Lisa Chernoff
Fused Glass
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Lisa Chernoff, is a native New Mexican living in Placitas, NM.
In 1992 Lisa returned to her love of working in clay, both wheel throwing and hand building. In 1997 she began to experiment by fusing found, scrap glass with her clay firings. The results were usually disappointing but often enough very interesting. As she learned more about the properties of glass, she made the transition to working with glass exclusively.
Lisa’s latest work explores the three dimensional and textural aspects of this medium. Each finished piece is solid glass but is composed of numerous pieces before its first firing. The brilliant color within each piece is called dichroic glass and is exciting to work with because it presents such versatility in design. Aside from color and design, the shape, achieved by the original cut and by grinding, can greatly enhance the look of the piece. Grinding a piece into its final shape is often dictated by the appearance of the piece after its first firing.
Lisa is an award-winning artist and is currently focusing on large wall and table sculptures and very large bowls, but continues to create wall hangings, smaller bowls and formal and casual jewelry for men and women. Her work is sold in galleries nationally. Custom orders are always a welcomed challenge.
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Schuman was born in Denver, and her earliest memories are of the rugged and beautiful Rocky Mountains. Now New Mexico is the source of her inspiration. Schuman’s art education began in New York at the Art Student’s League and the Brooklyn Art Museum. She has studied with a variety of teachers in New Mexico, Arizona and California. Schuman is a Signature Member of the NM Watercolor Society and an Associate member of the Society of Layerists in Multi-Media. She has participated in many juried shows and received several awards. Her work has appeared in various galleries, including Around the Corner, Arts Alliance, South Broadway Cultural Center, Kimo Theater, Placitas Presbyterian Church, and Expo NM.
Schuman says: "I am captivated by vibrant color, and use acrylic, watercolor, collage, crayon and pencil to get richness, playfulness and variety in my paintings. Although nature inspires me, I step away from reality and have fun with my florals, wildlife and landscapes."
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Ming Franz specializes in watercolor and splashed ink painting, which combines watercolor techniques with Chinese brush. She received her basic art training in Taiwan and has continued her art in the United States. She teaches workshops and conducts demonstrations at the New Mexico Art League, UNM Osher Life Long Learning Center as well as in her studio in Edgewood, New Mexico. She also teaches annually at Artists’s Expo, Houston, Texas, Silicon Valley Asian Art Center, California.
Franz is the author of Splash Ink with Watercolor and has had her work published in North Light Magazine, Artist’s Magazine, Studio Visit Magazine, Kennedy Publishing Magazine, Albuquerque Journal, Mountain View Telegraph, San Jose Mercury, Asian World Journal and Rainbow Magazine (Taiwan).
Franz is a Signature Member of the New Mexico Watercolor Society.
Franz says: “My innovative style of art is called “Splash Ink with Watercolor” It is a tiny step away from tradition; It is about Freedom, Creativity and Imagination. It is about finding your inner spirit and letting it work for and through you.”
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Natalie Searl
Photography
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Natalie Searl’s passion for photography began when her parents, both avid photographers, gave her a Brownie box camera in the 1940’s. Since her retirement, she has been participating in over 25 juried fine art and craft shows a year. She has won several awards for her photography. Natalie is represented by Rockin’ R Gallery in Placitas, where she and her husband live part-time.
Their other home is in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Their chickens, flower gardens, Japanese garden, woods and pond have been the subjects of much of her work and her photographs reflect the rural character of Bucks County, as well as the rugged beauty of the American Southwest.
Searl says, “It’s not just about taking pictures; it’s about appreciating the world we live in. I like to share my appreciation.”
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