It is my hope that my art Jewelry will enhance people’s lives. It is an expression of my soul that resonates through humanity.
Annette Hernandez is an award-winning artist in Orange County, California. She has earned 1st Place in the professional beading category at the Orange County Fair for the past six years and won Division Winner and Best in Show in 2011. Her work has been featured in several news articles and in books such as The Beaded Sphere and Variations. She has also displayed several of her pieces nationally in venues including the South Coast Art Gallery and the Irvine Fine Arts Center.
Annette’s inspiration comes from nature. Her early memories of playing in a nearby creek have motivated her to work with earthy colors. And the recollection of new falling snow has stimulated her to capture the beauty of ice in many of her pieces.
“I love working with tiny glass seed beads. The colors are endless. When I work with beads, it is like working with pixels. Each one has its effect on the finished piece. I begin a project with an idea and then I pick colors to make that project come alive. My favorite color is whatever I am currently working with. My favorite piece of art is whatever I have just finished.”
Annette is currently teaching beading at Irvine Valley College in Orange County, California. She has 120 students in 3 classes and has encouraged several of her students to pursue their own artistic visions. Six of her students have gone on to win awards at local venues.
For more information about Annette or about her artwork, contact The Embellished Bead at (949) 551-3930 or email her at annette444@cox.net.

Thank you for your time to read about my service. If you had any questions please contact me at : azitasworkshop@yahoo.com 

I started my career as a kitchen designer, after receiving a BA from a liberal arts school in Ohio and studying design at The Art Institute of Ft. Lauderdale.  Eventually, I made the decision to stay at home with my kids, but found that I craved a creative outlet.  I simply had to create beautiful things.  I started making jewelry and found a new love.

As I’ve settled in southern California with my husband and three sons I’ve cherished the casual, sunny lifestyle.  I enjoy spending time at the beach, watching my boys play sports and reading.  All these activities influence my jewelry.

I enjoy making simple, lightweight, easy to wear jewelry.  I learned way back in high school art class that good design can be very simple.  By using quality materials, original ideas and good design I create jewelry that you can wear for any occasion. 

You will find my pieces modern, yet organic, reflecting my life experiences.  I use high quality, natural materials including: sterling silver and 14kt gold-filled wire, chain and findings; semi-precious and natural stones, freshwater pearls, shell, wood, leather and silk.

You will find me at local arts & craft festivals, holiday boutiques, on my website at www.bethkukuk.com and on facebook at www.facebook.com/BethKukukJewelry.

Cindy Rinne, Fiberverse

Cindy Rinne has created fine art for over 30 years. She started creating fiber art over fifteen years ago.

This is her third year to be invited to be in the Maloof Art Show in Alta Loma, CA. Cindy was in the Artistic License Fair, Costa Mesa.

Cindy has exhibited internationally. She’s had solo shows at the Wignall Museum/Gallery at Chaffey College, at New Pieces in Berkeley and at Soft Expressions in Anaheim. Cindy’s works have been featured in the San Bernardino Sun, Redlands Daily Facts, Riverside Press Enterprise, Los Angeles Times and in Art/Quilt Magazine. She was a guest speaker at the University of Redlands and had a two-person show there in winter 2008. Cindy exhibited in “Material Girls” at the Riverside Art Museum which included a catalog.

Cindy is in the Summer 2008 edition of “Sew Somerset” magazine. She was the Managing Curator for “SAQA@20: Art & Excellence” premiering at Houston in October 2009. Cindy had art work in the TAQS exhibit in Taiwan and the national juried exhibition, “Like Water on Rock” in Los Angeles, CA in 2009. Both of these shows include catalogs.

Cyndi Boatright was born in Pennsylvania and moved to Orange County in 1976.

Cyndi is an RN and works at Saddleback Coordinated Home Care.  She taught herself how to crochet and knit 2 years ago and really enjoys crocheting these necklaces in her spare time. Her first craft show was a year ago at the Arts Alive Fair and since then she has participated in a holiday craft fair at the Norman P. Murray Center and a church boutique in November.

 She is married to Bob and they have 2 sons who graduated from Trabuco Hills High School. Their sons participated in youth sports in Mission Viejo and Bob continues to be a volunteer umpire in the Mission Viejo Little Leagues.

Cyndi can be reached by email at REB161@cox.net.

