The Underground Artists come Up for Air
Posted on June 2, 2008
Filed Under Our Stories, South Shore Art Scene |
Their driving force - or inspiration - is simple:
Art, Love and Chocolate!
Meet the Underground Artists.
Three women. Three artists. Three different but connected art forms.
Pottery. Illustrations. Mixed-media Work.
Find updates on the Tahoe: Lost & Found Art Auction from the underground perspective. Also featured are the goings-on of the three women of Tahoe’s Underground Artists: Barbara Wesson, Kristen Schwartz, and Melissa Lanitis Gregory. Check in with them at www.uatahoe.blogspot.com
Here’s a little bit about the UA:
The Underground Artists came together when Melissa Lanitis Gregory found that two of her closest friends, Kristen Schwartz and Barbara Wesson, in similar stages of their lives and art careers, would agree to meet regularly to further their creative goals and eat chocolate. They are also responsible for producing the Tahoe: Lost & Found Art Show and Auction taking place September 19 at Valhalla.
Melissa Lanitis Gregory
www.papermoonstudio.comWell known for her recycled mixed-media and papier mache art, Melissa has started to make jewelry.
She also created one of the Bears by the Lake named Bear Your Soul.
Kristen Schwartz
An amazing illustrator who captures world cultures and many classic Tahoe icons like Cave Rock Woman (featured above), and Lake Mother in her mind-boggling detailed work.
Tree Shaman and Autumn Goddess (pictured here) are other local favorites and part of Kristen’s fantastical creations.
Many of her botanical illustrations have been published in local and regional books. Visit her website at www.faerymed.com.
Barbara Wesson
A maestro at mixing earth tone colors and clay formations that bring her pottery to life to ignite the senses.
Click here to learn more about Barbara.
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