As a native Californian, Carole McDonald started her art career working as a former script supervisor in the film industry and as a Disney Imagineer, where art was everywhere and discussed on a daily basis. Her oil paintings reflect the vibrant colors tranquil feelings of the Central Coast where painting for Carole is just working in the most beautiful place on earth.
Upper Gallery Featured Artist: GAY McNEAL, Fiber Art & Textiles Artist Statement: Gay’s love of textiles and the fiber arts started when her mother taught her to sew when she was ten years old. Gay received a BA in Art with an emphasis in Interior and Textile Design from C.S.U. Long Beach. She continues to take classes in order to explore and experiment with all aspects of the fiber arts. Gay possesses an appreciation of the multifaceted role that fiber has played in the art and material cultures of many ethnic societies, and her creative high comes from the actual process of trying out the multitude of techniques, both old and new available to textile artists today.
Featured CRAFT Artist: LISA KANOFSKYType of Art: JEWELRY & SMALL WORKOpening Reception: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11th, 5-7 PM Lisa Kanofsky is a Central Coast Artist living in San Luis Obispo. Lisa’s amazing jewelry encompasses a mix of pendants and beaded necklaces accented with a variety of metals and other textures. Her small works are creative abstract paintings with various paints and inks to form incredible shapes and textures on the small canvases and boards that she works with. Lisa has been active in promoting her beautiful artwork and jewelry to locals and tourists coming to the Central Coast for many years.
Lower Gallery Featured Artist: DEBBIE GEDAYLOOType of Art: NEEDLE FELTINGExhibit Beginning: SEPTEMBER 1, 2021 Exhibit Ending: SEPTEMBER 29, 2021Opening Reception: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH, 5-7 PM Location: GALLERY AT MARINA SQUARE, 601 EMBARCADERO, SUITE 10, MORRO BAY, CA 93442 Event Contact Number: 805-772-1068Artists’ Statement— Debbie Gedayloo is a self-taught fiber artist. Her primary medium is wool but she also incorporates various other fibers into her art. Her work is created both using wet felting and needle felting techniques. “I love the tactile nature of the fibers and their ability to lend themselves to both the realistic and playful. Needle felting allows for sculpting the fibers and creating 3-D pieces which speaks to my interest in engineering and natural forms. It is a wonderful to sit with the fibers and create every day and the added level of joy experienced by sharing with others heightens the creative process.”
