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Award winning Claymoon Copper, was created in 2001 by the husband & wife team of David & Judy Hedblom. It has evolved & grown from Judy’s love of copper & its infinite applications, along with David’s technical experience. Contemporary designs created from a unique, fascinating process.

Individually designed and handcrafted, our copper wall sculptures are formed, textured, brushed and flame painted with detail & precision. Conquering the heat process without the use of acids, chemicals or paints was the goal – 3D colors, depth and movement within each creation is the phenomenal result.

Upon design completion, our copper panels are carefully formed around wooden frames to create a quality, gallery wrap presentation. They are then powder coated to insure lasting beauty and UV protection.

David & I appreciate the opportunity to provide a meaningful token that hopefully, will remind you of your passion & give you joy & pleasure throughout your lifetime.

Acclaimed American Impressionist, Barry Thomas, will be revealing over twenty new paintings for his exhibition on Friday, October, 26, 2012 at Wiford Gallery from 5:00 – 7:00 pm. The show will be up through November 7, 2012.

The exhibition will also be available online by Wednesday, October 24. You will be able to view and purchase the work. Click on the link below to view.

This show is in conjunction with “Creating Dinner, Creating Art” at Luminaria Restaurant on Thursday, October 25 at 6:00 pm. There will be an exclusive preview of the Barry Thomas exhibition for dinner guests. Tickets are still available! Please call Luminaria Restaurant at 505-984-7915 to make your reservation.

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Dinner is $125 (not including tax and gratuity) and valet parking is complimentary. Secure your reservation by calling Luminaria Restaurant at 505-984-7915. Don’t miss this exquisite art experience!

*non-alcoholic pairing available on request

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Ernesto Montenegro’s magnificent bronze sculptures depict meaningful moments in the lives of his subjects.  They revive in us the belief we held as children, the understanding that common experiences are beautiful and important, even sacred.   He moves us forward, toward inspiration, by taking us back into the realm of our past and touching us right where we live.  He accomplishes this feat by expressing our relationship to each other through the human form in bronze.

Montenegro’s sculptures have been exhibited in a wide variety of galleries, museums, and art centers. He has received the Certificate of Merit from the National Academy of Design in New York City, the Peter Abate Award from the New England Sculptors Association, and the Prix International d’Art Contemporian de Monte-Carlo.

-excerpt from “Deep Impressions” by Emily Van Cleve

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A native of Sweden, Kent Ullberg is recognized as one of world’s foremost wildlife sculptors. He studied at the Swedish University College of Art in Stockholm. He also worked at museums in Germany, the Netherlands and France. He was curator at the Botswana National Museum and Gallery and in the U.S. at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. He has made his home permanently in the United States where he now lives on Padre Island, Corpus Christi, TX. He also maintains a studio in Loveland, Colorado.

Ullberg is a member of numerous important art organizations that have honored him with many prestigious awards. These include, in New York: the Allied Artists of America; the National Arts Club, the National Sculpture Society; and the Society of Animal Artists. In 1990 his peers elected him a full Academician (NA), thus making him the first wildlife artist since John James Audubon to receive one of the greatest tributes in American art. His memberships outside New York include: the American Society of Marine Artists; Nature in Art, in Sandhurst, UK; and the National Academy of Western Art in Oklahoma City, OK which awarded him the Prix de West, the foremost recognition in western art.

He is best known for the monumental works he has executed for museums and municipalities from Stockholm, Sweden, to Cape Town, S. Africa. His Fort Lauderdale, FL and Omaha, NE installations are the largest wildlife bronze compositions ever done, spanning several city blocks.

In 1993 and once again most recently in 2008, Ullberg received the Henry Hering Medal from the National Sculpture Society for outstanding collaboration amongst patron, architect and sculptor for his monumental sculptures.

Ullberg’s work has been shown and can be found in major museums and corporate headquarters around the globe, inc. the National Museum of Natural History in Stockholm, Sweden; the Salon d’Automne, Paris, France; the National Gallery in Botswana, Africa; the National Geographic Society, Washington, DC; the Exhibition Hall, Beijing, China; the Guildhall, London, UK; and numerous museums in the U.S.. His sculptures can also be found in the private collections of world leaders and celebrities. Most recently his work was added to the collection of the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum in College Station, TX.

Kent is a major supporter of many wildlife conservation efforts. In 1996 he received the Rungius Medal, the highest honor bestowed by the National Museum of Wildlife Art, given to artists, authors and conservationists who have made significant contributions to the interpretation and conservation of wildlife and its habitat.

Ryan Steffens grew up in New Mexico, and, as a child roaming the area’s mountains and deserts, he always collected stones. In 1994, he started his own landscape business, and that experience led him to his work with water and rock. He taught himself how to sculpt stone and design fountains, and he also developed his own tools for these projects. His lifelong fascination with color, texture, and pattern is evident in his ebullient creations, and bubbling water adds movement as well as a sonic stimulus to his work’s terrestrial base.

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“A gift from God” is the way Benjamin Victor describes his natural ability to sculpture monumental size works of art.  By receiving his first large commission at only 23 years old Benjamin joined the ranks of Michelangelo, Bernini, Daniel Chester French and Maya Lin.  At age 26 he became the youngest artist ever to have a sculpture in our Nation’s foremost collection of figurative sculpture –the National Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol.  Art critics and organizations continue to recognize the aesthetic and conceptual integrity of Benjamin’s artwork.  His incredible passion and drive show in each of his unique and profound creations.  With expressive features, exquisite detail, dynamic gesture and thought provoking content the sculpture of Benjamin Victor is sure to take its place among the great masterpieces of art history.

 –Ruth McKinney, Professor of Fine Art, M.F.A.