Project Type: Artist

After receiving her B.F.A. From Adelphi University in New York, Annette Schachner began her career as an art teacher at both the middle school and university levels. Eventually, the urge to create led her out of the classroom and back into the studio. She has dabbled in various media, working as a potter, painter and…

I was a young woman living in San Francisco, Ca.  I fell in love with the Great artist Vincent Van Gogh, 1853-1890.  The young man and his paintings were so wonderful to me.  It opened up a new world of color.  Vincent painted 100’s of paintings in his short life, I have seen many of…

Several decades ago I made paper and body casting. I was employed by Crocker Art Museum to design and work as a  teacher/artist in the “Art Ark”. This was a traveling trailer that brought paper making into elementary schools. After seeing the joy on children’s faces of making art I decided to become a credentialed teacher. I taught…

I display both photography and glass art in EGFAC.  Each medium activates both sides of my brain – the unbridled creativity as well as the technical/scientific that brings that creativity to life. PHOTOGRAPHY Photo opportunities here in Northern California as well as in my travels allow me to express my deep appreciation for natural beauty…

I have been drawing and sketching since I was about 6, that I remember. I used to doodle in the margins of my class notes all the way through college and into my career as a Civil Engineer – what else to do during a boring meeting? Some of those doodles have ended up as…

As a child, Linda Ball loved to draw and color with pencils. She loved art then as much as she does now, but life got in the way. During her younger years, she funneled her artistic tendencies into other areas of her life. She sewed all her own clothes, delighted in decorating her homes and…

I began my adventure in woodturning with a Sears Craftsman lathe and tool set purchased many years ago. I wanted a larger and more robust lathe, so I purchased a Powermatic in 1999. I have tried just about every kind and style of woodturning, including hollow forms, platters, bowls, natural edge bowls, lidded boxes, spheres,…

Joy’s work blends eastern sensibilities with western energy, mirroring her own life’s Direction. Raised in Taiwan and moving to the U. S. at age 37, this businesswoman and mother of 2 has enjoyed the second chapter of her life immersed in the jumbles of culture that create the American Experience. Chinese Brush by Joy Kuo:…

I love painting landscapes and California is such a wonderful state to paint. My paintings reflect the beauty I see, from the golden aspens in the Sierra to the wildlife reserves of the Central Valley around Sacramento. I graduated from Texas State University(formally Southwest Texas State University) with a degree in Commercial Art. I love…

Debra Williams is a watercolorist and scratchboard artist. Originally from the Northeast she has resided in northern California since the mid 80’s. She received her BA degree from CA State University, Fullerton in Painting and Drawing and a Single Subject Art Credential from UC Davis. She has won several awards for her art from elementary…