I’m Dawn Mariko Spurlock.
I was born on April 5th, 1960 at South Coast Community Hospital in Laguna Beach, California.  I attended Laguna Beach schools from kindergarten until graduation. In 1977, I was chosen as one of Laguna Beach’s Junior Citizens of the Year. 
After LBHS, I went to UC Santa Barbara on a volleyball scholarship.  In 1978, I decided to take my volleyball career to a professional level and played for the San Diego Breakers and Albuquerque Lasers.
In 1981, it was time to go back to school.  I moved to Santa Cruz, CA and attended Cabrillo College, which is well known for its art programs.  At Cabrillo, I dabbled in many mediums – from silk painting, batiking, weaving, Raku and graphic design.  It wasn’t until I “met” glass that I found true love.  The possibilities were endless and still are!
It was in Santa Cruz, where I became one of the first artists working with Ann Morehauser of AnnieGlass Studio.  During that ten year period, AnnieGlass had become the world’s foremost handmade glass studio. 
In 1995, I moved to Arcata, California, where I was one of the founding artists at Fire & Light, a “cutting edge” green glass studio, which produced all of its product from recycled glass jars.  This is where I received my “hot glass” experience. 
Since my entire family lives in Laguna Beach,  in 1998, I decided that it was time to come home.  Unfortunately, I was unable to afford a studio and, sadly, had to put my equipment down for a “nap”. I found a job at our local hardware store, where I was a manager for ten years. When that came to an end in April, 2009, I wasn’t sure what I was going to do so I turned back to my “love” – back to my glasswork.
As a kid, besides the beach, the Sawdust was one of the summer stomping grounds for me.   I applied for and was accepted as one of the participants in the 2010 Sawdust Festival. It was a dream come true and I am fortunate to be welcomed back this year.
I hope you enjoy my work as much as I love creating the ideas and finished product!

I am inspired by the majesty and completeness of life.  I love color and texture.

My creative interests help me balance my life: work, family, art.  The message I want to convey with my art is one of peace, harmony and simplicity.  I aspire to further develop my art and to share my heart with others in the midst of our busy lives.  I prefer a warm color palette and a soft expression.  My work flows as I respond to a model or scene.   I want the viewer to have a sense of rest in my art and to linger to finish the story I have begun.

I work in portraiture and landscape.  I love handling texture and color.  I prefer to design my fiber art based upon my watercolor paintings & drawings. The techniques I use include:
• Watercolor painting
• Painting with ink on textiles such as silk and cotton
• Quilting needlework

http://deborahstanleyinspirations.blogspot.com/
deb.artqlts@earthlink.net 

I was born in Argentina, I have worked with wood since I was a child. I learned the art of carving from my Dad.

When I was a young student I worked with many Indian communities and learned their work, now I make traditional European toys.

Share and reminisce with all the New Spring Fragrances and Warmers, evoke special memories that have different meanings for everyone. That’s why Scentsy can’t be explained—You have to experience it.

Stop by my booth to experience this great sensation.

For more examples, visit www.flickr.com/kfogarty2000 or www.wix.com/kfogarty2000/photos .
To order prints, email kfogarty2000@gmail.com.

Tours of her studio gallery in Laguna Beach are available by appointment. There you will find her sculptured jewelry, paintings and many works in progress. Call for a group tour or demonstration.

Memberships:
International Society of Glass Beadmakers
Orange County Bead Society
Sawdust Art Festival
SoCal flamesurfers
Metal Arts Society of SoCal
Laguna Art and Craft Guild
www.LindaAmesStudio.com
949-494-3030

 My name is Lori Neuman and have recently been selling succulent arrangements through by DBA Plant Creations.  I have been selling items to local florists and have participated in markets in the area.  For this event, I will have many types of arrangements for sale, using various colors and themes and colors.  Also, as I have in past events, (this time being from 1:00 to 2:00 pm each day), I will also have a “do it yourself”  time.if you wish to decorate a small succulent bowl to purchase!  I will have them ready with soil and plants, and you can give them a personal flair with various rocks, shells, ribbons, etc.

Our accessories are handcrafted with Swarovski crystals, gemstones, and freshwater pearls then delicately wrapped with sterling silver and gold wire. Our veils are custom designed and made from the finest materials and dyed, cut and sewn by hand. The most recent addition to Cativante Couture is the Designer Denim line tentatively set to be released Fall 2013. Mary anticipates re-introducing custom gowns to the line in the near future. All creations and designs are made by hand in Orange County, California.

Cativante Couture is your premier Custom Accessory Designer. Each piece is hand-made by Mary Marin with the highest quality products and unsurpassed care and detail. Your choice piece can be designed especially for you catering to your taste to sync harmoniously with your personality, attire and event.

Meena Jolly is California based artist and her expertise are in contemporary art .She has been painting since age 4.Her paintings are vibrant and message she tries to convey from her art is inspirational which should uplift some one and fill with joy.
Her ideas come from her soul and mind, her imagination to see things differently , for example Day and Night”– her favorite art piece, describes all the colors and hustle -bustle of life in one canvas and calmness of night in another..showing our life is a perfect contrast. Meena's work and testimonials from her repeat customers can be see at her website www.artbymeena.com.

Art is my passion and I just love colors. I have a moment of joy when I load my brush with colors and glide it over the empty canvas I call it color-rush!!

