Sculpture & Pottery

CARLOS AYALA

DAVID BARKBY

DWIGHT BENNETT

CRAIG BERGSGAARD

JESS DAVILA

TOM MARTIN

JASON NAPIER

DEBRA STEIDEL

MISTY SODERBERG

HEATHER SODERBERG

HAL STEWART

RON STEWART

CHARLES TAUBE

CARLOS AYALA

Carlos Ayala may be a new name to the main-stream art world, but for over twenty years he has been prolifically creating figurative bronzes for individual and public commissions. Most of his work has been one-of-a-kind, life-size and monumental for homes, churches and public facilities throughout the United States and other International locations including Canada, Mexico, Italy, Spain, the Philippines, and China….(read more)

DAVID BARKBY

Born in Syracuse, NY in 1964, Dave Barkby moved to Dover, PA in 1972 with his family.  At the age of 12, Dave began working with wood, leading to a life-long passion.  Following high school, he specialized mostly in custom jobs such as kitchens, entertainment centers, stairs, and moldings.  Such work brought him into the world of woodturning, where he has consistently taken the art to a higher level….(read more)

DWIGHT BENNETT

I have been a sculptor and craftsman since 1968. Late one night in my Studio on April 20, 1981 I was turning an ironwood vessel on my lathe when I saw a shiny spot flickering back at me. I turned off the lathe for a closer inspection and found that some one had previously shot the wood with a bullet….(read more)

CRAIG BERGSGAARD

Would you risk everything to make a fresh start in an uncharted land? Would you leave the places and people you love for a chance of success, regardless how slim? In nineteenth-century America, millions of intrepid souls poured into the West, ready to take this life-or-death gamble….(read more)

JESS DAVILA

Jess spent his formidable years in the beautiful state of Sonora, Mexico. He grew up exploring and appreciating the unspoiled beauty of the desert and mountainous regions of his homeland.Davila focuses on exploring a unique contemporary style. A completely self-taught artist, Davila draws on his experiences with various mediums which allow him to express and develop the many facets of his artistic talent and to further develop his creative being….(read more)

TOM MARTIN

Tom Martin was born and raised in England. He left his native land with his family and moved to a small town in Utah to pursue the American dream. Seeing an opportunity for functional art, Tom set up Luna bronze, designing and creating functional art pieces for the home. Working with interior designers, architects, builders and homeowners throughout the US. Producing some of the most innovative lighting and functional art works….(read more)

JASON NAPIER

Jason first recognized he had a strong interest in sculpture while working at a bronze casting foundry in 1993. Never before being exposed to art, he soon learned that this experience would change his life forever. The process of casting and applying patina’s was so inspiring to him that he began spending late hours after work creating and casting his own pieces. …(read more)

HEATHER SODERBERG

Heather Soderberg was a bright, beautiful and curious baby who from early on had a fascination with her father working in a Flagstaff, AZ bronze foundry.  At a year old her father gave Heather some soft wax and hours later she had created a sculpture of what appeared to be 5 variations of the female form. By the age of 2, she sculpted over 100 pieces, which her father cast in bronze. At 3 she sold 30 sculptures at her first art show and was hired to sculpt her first commission….(read more)

MISTY SODERBERG

Misty Soderberg was born in Phoenix, Arizona. She was unusually content to sit and observe with intense wonder the strange new world outside her crib. She began drawing with crayon and pencil only months old, and given a choice, would almost always choose art materials over toys….(read more)

DEBRA STEIDEL

“In 1974, at the ripe age of 18, I discovered my life’s work and passion…Clay.  Since those first years, my work has gone through many evolutions of refinement and growth.  To make a living as a potter has not been an easy journey.  It has been one of triumph and disappointment, joy and hard work.  It is a way of life I would never trade….(read more)

HAL STEWART

Even as a child playing in the creeks and streams of southern Illinois, Hal would often make small figures from the clay found there, leaving them to harden in the sun. As an adult, his talent was put on hold as life intruded.  Hal served in the U.S. Navy and attended college before moving to Arizona in 1968.  He spent his entire working life in sales and service in the construction industry.  While working full time, he owned a small farm and ranch in southeastern Arizona and raised show horses in the Phoenix area. …(read more)

RON STEWART

In the over-crowded field of contemporary western artists, Ron Stewart’s professional achievements have made his work familiar to a wide range of discriminating collectors. Ron is among those who is tied hard and fast to the quality of painting and the historical fidelity of the Old West Masters. …(read more)

CHARLES TAUBE

Art is more than just a career for wood sculptor Charles Taube – in his case, a lifesaver. Using his own self-taught lamination, grinding, sanding and finishing techniques, he creates highly polished one-of-a-kind-original contemporary free-flowing 3-D sculptures out of various hardwoods….(read more)