NOVEMBER 20 & 21, 2021
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FREE ADMISSIONThere is no cost to attend the art festival. |
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La Encantada Shopping Center
2905 E Skyline Dr, Tucson, AZ 85718 Located in Tucson, AZ - La Encantada is an outdoor shopping center that includes a large variety of luxury and specialty retail stores including Apple, Crate & Barrel, AJ's Fine Foods, Anthropologie, lululemon, and now-open Madewell. Restaurants include Firebirds Wood Fired Grill, Blanco Tacos + Tequila, North Italia, and RA Sushi Bar Restaurant. |
GET INVOLVED IN THE EVENT
- Artist Application | COMPLETE THE NOVEMBER 2021 ARTIST APPLICATION HERE Artist applications for the January (2022) will be available online here on September 1, 2021. We anticipate the market to fill up fast, so check back often for updates.
- Volunteer Opportunities | Volunteer opportunities will be available to register online here on September 15, 2021.
- Exhibitors & Food Vendors | Do to the location, there are no exhibitor or food vendor opportunities available at this festival.
- Sponsorship | If you are interested in sponsoring the festival, please contact kate@saaca.org
APRIL 2021 PARTICIPATING ARTISTS
November 2021 participating artists will be featured beginning September 15, 2021
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Emilia Bachelier
Emilia Bachelier Art www.emiliabachelierart.com https://www.instagram.com/emiliabachelierart/ I'm inspired by my colorful art supplies, the endless beautiful artwork created by my fellow artist friends on Instagram, and the intricate interior design patterns. Sometimes, a refreshing rainy day or cool summer night will spark my incessant need to create. I found that while quarantined due to the pandemic, my drive to experiment and try new mediums really took my art to the next level. I love textured artwork and prior to the pandemic I achieved this through painting in layers of acrylic paint but now I'm using molding paste and extra heavy gel gloss mediums to transform a painting from 2D to 3D. |
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Heidi Barker
Sky Island Wood Studios LLC https://www.skyislandwoodstudios.com/ Furniture, Home/Décor Sky Island Wood Studios is a custom furniture and woodworking company specializing in live edge lumber and industrial wood and metal pieces. We create furniture and home decor (mirrors, shelves, coatracks, coasters, etc) from hardwoods and metal. Heidi began her woodworking journey creating theatre pieces and quickly fell in love with working with hardwoods and metal. She hopes to contribute to a culture that embraces locally produced, sustainable, quality goods. Heidi draws Inspiration from the wood itself and draws her designs from it. The growth patterns and figuring of the wood tell a unique story, and our mission is to bring out the natural beauty of the wood and turn it into a functional piece of art. |
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Shawna Beckman
Beckman Built Boards beckmanbuiltboards@etsy.com Wood Cutting Boards and Cheese Boards Ryan Beckman is a transplant from Salina, Kansas. He creates one of a kind cutting boards, and cheese boards. Each board is made out of unique exotic wood. Ryan's love for wood working has been self-taught throughout the years. His piece are works of art that will be a conversation piece for any kitchen. |
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Marvin Blackmore
Blackmore pottery www.blackmorepottery.com Hand etched pottery through layers of colored clay slips. Creator of the two tone black on black style of etching through multiple layers of colored clay slips |
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Geri Bringman
Geri Bringman Fine Art www.flickr.com/photos/geribringman Painting, Mixed Media, 2D & 3D I think my greatest influence has been the Mexican and Native American people, art, and culture that are so much a part of the Old Pueblo. I love their traditional designs and vivid colors, and most of all, their broad, beautiful faces. This past year I have experimented a lot with color, which has always been my greatest challenge as an artist. I think my most successful paintings this year have been all about new explorations in different and unique color combinations. |
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Ashley Chamberlain
AC Design Etc https://acdesignetc.com/ Mixed Media 2D & 3D, Furniture I create paintings on hardboard. They are colorful and are representative of the Southwest. The process consists of layering and scraping over and over. It is a technique I developed while building furniture for 25 years. I finish the original paintings with 3-dimensional frames that become part of the final image. I also sell giclée prints on canvas that I hand frame and finish with alder wood. Tucson native Ashley Chamberlain has been building quality furniture for the past twenty-five years. Her Southwest Desert style and the vibrant colors she chooses are what make each piece unique. With a bachelor's degree in set design, Ashley's gift for building and creating functional art made itself known when she was a student at the University of Arizona. Since graduating in 1992, she has built a successful business around her creations. Several years ago, Ashley began experimenting with her furniture painting techniques and brought new life to many of her old drawings. Since then, she has created over 40 new paintings using her same vibrant style and technique. The multiple layers of paint layered and scraped over and over. 2018 Best of Show 4th Avenue Winter Street Fair, Tucson Lifestyle Made in Tucson Runner Up, 2008 Sahba Home Show Most Creative Product |
