Adian Arleo

Adrian Arleo is a ceramic sculptor living outside Missoula, Montana. She studied Art and Anthropology at Pitzer College (B.A. 1983) and received her M.F.A. in ceramics from Rhode Island School of Design in 1986. Arleo was an Artist in Residence at Oregon College of Art and Craft in 1986-87, and at Sitka Center For Art and Ecology in 1987-88. For nearly thirty years, Arleo has focused her work on the human figure, often combining it with animal imagery, and other elements of the natural world. Some works allude to a relationship of understanding or connection between the human and animal realms. In others, human figures possess animal features in a way that reveals something hidden about the character or primal nature of the human.

Michael Alfano

Following traditional methods, Michael sculpts in clay and brings a portrait to life. The finished work is beautifully rendered in bronze, capturing not only the likeness, but also the presence of the individual.

Recognized for these qualities, Michael's portraits have been accepted into many juried shows, earning numerous awards. He has completed sculpture commissions for esteemed leaders in business, sports, government, and the community in many countries, as well as portraits of loved ones for family members.

Beth Cavener Stichter

Beth Cavener Stichter is full-time professional studio artist residing in the U.S. state of Washington. "Born in Pasadena, California, Stichter recently relocated to Washington, where she has built a permanent studio."

Stichter addresses controversial, potentially embarrassing subject matter head on and in direct opposition to the reputation of her chosen medium, clay. "The artist forms animals by hollowing out blocks of clay, giving her subjects a raw, unrefined appearance as if they sprang from the material itself". Stichter focuses her sculpture on human psychology, stripped of context and rationalization, and articulated through animal forms. "This use of veiled anthropomorphism began in 2002." “On the surface,” says Stichter, “these figures are simply feral animals suspended in a moment of tension. Beneath the surface, they embody the consequences of human fear, apathy, aggression, and misunderstanding”. When creating her sculptures of animals, Stichter stated "...I borrowed the perceived purity and moral innocence of the animal image and imbued it with human complexity".

Philippe Faraut

Philippe Faraut is a figurative artist specializing in life-size portrait sculptures and monumental stone sculptures. His media of choice are water-based clay and marble.

From his extensive research of the human face he developed a technique of modeling the portrait that he shares with his sculpting students during his numerous sculpting classes and seminars taught throughout the US.