PAA-KO ART SHOW & STUDIO TOUR
Saturday & Sunday, October 6 & 7, 2018, 11am – 5pm
Paa-Ko Event Center, 232 Paa-Ko Drive, Sandia Park, NM 87047
This year’s event has been expanded beyond the Paa-Ko Event Center in Sandia Park to also include three artist homes and studios plus a wide selection of guest artists from the East Mountains. A total of 12 artists will be displaying and selling their works, which encompass painting, pen & ink, jewelry, ceramics, glass, hand-woven rugs, and tapestry. This is a great opportunity to add some inspiration and color to your home, or to pick up a gift for someone special – including yourself!
Click on thumbnail images below to read more about each of the Paa-Ko Fine Artists:
Guest Artists
In addition to our regular artists, the following guest artists will also be exhibiting during the show and studio tour:
Carol Babington (resident)
Wade Brown
Marta L. Gifford
Philip Green
Eileen Novarra
Albert Noyer
Mita Saldana
Semiramis (resident)
John Shannon
Date & Location
Our next show will be held Saturday & Sunday, October 6 & 7, 11am to 5pm, at the Paa-Ko Event Center, 232 Paa-Ko Drive, in Sandia Park. Take the Paa-Ko Golf Drive exit off of Highway 14, turn right at the T intersection, and the event center is on your right.
Water and snacks will be provided, and The Grille at Paa-Ko Ridge Golf Club will be open (pick up a coupon for 15% off at the Event Center).
Roy Breckenridge
Pointillism in Ink
By creating positive beauty, Roy tries to help the viewer understand the importance of the life which surrounds them.
Joe DiRaddo
Ceramic Sculpture
Joe’s work is an expression of beauty in nature and primitive forms with an anthropological sense of design, summoning ancient and spirit voices and memories.
Jane Gaines
Jewelry Artist
Jane creates contemporary and traditional styled jewelry with innovative interpretations, incorporating beautiful natural stones and silver gathered from all parts of the world.
Rick Irwin
Ceramic Sculptor
Self-taught ceramic artist Rick Irwin builds his complex sculpture forms by hand, focusing on the figure.
Dorothy McGeorge
Oil Painter
The idea of perfect proportions found in nature – supported by mathematical principles – has a direct influence on Dorothy’s work.
Chris Meyer
Mixed Media
Chris Meyer’s unique mixed media objects resemble rich artifacts from yet-undiscovered cultures.
Trish Meyer
Mixed Media
Trish is an experimental artist who combines mixed media, printmaking, calligraphy and encaustic to build up her multilayered works.
Carol Babington
Oil, Encaustic, Acrylic
Carol works in printmaking, lithography, acrylic, ceramics, sculpture, encaustic, and oil painting.
Wade Brown
Acrylic
Wade has expanded his works to include Native American images, landscapes and wildlife in acrylic on canvas.
Marta L. Gifford
Jewelry, Watercolor
Marta Gifford incorporates her love of beauty and color and her joy of life into both her watercolors and jewelry designs.
Philip Green
Ceramic Wall Pieces
Phillip loves to take the extreme order of a clock face, surround it with chaos, and yield it to the unpredictability of the Raku firing process.
Eileen Novarra
Metal
Eileen carefully studies authentic symbols and design from the era and area to ensure that she is accurate as possible in her designs.
Albert Noyer
Watercolors and Woodcut Prints
Albert aims to transform ordinary subjects into significant images by thoroughly exploring the unique nature of his chosen mediums.
Mita Saldana
Book Arts
Mita Saldana has been repairing and restoring books and paper ephemera for the past 20 plus years, as well as creating her own original works.
Semiramis
Watercolor
Semiramis is an award-winning watercolorist who takes inspiration from the world around her to paint massive masterpieces.
John Shannon
Acrylic, Mixed Media
John feels art should evoke curiosity, creating a sense of surprise that invites you back for multiple viewings.
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