canvas.

JanBushart.com

His work is derived from His love of childhood and the endless imaginings that come with it.
With his joyfull whimsical imagination, Christopher strives to create a deeper dimension to the stories and imagery he skillfully portrays in his sculpture.  

“When I see, or imagine, a subject or scene, I love the inherent beauty present in its shape, texture, and flow. The medium is the same way, though I draw and paint, I am drawn to the tactile feel of clay in my hands. I do most of my work with my bare hands, only using tools as extensions of them when necessary.” 

https://www.christopheryancey.com/

By blending two of natures alluring elements, wood and stone, Tina  creates functional, culinary accessories. Her Cutting Boards, Gathering  Boards, Serving Platters and Dipping Trays will elevate your daily or  special occasions. 

Tina meticulously searches through  arborists’ wood lots looking for the perfectly flawed, cracked and knot  filled hardwoods that other woodworkers pass by because of these  deficits. She chooses smaller pieces of wood that will be enhanced with  Stone like turquoise, lapis, malachite or chrysocolla, and inlays these  into these cracks and voids. Following a similar method to the Japanese  art of Kintsugi, where broken and fractured pottery is mended with gold  or silver dust, thereby restoring the fragments to a functional and more  beautiful piece.  http://knot-wong.squarespace.com/

Marilyn's art is reverse painting on acrylics. Yep, she paints in reverse from the most forward elements of the piece to the furthest back. You have to see it in person to truly appreciate its magic. Her work is inspired by the natural beauty that surrounds her home at the base of the Mt. Evans wilderness area in Idaho Springs, Colorado. Painting in a modern impressionist style, Marilyn's art is infused with brilliant light and color. Her use of textured, bold brush strokes magnifies the vivid impressionist style.

http://marilynquigleyart.com/

PASSION for Nature & Photography has inspired Brad Carlin since 1992. He has become an outdoors-man with high respect for his subject matter. Twenty years of his images have been acquired by way of film, but he is currently using digital equipment with Very Little Photoshop editing. Scouting & sneaking, camouflage, scent block, tree stands, ground blinds, and understanding wildlife behavior are some other techniques that he uses.


www.bcnaturephotography.com

Ashley Ball is the one woman show behind Bowled Over Ceramics. Everything is handmade by her start to finish, from a lump of clay to the final fired piece. She focuses on functional artwork, as a way to bring beauty to the seemingly mundane. You can find her work at bowledoverceramicsab.Etsy.com.

Cecelia is well known as the “Fastest Draw in the West” because of her popular five-minute profile that is rendered realistically and accurately in record time.  She has completed over 50,000 portraits and they hang in homes all over the world. 

Cecelia also paints on wild tree wood that she gathers from mountain trails in Summit County. The images range from wildlife, florals, landscapes and fantasy.  They are a clever collaboration between artist and nature.

https://portraitsbycecelia.com/

Lisa  Pearson Designs believes that art should not come at nature’s expense.  From the handcrafted, minimalist jewelry collection to our eco-friendly  home goods lovingly crafted by artisans and designers we admire, every  product we sell is sustainable, ethically sourced, or organic.

https://www.lisapearsondesigns.com/

Deidre Sappington is a progressive custom stained glass artist, specializing is stained glass pet portraits.  www.Brokenglass.design

Off the Slopes is a new family owned and operated company located in Breckenridge, Colorado. We focus on Plasma cutting, Laser Engraving, CNC Routing and much more. Visit our website at www.Offtheslopes.com or email Sam at Sam.Harris@offtheslopes.com for more information.

Autumn Teneyl mountain chic clothing for the earth conscious women. Autumn creates each piece with the real women in mind. Feel good ,look good, do good support Colorado made clothing. The work work is a vision of small batch hand-made original and  flattering designs. The clothing has timeless  styles that fit real women, using fabrics that are durable, luxuriously comfortable, and cozy.  https://autumnteneyl.com