Melinda Miller 65 attended American University in Washington, D.C., majoring in fine arts. She also holds a degree in Interior Design from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. She taught interior design drawing and perspective for many years at the Academy of Art University, West Valley College, Canada College, and the U.C. Santa Cruz Extension Program. Retired from teaching, with three grown sons, she now pursues painting full time. She may be contacted at melinda.c@comcast.net.
Marti Hill (Bledsoe) 68 received her initial art instruction and life long mentoring from her aunt, a plein aire artist in Southern California. She went on to study art at Auburn University and University of Texas in El Paso, but not before she experienced the colorful culture and scenery of Turkey, where she lived for 3 years from 1967 to 1969. This exposure to the rich history, culture and art of Turkey led her to explore color and design as a stained- glass artist and jewelry designer, texture and form as a potter, and illusion of space as a wall muralist and through painting miniatures. She is currently involved in creating one of a kind prints, or monoprints, using a printmaking process called Reductive Ink. Marti’s willingness to share her creativity and teach many of her media has given her the opportunity to do commissions, exhibit in galleries, public and private exhibitions, and sell to private collectors. Her monoprints can be seen at MartiBledsoe.com and purchases made by contacting Marti directly or through the Jspace Gallery which is linked to her website. Prices range from $75 to $500 unframed.
Paula retired in 1996 after working 32 years in the public school
system. In 1999 she pursued an interest in watercolor and discovered
she loved painting.
Be sure to check out her florals, landscapes, still life and portraits
and figures.
Anita Donohoe 66 has once again taken up her camera to photograph
life around her on the ranch. Her best are available for purchase
from RedBubble as blank greeting cards and finished prints.
Tim Gifford 76 is a firefighter who discovered the world of sculpture
during a one-hour summer art program offered to his daughter's fourth
grade class.
It took six years before Tim retured to bronze sculpting. Six months
later and with no formal training his first limited edition bronze,
"Twenty Years" was complete. "The bronze sculpture
of a firefighter bust reflects the love for my work and the power
of bronze imagery."
20 Years
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Michael "Mojo" O'Brien 79 and his band, Curbside Life,
released their first CD in 2006. It makes up a good part of the
soundtrack of the independent film PerilousTies.
They are working on a deal with writer Augusten Burroughs, whose
book Running With Scissors was recently made into a film
starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Annette Bening, and Alec Baldwin.
Marty Cohen 65 and The Sidekicks perform original acoustic music
that’s been called “urbane, inspired folk with a pop
twist.” You will be sure to enjoy their rich harmonies and
unique arrangements and lyrics that say something to all of us.
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