Arts Articles
Arts: Glass Act
Published in February 2012 - Staining Glass With Elizabeth Devereaux Story by: Bruce Greenberg Photo by: Bret Christensen When asked why she chose a life as a stained glass artist, Elizabeth Devereaux uses a quote from Rainer Maria Rilke. When a student asked him, “How do I know if I should be a poet?” He answered, “Only if you must.” Devereaux has been plying her skills doing architectural glass since 1..
Arts: Art In Knowing
Published in January 2012 - North State Artist Derek Grinnell Grinnell’s passion for painting and drawing never relented, and eventually it led him into London’s Royal Academy. It set the foundation for a long career as a professional illustrator and artist, both in England and the United States. Many examples of Grinnell’s current work and a brief retrospective of some of his commercial images are on display through..
Arts: Baked In A Pie
Published in November 2011 - story: Amber Galusha photos: Kathi Rodriguez Stacey Clark’s Hand-Crafted Pie Birds Thanksgiving is more than just a holiday for Stacey Clark; giving thanks is something she does daily. She is thankful for community and for creativity, and she is thankful she’s been able to combine both to build a thriving ceramics business. Clark is no stranger to the world of ceramics. “Before I ..
Arts: Tiger's Den
Published in October 2010 - photos: Kara Stewart story: Joshua Corbelli Artist Joe “Tiger” Michiels Joe “Tiger” Michiels is an interesting guy. He spends much of his time at his home office, or “Tiger’s Den,” in South Redding. The Den sits above the garage and apart from his house. The walls of the stairway are filled with his works – his style bears traces of Van Gogh, but a more p..
Arts: String Keys
Published in August 2010 - story: Sandie Tillery photo: Kara Stewart CULTURE OF CREATIVITY GROWING IN COTTONWOOD The annual Cottonwood rodeo parade in April passed by a cheering throng while foot-stomping music strummed by pint-sized fiddlers accompanied the hootin’ and hollerin’ from the crowd. The old stagecoach stopover still enjoys the feel of an Old West town with raised walkways on either side of a wide main stree..
