Laguna Plein Air Painters Association to Exhibit at ENC's Spring Faire

The Environmental Nature Center (ENC) will be hosting its Spring Faire 2012 featuring many professional local artists, including many of those from the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association (LPAPA) that will be painting live at the Faire.

According to the Association’s website, “Laguna Plein Air Painters Association (LPAPA) builds upon and promotes the renowned landscape painting heritage of Laguna Beach. LPAPA serves its members regionally, nationally and internationally through events, programs and education. LPAPA enhances the visibility and livelihoods of its artists through the prestigious Plein Air Invitational and other programs. LPAPA provides professional development and business management education to its members. LPAPA enhances its mission through alliances with complimentary arts organizations and provides mentoring and scholarships to emerging artists.”

The featured LPAPA artists who will be exhibiting their artwork at the ENC’s Spring Faire will be: Concetta Antico, John Eagle, Carol Nordman, Judith Redner, Rodolfo Rivademar, Cydette Vikander, and Sandra Wolfson.

The Spring Faire will include the ENC’s Butterfly House opening, the sale of handmade gifts from local artists, the sale of butterfly host and nectar plants, a children’s art juried exhibit, face painting, eco-games, as well as breakfast, lunch, dessert and beverages. There will also be live music performances throughout the day.

ENC Spring Faire 2012 Featured Artists - Susan Haldeman

Susan Haldeman is the owner of Lady BIM, artistically designed; one-of-a-kind products and art wear for Baby, Sun Safe and Home. All are consciously created, beautiful, healthful, and functional products that can be seen at www.ladybim.com.

A printmaker and textile designer that gains her inspiration from her love of color, texture, layering of material and patterns, as well as the beauty in nature's energy including, botanicals, sea life, butterflies and other creatures real and imagined.

Susan studied at the Massachusetts College of Art, and has a degree in marketing/business from Lasell College. After running successful textile and interior design companies in the Boston area, she moved to Denver, CO and founded The Creative Force Collaborative, a business resource center for artists that provided workshops, art openings and support for professional advancement. Now located in California, Susan brings over 20 years of experience as an innovative businesswoman and artist and has continued her work within the non-profit sector and the arts communities throughout Southern California with her business Art Biz Success.

Now enveloped in her new environment, years of creative ideas have risen to the surface leading to the new designs and products making up the Lady BIM line.

ENC Spring Faire 2012 Featured Artists - Cynthia Gallagher

Cynthia ”Sunny “ Gallagher is a fifth generation Californian. The use natural clay in her art reflects this deep connection and love for the natural California environment.

Clay is a renewable resource created as rock decomposes and is found in great abundance in California.

Party-Keepers are hand made from low fire earthenware.

The inspiration for her eco-friendly Party-Keepers is based on her love of family parties. Even as a child she loved to add a special garden feel to the celebration.

The idea behind Party-Keepers is to sustain meaningful connections. With the impersonal nature of e-mail and e-cards , making special events more personal is increasingly important.

A core principle of her business OC Garden Party is creating eco-friendly products worthy of being enjoyed long term.

www.OCGardenParty.com

ENC Spring Faire 2012 Featured Artists

Come check out these featured artists at the ENC's Spring Faire! The Environmental Nature Center's Spring Faire 2012 will take place on May 5, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the ENC located at 1601 16th Street, Newport Beach, CA 92663.

Tasha Mintzer - Upcycled Art

Yolanda Phillips - Photography

Khadijah Razzak - Upcycled Purses and Jewelry

Devon Robb - Hand Thrown Pottery

Dina Saldana - Oil on Recycled Materials

Trudi - Jewelry

ENC Spring Faire 2012 Featured Artists - Gina Piazza

Come check out Gina Piazza's artwork at the Spring Faire! The Environmental Nature Center's Spring Faire 2012 will take place on May 5, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the ENC located at 1601 16th Street, Newport Beach, CA 92663.

ENC Spring Faire 2012 Featured Artists - Kathleen Carey

Thank you for visiting KatCarey Designs. The website features my latest work in mixed media collage, jewelry and embroidery designs.

 All work is original, conceived, and created by Kathleen Carey. I employ a variety of materials in the art pieces and try to treat them in interesting ways, whatever catches my fancy at the moment! All the handcrafted beaded jewelry uses high quality semi-precious metals, including vermeil, sterling silver, antique brass, copper and gold fill, other metal may be used and is indicated in the item description.

 Superior semi-precious gemstones are utilized in most pieces, including opal, jade, labradorite, freshwater pearls and quartz, to name a few. The clothing is of the best quality as well.

I appreciate your interest and take a moment to look around and find something that appeals to you! We are dedicated to your satisfaction, please contact me if you have any questions about a particular piece, I will respond as quickly as possible. If you are looking for specific jewelry, such as color or stone, I will do my best to accommodate your requests.

http://www.katcareydesigns.com/index.html

ENC Spring Faire 2012 Featured Artists - Raymond Otis

Raymond is most interested in capturing the qualities of light, color and form that create a strong natural atmosphere filled with little surprises of detail and texture.

As a boy, Raymond's life-long interest in boating, seaports & lighthouses started when his family moved on their boat, the "Grandvill-e", from Maryland to Florida down the Inter-coastal Waterway.

Raymond has sketched and painted ever since winning his first blue ribbon as a youth for a pastel of a sailfish.

Raymond's interest in the outdoors started during his days Boy Scouting, Sea Scouting and being in the Civil Air Patrol.

Learning to fly gives Raymond an added advantage for aerial paintings.

Lumberjacking in the Redwoods of Northern California helped Raymond pay his way through college and gave birth to a desire for painting our State and National Parks.

http://raymondgotis.com/welcome.html