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Laura Fogg

Visual Arts: Textiles, Visual Arts Instructor

Laura Fogg has been an art quilter for over twenty years. Her work is shown regularly in major quilt shows across the country, including Visions and Quilt National, and many pieces have won cash awards. Articles and photos of Fogg’s work have been published in most of the quilting magazines in the US, as well as in a number of national and international books and calendars on art quilting. She has also been featured in two documentary films (one by the American Quilters Society and the other by Lifetime TV in conjunction with the Vagina Monologues production), and appeared as a featured artist on Alex Anderson’s “The Quilt Show” in 2018. Fogg is the recipient of two art-related awards in Mendocino County- the Women’s Art: Women’s Vision award in 2008 and the Mendocino County Arts Champion award in 2012. Art keeps her busy! She is a 10-year member of the Corner Gallery and a longstanding Board member of Art Center Ukiah. She is also a devoted advocate and patron of public art. Laura Fogg has lived all of her adult life in Mendocino County, where she worked for 30 years as a teacher of the visually impaired. In that capacity she won the Schoolmaster of the Year award in 2011. She is now retired and happily watching five grandchildren grow up. Fogg was an art history major at UC Berkeley, with a minor in art, and has a Masters in Education from CA State University-San Francisco. She is mostly a self-taught quilter, though she studied briefly under Natasha Kempers-Kullen many years ago. She currently lectures and teaches art quilting classes and retreats throughout northern California and has been on the board of directors of the Arts Council of Mendocino County since April 2022. I have lived and worked in Mendocino County my entire adult life. After raising my three children I finally found the time to do art seriously. Since then I have won numerous awards in quilt and museum shows across the country and have been published in national quilt magazines and several books on art quilting. My work was also featured in the HBO documentary, “Until the Violence Stops,” which dealt with exposing and preventing violence against women around the world. I was also honored to win the Art Champion award in Mendocino County. I currently teach art quilting classes and retreats across the western US. I am open to any quilt guild, fabric store or group of individuals who want to put a class together. My current work has primarily moved from landscapes and “pretty pictures” to social, environmental and political commentary. I have discovered that through my art I have a voice, which is of primary importance to me at this time.

Margo Frank

Visual Arts: Painting

Making art is my compass, guiding me through the challenges of living in an aging body, in a chaotic world threatened by climate change, injustice and despotic rulers. My work is often a visual expression of a sensory experience- the smell of smoke, the heart-pounding fascination of watching a fire on the next ridge, the weight of hopelessness. in my twenties the creative force that had been squashed at an early age by a shaming teacher was re-ignited, taking me initially into the world of fabric arts and basket-making. Being part of the MendoDada group helped me see that art could be fun, irreverent and political. In the early part of this century I turned from mixed media to painting, first working in acrylic and then, when I discovered the luminosity and versatility of encaustic, working in that medium. At a certain point I noticed that I just wanted to paint on the surface of my encaustic pieces and returned to painting on canvas, using water soluble oil paints. More recently, I’ve found a happy medium between encaustic and oil painting by incorporating cold wax into my work. My relationship with art-making is continually informed and inspired by my work as a clinical social worker and psychotherapist, my deep connection to the natural world and the delight of grand parenting two young, creative souls.

Sunny Franson

Literary Arts; Visual Arts: Painting; author, publisher, digital formatting including photos,

Sunny Franson Currently I live on a small walnut acreage where you feel connected to earth and surroundings. With degrees in wildlife biology and cultural anthropology, minors in language and music, and graduate work in ethnomusicology, I tend to see ecosystems, because that’s how nature works. This planet has so much beauty and intelligence, the scale is infinite and inspiration is a given. Adaptation, oil, 24x18x0.5, ©sfranson, $1300 Like everyone I continue to evolve as a person, for me in ecology, art, and writing. Time is a precious commodity as it is for everyone, and sometimes life and its pitfalls overtake you. Then you have to choose priorities carefully. It’s vital to remain committed because after all it’s your lifetime. See a video of some of my artwork at https://youtu.be/_GMKa3QYKwY Chicken society is part of The Secret Lives of Chickens or Tales from the Chickenyard and Beyond. My dad called the book he wrote when in his late 80’s Second Age. He had hoped to see it formatted and published, and it was an honor to do that for him. Dark Water is about healing from posttraumatic stress by Opal Rose. Reflections: A Modest Collection of Short Stories includes stories that are complete fiction although some include ecology. Every experience becomes a teacher and every painting, book, or woodland pool adds to that, but most of all, they underscore the importance of humility. Best not to put your moments off. Once they’re past, they’re gone forever. Never forget to be grateful and to share. Contact: sunny@pacific.net Webpages at pixels.com: https://pixels.com/profiles/sunny-franson/shop www.rootlets.com Web Gallery Representation: Personal http://www.rootlets.com Artists for Conservation Foundation http://gallery.artistsforconservation.org/artists/1334 Fine Art America https://pixels.com/artists/sunny+franson Professional Affiliations, Art Current member: Artists for Conservation http://www.artistsforconservation.org Current member: Oil Painters of America http://oilpaintersofamerica.com Current member: Lake County Arts Council http://lakearts.org/default.htm Current member: Gualala Arts Council http://gualalaarts.org Current member: Arts Council of Mendocino County http://www.artrsmendocino.org Art Exhibits, Galleries Main Street Gallery, 325 Main St, Lakeport, CA 707.263.6658, www.lakearts.org Dolphin, 39225 Hwy 1, Gualala, CA 95445 707.884.3896, http://gualalaarts.org/dolphin-gallery Gualala Arts, 46501 Old State Highway, Gualala, CA 95445 707.884.1138, http://www.gualalaarts.org Art Center, Corner Gallery, 201 South State St, Ukiah, CA 95482 707.462.1400, http://www.artcenterukiah.org Author, Publisher Books and ebooks are available online and at brick and mortar stores. More information and links are at http://www.rootlets.com The Secret Lives of Chickens by Sunny Franson www.rootlets.com/chickens/chickens.html Second Age, by Carl Franson www.rootlets.com/secondage/secondage.html Dark Water: Healing from Stress after Trauma, by Opal Rose www.darkwaterrippling.com Reflections, by Sunny Franson www.rootlets.com/reflections/reflections.html

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