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Jacqueline Chanda
Mycreativeenergy Fine Art Studio www.jacquelinechanda.com Painting I am an eclectic representational oil painter who paints whatever captures my interest. My repertoire includes landscapes, still life arrangements, animals, and figurative works. Their work comes in a variety of sizes. My representational artwork consists of genre paintings, depictions of intimate scenes of everyday life, of ordinary people at work or play. They are often considered narrative because they lend themselves to imaginative stories. My landscape paintings are from Plein air sessions and focus predominately on scenes in and around the Tucson area. My animal paintings are taken from photographic references. The still-life paintings are based on studio setups and include everyday objects such as shoes and candies. One client says, "I like the way Jacqueline captures a moment in time and gives the viewers the feeling that they are looking at a slice of life." This is exactly what Jacqueline Chanda aims to do. Jacqueline Chanda has received four awards for her artwork, an honorable mention from the Mildred M. Cox Gallery, in Missouri, an honorable mention from the Toscana Gallery in Oro Valley, a Crystal Merit Award from the Gallery Ring international online competition, and a second-place award at the Sonoran Plein Air painters' exhibition at Old Tucson. |
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Ernest Craighead
David Craig Designs www.Desertindecay.com Sculpture I work with all manner of found objects from the Sonoran desert floor. I am a self-taught sculptor. Since I work with reclaimed desert material, no piece of my art can ever really be similar to another. No one else seems to be doing work quite like mine. |
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Andrea Estomo
Fort Omotse Leather www.fortomotse.com @fortomotseleather Artistic Inspiration comes from the flora and fauna that surrounds my life in Big Sky Country. |
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Sean Hill
www.seanhilldesigns.com Jewelry I hand fabricate my Jewelry from precious metals, primarily 14K gold and silver, and inlay them with a gem hand pigmented resin. I would describe my style as "classical". As a former Ph.D. professor of literature, I love abstraction and complexity. Still, when it comes to designs, I lean towards a more subdued expression, looking primarily for character, movement and classical beauty. A combination of bold geometric forms, attention to surface detail, and an exploration of light play across various textured surfaces and resin. My main goal has always been to design work with clean lines that is durable and versatile. I won Best jeweler recognition and award at the 2020 La Quinta Art Festival, rated #1 nationwide |
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Daniel Holladay
Holladay Design Jewelry My Jewelry is made of hand-pierced silver and gold desert scenes overlaid on the world's finest hand-polished picture jasper. I design each piece around the stone. My process includes soldering, lapidary, piercing, bezeling, filing, and buffing to reach the final product. Each piece is individually handcrafted from start to finish. I have been doing metalsmithing for 25 years. I initially took classes and taught classes but most of my skills are self-taught. I am always looking for ways to improve my skills. I have won over twenty awards at juried art shows and featured in Lapidary Journal and rock and Gem magazines. My Jewelry is one of a kind and individuality handcrafted. I have one of the best collections of picture jasper globally and select only the finest for my Jewelry pieces. It is unique because I'm the only artist in the Southwest that creates it. I have won over twenty awards at juried art shows in the Southwest over the last twenty years. I have been featured in Lapidary Journal and rock and Gem magazines and the Arizona Daily Star accent section. I won the Arizona Bola tie competition at the state capital museum receiving the best use of gemstone and best overall award. |
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Andy Iventosch
Andy Iventosch Pottery www.Andyiventoschpottery.com Ceramic I am producing a variety of wheel-thrown high fired pots emphasizing domestic ware. In addition to this production, I am also making some larger pots and bottles that are altered on occasion. Also, I am applying various glazes and slips using Asian brushes that are beneficially hard to control. I received a BFA in Ceramics from Northern Arizona University and an MFA from the University of North Texas in 1984. Since then, I have worked for myself and other potters. It is possible to point to the application of coarsely brushed slip known as Hakeme and the effects of the heavy reduction in firing. Additionally, the controlled haphazard application of brushed on glaze would be regarded in some quarters as unique. |
