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We’re proud to welcome to the neighborhood

Working Artists Ventura, and to celebrate the

grand opening of their LEED-certified home,

just two blocks from our own, on April 17-18.

Our Ventura store, Great Pacific Iron Works,

will hold a special reception for our T-shirt art-

ists that Saturday, from 6-9, and their work

will be on display all weekend.

TIM DAVIS

welcome

patagonia.com

We’re proud to welcome to the neighborhood

Working Artists Ventura, and to celebrate the

grand opening of their LEED-certified home,

just two blocks from our own, on April 17-18.

Our Ventura store, Great Pacific Iron Works,

will hold a special reception for our T-shirt art-

ists that Saturday, from 6-9, and their work

will be on display all weekend.

TIM DAVIS

welcome

patagonia.com

The WAV concept, and its actual structure, are both culturally and architecturally

significant from an historic standpoint. The building design addresses the needs of

light and function for artists, and the construction incorporates the most

relevant ‘green’ principals that are a priority in our environmentally conscious society.

The building represents the cultural and construction mind-set of the 21st century, and will easily qualify as a local landmark in

the future.

Cynthia ThompsonArchitectural and Cultural Historian

Board Member, San Buenaventura Conservancy

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I am honored to welcome you to the WAV. WAV is a wholly-new kind of community, an arts eco-village. Powered by the sun, built from recycled and sustainable materials, and designed to use a fraction of the water consumed in conventional buildings. WAV is the greenest community ever built in Ventura, and the first sus-tainable arts community in the world.

And yet, the WAV project is not only an ecologically conscious building set up to supprt the needs of its artists but also an ongoing development of community and relationships. PLACE believes that by empowering people to create their own com-munities, we can dramatically improve the lives of the people that live there. Thousands of people have participated in this project so far, and the WAV community that stands before you represents their collective dreams.

Most of the state-of-the-art technology, the affordability, and the sustainability you’ll never see. What you will see are people liv-ing, working, creating, and interrelating. And the effect of all that exuberant collaboration is something to see. In fact, it can be transformational. Be prepared to be inspired.

Chris

Sarah Willey

A message f rom Chr is Ve lasco

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Actress Britten Barry recently appeared in the Octavia Spencer fi lm Unforgiving Minute. She has experience as a theatre director and voice artist, and has worked in television on shows for the History Channel and the BBC. In 2008 she produced the short fi lm, Bluff Point, scripted by her husband, Kieron.

Kieron Barry’s fi fteen plays include Stockwell, described last year by The Times as “more gripping than anything else to be seen in the London theatre”, and Numbers, which has been produced four times in London and twice in New York. He lives with his wife, actress Britten Barry.

Paul Benavidez has numerous awards and prizes for his art and is an active Southern California artist exhibiting locally and regionally. He is in public and private collections, holds a degree in Art Studio from UCSB and is currently a 2011 MFA candidate.

W. Michael Bingham is an award winning artist whose oils on canvas have been shown at Los Angeles Arts Council’s Gallery 825, NoHo Gallery LA and Hollywood’s Antebel-lum. Originally from Ohio, his fi gurative works, particularly The Rainbow Collection, capture an intensity of, color, light and the human Spirit.

New Yorker Stew Birbrower received his B.F.A. from Syracuse University. After serving as a Captain in the Army Infantry, he worked for some of the largest ad agencies in New York as art, creative and later, fi lm director. He has produced thousands of ads and won numerous creative awards.

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Melvin Brannon Jr.{aka} MCat Spoony has been a major force in the entertainment industry for the last 30 years. The passion he has for his craft has taken him around the globe performing with and supporting many amazing artists. His current works represent all of his musical infl uences over the last three decades.

Angelica Chong is an adventurous jack-of-all-trades, graphic artist and photographer from Southern California. Loud music, classic mid-century style, horror fi lms and dark humor heavily inspire her design work.Currently working as a shoe designer and photogra-pher, she also heads up the local Roller Derby Ceerleading squad in her spare time.

