Artists

"Chicken Farmers"

Tuesday through Saturday you will find some of the artists studios open …but not all … some of them have real jobs. Generally more are open on Saturdays … and more on 1st Saturdays each month.

The following list of artists have studios in the CFAC. Several artists have web sites and email contact. Please check out their work and visit sites. Contact artists for specific times they are open or to arrange a time to visit with them.

Studio A2
Art6degrees Gallery
Art6degres is the studio/gallery of artists John Mattson and Karen Zimmerly, who are also husband and wife. John is a painter and photographer. He studied art in California receiving an MA degree from Humboldt State University in Arcata and an MFA from Mills College in Oakland. He teaches in the art department at Angelo State University on a part time basis and is also preparator at the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts.
Karen studied photography, receiving an MA from Humboldt State University. She also has delved into the hand-made, book making field and has a variety of journals, sketch books, albums and photo books for sale in their gallery. Karen works at the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts as the Collections Manager.
In addition to doing their individual artwork, Karen and John work collaboratively on a photo project, which they started in 1982 when they first moved to Texas, photographing the many declining, small towns. It has been an ongoing project, which they have continued over these many years.

zimmat@mac.com
www.art6degrees.com
325-227-7034; 325-227-3179

Studio A3

Vicki Hardin

pottery Vicki hand builds large pieces and fires either raku or primitive fire Currently working on thrown teapot seriesVicki is a very serious potter and best known for her great clay web site which has a lot of good info and links.Check out her site
www.clayartwebguide.com
www.ILOVECLAY.COM

Studio A5
Jeremy and Millicent Clayworks
Jeremy and Millicent Clayworks is a husband and wife team and they make pottery, sculpture, and art tiles. All of their work is hand made and hand decorated. Jeremy specializes in wheel thrown pottery and Millicent specializes in hand built ceramic masks and sculpture.They also make a large amount of collaborative tableware that Jeremy forms one at a time on the potter's wheel and Millicent paints one at a time in a vivid and colorful style.Jeremy fires all of their work to over 2000 degrees F in pottery kilns located in their studio.They make a wide variety of ceramic objects such as wine goblets, tumblers, bowls, plates, platters, jars, vases, wall hanging masks and sculpture, and pendants.They also make coffee tables, wall hangings, and signs made with ceramic art tiles produced right in their studio.Jeremy and Millicent are high school sweethearts that have always had a dream of making and selling their own artwork and they have been working in clay for over 10 years.Their studio is open
Tuesday through Saturday
10AM-5PM
(closed on Sunday and Monday)
Visit us on Facebook
Jeremy and Millicent Clayworks
Phone: 325-245-7399
jeremybundick@gmail.com

Studio A6
Tony Dosiek

copper wall sculpture, light fixtures, and fountains

Tony has 25 years experience manipulating light gage metal into any shape or form. Nature is a great asset in his designs combined with knowledge from the construction industry, AutoCAD drafting, commercial roofing and detailed residential projects and sign fabrication. Currently, Tony has set his sights on the interior design industry specializing in creating innovative lighting.

http://tonydesigns.com

Studio A7

Linda Gossett

Linda has been a resident and studio artist at the Chicken Farm since 2007. After many years of mostly functional wares, Linda leans toward the sculptural side of clay now. While using white earthenware, the sun-baked colors of the west Texas environs find their way onto her incised surfaces in veils of glaze. Some say that a quirky sense of humor shows in Linda's work. She has wholesaled to Neiman Marcus and other boutique galleries and produced corporate commissions for nearly 20 years.

www.lindagossett.com

Stone Dog Studio
Oscar Latham

stone sculpture

You can see Oscar carving on stone most days. If you miss seeing Oscar though, you can't miss his work. He has a stone sculpture garden outside his studio.

Gary Norman

Batik wall hangings

Originally an advertising art director, Gary is represented by St. Charles Art Gallery in Rockport, Texas and in the Realto Art Center in Aransas Pass, Texas. Inspired by the tropical atmosphere of South America, he uses a process of dyes on fabric with a hot wax resist. Vibrant, textured abstracts with multicolored richness best describes his work.

www.garynorman.net

StudioSUM

Art Lessons

Painting--Portrait Drawing--Drawing--Watercolor
Chinese Calligraphy

Ben Sum
is a member of the art faculty at Angelo State University. He received his MFA in painting from Texas Tech University. Before joining ASU, Ben hastaught painting and drawing at Western Texas College in Snyder, Texas for 13
years.

Cycris Ho
a native of Hong Kong, she received her
BFA in painting and drawing from Angelo State University. Before coming to the United States, Cycris
studied at Hong Kong Technical Institute in Graphic Design. Upon graduation she worked as graphic designer and art coordinator for eight years. She is currently a graphic freelance artist and part-time art instructor.
studiosum@hotmail.com/
www.bensum.com
(325) 277-6278 / 277-0001

The Old Greenhouse Gallery
Joe Morgan

pottery
Joe has been coming to the Chicken Farm Art Center for many years. As an expert welder, he was instrumental in helping Roger and Jeremy build the big kiln for our big pot. His work has been in the Gecko Gallery, and his students' work has been displayed here during ceramic weekend. Joe likes to make amphora's, horse hair pots, fish, and whistlers.www.joemorganpottery.50megs.com

Mejo Okon Studio

Mejo Okon
Painter
Mejo Okon was selected as one of 21 artists by Southwest Art magazine for their "21 Over 31 - You need to Know: Annual Emerging Artists Search Part II". The contest was open to artists in the U.S. and abroad. Winners were published in the November 2009 issue and on their website. Her painting "Mertzon Ranch Rodeo" was showcased in the article.She was awarded with an Honorable Mention for her oil painting "The Brahma-Charollais" in The Seven-State Biennial Competition (Artists residing in Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas) sponsored by the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma. They also purchased her piece for their Permanent Collection. The exhibition runs now through November 27th in the USAO Art Gallery. The show then travels to the Charles B. Goddard Center in Ardmore, Oklahoma and will be on display until January 30, 2010.In 2008 she was named "Artist of the Year" by the San Angelo Art Club. She is also member of the Colored Pencil Society of America. A graduate of Heron School of Art at Indiana University in Indiana, Mejo has worked as a graphic designer and as a NBC courtroom sketch artist before devoting herself to painting full time. Her work has been published in Society of Illustrators: Illustrators 18 and 200 Years of American Illustration. Her work is in private collections in the USA and Mexico.

http://www.mejookon.com

Studio BB3
Janet Moran

Flamework Glass

Fabric Art

Janet Moran is an established fiber artist and teacher. She has won acclaim for her prize winning fiber art. She teaches classes and workshops in local, national and international venues. Also, a glass artist, she works with a torch and soft glass, creating art in the form of beads and small sculpture. She creates her art in the hope of bringing pleasure to those who view it.

mailto:studiobb3@yahoo.com

325-234-3844