My love for art has taken me to a different type of crafting, custom framing. I became a certified custom framer in 1994 and worked as a custom frame shop manager/designer in known retail stores such as Michael’s and Tall Mouse. I now operate independently and have my own gallery located in beautiful Rancho Santa Margarita. Moshira’s Art & Custom Framing Gallery offers boasting tens-of-thousands of mat, frame, liner, glass, and shadow box samples. I use archival and conservation quality mounting materials and techniques. Rare items are especially well cared for and carefully secured. My gallery also includes my own custom-made jewelry and paintings.

I look forward to serving my community and sharing my vision and love of arts with them.
Please visit my website at: WWW.MoshirasArtandCustomFraming.com 

At Art Steps, we teach realistic, classical drawing and painting skills to kids ages 4 and up, teens and adults. Students receive hands-on, step-by-step guidance as they walk through lessons in a variety of subject matter and media, from crayons through oil paint, gaining confidence through learning to skillfully render what they see, one step at a time.

www.artstepsclasses.com 

 GreenLife Gallery™ is a collaboration of artists deeply rooted in sustainability.  We selectively promote the creators of functional and fine art that's environmentally and socially responsible.
Our featured works of eco-art are handmade in The USA using recycled, salvaged, reclaimed, organic and otherwise renewable resources.  Please join us at The Arts Alive festival to experience this amazing collection of contemporary artists and their contributions to eco-inspiration and education through the arts.  Visit us on Facebook and Twitter to keep in touch and up-to-date.  We appreciate your support and hope you will join us on the journey to "living the good life... Green".

http://www.greenlifegallery.com
 
http://www.facebook.com/Gallery.GreenLife
 
http://www.twitter.com/GreenLifeGal
 
http://www.youtube.com/GreenLifeGallery 

At a very young age, I remember admiring my brother’s ability to draw.  Growing up, I use to carve from blocks of wood, making them into sculptures of animals, cars and planes; fulfilling my creative side.  In my youth, I also carved key chains from bark of Pine trees to give as gifts.  I was aware of the colors around me, seeing the Blues of the sea and the Greens of the trees after the rain.

As a young man I came to the United States and landed in Houston, Texas, to continue my education.  Interested in art, I found an Art Supply store on Voss Street and met an Asian man who worked there and he enlightened me on the supplies that are needed to paint. 
He mentored me with oils, learning about brushes and canvas.  What interested me most was painting people’s faces. The character that I first painted was Sam Fischer, based on the book “Splinter Cell” by Tom Clancy.  After that, when I took acting classes, I was intrigued with old time actors such as Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton.  The period I went through then was painting in Black, White and Gray, such as their films.

Inspired by acting, I learned about great artists from film, such as Jackson Pollack, Modigliani and Van Gogh.  I turned to my profession and love of acting and started to paint portraits of actors in select colors of a touch of Red.  Some of the first actors I painted were; James Dean, Frank Sinatra, Marilyn Monroe and Al Pacino, in an abstract way and which I bartered for acting lessons with my professor Ron Jackson, who played the FBI spokesman on the Oliver Stone film JFK.   Other actors that I painted portraits of were:  Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson, John Wayne, Gene Kelly and Jack Kennedy, to name a few.

Now living in Southern California and working in acrylics, my most recent painting is in the memory of Steve Jobs, titled:  “Think Colors”

“Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his picture.”
Henry Ward Beecher

Sheryl Van Ruiten has been a resident of Mission Viejo for more than 25 years. She has always enjoyed capturing her adventures on film and takes her camera with her where ever she goes. Her travels, both domestic and international, have allowed her the opportunity to see the world. She has captured the many diversities it holds, not only in landscapes and architecture, but in the faces of people around the globe.
In recent years she has refined her artistic skills by taking formal training from professional photographers. Her signature form of art is Brushstrokes. This is a technique she uses on her original photographs. By applying a medium onto the photo and then adding oils to highlight the focal points of the picture, she gives the finished work the look of an oil painting.
Her photography has been shown at the Orange County Fair, and the Art Institute of California Gallery in San Diego

Please visit her website at: www.vanruitenphotoart.com 

I think the best creative writing is a gift more than it is a manufactured product. Mark Twain said, “writing is ten percent inspiration and ninety percent perspiration.” Without the ten percent, the ninety percent will have neither heart nor lasting value. Likewise, without the ninety percent, the beauty of the ten percent cannot be communicated clearly.
What I desire to do as a writer is to make a connection with the reader. To do this I need to not only communicate clearly but also allow the reader access to my heart.
It is my goal to produce wholesome, educational, and thoughtful reading material at the highest quality standard. Whether I am telling the story of a bird friend of mine, or of working on the farm as a kid, I want the reader to be refreshed and to be left with something of substance to ponder for a long time.

For more information, please visit my  web site: www.2timothypublishing.com . I also give book presentations. You may contact me at tstanley69@cox.net.