Andrew Cummins is a ceramicist, sculptor and photographer from Rancho Palos Verdes and graduated from CSUCI in May of 2009. He is currently working on a Raku ceramic installation that is a commentary on history, utilizing image transfer and display to convey his concepts.

Ed Davila. As a videographer and editor, I like to create a cross between documentary and entertainment. My present project is documenting WAV artists’ current progress in the art world, what they envision for the future, and how they imagine themselves in a world without borders.

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Nancy DeLucrezia is a photographer, watercolor painter, designer and business consultant. In 1993 she founded Kali Institute for Massage & Somatic Therapies where she teaches business and per-sonal development, clinical neuromusculoskeletal rehabilitation and somatoemotional release therapies. www.kalischild.com

Julinya Vidigal De Vince is a citizen of the world who has lived in the U.S. for 30 years. Her diverse painting technique arises from having worked with a variety of great artists. She paints with her son, Victor Emmanuel Vidigal who contributes his anti-traditional elements with her complex mannerist style.

Russian born Sergei Domrachev graduated from the Perm Ballet Academy. A bronze medalist in the Vaganova Competition and the Internathiol Arabesque ‘92 Competition, he earned the Audience Favorite Award. He soloed with Moscow and LA Classical Ballets and has toured internationally. Domrachev performs with State Street Ballet and VCBC.

Marina Fliagina, Choreographer /Ballet Mistress, born in Russia, graduated from the Perm State Ballet Academy. Ms. Fliagina has performed with the Tchaikovsky Ballet, the Moscow Kremlin Ballet and toured internationally. She is Ballet Mistress of State Street Ballet, teaches at Ballet Academy Ventura, and is VCBC’s Associate Artistic Director/Choreographer.

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Dan Flowers... painter of music... musician of paint...a native Cali-fornian, still walking the line of art and music since early childhood. Once concerned with commercial art and dance bands, he now focus-es on fi ne art and personal expression in original music... exclusively.

Jacob Foko is currently a Visual Journalist, Documentary Film-maker, and founder of the Global Humanitarian Photojournalists (GHP) under the United Nations Association, Santa Barbara and Tri-Counties Chapter, where he also serves as a board member. His mission is to raise awareness of social injustice and work towards viable solutions.

Michele Foster works with clay, mosaics, airbrush, acrylics, and mixed media. She uses art to aid in community building and as a healing tool. As director of ARTesia, a nonprofi t organization, she acts as an activist by supporting survivors of domestic violence, help-ing them fi nd their voices through art.

Jon Gans. Growing up at the beach in Sydney, Australia I have always been drawn to the ocean. After meeting my artist wife and spending time in far Northern California, I discovered the joy of working with wood, and revealing its natural beauty became my main focus.

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Luther Gerlach’s photography combines contemporary imagery with mid-19th century wet plate photographic processes. His richly provocative compositions are reminiscent of the pictorial photographers of the 1890’s through1920’s. Using vintage large format cameras and lenses he offers a glimpse of an alluring world combining past and present.

Nicholas Goodenough is an inventor, illustrator, web developer, and journalist. He has produced projects ranging from public sculpture, stone lithography, web applications, to documenting the extermination of invasive mammals. He was awarded National Photographer of the Year from the AAN in 2005 and holds a jour-nalism degree from Brooks Institute.

Originally a native of England, Colin Fraser Gray has lived and worked in the United States since 1981. A visual artist and teacher, he has shown his two and three-dimensional work in a wide variety of venues in the U.S.A. and abroad. www.colinfrasergray.com

Vonder Gray is an artist, actor and writer. Vonder’s bold, colorful paintings are in collections all over the world. She has performed (fi lm & theater) in New York and Southern California. Vonder is thrilled to be a part of this beautiful WAV!

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Nancy Hanna. From cobblestone roads, forgotten dialects, burning sun of Mexico. From explorers who crossed a cold sea to the new world. From dreamers, travelers, storytellers I acquired wisdom and strength. I am a mother, a friend, a poet and a writer.

