Kathy Bowen
Mixed Media Jewelry Artist
Kathy Bowen is an Award Winning Jewelry Artist who utilizes a variety of medium to create her pieces. You will see Semi-Precious Gemstones, Swarovski Crystals, Bali and Sterling Silver, Freshwater Pearls, Colored Wire, Rocks, Shells, Sea Glass, Ribbon, Leather as well as many other items for creating her pieces.
Her inspiration comes from the beauty around her. The ocean, beach, parks, gardens, and the sky are just some areas she pulls upon. Her love for finding the beauty in life and sharing that with others is part of her motivation which is reflected in her creative artwork.
Kathy is a member of GCAA, Florida Craftsman, and PAVA. She shares what she has learned over the years by teaching at Creative Art Center and Joann’s Fabrics.
Contact Kathy 727-656-4100
Kathy’s Web SiteMonika Watson
Ceramic & Acrylic Mixed Media
I make, glaze and fire ceramic elements which I incorporate into my acrylic painting. The resulting texture of bright, shiny ceramic superimposed on the flat acrylic has an intriguing “trompe-l’oeil” effect.
Contact Monika 727-327-5076
Susanne Nielsen
Mixed Media Sculpture
Susanne Nielsen grew up internationally in Germany, France, the US, Iceland and holds graduate degrees in Painting ( M.F.A.) ,and English (M.A. ESL and Literature).She teaches humanities and art history and maintains a studio in Tampa, Florida. She has won Best of Show and first prizes for her sculptures, paintings, fiber and mixed media works.
Her works are featured in corporate and private collections in the US and Europe.
Susanne Nielsen’s work is about Patterns and Textures of Life. Women’s lives in the world’s many and magnificent varieties of cultures, form an intricate and diverse woven fabric which she expresses in a mixture of two and three dimensional works. Nielsen combines her training as painter and sculptor with traditional feminine areas of craft, from sewing to embroidery, from weaving to quilting, in color combinations that speak of warmth and joy, of nurturing, of creating a nest. Works may be soft and yet fortified, restricted yet bursting outward with color and passion. Nielsen creates intimate pieces, framed to be individually perceived and collectively shown, as a family , a culture, surrounding the viewer. In her recent travels to Bangladesh and China and in her college teaching of international cultural history , Susanne Nielsen seeks to portray the essence of her experience in lectures and works that range from her own international continued migration experience to the lives of others worldwide. She continues to learn from others in her work with international cultural and vocational adult and youth exchange programs.Susanne Nielsen are shown internationally, regionally and locally :
- Galerie Wort-Art, Wiesbaden, Germany – solo exhibit
- German Consulate General, Miami – solo exhibit
- Largo Library Gallery, Largo, FL – solo exhibit
- Florida International Museum – Sew it’s Art
- Leepa Rattner Museum of Art – PAVA exhibition
- Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, NC – Paul Hartley Legacy exhibit
- Florida Gulf Coast Art Center – group exhibit
- University of Tampa – group exhibit
- Mayfaire By The Lake
- Raymond James Gasparilla Festival of Art
- Lee Hansley Gallery – Raleigh,NC
- USF Centre Gallery – group exhibit
Contact Susanne 813-254-5088
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