November Visual Arts
Artistic Theme: All Creatures, Great and Small
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Christiane Couvert
Ceramics
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Christiane Couvert was born into a family of artists beginning with her
father who worked with wood and other media. Her brother is a sculptor,
painter and poet, her sister is a professional art scholar. Christiane’s own
artistic nature was influenced by her multi-cultural experiences gained
through years of traveling throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle
East. She also brings into her work her 30 plus years of working as a
physical therapist, as well as the training, centeredness, and inner
discipline of her lifetime of practicing and teaching yoga and martial arts.
Christiane says, “Creating art work is a process of that results in 2 stories!
First, there is a story of it’s making, which is a combination of my feelings,
expressions and inspirations. The second story is how it makes you feel
when you see it, touch it, or use it in your everyday life. And as a particular
piece becomes a part of your story, it takes on a patina of your
expressions… Expressions involving a meal you have prepared for a special
occasion, a cup of tea as you are reading, morning coffee in your garden
and so on. What I wish for you is gratitude for your patronage, and
happiness in all the ways that these ceramic art pieces serve your needs.”
Judith Roderick was a Painting and Design major at Carnegie Tech in the
1960s and has been creating Art ever since. She had a long successful
Wearable Arts Career in the 1980’s,and owned Village Wools, a fiber supply
store in Albuquerque for 10 years. Judith taught Batik and Silk Painting for
over 20 years, from the store, her studio, and at Ghost Ranch. Now she is
happily at home in Placitas making Art Quilts. They travel the world in
Studio Art Quilts Associates (SAQA) shows, and are shown locally at Wild
Hearts Gallery in Placitas, and on her website, www.judithroderick.com.
Judith says, “ The flow of the creative process has always been my most
satisfying activity, and I have spent this lifetime creating in a myriad of
ways. Fiber has been the strongest thread, so to speak, in this artistic
journey. The complex, multi-layered nature of Art Quilts feels like a
culmination of it all. That and my love and appreciation of Nature, are
sustaining me during this intense personal and Planetary reboot that we are
in the midst of. I illustrate beauty and hope in my work, and send it out into
the world as a Blessing.”
Originally from New York City, Lyndia Radice performed as a classical
musician in the US and Europe for 10 years. She earned MSW and MS
degrees from Columbia University and provided child therapy services in
NYC, Alamo Reservation and Albuquerque for over 25 years. Her work has
been exhibited in solo and group shows in numerous states. In 2016, the
Las Vegas, NV Cultural Commission chose 3 of her photos for street
banners. In 2017, her painting was used for the Silver City, NM, Dia de Los
Muertos poster. Her work is available at Tularosa Basin Gallery of
Photography and at her website (https://lyndiaradice.myportfolio.com/)
Lyndia says, “I draw, paint, and take photographs as part of my spiritual
practice. Beginning in 2017, as a contemplative exercise, I set a goal to
create two digital paintings per week based on my bird and nature
photographs. I never use automatic “create a painting from your
photograph” apps; rather, I use Photoshop and its extensive brushes to
create paintings based on my original photographs. A completed painting
might contain 25-30 layers and take 10-15 hours to complete. I hope that
my paintings will deepen viewers’ connections to the natural world.”
Carol Ordogne loved New Mexico when she first visited twenty years ago. She
enjoyed her career as a landscape architect but dreamt of moving here and of
creating art full-time. In her first years in Placitas she learned to identify the
plants and animals and she began painting the landscapes outside in one
painting session. Her work is available at Jezebel Gallery in Madrid, New
Mexico, and also at her Placitas studio. Her website is CarolOrdogne.com. and
her email address is GardenArtistry@gmail.com.
Carol says, “My goal in painting is to show the beauty of light and color as it
plays across an animal or landscape. To begin a painting I cover the entire
canvas in a complimentary color. Some of this lively color shows through when
the painting is completed using a brush, a pallet knife, or a squeegee. My
artistic journey has evolved this year with our stay at home orders. I want to
reach out to children and teach them about nature. I began a linocut series to
accomplish that goal. Like Japanese prints there is no reference to light or
form, creating a flat artwork that is the opposite of my oil paintings. I hope
that these prints will introduce the next generation to the huge variety of plants
and animals that make up our world.”
Ron Richman grew up in New York City, where he was very active in the Boy
Scouts, achieving the rank of Eagle Scout and also got certified as a Scuba
Diver. While attending high school and college I worked for the Boys Club of
New York, eventually running the summer aquatic program. After military
service, he received his Ph.D. in Chemistry at the University of Colorado and
went to work for NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Research) and then
for IBM. He received and MBA while at IBM and eventually retired as Director
of e-Business. Wanderlust took Lee and me to South America and eventually
to Placitas, where we have happily settled. Not content with full retirement, I
created PACE (Placitas Adult Community Education), an education program
that enables “senior” adults to “keep their head in the game”.
Ron says, “From my earliest memories, I have always been attracted to the
water. This attraction resulted in my becoming a scuba instructor which even
today many years later still brings me the joy of watching students “blow
bubbles” for the first time. Through my passion for diving I have discovered a
world of fantasy and amazing creatures. When a mentor gave me a simple
underwater camera, a new passion was born. Through my photography I have
been able to document the color and texture, as well as the strange animals of
the underwater world. In time, I realized that I had taken the bounty of the sea
for granted. Over the years watching species decline and some even disappear,
still another passion was born-- that of educating anyone who would listen on
the importance of the ocean and the coral habitats to the very survival of our
planet. By combining my passion for diving and photography I hope to convey
an appreciation for the beauty of the ocean, while educating on the importance
of care and preservation.”