Robert Hanna. I am an American born in Mexico and a San Francisco Art Institute graduate. Art plays an im-portant part of my life. I am an interdisciplinary artist, painter and muralist as well as a sculptor of stone, metal and bronze, without attachments to any particular move-ment.

Karen Eloise Lawson Harris grew up in New York. She worked as a fashion stylist for ten years after graduating from Art Center College of Design. Today, photography and knitting are the mediums for her creative endeavors.

Raymond Allan Harris graduated from Art Center College of Design. He worked in the fi lm industry for over twenty years. He designs paintings, storyboards, ceramics, wood block prints, caricatures, and cartoons. He is proud to be a member of Work-ing Artists Ventura.

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Catlin Blair Harvey. My work is about reinvention - changing the ordinary into the remarkable. Transforming raw materials, found objects and nature’s keepsakes into Art is my passion. I delight in creating visually beautiful jewelry and sculpture which resonate deeply with the viewer. www.catlinblair.com

German artist Daniel Huber has worked as a photographer and media designer in Europe and in the United States for over 15 years. His body of work includes photojournalism, landscapes, panoramas and abstract images that evoke emotions and a reexami-nation of perspective. www.danielhuberphotography.com

Wyatt Hull has toured the U.S. and UK extensively as vocalist in the EMI band “The Colour.” His latest self-produced record releases include “Cheetahsaurus” & “GypsyDeathStar.” Jodi Hull has been working in the hairstyling industry for 8 years, as well as performing music.

Diane Ippel, BSEd. Art, Illinois State University, performs tra-ditional and original music using hammered dulcimer, autoharp, guitar and voice. Photography, beaded gemstone jewelry and stained glass are her visual media. Her artistic and musical work is visually and tonally colorful, creating complex patterns from simple elements. www.dianeippel.com

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Pete Ippel is an artist and a record setting high jumper whose work is in numerous private collections and has been exhibited in New York, California, and internationally. Ippel employs an itera-tive process honed from experience in research, athletics, and art to present complex ideas in compelling ways. http://hypermodern.net

While recovering from the effects of a near fatal illness, Bill Jeralds began creating Angels. With no prior experience or recognized artistic talent, he was suddenly able to create visu-ally stunning wooden Angels from rudimentary images drawn on plywood planks.

Using mixed media assemblage techniques, Marcelino Jimenez transforms discarded materials and found objects into three-dimensional art. Since 1998 his art has been featured in galleries around the Santa Barbara area. He is passing on his knowledge by teaching in schools and taking on apprentices in his studio.

Sarah Kalvin is known for her series of Ventura landscape paint-ings and prints. She is an advocate for the restoration of the E.P. Foster House, and has been an active member in the Ventura art community since 2001. Her work can be seen at FragileSands.com and SarahKalvin.com.

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Jaesen Kanter. I am passionate about visual communication. What infl uences people fascinates me. I’m amazed that each creative expression reveals a deeper portal to self realization. I’m an Artivist, an evolutionary pioneer of the subconscious realm, using my intuition to communicate ideas that incite con-versation and create change in the world. jaesenkanter.com

Anna Karakalou, a visual artist and singer-songwriter, is noth-ing if not eclectic. Recently relocating her band, We Govern We, from Greece, her work tends toward the deep, dark and magical with a whimsical undercurrent.

Aaron Karger is a photographer with an eye for the subtle nuances of seemingly ordinary objects transforming them into art with his unique perspective. A seeker in pursuit of answers to human inconsistencies, he expresses his fi ndings through the lens of his penetrating, inquisitive eye.

Craig Kasamis. I am a musician, promoter and member of the band The Fucking Wrath (T.F.W.) and work at DW Drums in Oxnard. My wife Rosie, who runs Mom Core (a co-op pre-school) and I are expecting the fi rst WAV-born child, King, brother to two-year old sister, Scout.

