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Daylight ArtWorks
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Event Promoter Information
I have been making my sole living at Arts and
Crafts Festivals, Home and Garden Productions and Renaissance Fairs for
over 18 years. I understand what needs to get done and am easy to deal
with, working 45 - 50 events annually. I am a
professional artist, holding both a Summa
Cum Laude BFA in Fine Art from UC Berkeley and a Graduate Certificate from
the prestigious Academy of Art in San
Francisco. My booth is filled with unique night lights and candleholders
made using organic materials to make
interesting, beautiful and practical items found absolutely no where else.
My items
are priced between twenty-five and two hundred
dollars. Show Schedule 2007 See my Fine Art Portfolio
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Each piece is unique, fashioned by my hands alone. It is very rewarding to observe how my work encourages people to see the gemstone with fresh sight, my designs help reveal the inherent wonder of Nature's own artwork. I add light (either the Sun, a light bulb or a candle flame) to the combined elements of wood and semi-precious stone and the results are breathtaking.
This is our tabletop/shelf
display for the night lights. I use this set up at our Renaissance Faires to keep
within the historical theme.
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Above is the display for Festivals and Art & Crafts Shows. The night lights are on hanging display boards with electrical hookup. I built the display myself to insure it was attractive and interesting.
Below are examples of the Candle Holder style.
At Renaissance Faires, I bring my fun scrimshaw faire favor pins. These original favors are engraved buffalo bone, always procured from ethical reserves. As my items are absolutely unique, there is never any category conflict at shows. No one makes anything like this! As I am an experienced vendor and understand how things work, I only have in my booth what I personally create and has been specifically approved by the jury/promoter. |
Booth,
Costume
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Outdoor
Booth |
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Indoor Booth In the fall I go indoors at the Harvest Festivals and several excellent Art and Gift shows. My booth just twinkles with beautiful little lights, yet uses very little electricity. I can build from 4X6 to 25X30 and not lose the inherent charm of the booth.
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Another Indoor Booth Victorian Dickens ChristmasHere is the booth I designed and built for a wonderful month long Dickens Christmas Faire that runs in December. I painted it entirely by hand to create the illusion of an intimate Victorian courtyard. Yes, That' me in my Dickens kit as well. I love the theatrical aspects of many of my events, it's fun to create a historical and enjoyable atmosphere for the patrons. Presentation is important to me!
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Recent booth at a one weekend Renaissance
Faire. There is a pop up canopy hiding within the booth, we cover
and wrap each bit of it with leather and jute to prevent blatant
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Costume for Renaissance Faire, a successful traveling Merchant of the 1590's, dressed in stout cloth and good leather. |
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Studio, Artist at Work
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Here are a couple shots of my workspace. This one shows a bit of the night light process, each one begins as my artwork (to see my original drawings and paintings please visit the portfolio site. ), and is cut out of wood slates using the wonderful Air-Z engraver mircodrill. Then the gemstone is selected whose natural color and pattern best works with the design. The last step is the whole piece is mounted either with a base and bulb or placed in a wooden candle holder.
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My studio, surrounded by raw materials, reference books, art supplies, wood carving tools, leather tools, a few of my paintings, dvds to help me work late into the nights etc. Everything I make is created right here. I am real, actual, working artist.
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