Arts Articles
Arts: Silver Legacy
Published in April 2012 - The Amazing Work of Silversmith Jewelry Artist Alan Leedy Story: Amber Galusha Photo: Bret Christensen The contrast between local silversmith Alan Leedy’s bad-boy looks and his refined jewelry is as clear as the big blue sky above his family’s Jellys Ferry area homestead. As he sits outside his workshop speaking of the many blessings in his life, any preconceived notions or stereotypes fall aw..
Arts: Works of Beauty
Published in April 2012 - Repairman, Setup Technician & Guitar Maker Jim Cooke Story: Jim Dyar Photo: Tracey Hedge When Jim Cooke began attending the University of California at Davis in the early 1980s, he realized that something was amiss – he didn’t have a guitar. Most young men in his predicament might have solved the dilemma by locating the nearest music store and spending a few bucks for a six-string ax..
Arts: In Close Communion
Published in April 2012 - Randy Holbrook's Handcrafted Communion Ware Story: Melissa Mendonca Photo: Bret Christensen Randy Holbrook’s career started out fairly typical of men his age raised in the North State. Born in Red Bluff and raised in Trinity County, he went to work in a sawmill after graduating high school. The honest work appealed to him and he still maintains friendships from those days, but after a few years, he ..
Arts: Peak Performers
Published in April 2012 - Trinity Alps Performing Arts Center in Weaverville Story: Sandie Tillery Photo: Tommy Corey A wonderful marriage of performers and the community took place more than five years ago with the opening of Trinity Alps Performing Arts Center in Weaverville. With resources provided from an array of generous donors, Trinity Players, Inc. purchased and converted a 15,000-square-foot building into an impressive 10..
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..