Janet Lamb creates intuitive drawings in line and color that demystify the intangible world of thought. Working with a set of symbols, her art decodes the mechanics of the subconscious to reveal the tangle of personal and collective thought forms impeding the free fl ow of energy.

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John R. Leamer is a retired casting director who worked at Disney, Paramount Studios, and was head of casting for Procter & Gamble’s REDNA Productions. He was a news anchorman for the National Iranian Radio and Television Network & Founding Executive Director of The American Actors Theatre in Rome, Italy.

Paul Lindhard/Sculptor. Making art is my chosen way of life. Public art and private commissions afford me time to do my personal work. I also facilitate, support and create opportunities for art, artists and the community to come together, like being involved in bringing the WAV to Ventura.

Jessica Lindley is a photographic artist. She loves combining medium format photographs of Architecture that has been altered over time with acrylic paint and 2 or 3D assemblage materials. Her art refl ects the appreciation she holds for design, saturated color and collage.

Lucé (C. Patricolo) is a critically acclaimed architectural glass artist who distills a theme to its very essence, transforming the ordinary into extraordinary through her use of functional objects. From child protégé to master her publications and exhibitions span the US and Europe.

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Davey Miller is a painter whose large, colorful depictions of the ocean’s waves can be seen at numerous area galleries. He is also a well known jazz musician who has played with numerous band members of the greats including Chick Corea, Miles Davis and Stan Getz.

Ricardo Miranda has been shooting fi ne art and editorial photog-raphy for 12 years. He documents the people of Los Angeles using photography, fi lm and video to create socially interactive art. His projects include work in Latin American, Asia and Europe. He holds a B.F.A from the School of Photography at California Institute of the Arts.

Mark Mollgaard creates sculptures in clay, and his artistic motivation is to joyfully explore the boundaries of the human imagination. His main sources of inspiration are nature, northwest Native American art, and avant-garde artists of the 19th and 20th centuries.

JKoo Mondol is a renowned artist from the 1970’s, who is also known as Jitsoo in the Midwest. His work is infl uenced by his love for nature. A diverse artist, his projects range from music / video production, to photography and large acrylic canvas paintings.

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I am Johni Helohahoma (Red Thunder). My visual, auditory and material arts are based on my Turtle Island (North American) tribal heritage. Tribal material/spiritual culture allows me to express and share concepts using leather, stone, bone and media including painting, drawing, song and dance.

Jillian Nye’s credits include: Cal Poly Pomona summer art instruc-tor, Hair & Make-up artist for Dinah Shore Palm Springs, and 2009 recipient of the ArtsLIVE Grant made possible through the Ventura County Art Council. She has performed at many venues all over Ventura County including UCSB & CSUCI.

Hello, I’m Erin O’Brien; born with the gift of art in many arenas but not limited to children’s illustrations, portraits and fi ne art. Since 1982, I have been diligent in the painting of murals and faux fi nishing in homes and businesses within Ventura and Los Angeles Counties, bringing my client’s walls to life.

David Oliver. As a boy, having fun opened the locks on life’s doors. As I grew I realized the fun was in the art and art was the key. Woodworking, music/songwriting, drawing and painting be-came my keys, opening up my creativity and pushing me towards the artistic life.

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Taya Pocock has a diverse background in photography, music, com-munications and intercultural relations. Since receiving her MFA in Performing Arts Management, she has worked with organizations such as Putumayo Records and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and currently serves as the Director of Panomatics USA.

Guy Quezada/Metal & Leather. In my work “form follows func-tion”. I am driven by the desire to design and build sculpture of mixed mediums that contain dual purposes. One is the aesthetics to the naked eye and the second is to be used as a useful object. My art is a fusion of clean lines and silhouettes sprinkled with free form fi gures of organic materials and shapes.

