July 2024 News
Celebrate Summer at
On The Edge Gallery
Please mark your calendars for July 11th and our Summer Spectacular Gold Palette ArtWalk, featuring artists Mary Rimmell, Darlene Saucedo, and Eric Hultquist.
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Darlene Saucedo ~ Gourd Artist
ABOUT THE ARTIST
“Having lived in the Southwest United States for over 40 years, I have long enjoyed experimenting with a wide range of desert materials in my workshop. From gourds to desert clay, I’ve found ways to turn these materials into beautiful and even whimsical canvases and I’ve enjoyed every part of it.
For years, my son and husband have seen me create artwork that has made them proud. Finally, after all of their encouragement and rave reviews from many satisfied customers, I’ve decided to harness this passion and my talent to bring my art to a wider audience. I hope that you see a little bit of me in every piece I create.”
Member of the Sonoran Art League, AZGS/Arizona Gourd Society, AGS/American Gourd Society, Gourd Gypsies, West Brook Fine Arts, Arizona Art Alliance Gallery, Exhibitor at Hidden In The Hills Coyote Crossing Studio 2024, Chim Maya Gallery Los Angeles. Currently teaching classes at Holland Center, Scottsdale.
Eric Hultquist ~ Steel Art LampsArtist
ABOUT THE ARTIST
“My family left Alcoa, Tennessee, and moved to Arizona just as I started high school. I began working in ceramics at that time, and I continued this throughout college. I loved the “magic” of the potter’s wheel; at the slightest touch, the clay seemed to shape itself into whatever form I imagined. At twenty-two, I moved to Los Angeles and worked briefly as an artist at an animation studio in Santa Monica before moving to the San Joaquin Valley, where I graduated from Fresno Pacific University. I returned to Arizona in 1995 after completing a Master’s Degree in Washington D.C., and, for a short time, taught computer art and animation at Cad Institute in Tempe. Following that, I taught classes in World Religions and Critical Reading at Mesa Community College for sixteen years.
Shortly after returning to Arizona, I became fascinated with Functional Art. I designed some occasional tables and joined The Furniture Society. Then, I began taking classes in Neon Sculpture and Structural Steel at ASU under Professor James White. Jim always said: “No one starts out to be a sculptor. They try everything else and one day, they kind of fall into it,” and that’s just what happened. At the same time, I began taking classes in Structural Metal Sculpture. Shortly after I began classes, Jim picked up an acetylene torch, heated a steel rod, and bent it like putty. “Steel is just like clay,” he said, “all you have to do is heat it up a little.” My jaw fell. I was hooked! I loved working in ceramics, but it had never dawned on me that steel could be turned into putty with a little heat. At that moment, steel became my favorite medium. Though I took Neon Sculpture time after time over the years, nothing ever grabbed me like steel. At some point during this time, I built a lamp out of steel. Then I built another and another. Although my work has similar stylistic elements, each lamp is different. So, I kept building lamps – a fusion of light and shades!”
Mary Rimmell - Watercolor/Mixed Media Artist
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Mary was born in South Africa, went to school in Namibia, and spent most of her early life in Botswana. She had a very carefree childhood, exploring wide open spaces and letting her imagination run wild. At the age of ten, an art teacher encouraged her to continue with her artwork, and she decided then that she would be an artist.
Her inspiration comes from the wildlife and magnificent landscapes of Africa. Her main mission as an artist is to bring joy to people through her artwork. “I want them to feel passion, happiness, and curiosity when they look at my artwork.”
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