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Linda Mann
ACT II www.LMannart.net Instagram lindamannazart Painting, Drawing I love the desert Southwest and want to share the beauty of the animals, people and scenery with others. I hope my art will help others see and appreciate the Southwest's beauty as much as I do. In the past year, I have begun to paint in a more accessible style and have experimented with abstracts, enjoying the colors and movement of varied spaces. |
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Deboragh McDonnell
Deboragh McDonnell Handpainted Silk Scarves www.deboraghmcdonnell.com Fiber/Textiles, Painting Individually hand-painted silk scarves My background is in Biology and Scientific illustration. I discovered silk painting while at a scientific meeting in Japan. The focus on color and abstract designs has provided an outstanding balance to my day job in medical research. Each scarf is individually painted. No two are ever identical. Each scarf is an individual work of art. No two are the same. One of my scientific illustrations was featured at a special showing at the Smithsonian Institute Natural History Museum in 1986. It appeared in the June issue of Smithsonian magazine. |
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Doug Miller
Doug Miller Art Studio www.dougmillerart.com Painting I am inspired by wild skyscapes and the beauty of both mountain and desert landscapes. "I'm more excited now than ever before since I started plein air painting. I paint on location to lock in the true colors; these sketches are used to compose larger, more detailed studio paintings. |
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Jere Moskovitz
Studiojere LLC www.studiojere.com Jewelry Mixed Media 2D & 3D My Jewelry is created from copper wire that is crocheted, or "knitted". 4 different knitting techniques are currently being used in my work. The wire is embellished with beaded elements, including gemstones, glass beads, raku, and bead weaving techniques. Mixed media designs incorporate variegated yarns, hand-dyed ribbons, and glass or resin beads. Jewelry prices range from $30-$195. 3D mixed media baskets are crocheted wire incorporating fibers. After graduating from Rhode Island School of Design with a degree in Apparel Design and a 20-year career in the Fashion Industry in NYC, I focused on knitting and crocheting with wire which led to the launch of Studiojere. After honing my wire skills, my work is now being carried in major galleries and shops that include handmade wearable art. While other designers are doing knitted, crocheted, or woven wire jewelry, my work carries a unique look made up of the wire gauges I work in , the colors of wire I choose, and the colors textures of the materials that embellish the wire. I also use hand dyed yarns, cords, and ribbons in my mixed media designs in addition to glass, resin, gemstones, and metal embellishments. |
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Kim & Krystal Obrzut
Kim Obrzut www.kimobrzut.com https://www.facebook.com/Kimobrzut/ Sculpture Kim starts with clay as her voice with Native symbolism and cast into bronze using the lost wax process. Her patinas are done with different chemical combinations and techniques along with high polish. I have had the same style for more than 30 years, but I continue to grow and create every year. New patinas, now detail and more Hopi stories to tell. |
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Christian Olsen
Wonderland Design Jewelry One-of-a-kind necklaces with hand-carved and hand-cast beads pendants and clasps made of sterling silver and bronze. I reside in Taos, NM and have been creating and selling handmade Jewelry at art shows for over 20 years. The Southwest is my Inspiration. My hand-carved and hand-cast beads, pendants, and clasps are unique to my Jewelry. I have won awards at Tempe Festival of the arts, Red River Art and Wine, Challenge NM and others. |
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Mary Helen Pelton
Gourds as Art Mixed Media 2D & 3D, Sculpture Gourds as a humble Cucurbitaceae, like a pumpkin or squash, or as a unique and beautiful art form? IN 2003, my husband and I moved to Tucson, and we were amazed to discover this distinctive art form. Thus, began a journey of the years since. I studied with some of the best gourds artists in the country, including our locally famous Bonnie Gibson, submitting my art to juried competitions and winning awards. We were asked to teach Gourd classes and delighted in the success even our most basic " I can't even draw a straight line" students. In the 17 years of our creative work, we have shown at a myriad of art shows throughout the United States, including those sponsored by SAACA in Tucson and Oro Valley. We are currently showing in two art galleries, one in Tubac and the other at SAAG gallery in the La Encantada shopping center. The process of creating "Gourds as Art ", is an emotional journey that offers seemingly endless opportunities to create. The gourd is first cleaned both and sanded both inside and out. The Mary Helen Pelton decides how the gourd will be cut or shaped and Ray cuts. The outer shell is treated with gourd or leather dyes, acrylic paint or natural stains. In creating the next steps in the process , the artists use weaving, fused glass, semi-precious stones, wood burning, painting, natural fibers like cactus spine, found natural objects such as cholla, epoxy sculpting, metal, such as embossed copper and multiple gourds in the same creation. The fantastic possibilities are truly endless. |