Sarah Roberts is a jewelry/clothing designer and fi ber artist. Us-ing textiles and hand knitting techniques she makes unique cloth-ing, scarves, necklaces and hand-bags. She is also a silver worker and uses wire wrapping and soldering to create handmade earrings, necklaces, rings and brooches.

Saint Pierre is a producer and performer of all genres of music. He has published four albums and eight music videos worldwide. In addition, he is a bandleader, master of ceremonies and manages sev-eral music artists and groups. He is a master at planning, sponsor-ing, and promoting concerts.

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Panos Scourtis is a musician/songwriter/producer/engineer. In the words of “Mic” magazine from his native Greece: “Panos is one of the best guitar players of his generation (Sigmatropic, Fractals).” His talent’s latest incarnation, the band “We Govern We” can be described as intricate and enticing, anthemic and uplifting.

Qadriyyah Shamsid-Deen is a fi lmmaker, director, producer, and actor. She holds a B.F.A. from Howard University and an M.F.A. from California Institute of the Arts and is currently working on her second M.F.A. in the School of Film and Video at Cal Arts.

Ami Shupe is an award winning costume designer who travels the world working on cruise ships for Stiletto Entertainment. She met her husband of 16 years at a local Ventura Theatre.

Will Shupe is an award-winning actor and set designer for many Ventura County theaters. He is also the cofounder and writer for the High Street Broadcast, which produces a monthly old time radio show.

Frances Spencer has won awards in national juried exhibitions. Her prints and paintings have roots in medieval, expressionist and surrealist art. She is also an award winning poet and play-wright, whose screenplay, The Ant Colony, was a fi nalist in the 2009 Shriekfest fi lm festival in Hollywood.

Morgan Steven is a writer with a focus in hip-hop infl uenced song and poetry. His work explores aspects of the human condition including aspiration, failure, and beauty. As a cultural observant he creates work refl ective of the personal environment he occupies.

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Larissa Strauss is an award winning artist that specializes in glass mosaic. Her work is widely collected. She is the recipient of several public art commissions and artist fellowships. Her most recent commission is with the Museum of Ventura County.

Carol Swangler. I am older than most and younger than some. I have worked in visual arts since I was very young. My mediums are oil and watercolor and stained glass. I have moved to the WAV for one purpose to promote the greening of America. I have never wanted to be an artist, but I fi nd I must.

Michael Tine holds a BFA in painting from the University of Ten-nessee and an MFA in sculpture from the University of Wyoming. He has exhibited in LA, Long Beach and Knoxville. His works are held in numerous private collections. His paintings explore power confl icts within gender roles.

Born in Slovakia, Taras Tulek immigrated to the USA with his par-ents at age 5, grew up in New York City and studied Art in NYC, Oakland, Denver, Los Angeles and Ventura. He is a painter in several mediums and has had numerous professional gallery shows. He experiments with phosphorescent and fl uorescent pigments.

Sean Tully’s practice emphasizes an exchange between painting, photography, and sculpture. His work is subculture driven, infl u-enced by street art, pop art, and neo-expressionism. It embraces aspects of distortion, energy, and tapestry to convey feelings of hu-man experience from a youthful viewpoint. www.seantully.com

Stephanie Washburn is just completing her MFA at UCSB. Prior to graduate school, she taught at the Chouinard Foundation, an arts outreach organization serving inner city teens in East Los Angeles.

Daniel HuberPete IppelJacqueline Woods

Sarah Willey is a fi ne art photographer, Claymation and stop-motion animation artist. Sarah’s photography has been exhibited in solo and group shows around Ventura County, receiving several awards. Sarah was raised in Ojai, CA and has lived in Ventura since 1995. www.sarahwilley.com

Jacqueline Woods is a photo-based conceptual artist. She has a deep respect for the genius of photography and its power of repre-sentation. Her work explores memory and identity, both personal and collective. Traditional photographic materials are essential to her content. Jacqueline’s work is held in museum, corporate and private collections.

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A special Thank You to everyone who made this publication possible.

WELCOME TO THE DREAM FACTORY

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