Posted October 06, 2021in Iowa Artist
Des Moines artist is painting the city. Take a drive in central Iowa and look at the sides of large buildings. What used to be drab, gray concrete and brick has exploded with dozens of colorful art murals, courtesy of artist Ben Schuh. Schuh is an artist who is known
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Posted September 01, 2021in Iowa Artist
Robot, dancers mix to create artwork. When visiting artist Amenda Tate in her studio at Mainframe Studio, I met her co-artist, Manibus. Manibus is an integral part of Tate’s unique artistry. However, Manibus was silent for the interview — which is normal. That’s because Manibus is a robot. To describe
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Posted August 04, 2021in Iowa Artist
Creating art is her happy place. When Mainframe Studios opened up another floor of studios in March 2021, artist Maddy Fusco eagerly rented a spot. As an illustrator, the new home offers a dedicated space to not only display her art, but to create and sell it. “This is a
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Posted June 30, 2021in Iowa Artist
Potter, painter, art teacher What does a red glazed vase, a motorcycle, a semi-nude woman and a basket of apples all have in common? These are a handful of the diverse artworks artist Bob Kling has created or painted over the past four decades of his career. Kling, based in
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Posted June 02, 2021in Iowa Artist
The magic, according to artist Cameron Sadeghpour, comes with the steel that is manipulated. When you think of a knife, what image comes to mind? A tool to prepare food? A sharp object to cut fishing lines? A piece of artwork? Cameron Sadeghpour says his knives are not only art but
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Posted May 05, 2021in Iowa Artist
Jeff Klisares was intrigued with his Italian grandfather’s unique paintings at a young age. He marveled at the process of the oil, brushes and huge canvases. “As a child, I saw a painting, and I thought, if this is the way adults behave, count me in. This was like play
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Posted March 31, 2021in Iowa Artist
After the derecho decimated hundreds of thousands of trees on Aug. 10, 2020, a chainsaw carver known as Dusty Buzzard received more than a hundred calls following the disaster. “It was a wild week,” he remembers. “All of a sudden, I have too much to do.” Dusty began chainsaw carving
Read More →As Kate Trimble centers a mound of wet clay on her pottery wheel, she closes her eyes. It helps her with her imagination and opens her mind. “My mind is blank,” she says. “It’s all about feel and touch, not how it looks at this stage. It’s stress relief. If
Read More →While Miradieu Joseph sat in a work meeting, he doodled on Starbucks coffee cups to pass the time, giving him a five minute “mental” break. The elaborate doodles attracted the attention of his coworkers, and he purchased four blank cups from Wal-Mart, painted them and sold them within an hour.
Read More →As Jill Woodward has worked to perfect her art during the past three decades, she’s arrived at one important realization: It’s OK to make mistakes. Even if a painting of hers looks “wrong” or the mood appears off, it’s fixable and she embraces the mess. “An art teacher once told
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