Carolyne Singer

Carolyne Singer is a military brat. Until she was 15, she lived on army bases, moving every two years. As a young child, Singer lived in Japan, then New Jersey, California, North Carolina, Georgia, Arizona, Virginia, and New Jersey a second time. Her family explored the outdoors together, attended concerts and museums of all kinds. After her father retired, her family settled in California and she attended Sacramento City College and Sacramento State College, majoring in art and minoring in biology.  Singer attended University of California at Davis in her 40s, studying clothing history, design and construction.

“My family made things,” Singer says. “My paternal grandfather was a stone sculptor and woodworker, my mother an expert seamstress, my father a mechanic and woodworker. My brothers and I grew up comfortable with the creative process and working with our hands.”

Sieglinde Fels

For artist Sieglinde Fels of the Sonoma Coast, inspiration comes from many sources. Perhaps it’s something she read or something she heard on the radio. But whatever it is, Fels says, it is something that rings true.

“It can reside in a fragment of paper or a profound experience. Through making art, I am attempting to say something. If the piece speaks for itself, I have succeeded.”