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L. Heath (Linda L. Heath) was trained as a mathematician and sociologist, specializing in computerized forecasting. She grew up in New Mexico and has always been fascinated by the blending of ancient cultures here. In addition, the future has always beckoned brightly to her through images from NASA’s space telescopes. Now, with the next chapter of space exploration being centered here in New Mexico, Heath has been inspired to create a new type of art called “Fusionism” or “Fusionist Art”. It is a perfect blending of her technical background with ancient techniques and ideas.
Heath’s classical art training was obtained at the San Francisco Academy of Art and she continues to refine her skills in workshops with contemporary masters. She displays her work in various local and national art shows as well as select galleries.
Heath says: “The future beckons us via NASA’s public gallery of stars and space. I create a type of ‘fusionist’ art by painting images from the past on digital photographs from space. The art bridges the gap between different cultural traditions, the ancient and the modern, as well as the real and the spiritual. The technique mixes old media and new technology in a unique and exciting way.”
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Cheri Reckers
Dyes on Silk
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Cheri Reckers earned her BFA with honors from the Columbus College of Art and Design and has been a professonal silk painter for over 20 years.
She lives and paints in her Jarales, New Mexico adobe home and studio, which she shares with sculptor Michael Ceschiat, as well as several four-legged friends.
Ms. Reckers’ award-winning designs have been exhibited at the New Mexico Museum of Art in Santa Fe, the World of Wearable Art in New Zealand and the Bernina Fashion Show in Houston. She has been featured in Fiberarts magazine, the Fiberarts Design Book and New Mexico magazine. Cheri teaches workshops at Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu, New Mexico.
Reckers says: “There is no ‘erasing’ with dyes. Each brushstroke must be made with purpose and intent. This keeps my paintings fresh and full of energy and expression.
My paintings are influenced by life, nature, my favorite things, and quite simply, things that make me smile. I simply enjoy making others smile, too!”
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Emily Holcomb
Jewelry & Mixed Media
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Born and raised in the Atlanta, Georgia area, Emily Holcomb relocated to Albuquerque in 1972. Having majored in Art Education at the University of Georgia, she taught high school art in Atlanta. While continuing her art studies in New Mexico, Holcomb taught art to both adults and children. Although her original focus was in drawing and painting, she developed a strong interest in fiber-arts and mixed-media about ten years ago. Holcomb has shown her work in a variety of venues including Atlanta, Louisville, Kentucky and Albuquerque. She has won 2nd place and Honorable Mention awards for her drawing and mixed-media art in Atlanta and Albuquerque shows.
Holcomb says: "I am fortunate to call New Mexico my home. Since my first visit to New Mexico, I knew that I must live here. I love the vibrant colors, the expanse of the land and sky, the ever-changing and extraordinary light, and the cultural diversity of the Southwest. When creating my art I use a multi-media approach. Integrating color and texture while successfully combining materials in a variety of methods are always goals in my creative process. Beginning with the spark of an idea, using various art techniques, and working to incorporate various art techniques to culminate this problem-solving and critical-thinking process into a meaningful finished piece of art is deeply fulfilling and satisfying for me."
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Suzanne Visor
Painted Silk
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Suzanne Visor, a New Mexican most of her adult life, grew up on a farm in western Pennsylvania. Peaches sent her to college for art education. Armed with a BS degree she headed west in an MGB. It was just too hot to drive any farther that summer day, so she settled down for a while in Tucumcari, then Gallup and finally Albuquerque. She sold toys, started a daycare center, wrote PR, did casework on reservations, and taught art to a diverse group of children and adults. In the mid 90’s she began painting with silk dyes, which she should have been doing all along.
Visor says: “I think I was drawing before I was walking and talking. College experiences broadened my use of many materials and tools. I heard about silk painting one day. “Hmm”, I said. Then I tried it. “Wow”, I said and I’ve been at it ever since. What I paint grows out of southwestern views, like noticing the curvature of the earth on the wide horizon. It sucks the breath right out of me. Dreams inspire me. And then that ol’ brain of mine flashes me an abstract design in the blink of my eye, as if it thought up all by itself. My messy studio beckons as I peak in at that space each morning.”
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