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Sabine Brunner

Visual Arts: Ceramics, Crafts, Printmaking

My name is Sabine Brunner. I am a ceramic artist and mom of 2 toddlers (Luka is 6 and Logan is 4 years old). I studied Graphic Design in Aachen/Germany and for my master thesis I designed a tableware with the whole alphabet from A-Z written in calligraphy. After moving to California in 1996, I started doing Ceramics and became a Ceramic Artist. I love giving my ceramic pieces a whimsical feel. In 2015 my family moved to Little River, CA next to Mendocino from the San Francisco Bay Area. We are living our dream of a rural life with lots of space and many animals. We currently have 3 dogs, 2 cats, 4 goats and 9 chickens. More to come… My work has been influenced by living our dream farm life. I am creating whimsical dishes with lots of different, colorful designs on it. My new studio is also housing an antique Pearl Golding Letterpress. You can come and print your own cards on my Adana 8×5 or take a class. My studio is located in Fort Bragg, California. Come and visit me if you are in the area and take a class in ceramics or printing! 223 East Redwood Ave., Fort Bragg, CA 95437

Suzanne da Rosa

Visual Arts: Crafts, Jewelry, Mixed Media, Printmaking, Textiles; Knitting

I am a knitting historian and master lace knitter. The last 7 years I’ve been researching the earliest knitting manuals from the 1840’s cataloging, reviewing, knitting, updating and charting patterns from these early handwritten lace patterns. In 2021 I created a deck of Victorian Lace Knitting Cards to be used by knitters who want to practice their lace knitting skills, practice designing their own pieces and use them along with their favorite simple patterns to make them their own. The cards are available through my website and will be available for shipping in late January 2022. Along with the cards I’ve designed four Victorian Long Shawl knitting patterns. With this project complete, my 2022 plans are to work with these cards in different mediums than yarn and create outdoor sculptures. I would like to collaborate with other artists to combine lace knitting with other mediums. Other interests include linoleum block printing, solar plate etching and felting and to continue working with Pacific Textile Arts in whatever way I can to increase participation and encourage support of he fiber arts community in the Mendocino/Fort bragg area. Bio: suzannedarosa.com Mendocino Art Center artist in residence (2019-20) bio: https://www.mendocinoartcenter.org/air-20192020/suzanne-da-rosa

Ling-yen Jones

Multi Arts; Visual Arts: Ceramics, Crafts, Glasswork, Graphic Arts, Jewelry, Mixed Media, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Textiles, Works on paper

The Coast Highway Artists Collective (CHAC) was formed in March, 2012. The Collective includes artists working in various genres and media. Most of us live on or near the coast of the Pacific Ocean, in an area called “Mendonoma,” which includes the adjacent southern Mendocino County and northern Sonoma County in California. Our gallery in Point Arena has a long art history. The building, which is easily recognizable by its red paint and bright yellow sun logo, was originally a home for a family with five children. Decades ago, the building was converted into an art gallery and was known as City Art. Many artists in the local community contributed to creating the gallery and hosting art exhibits. Years later, the gallery became inactive and stood vacant for a time. CHAC was then formed and refurbished the building to use it for year-round displays of local members’ art. Guest artists are often invited to exhibit at the gallery. Our Collective member artists take turns staffing the gallery on its open days, usually four, including weekends (see our current schedule on the Home page), so that whenever anyone visits, there will be one of our artists there to serve them. The building, with its charming garden, is oftentimes used for community events. .

