Alder L. Moore
4003 E. Farm 852 | Winnsboro, TX 75494
903.365.2536 | 903.850.0269
alorila@peoplescom.net | www.BentPineStudios.com
Al Moore was born in Arkansas, grew up in California and attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he majored in Chemical Engineering. He then studied jewelry making for three years under Robert Winston, of the California College of Arts & Crafts, a nationally-known jewelry designer and sculptor during the 50s, 60s and 70s.
Retired from commerce in 1999, he currently pursues his interests in the arts, both as a collector and as a sculptor. Al works in wood, clay and stone, with recent works predominantly in stone. Mostly representational, his work has a strong organic component and has recently won prizes in locally, regionally and internationally juried shows.
He works with his wife, Georgia Lange Moore, a clay sculptor, at their studios in Winnsboro, Texas. Both his and his wife’s recent works may be seen in their galleries and on their website, as well as at local museums in both Pittsburg, TX and Mt. Vernon, TX. His works are held in private collections from California to New York and internationally from Berlin to Porto Vallarta. Al's work is available for purchase at The Frame Up Gallery in Mount Vernon, Texas or at Bent Pine Studios in Winnsboro, TX.
Georgia Lange Moore
4003 E. Farm 852 | Winnsboro, TX 75494
903.365.2536 | 903.850.0269
lange@peoplescom.net | www.BentPineStudios.com
Georgia works primarily in clay and ceramics, and is inspired by the changing patterns of nature. Voted “Best Artist of the Upper East Region of Texas” in County Line Magazine, she studied sculpture under Octavio Medallin, with work showing at museums in Pittsburgh and Mount Vernon. Georgia has been teaching art classes for some time, and runs Bent Pine Studios and the Atrium Gallery with her husband Al, in Winnsboro, Texas.
Michelle Morris
MCM Photography | 318.617.0534 | 215 Ashley Avenue, Rayville, Louisiana 71269
emeraldgaze75@gmail.com | www.mcmphotography.zenfolio.com
Michelle’s diverse and surreal images seek to draw the viewer to a place where time and space stand still and to evoke reflection and personal interpretation through landscapes, the abstract and abandoned. Michelle grew up and lives in rural Richland Parish in Louisiana’s farmland delta; her art reflecting that blend of soulful beauty and gritty realism that gave birth to the Delta Blues. Michelle placed 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in the professional category of the 2011 Annual Friends of Black Bayou Photography Contest. Peers and tourists stopping by the Cast Iron Café in Rayville, LA, have likened her images displayed on the walls to dessert. Collectors of her work reside in the UK, New Zealand, California, and Louisiana.
Lottie Minick
Dallas, Texas | www.lottiekateminick.com | lottie@minickassociates.com
After years of dabbling in art shows and other small venues, the State Fair of Texas asked if I’d like to display several of my sculptures around the park during their 2006 Fair. I was thrilled, honored and delighted again when they asked me to come back in 2007. The next year I approached them about curating a show at the Fair with Texas artists. Their response? “Go for it.”
East Dallas is the Taos of art in Texas. I called many artists/friends and they responded with enthusiasm submitting beautiful sculptures in many mediums. The Friends of Lottie Sculpture Garden continues, is a great success and truly gave me the jump start to take my art seriously. Metal, glass and mosaics are my mediums of choice. I love the artists’ community and their unfailing generosity and support.
Carmen Menza
214.536.6011 | Highland Village, TX
www.carmenmenza.com | carmen@carmenmenza.com
With an emphasis on gestural abstraction, Carmen Menza's original works of art capture life's fleeting moments in bold, rich colors and texture. Working in oils and encaustics she employs layer after layer of paint to produce abstract expressionistic art that is a riot of texture and color.
“My goal in creating is to strike an emotional chord on canvas. Like a piece of jazz music, my painting is an improvised art form and has an open-ended architecture that also relies upon the viewer's interpretation. I recognize that each person will bring a part of their own life experience and interpret a piece differently than the person standing next to them. The tension and release of positive and negative space, the consonance of colors that push and pull, and reaching on a visceral level to make something that speaks is what I attempt in my art; to create a piece that touches something deeper in us, be it spiritual or emotional.”
She shows her work in group and solo exhibitions, and her pieces are held in private collections throughout North America. In addition to being a visual artist, Carmen also received her BFA in jazz guitar performance from the University of North Texas and is a songwriter, musician and performer. When Carmen isn't painting you can find her improvising with her all original pop rock band, www.americansongspace.com/carmenmenza.
