Sculpture

Gedion Nyanhongo

Gedion Nyanhongo Sculptures

Phoenix AZ

https://www.instagram.com/gedionnyanhongo/

2022 Booth #90

© Gedion Nyanhongo

I create my sculptures using carving techniques used for generations by the Shona people of my homeland, Zimbabwe. The style of my sculptures is of the Traditional Shona Sculpture Movement of Zimbabwe. I use many different types of stone, all of which are indigenous to Africa. I import all of the stone I use to the USA. Carved & chiseled and honed over many, many hours by myself only and completely by hand. Each piece is one of a kind.

Alex Zaves

Santa Barbara CA

2022 Booth #AZ

© Alex Zaves

Copper Kinetic wind & garden art. Each hand designed,shaped, welded, with natural patinas- of blue green with a water salt solution and the various rainbow colors that is yielded up by copper is drawn out during a heat process of around 2,000 degrees. All my copper art starts off as raw copper in long sheets that I create one at a time from cutting, shaping, welding, by hand without power tools. All my designs are created and made by me alone, I do not have any employees to help and I have been doing my artwork this way for over 40 years. My designs and sculptures are only created by me thus this becomes my signature work of art. .

Ray Zovar

McFarland WI

Zovar Fine Art

http://www.zovar.com

2021 Booth #75

360° Illuminated Sculptural Painting-Abstract expressionist painting on fabric using inks, dyes, paint, attached to fiberglass/resin form lit from within by remotely controlled LED lights. The result is illuminated sculptural paintings that are interactive, changing with every light change and viewer angle, allowing the viewer to personalize my art constantly.


Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

© Ray Zovar

Tanya Allen

Avon, MN

Gourd-geous Arts

© Tanya Allen

© Tanya Allen

2020 Booth

My typical process for creating my art pieces is as follows. I get my gourds from Georgia. Once I have a basic design I do a rough sketch of the overall design. The image starts on the gourd in pencil that then goes onto the gourd with a wood burner. I then make what ever cut necessary to open up the inside. I clean out & sand the inside, then paint the inside if the design warrants it. The carving is what comes next, mostly I make luminaries. I then take it into my finishing studio to dye or paint & embellish it. I use a special gourd dye for my pieces & I love to incorporate stones and gold leaf where ever it enhances the design. Finishing is a coat of poly and if it's to become a luminary it will get attached to a base. Working with gourds is a very unique process that is a combination of drawing, woodworking and other processes similar to working with clay. In fact my work gets most commonly confused as being ceramic, people are genuinely shocked when they find out it is a gourd.

Steve Nugent

Steve Nugent

Nugent Yard Art

Minnetonka, MN

www.nugentyardart.com

2023 Booth # SN

I create copper and brass wind sculptures that move in the slightest breeze. I cut, shape and solder all of my work in my studio. All of my sculptures have bearings in them so they last and move in the breeze for years. They are meant to be outside year round and be able to handle the elements. The hanging sculptures have stainless eye hooks and caps that protect the bearings from the elements and the in ground sculptures are on sturdy steel posts that go into the ground. After fabrication each one gets a heat patina. All sculptures are individually made and signed.

 

© Steve Nugent

© Steve Nugent

Alice Delaney

Minneapolis, MN

garden-goddess.com

2018 booth #105 

I create sculptures for the home and garden. Each piece starts as an original drawing. Depending on the size I then sculpt the piece in either wax (for small details) or clay (for a larger design) I am then able to make a mold from my sculpture and use that mold to create hand cast concrete replicas of the original. As my last step, I am able to customize a color though different stains so that each finished piece is unique.

 

 

©Alice Delaney

©Alice Delaney

Julie Johnson

Feat of Clay

Blaine, MN

www.feat-of-clay.com

2018 booth #90

My sculptural work in polymer clay demonstrates proficiency with structural & surface techniques. I create 3-dimensionality in my sculptures & kaleidoscopes by building layers of clay & curing the project in stages.

My work exhibits my passion for color. I custom-blend all my clay colors for each project. During project construction, I use a variety of techniques to create unusual shapes & intriguing outcomes. A personal favorite is mokume gane (borrowed from ancient Japanese metal working) which I use to create patterns that can’t be duplicated & are uniquely mine - the outcomes are serendipitous & exciting! I believe in expanding my skills and moving in new directions; I create canes to achieve predictable patterns; cane work requires construction precision; it is labor-intensive & results in repetitive designs.

I love polymer clay because it allows me to combine it with other art media e.g., metal leaf, inks, etc., in new & as yet, undiscovered ways.

 

© Julie Johnson

© Julie Johnson

Paul Olson

Minneapolis, MN

olsonarts.com

2023 Booth #80

© Paul Olson


My beautiful and sensuous works are primarily done in wood. I try to make them full of movement and grace. Some of my recent works are somewhat kinetic with a horizontal piece just balanced on the main form. I want to suggest forms and feelings in an abstract way without naming them directly,



 

David Montague

Brooklyn Park, MN

www.davidpmontague.com

2017 booth # 67B

Movement. Balance. Change.

I create hanging mobiles (kinetic sculpture) from stone, metal & acrylic materials in a wide range of sizes. My stone mobiles include agates, geodes & fossils; the acrylic type are available in any color. I'd like to present my work as an alternative to traditional sculpture & wall art--my mobiles utilize the frequently neglected spaces above. My sculptures interact with the viewer & the environment through endless transformations.

Please imagine my work in motion.

 

© David Montague

© David Montague

Layl McDill

Clay Squared to Infinity

Minneapolis, MN

https://www.laylmcdill.com

2023 Booth # 93B

I layer colored clay to create images that are stretched and reduced from 6 inch diameter to a 1 inch diameter or smaller. Then this "millefiori cane" is sliced to reveal the miniature image. These tiny images are then combined together to create my sculptures. I also use many other clay techniques including transfer of my own drawings. Found objects, wire, glitter and other materials are also used.

 

 

© Layl McDill