2012 ALAMEDA STUDIO TOUR PARTICIPATING STUDIOS

 

2012 Artists

 

2012 Sponsors
ARTISANS - 2012 Alameda Studio Tour

33 total artists in 16 locations!

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(" +" INDICATES ARTISTS AT SAME LOCATION )

Diana Stetson  + Jitsudo Ancheta                      Albuquerque Alpacas

                 Jan Swan  +  Mary Rowan Quinn            Xavier Zamarripa    

                 Martha Rajkay + Bill Monthan +  Carrie Kaser

                                   David Welch   +  Cynthia Wister

                  Cravin' Cookies and More! + Teresa Jones

Paula (Pea) Garvanian + Fran Black + Cecelia McRoberts + Nina Baldwin       

       Jeff Potter + Sherry Gross              The Chocolate Art Gallery

Kelly Jo Kuchar  +  Alison Hudson  +  Gale Sutton-Barbere + Steve Wentworth

                          Mel Miller + Arlene Seitzinger       

     Diana E. Monte + Vickie Archiveque + Alva Geuss + Mark Geuss

                    Briana Paxton            Elaine Biery         Art in Schools

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Move your mouse over the image below for a brief description about each artist. Please click on Read more link to see even more. Also, some artists have their own web sites - click on their name link if underlined

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Leslie Stoddard is a 39 year resident of Alameda. She maintains her owner-built adobe hacienda which is currently home to a unique alpaca agritourism business open to the public daily. Luxurious, handmade one of a kind alpaca products are available in the on-site ranch store. On-going fiber arts classes are also offered in the fiber studio

Albuquerque Alpacas (Read more)

 

One feels a palpable serenity when visiting the studios of Jitsudo Ancheta. Ancheta, a Zen teacher, quietly carves detailed woodblocks of Buddhist images.

Jitsudo Ancheta (Read more)

 

 

Painting was something my mother did for quite a long time. One year a few of my friends and I were getting together just to spend time with each other when I asked one of them that knew how to paint which is Diana Monte to teach us. I wanted to see if I had my mom’s talent and actually wanted us to paint a mural on my living room wall. We started on canvas and ever since then have fallen in love with painting landscapes, seascapes as well as the wonderful beauty of New Mexico’s different cultures as seen in the buildings etc….I love working with oil and have a passion of creating vibrant colors in my paintings. I’ve done a number of commissioned pieces and have shown my work privately. I live in the Northeast Heights and can be found either painting, enjoying my back yard or up in the mountains in our RV enjoying nature.

Vickie Archiveque - Victoria A  (Read more)

 

 

Art in the School is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit art education organization for children. Each year, local professional artists donate work to us to sell to raise funds for our programs

Art in the School  (Read more)

 

  “I paint in a contemporary style, sometimes bordering on abstract, which allows me the freedom to create in a way that conveys emotion to the viewer…soft, impressionistic, transparent, vulnerable, spiritual, full of beautiful colors…these are all words I would use to describe my work…it is experimental and many of the techniques I use are unique to my own style, having discovered them on my own in my studio.”

 

Nina Baldwin   (Read more)

 

I was raised on a farm in Iowa where I was surrounded by animals, woods, creeks and cornfields. I have had a passion for drawing since the moment I was born. As early as kindergarten, my teacher praised my drawings and my creative use of color. Drawing became my favorite pastime in history class! My love of nature and the outdoors has inspired my work. Images of flowers, turtles, quail, fish, lizards, birds and horses decorate my work. I am interested in the ancient rock art drawings that provide a window to the past. These images found on towering cliffs and canyon walls make me ponder the meaning and spirituality of these galleries. My pots and bowls are one with the tradition and spirit of the great Southwest. I throw and hand build both functional and decorative pieces fired in the mid range temperature. My latest creations are a series of “Bosque Bowls” one of which won Best of Show in the 2003 Celebration of Clay held in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Bosque is the Spanish word for forest or woods. These bowls were inspired by the 2003 bosque fire along the Rio Grande where hundreds of acres of old cottonwood trees were destroyed by the fire. Where once groves of lush, graceful cottonwoods thrived, now lays only the charred remains. The images of these magnificent trees will live on in my “Bosque Bowls”.

Elaine Biery (Read more)

 

Fran Black will have her imaginative ethnic art dolls and masks that are impressionistic representations of various cultures in traditional, day-to-day, or ceremonial dress from South America, India, Africa, and Southeast Asia.

Fran Black (Read more)

 

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Cravin' Cookies & More (Read more)

 

 

In a unique twist of reuse, Paula (Pea) Garvanian uses repeating patterns, layers, reflection and light to create one-of-a-kind outdoor lamps from garage sale stuff and solar lights. Unconventional and playful, the lamps have day and night interest.

Paula (Pea) Garvanian (Read more)

 

I have always loved art. i started painting with some friends several years ago. i enjoy the creative outlet.

Alva Geuss  (Read more)

 

My love for art began at a young age and has consisted of many mediums during my life. Sketching and doodling continually. My uncle was a master wood carver and wood turner from Hillsboro NM. Where he made and sold his pieces to help support the Black range museum, which his wife owned and ran. Giving me my first experience in working with wood. Though I love turning wood, I moved to carving figurines entering my first pieces in the San Juan county fair in Farmington NM, winning, first and second place ribbons. Later I began to work with alabaster and marble, which I continue to do to this day. I also make sculptures out of metal using my welding skills learned while working in the oil field. I began painting using Oils, acrylics, in the last several years, but my preference is acrylics.

