artist profiles

Rick Santovec, Mixed Media Artist

ARTIST STATEMENT

My mixed media art isn't always pretty like a flower or a lovely landscape. My art can be raw and ugly or it can even be comical enough to make you snicker to yourself.

My art always conveys a message. The message may be subtle, overt or mixed. The message may be uneasy and loud as a politcal protest.

I hope my art makes you think or, at the very least, provokes a reaction.

Bio

In his day job, Rick Santovec is an LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse). In his off hours he likes to create art. His specialty is mixed media collages that make a statement.

Rick also does photography. He did most of the photography for the book Wisconsin Gardens & Landscapes written by his wife Mary Lou, in addition to calendar photography.

Weasel is the affectionate nickname that Mary Lou has long used for Rick.

Rick and Mary Lou live in Jefferson Wisconsin.

Check out Rick's website for more information: http://Rick.Santovec.us

Bill Bale, Furniture Designer

Artist Statement
I use the past for design inspiration, but build for the present. I specialize in modern interpretations that respect the fundamental look of 100 year-old originals. I include elements such as vertical lines, square motifs, corbels & broad over-hanging tops familiar in the work of the masters, but I also keep in mind I am making furniture to fit modern needs. Comfort and convenience are equally important as aesthetics.

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Ann Engelman

Artist Statement
My art generally takes the form of "Artist Books." As a bibliophile and passionate arts appreciator the art form includes both. My recent work includes small chap books for poets including Lorine Niedecker.

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Jeremy Pinc

I grew up in Oak Park, Illinois, had a nice family, one brother. My parents paid for me to go to college. I did. Then I moved back to Chicago and real life began. I also began painting at that time. That was around 1996.

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Kim Duhnam

Artist Statement -
My grandparents lived through the Depression and from their example (actions speak louder than words - my grandfather had a perfectly 
ordered scrap pile and my grandmother had a jam-packed material "art" room), I learned to reuse everything or to find a new use for 
something. I look at items or empty space and automatically visualize them aesthetically repurposed. Most of my art is recycled and 
practical. I make chimes from silverware, earring holders or secret spaces out of hardcover books, watercolor paper from junk mail and 
newspaper and lint, rugs from clothes and plastic bags, party poppers from cardboard tubes, envelopes from calendars and magazines.

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