EXPERIENCES

46 Rede Ballard

Gillette, Wyoming

Red Lodge Ray, 2018

oil on paper, 14" x 16" Estimated Retail: $2,400 “The concepts behind what constructs and perceptions go into reality fascinate me endlessly. How and why we perceive reality in space and time the way we do is forever a mystery. No better a place to explore it than on a river in the middle of the Rocky Mountains.”

47 Gesine Janzen

Bozeman, Montana

This Quiet Creek, 2018

hand-bound accordion book of ten wood block prints, 20" x 18" Estimated Retail: $7,000 “‘This Quiet Creek’ is a hand-bound book of ten wood block prints. The prints present a selection of the lakes, reservoirs, rivers and streams, dams, levees, and empty creek beds that I observed on my travels across Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, and Arizona between 2017 and 2018. Water is represented in its many states: low water and high water, frozen and unfrozen, stagnant, free-flowing, and dried-up. Its power and abundance are presented alongside evidence of manipulation, fragility, and scarcity. Water crashes and roars over rocks, it laps at river banks and meanders slowly across the land. I am drawn to it because of its enduring nature: it keeps going over time, on and on, eternally finding its way. This work is also intended to provoke thought on the many contradictions evident when observing water’s beauty, enjoying nature tourism, and how water is conserved and managed.”

48 Brian Keith Scott

Billings, Montana

Tambourine Tea, 2020

cast aluminum glass and steel, 34" x 12" x 5" Estimated Retail: $2,500 “I know everything I am comes from that which is ancient and will continue on in the process of becoming ancient until both ends meet. My pieces are contemplative in the manner of invoking ancient qualities of relics. My invitation is to meet them at the time and place of their origin.”

49 Brad Rude

Walla Walla, Washington

Combined Effort, 2020

cast bronze, 17" x 20" x 8" Estimated Retail: $7,000 “I am a storyteller. I spin tales that require imagination and curiosity in my bronze sculptures. I portray animals in situations that mimic our own lives, whether at crossroads, or the interplay of the familiar with the unfamiliar. The animals are a stand in for us.”

50 Mark Harris

Carbondale, Colorado

Caught, 2017

bronze, 7" x 6" x 8" Estimated Retail: $2,200 “The purpose of my artwork is to invoke an awakening of the sensual. Stimulating a perceptual, internal, and intellectual response for the viewer: a visual that speaks to life’s experiences. Creating symbols of universal connection underscores the relationship that one has to another and to nature.”

51 Josh Deweese

Bozeman, Montana

Large Covered Jar, 2018

wood fired salt soda glazed stoneware, 28" x 19" x 19" Estimated Retail: $3,500 “The jar is a form that I have worked with for many years. The shape provides a canvas in the round for a drawing to unfold as the viewer discovers the other side. The molten surface is rich with wonder and a sense of geology. I enjoy the association with the body reflected in the descriptive language of ‘belly’ and ‘shoulder’ The jar is a familiar archetype from the domestic landscape, helping to create a feeling of comfort and the home.”

52 Paige Bowman

Savage, Montana

Double Take, 2017

cast glass, 18" x 18" x 8" Estimated Retail: $3,500 Paige Bowman itches with creativity. She experiments playfully with fused glass techniques, infusing each piece with her love of color and sense of humor. She steps into the studio each day asking, “What if?” and lets that lead her into the next piece. It is the act of trying something new that excites her, to prove that she can make something better than the day before. In the past she, was a porcelain doll maker, a beader, and now she is teaching herself the magic of fused glass. She takes her inspirations from the natural world, the novel, and the surprising.