Mark Geuss  (Read more)

 

beautiful, wearable weaved art on display by Sherry Gross - a result of combining two crafts, weaving and knitting, and a love of texture, fiber, shape, color, and design. Fine fibers, ribbons, and beads are used to make original, uniquely designed women's accessories.

Sherry Gross (Read more)

 

 

I have been painting for twenty years and received an award in 2010 from the Art in the Village Studio Tour for my work. I call my artwork "Organic Abstracts" - within them I explore the chaos out of which creation and order miraculously appear. I use a broad palette and work at a vigorous pace using my instinct, experience and spontaneity. I endeavor to utilize the energy and mystery from the unknown and cast it into the visible world in order to create a visual universe that is unique yet recognizable

Alison Hudson (Read more)

 

 

Teresa Jones creates lampwork glass beads with Italian, German, Chinese and American made glass. Each bead is kiln annealed for strength and durability. Her jewelry is both whimsical and fashionable.

Teresa Jones (Read more)

 

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Carrie Kaser an artist, a printmaker, and an educator based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her work in painting, drawing, etching, lithography, and screen printing investigates the space between signal sent and signal received, or, how we as humans make sense of the messages with which we are constantly receiving. Through drawing and printmaking, she searches for connection and meaning through visual imagery.

Carrie Kaser (Read more)

 

Kelly Jo Kuchar is best known for her works in ceramic but she has resumed painting, after a significant hiatus, again on canvas. Her recent works are representational.

Kelly Jo Kuchar (Read more)

 

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The Chocolate Art Gallery is an enchanted chocolate shop nestled inside of an art gallery. The chocolate, confections and art are hand made by the artist, Nancy “Niris” Iris. Savor Chocolate Truffles with red chile, espresso, raisins, and other delectable flavors. Green Chile Crispy Dreams, Enchanted Sugar Cookies and Blissful Brownies are some of the original recipe confections offered at The Chocolate Art Gallery.

The Chocolate Art Gallery (Read more)

 

 

Cecelia McRoberts    (Read more)

 

Mel Miller graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with a B.F.A. He entered the field of advertising as an Art Director. He is a designer and freelance artist, and worked for a greeting card company, Chicago Symphony, Chicago Lincoln Park Zoo, and Chicago Children's Hospital.

Mel Miller (Read more)

 

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Art has been a passion for me since I was in highschool and will continue to be throughout the duration of my life. I recognized early in life that God had blessed me with a special talent and I am so very grateful. When I paint, I try to capture a glimpse of the beauty found in nature and convey it on canvas. I enjoy playing with color and light in breathtaking landscapes, in florals or whatever may capture my attention. I have done numerous commissioned works and participate in Studio Tours. I live in the North Valley of Los Ranchos de Albuquerque where I can be found busily painting in my studio or working outside in my yard.

Diana Monte (Read more)

 

Bill Monthan works in pastels and conte crayons on representational subjects.

Bill Monthan (Read more)

 

From a very young age I have had a special affinity for animals. As the daughter of an equine veterinarian I have grown to love and appreciate the creatures that enrich our lives. I am particularly fond of painting horses, not only for their beauty, but out of a deep respect for their impact on my life. Horses have played a crucial role in my family's livelihood for many generations. My paintings are a tribute to these iconic creatures. My beadwork designs on animal skulls reflect my life-long interest in ancient and tribal art. I am especially intrigued by the concept of animal totems and spirit guides. Beadwork appeals to my meticulous nature and each piece is crafted with great detail and precision. I draw inspiration from various cultures, but each beaded design is entirely unique.

Briana Paxton (Read more)

 

 

Located at the end of a cottonwood tree-lined road near the Rio Grande, the studio of Jeff Potter will give visitors a glimpse at his ideas, works in progress and framed works in pastel and oil paintings, as well as small edition hand-pulled linoleum and wood block prints.

Jeff Potter (Read more)

 

 

Mary Rowan Quinn uses various techniques to apply dye to fabric, which she then sews into wall art images. Her lifelong love of fabric has led her to this unique method of painting fiber and stitching concepts into visual forms inspired by nature.

Mary Rowan Quinn (Read more)

 

 

In her studio in an historic adobe casita graced by the company of a hundred year old cottonwood, Martha Rajkay paints colorful local scenes, farm fruits and vegetables in oils, acrylics, and pastels.

Martha Rajkay (Read more)

 

Arlene Seitzinger (Read more)

 

 

Diana Stetson is engaged in painting on large panels, exploring how art can interface with pressing environmental issues by expressing her deep love of the natural world.

Diana Stetson (Read more)

 

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Photographs connect us powerfully, viscerally to a place, a time, an event . . . . can spark curiosity, serenity, sorrow, awe. I'm always delighted to photograph a cloudy sky. Having grown up in the arid Southwest, I treasure even the whisper of water. The textures and rhythms of our planet – in rocks, cliffs, trees, oceans – enthrall me, leave me musing about the eons it took for our mountains to grow, our rivers to find their paths, the infinite number of times waves have broken on an outcropping.

Gale Sutton-Barbere (Read more)

 

 

Jan Swan uses oils to paint abstract horses and impressionistic dog and cat portraits. She captures the grace and beauty of horses and the personality of the pets she paints.

Jan Swan (Read more)

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Colorful gardens frame the pathway to the light-filled studio of David Welch. David's lively paintings celebrate gardens, farms and wild spaces. He creates a visual architecture out of color.

David Welch (Read more)

 

Steve Wentworth  (Read more)

 

Colorful gardens frame the pathway to the light-filled studio of Cindy Wister . Her oil landscapes are colorful interpretations of valley acequias and mountain vistas.

Cynthia Wister    (Read more)

 

Xavier Zamarripa     (Read more)

 

 

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