Skeleton Leaves Debuts at The 2010 WAM!!

Here at WAM, were dedicated to the cultivating, encouragement and helping of new, up and coming, local artists. We are so proud to announce another fantastic addition to the paper goods/mixed media category: Skeleton Leaves. 

Georgia Ann of Skeleton Leaves has recently taken the plunge and started doing what she loved: anything and everything paper related. She is working hard to pursue her dream and were stoked to support her and watch her and her dream take flight.

2010 WAM will be the first debut for Skeleton Leaves and were just as excited as she is!!!

Here's a bit about Georgia Ann of Skeleton Leaves:

"Skeleton leaves are shells of their former bright, living, and green selves. But, they hold their own beauty and intricacies. My work is about reclaiming remnants from the past and finding the beauty that still exists within them even though they are now faded, antiqued, or torn. The idea of the skeleton leaf just seemed to fit."

WAM will be carrying these handmade Christmas ornaments, cards and other paper goodness...

Don't miss Greenville's newest paper goods/mixed media artist, Skeleton Leaves at this years Winter Art Market. Its her debut and were so proud of her!! 

You can follow Skeleton Leaves at: SKELETON LEAVES BLOG....DO IT!

We heart her and all of her "paper goodness"!!!

Sarah Kargol participating artist

“In a search for something to make for her children for Christmas one year, Sarah Kargol had an idea to take some of her kids’ drawings and turn them into three-dimensional stuffed creatures. Having grown up with a mother who was a seamstress, sewing was a natural solution. Because of Sarah’s love of great thrift store finds, she immediately knew what sort of fabric she would use for these gifts; old salvaged suits, flannel shirts and groovy polyester pants. She used felt and vintage buttons for eyes and teeth. The ‘creatures’ that were created by her children on paper were now actual things they could hold. They were a hit and Sarah’s wheels started turning. She drew up her own crew of ‘monsters’ and began sewing and incorporating them into her paintings.

Sarah’s humorous mixed media paintings evolve from materials that have had past lives. Buttons, fabric, and recycled images bring a sense of nostalgia to her work. One is reminded of the smell of grandma’s closet and the feel of the clothes contained within, and spending hours searching through old jars of buttons for a special treasure to take home.”

~ Sarah Kargol

Marco Suarez Participating Artist

"My work is a testament to the intelligence of creation's balance and composition. I enjoy taking natural elements, like trees or textures, and using them in an unnatural way, combining them to create compositions that may not necessarily be found in nature. My artwork is created digitally and printed on acid-free photo paper with archival inks guaranteed to last at least 100 years. Each print is part of a limited edition of 250 and individually signed and numbered."

-Marco Suarez
www.marcosuarez.com

Monica Leaning participating artist

"I am a multi-media artist who works in a variety of mediums to express my feelings, and intent. I will be doing 'book arts' for the Winter Market. To me a book, in its broadest sense, is a container with information. In the artwork shown, my 'book' cover is made of purple wood with computer memory chips, brass hinge and screws. The content, or inside of the book, is made of handmade paper and clear hard plastic sheet which has been imprinted with the computer text of my son's doctoral thesis on math. The inside 'pages' are in the form of tiny pyramids approximately 3/4 of an inch tall. All of these things, computers, math, pyramids, ancient text, and computer text, are intriguing and mysterious to me. The book stands 6 inches tall and I call it, 'Pyramid Secrets'."

~ Monica Leaning