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Brenda Peo
www.brendapeoart.com Painting I like to start my animal paintings with a gesso base for added texture. followed by oil paints applied with a palette knife. I am a self-taught artist but enjoy taking a workshop to explore new and different mediums and techniques. I have grown up with animals of all kinds. so when I started painting in 2008. it only became natural to want to paint the critters I love. I like to use interesting and unusual poses with my animal paintings.. bringing out their quirky facial expressions. really makes customers laugh. |
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Joan Pevarnik
El Fuego Pottery www.Elfuegopottery.com Ceramic, Hand thrown stoneware pottery I have been a potter in Arizona since 1980. Quite a way to make a living. I think of all the clay that has passed through my hands. It makes me happy. I make my own glazes and create each piece one at a time. |
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Theresa Poalucci
Applied and Fine Art Studio Painting, Ceramic, Acrylic Paintings, Alcohol Ink Paintings, Patio Jewels www.artisttheresapoalucci.com I love color, bright, bold, unusual combinations. I am inspired by the brightness of this place, after living in Seattle for 42 years. I am doing a lot more acrylic pours and incorporating them into my work. I also have been experimenting with using alcohol inks to add fine details where appropriate. |
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Bonnie Reeves
All That Glitters www.Bonniereeves.com Jewelry Color and Light that originates in nature is my Inspiration. I also find Inspiration in culture. In the last year, I had a great deal of time to study different techniques from several experts. I then take a new knowledge and find a way to "make it my own". |
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Mary Sherwood
Mary Sherwood Lifestyles www.marysherwood.com Glass/Home Decor https://www.facebook.com/marysherwoodlartglass, https://www.instagram.com/marysherwoodartglass/ "Artistic Inspiration comes from blue skies, crystal oceans, red rock canyons, sunny days and gardens in full bloom! Anything and everything with color!" Every day new ideas enhance my techniques, color composition and depth of orchestration. Incorporating vitrigraph elements and abstract shapes in larger art glass projects has stretched my abilities and imagination. |
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Rebecca Siler
Intrinisic Wire Wrapping Jewelry, Metal Wire wrapping around stone cabochons to make unique pendants that are one of a kind. Pendants are hanging on a kumihimo braid. Both copper and sterling silver wire. Some pendants are silversmithing creations by myself as the artist. Started doing beading and bead embroidery and have evolved to wire wrapping. Also have been creating one of the kind silversmith pendants. I make one of kind creations and if for chance I use another artists patterns I give them credit. Many of my pendants have mixed media with texture. |
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Patricia Silva
Sol Design Studio Instagram @soldesignstudio12 Painting, Ceramic I'm inspired by my rich Hispanic culture and the beauty of my desert'. I'm more confident in my ability to create new and creative pieces. |
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Sharon Stringer
NellieEmma Fiber Art www.nellieemmafa.com https://www.instagram.com/stringer444/ https://www.facebook.com/nellieemmafa Fiber, Textiles Sharon Stringer is the creator behind NellieEmma Fiber Art, named after her maternal grandmother, one of her great creative influences. Sharon loves to express the culture, plant life and colors of Southern Arizona and Mexico in her pillows. Making people smile is the most important with her whimsical and humorous themes. I am developing my fabric dying skills and have added my hand dyed fabric to my line of pillows. New Inspiration has been brought to me through women's textile work throughout the world, in particular Australia and Guatemala. |
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Hirotsune Tashima
