Artist Janet Sams Glass Creations
Artist Janet M. Sams -Bio
Artist Janet M. Sams works with mosaic, acrylic, fabric and now glass, broken glass is her current medium. She love’s the vibrant colors and random shapes of glass. This causes her to think outside the box to develop the next ‘broken glass with epoxy creation. When I source my sea glass and repurpose glass, I look for texture, shape and color, these sources of glass include artisan blowers, shards, porcelains, China, tempered glass, sea glass, shells and stained glass.
“It thrills me to find unwanted glass that I can upcycle into coastal themed glass art. I’m never sure how I will use the pieces I find, but I know that they are pleasing to look at and I keep a real stash of glass for all projects! This helps our ecology by recycling and repurposing glass into nature themed art.”
From running pliers, scorer, nippers, kiln, epoxy, some resins are all essential tools use to create glass art customized to our clientele’s taste, to Interior designers, homeowners and selected Fine Arts Galleries all revel in refined Artist Sams stunning creation in sunny Florida
Dan Mackin
Artist Dan Mackin-Bio
Dan Mackin is an Award Winning Artist, who collaborated with Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys singing group and depicted eight of Wilson's songs on canvas. His prints and posters sell in more than 3,000 stores throughout the world.
Dan knows a little something about special places, as an artist Mackin has been working for more than 30 years and has captured his memories of his trips to the rainforests of South America, South Pacific, the Caribbean and Asia through the windows of his many studios.
Mackin is one of 29 artists in the world to have a Disney License. He’s a philanthropic artist and has raised quite a substantial amount of money for The National Kidney Foundation, American Heart Association, Save The Turtles Foundation, National Parks Foundation, Hibiscus House, Audubon Society and Habitat.
David Miller
Artist David Miller-Bio
David Chris Miller, a resident of Florida, is an internationally acclaimed marine artist of exceptional accomplishment and integrity. His use of acrylics has earned him acclaim from art critics as well as environmentalists. David’s personal pursuit has always been that of the environment. Virtually all of his creations depict an aspect of nature. He is known for his brilliantly colored tropical fish, sea turtles, and most of all his dolphins and whales frolicking just below the surface of the deep, clean blue ocean in his “above and below” pieces. David’s talent as a colorist is exceptional. His extraordinary palette of colors is exotic, yet realistic of the habitat he paints. His wide range of subject matter includes marine life, exotic waterfalls & rainforests, captivating sunsets & tranquil white sand beaches. Certified for open water scuba, David has spent many hours diving in the beautiful waters of the Hawaiian Islands, Jamaica, California, Mexico and the Florida Keys. His eye-catching effects of color and light extol the artist’s sense of tranquility and reverence he feels for marine life and the environment.
Chad Awalt Bio-Repurpose Wood Sculptor & Oil Portraits
Artist Chad Awalt-Bio
The designs of the repurpose wood sculptures are executed from a single piece of wood that starts as a full log, sometimes weighing up to 800 pounds. Using his tools as sculpting instruments, most of the wood is removed to reveal the figure, or shape beneath. Each piece is dried in a kiln to insure stability of the medium before finishing. Awalt’s work provides a unique perspective on the human form and nature by using materials that continually surprises and delights audiences. His sculptures alternate between full and hollow shapes that define volume with the use of positive and negative space. His work emanates a unique expression of the human form that allows the viewer to experience the beauty and energy that inhabits our lives. For the last 20 years, Awalt has shown in galleries and exhibitions across the country. His work is found in private and corporate collections, ranging from Usher to Disney. He does numerous galleries and juried shows every year and has participated in multiple museum exhibitions and collections.
ARTIST STATEMENT
After years of watching designs form out of wood, while concurrently and diligently studying the classical figure, I have brought these two areas of intense focus of my work together. Combining the expression of the human figure with the sensitivity and warmth of wood has been the physical fulfillment of an evolving concept.
I believe the fundamental essence of wood allows the human figure to be demonstrated as a perfect form of nature, so expressive in it’s subtleties and gestures. These creations present the viewer with a segment of the figure, a negative space, and a partial void that allows the unconscious to complete the form. They even convey an expression of energy and emotion. I am excited to be able to share these works and thereby attempt to communicate the passion that these pieces evoke in me.