James Maxwell

Visual Arts: Ceramics, Functional and/or Decorative, Graphic Arts, Illustration, Mixed Media, New Media/Technology, Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture, Visual Arts Instructor, Works on paper

Multi-media Artist, Author, Arts Educator, James Maxwell moved to the Mendocino Coast in 1973. A few examples of his prolific creative work can be seen below. Top of The Fen (From Visual Essay on Our Local Wilderness) 2’ X 4’ acrylic paint Some details: James E. Maxwell Born: June 15, 1941 Riverside, California Drew and Painted at an early age Riverside School District 1946 thru 1959 Childhood summer vacations with immediate family: 1949 thru 1958 Pacific Northwest and Western Canada Joined US Air Force 1959 After military testing for skills Studied Pattern Recognition and types of Military Codes Assigned Bremerhaven, Germany US Security Service Three years duty. My own one room painting studio in Germany 1960-1963 Traveled extensively throughout Western Europe Museums, and artists’ open studios College: BFA, MFA Art Center College of Design 1963 -1969 William Zacha’s Geranium (Brought Home) 3’ X 4’ oil paint w/copper and faux gold leaf Work: The Hollywood Chapter of The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Los Angeles Area Television Academy Awards 1970 Honors JAMES MAXWELL Graphics For Contributions to the winning of an Area Television Academy Award OUT OF THE SHADOWS KNBC-TV june 26, 1970 PBS-TV Staff Artist Los Angeles 1974-1976 One Man Showings: La Cieniga Blvd – Hollywood, CA each year 1973-1976 1976 Moved to Mendocino, Northern California Fine Arts-illustration Painting/Sculpture instructor Mendocino Art Center & College of the Redwoods Retired at 68 years of age Returned to Europe when 70 for six weeks visiting friends in England, France, Switzerland, Northern Italy. At 72 returned to England and Northern Scotland, Isle of Sky Traveled with painting supplies South Pacific, Hawaii, American Samoa, Western Samoa, Kingdom of Tonga, and New Zealand, Ireland East West and South for six weeks spring Summer 2016 Returned home overlooking Fort Bragg, CA’s Pudding Creek “I focus on what I can learn from images that question me as much as I question them.” JM

Chris Pugh

Visual Arts: Photography, Printmaking

Chris Pugh (b. 1971, Ukiah, Ca) is an award-winning documentary photographer from Ukiah, California. He is a member of the Partial Arts photography collective, c0-founder of the Ukiah Photography Club, and the Deep Valley Arts Collective. He is currently the editor of the Fort Bragg Advocate-News and the Mendocino Beacon. Outside of photography, Pugh is known for his love of loose leaf tea, locally brewed craft beer, 80’s heavy metal music, and his fondness for useless trivia knowledge.

Button Quinn

Graphic Arts; Visual Arts: Graphic Arts, Mixed Media, Murals, Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture

I have been an Artist or rather I have been painting and drawing since i was seven years old. You could say I was born into it. From a large Irish/English family, art was a main pastime in every sense of the word. Button has lived on the Mendocino Coast for 45 years, raised three daughters and has seven Grandchildren. Owns Cobalt gallery promotes her work and offers Guest Artist‘s one man shows. 2022 Button was guest artist at Art in the Garden, which is held every year at the Botanical Gardens.

Robert Rhoades

Visual Arts: Ceramics, Mixed Media, Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture

Creekwood Studios is a fine art and art travel business. As a recently retired professor of art, Bob continues to produce and show original art. For nearly 20 years, he and his wife have arranged and led small, upscale, art and culture trips abroad. Content, context and craft, the {“three C’s”} developed over decades of teaching is the technique Bob uses to help others understand and appreciate art and architecture. Bob makes both classical and contemporary work accessible to all. His vast knowledge of art processes is a unique approach to appreciating and understanding both art and culture As a skilled teacher, lecturer, scholar and storyteller, Bob will enable you to advance whether you are a beginner or an advanced artist. His instruction will push you to higher levels of accomplishment. On past trips we have created paintings from ochres gathered from the ancient quarries of Roussillion. We have strolled the streets of Florence where the rivalries between the Medici and the Strozzi families shaped the Renaissance. We have shared an afternoon glass of wine before a classical concert at St. Nicolas Cathedral in Prague, and joined in a local party for dancing after a home cooked meal in our villa in Tuscany. These are but a few of the experiences Creekwood Studios has created with new experiences waiting to be made.

Serge Scherbatskoy

Graphic Arts; Visual Arts: Photography, Printmaking

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