Pima College Ceramic Club www.tashimaart.com Sculpture Ceramic objects made by the students for fundraising "Traditional Woodfire Workshop"/ceramics Hirotsune Tashima has MFA from Alfred University, NY and BFA from Osaka University of Art. He has been teaching at Pima College in Tucson since 1999. He has received numerous grants, including Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Arizona Commission on the Arts, Tucson/Pima Arts Council, Phoenix Art Museum, Rotary International, and Japanese Government. He held more than 27 solo exhibitions in various locations include NY, Tokyo and Tucson Museum of Art. He was invited or juried to participate in more than 180 group exhibitions which includes "Asian American Ceramics" at Kentucky Museum of Art and Design, KY, "Ceramic National" at Everson Museum of Art, NY, "Oregon Biennial" at Portland Art Museum, OR, "Immigrant Experience" at Fuller Museum, MA. |
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Thomas Charles
Thomas Fine Art www.charlesthomasfineart.com Painting, Oil, and gouache paintings on board and canvas Charles Thomas has been painting professionally for over thirty years, first as an illustrator and then as a fine artist. I don't know that its uniqueness is from anything other than my vision; my materials and approach are traditional, my execution is my own. Oil Painters of America National Juried Exhibitions & Western Regional Exhibitions finalist; American Impressionist Society National Exhibition finalist. |
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Ana Thompson
Mirage & Bird www.mirageandbird.com https://www.facebook.com/mirageandbird Instagram: @mirage_bird Home Decor, Sculpture, arrangements & ornaments made with permanent and preserved botanicals, including cacti, succulents, flowers, branches etc, some in handmade Hypertufa containers. Seeing the fantastical in nature and interpreting it to bridge the natural and artificial worlds. Playing with dichotomy, contrast, texture and nuance. I am moved to use more negative space to create quieter designs. Also drawn to use more color than ever before! |
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Sean Ung
Splendid Nature www.coppercattailchimes.com Metal Unique one-of-a-kind handmade stringless copper chimes. Our copper cattail chimes are all hand-cut and solder. They are all one of a kind and are unique in that they are one of the very few windchimes that don't use strings to make them chime. We use only hand tools, a grinder, and a torch to create our artwork. We are a family of artist. Using primarily copper as our medium. My wife and I create one-of-a-kind copper cattail chimes. Our cattails are inspired from Mother Nature. We are blessed to use artistic skills to make our livelihood while raising our beloved daughter and newest addition son. Our copper cattail chimes are all hand-cut and solder. All one of a kind and are unique that they are one of the very few windchimes that don't use strings to make them chime. We use only hand tools, grinder, and torch to create our artwork. |
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Ute Vaughn
Living By Design www.artbyute.com Painting Watercolor and acrylic paintings and prints inspired by the Southwest, animals and nature with aspects of the mystical. Even though I grew up. I studied art in Germany, I always had a fascination for the Southwest. I continued my studies in Mendocino, California for 25 years and finally found my way to Tucson in 2004. My passion for art, color and life is expressed in my vibrant paintings, which are inspired by animals, nature, symbols and the mystical. My main desire in all my paintings is to inspire creativity and touch the heart. Over the years I developed my unique way of the use of watercolor, with vivid colors, a blend of sharp and loose images, textures and layers. |
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John Vermette
www.johnsastrophotos.com Photography With a life-long interest in astronomy I have constantly worked to improve my astrophotography skills. A contractor by trade I mostly self-taught. Now retired and living in the desert southwest with easy access to dark skies makes the hobby easer. I have been honored to have my photos published in several magazines including Sky and Telescope, Astronomy, and many online publications, including APOD. Recently I was notified I had won the 2020 Arizona Highway photo contest with a shot of the Milky Way over Monument Valley. I love the night sky and hope to continue photographing it for years to come. I continue to create the most unique photos of the night sky I possibly can. Awards: First place Arizona Highways Magazine 2020 photo contest. Second place University of Arizona Art of Planetary Science 2020 |
FESTIVAL TIPS
Parking is available free of charge at the La Encantada Shopping Center. Although parking is available surrounding the shopping center when the front side of the center as well as the back, when the lot is full, attendees are encourage to park on the Southwest corner of Campbell Ave and Skyline, at the Plaza Colonial Shopping Center. Please keep the weather in mind when you attend outdoor events and plan accordingly (bring water bottles, sunscreen, umbrellas, jackets, etc). Dogs are allowed at the event on leashes. A SAACA Information booth will be located in a central location onsite, to help answer any questions you may have upon arrival.
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