Kristina Albion, Featured Craft Artist, June 2024

Featured Craft Artist
11:37 am
by Gallery at Marina Square

ART LISTINGS:  JUNE 2024  2nd Saturday RECEPTION ATRIUM PARTY  Saturday, JUNE 8th, 3-5 PM Exhibits Beginning:  JUNE 1, 2024 Exhibits Ending: JUNE 29, 2024 Location:  GALLERY AT MARINA SQUARE, 601 EMBARCADERO, SUITE 10, MORRO BAY, CA 93442 Event Contact Number:  805-772-1068 Gallery Hours:  11am to 5pm, Daily Kristina Albion’s creative spirit finds endless inspiration in the world around her, fueling her passion for transforming ordinary materials into extraordinary works of art. With a masterful hand and an eye for beauty, she deftly weaves together cloth, fiber, stone, leather, and paint, infusing each piece with her unique style. Her wearable art collection is colorful and amazing with a myriad of textures and materials. These functional yet fashionable accessories are a true delight, captivating the eye with their vibrant hues and intricate detailing. Whether adorning the body with her wearable art or bringing a touch of peace to a room with her miniature houses, and mosaic pieces, Kristina Albion’s pieces are a reflection of her dedication to her craft.

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Thomas Brown, Featured Craft Artist, May 2024

Featured Craft Artist
2:14 pm
by Gallery at Marina Square

ART LISTINGS:  MAY 2024  FEATURED ARTIST: THOMAS BROWN, Ceramics Exhibits Beginning:  MAY 1, 2024 Exhibits Ending: MAY 29, 202 2nd Saturday RECEPTION ATRIUM PARTY  Saturday, MAY 11th, 3-5 PM Location:  GALLERY AT MARINA SQUARE, 601 EMBARCADERO, SUITE 10, MORRO BAY, CA 93442 Event Contact Number:  805-772-1068 Gallery Hours:  11am to 5pm, Daily & closed Tuesdays Thomas Mackenzie Brown received a BFA Degree in Art with specialization in technical ceramics from California State University at Long Beach. In 1983, Thomas studied crystalline glaze development with little direction as there was little experience or documentation published on the subject of crystals. Working with crystalline glazes quickly became his passion. Thomas has been an Art Instructor in California during the past 16 years. He is currently working on his post graduate degree in technical ceramics and glaze calculations. His constant endeavor in the subject of ceramics is to produce new, exciting colors and versions of crystalline glazed pieces that are well made, beautiful to look at and help add value to the understanding of form as it relates to crystalline and other glazes.

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Stevie Chun, Featured Craft Artist, February 2024

Featured Craft Artist
9:01 am
by Gallery at Marina Square

ART LISTINGS: FEBRUARY 2024 FEATURED ARTIST: “SACRED PLACES” All Media Group Painting Show; STEVIE CHUN, Small Works; CANDLE CRANSTON, Acrylic Painting Exhibit Dates: FEBRUARY 1, 2024 until FEBRUARY 28, 2024 2nd Saturday RECEPTION ATRIUM PARTY: Saturday, FEBRUARY 10th, 3-5 PM Location: GALLERY AT MARINA SQUARE, 601 EMBARCADERO, SUITE 10, MORRO BAY, CA 93442 Event Contact Number: 805-772-1068 Gallery Hours: 11am to 5pm, Daily & closed Tuesdays Craft Featured Artist: STEVIE CHUN, Small works Artist Statement:Stevie Chun lives in a small town between Santa Clarita and Palmdale, California. She is a self taught artist working in several mediums and many types of formats. Stevie is passionate about shape and color in per paintings and crafts and uses minimal outlined forms to create larger formats on canvas, paper, ceramics and on a myriad of other surfaces.

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George Asdel, Craft Featured Artist, January 2024

Featured Craft Artist
9:05 am
by Gallery at Marina Square

FEATURED ARTISTS: GEORGE ASDEL, poetry and small works Exhibits Beginning: JANUARY 1, 2024 3 Exhibits Ending: JANUARY 30, 2024 2nd Saturday RECEPTION ATRIUM PARTY: Saturday, JANUARY 13th, 3-5 PM Location: GALLERY AT MARINA SQUARE, 601 EMBARCADERO, SUITE 10, MORRO BAY, CA 93442 Event Contact Number: 805-772-1068 Gallery Hours: 11am to 5pm, Daily closed Tuesdays George Asdel lives in Atascadero and is an accomplished painter, poet, and craftsman. Over his long career as an artist, he has won awards for his acrylic paintings, pen and ink drawings, illustrated books, greeting cards, and poetry. He and his wife Kathie taught art in the Hibbs’ Cove Art Centre in Newfoundland, Canada and many other venues in California. They also opened an art gallery where he sold scenes of fishing village life to collectors from around the world, and the Provincial Government. George has a delightful sense of humor which comes through in his paintings, drawings and poetry, and brings laughter and joy to everyone.

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Carole McDonald, Featured Craft Artist, December 2023

Featured Craft Artist
1:48 pm
by Gallery at Marina Square

ART LISTINGS:  DECEMBER 2023  FEATURED ARTISTS:  CAROLE McDONALD, Small Works; 3 Exhibits Beginning:  DECEMBER 1, 2023 3 Exhibits Ending: DECEMBER 30, 2023 2nd Saturday RECEPTION ATRIUM PARTY:  Saturday, DECEMBER 9th, 3-5 PM Location:  GALLERY AT MARINA SQUARE, 601 EMBARCADERO, SUITE 10, MORRO BAY, CA 93442 Event Contact Number:  805-772-1068 Gallery Hours:  11am to 5pm daily Craft Featured Artist:  CAROLE McDONALD, Small Works Artist Statement:   As a native Californian, Carole McDonald started her art career working as a former script supervisor in the film industry and as a Disney Imagineer, where art was everywhere and discussed on a daily basis. Her oil paintings reflect the vibrant colors tranquil feelings of the Central Coast where painting for Carole is just working in the most beautiful place on earth.

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Amalia Thomas, Featured Craft Artist, October 2023

Featured Craft Artist
8:30 am
by Gallery at Marina Square

FEATURED ARTIST: AMALIA THOMAS, Wire Wrap Jewelry Exhibits Beginning: OCTOBER 1, 2023 Exhibits Ending: OCTOBER 30, 2023 2nd Saturday RECEPTION ATRIUM PARTY: Saturday, OCTOBER 14TH, 3-5 PM** Location: GALLERY AT MARINA SQUARE, 601 EMBARCADERO, SUITE 10, MORRO BAY, CA 93442 Event Contact Number: 805-772-1068 Gallery Hours: 11am to 5pm daily, closed Tuesdays Craft Featured Artist: AMALIA THOMAS, Wire Wrap JewelerArtist Statement: In Amalia’s own words:“I love doing wire wrapping. Discovered the art a couple of years ago and learned the basic techniques from artists on You Tube. “As a young adult, I drew, painted using water colors, and did some pottery work. While working and raising a family, sewing and gardening were easier hobbies to follow. “Our family has made our home on the Central Coast for the past 29 years and we love living here. “I have always loved beach rocks, shells, semi-precious stones and minerals and, found that wire wrapping gave me a way to incorporate these into beautiful art. “Using wire from hobby stores, at first, I soon discovered one of my daughters was very allergic to something in the wire, probably nickel. Since that time, I use only 99.9% cooper wire or sterling silver, both of […]

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