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San Jose Artist profiles

The mundane is magical: Archil Pichkhadze, painter

“For me, the most important part of making a painting is the act of looking.” This quote from painter Archil Pichkhadze’s artist...
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Camera paradiso: Gordon Lund, nature photographer

In the small town of Viborg, South Dakota, a boy named Gordon Lund helped run the projectors at his father’s theater. That boy grew up to be...
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Life's a treasure hunt: Faye Kala, crafter and photographer

Wherever Fay Kala travels, she finds treasures. She has collected items from thrift shops around the country. “The only new things I use in...
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So many good things: Gay Kraeger, artist and designer

If you’ve been to Castle Rock State Park, Rancho Del Oso, or the Watsonville Slough, you’ve probably read the interpretive panels that...
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Close to the heart: jeweler Julie Jacobs

Artists often say, “listen to your heart.” When Julie Jacobs says it, however, she really means it. After a heart attack at age 47,...
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Say hello to creativity: Phil Bongiorno, visual artist

“I express. I take what’s cooking in my soul and have it come out of my fingertips without it registering in my brain. I just let it...
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You have to keep going: Tim Ryan, sculptor

It’s hard to describe Tim Ryan’s art. You can’t hang much of it on the wall, listen to it, or watch it in a movie theater. &ldquo...
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You can take it with you: Christina Lopp Schwabecher, artist

“I’m the poster child for artists who aren’t Artists,” says Christina Lopp Schwabecher. “I don’t have a degree...
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Follow your intuition: Ellen Brook, painter on silk

About five years ago, Ellen Brook attended a workshop in painting on silk. “I was working in corporate America and I didn’t have a clue...
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This artist takes flight: Jenifer Bacon, oil painter

“Birds are a metaphor for life,” Jenifer Bacon says. “Seeing birds fly causes strong emotions in people.” As a child....
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