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About
the Instructors
Guest Artist -
Edward Flemming
“Ted” Fleming grew up in Washington, DC, and studied
sculpture in Los Angeles before completing a degree in architecture at Tulane
U. in New Orleans.
Specializing in residences, he believed houses to be “sculptures that people
live in.” Returning to sculpture full-time, Ted studied marble carving in Pietrasanta,
Italy,
and apprenticed with Doug Hyde in Santa
Fe. In 1997, Ted and his family moved
to Galisteo,
New Mexico.
Ted focuses on the human figure and says, “Underlying all of my work is my
need to tell the stories of creation and life through the human form.” Ted
finds stone a compelling medium. “I'm enchanted by the inherent surprises I
find when carving marble-color, light, crystal structure, and veining. I
appreciate the challenge in the making of stone sculpture, a process of
removal and discovery with no turning back.”
Rollie Grandbois – Founder
Rollie is a member of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa
Tribe from Belcourt, North
Dakota. He has been working as a stone
sculptor for over 26 years. His teachers were all renowned stone sculptors
who guided him through the many phases of creating a piece of art in stone. Rollie graduated from the Institute of American
Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1983
where he also served as student body president that year. Over the years, Rollie has had over 200 students and many have gone on to
become full-time professional sculptors. Rollie’s
work has been seen in galleries and exhibitions throughout the United
States, Japan, Europe, and Canada. Rollie’s sculptures are also included in many corporate,
private and tribal collections. His largest stone sculpture to date weighs
over 23 tons.
Carl Berney
Carl works in marble, limestone and alabaster. He learned to carve marble in Pietrasanta, Italy, a renowned
center for marble working. There he worked side by side with the artisan1,
acquiring time-honored knowledge of the profession. Carl says, “The process is the same as it’s
(always) been. We have better tools now, but I feel a real tie to the
sculptors of antiquity.” Of the medium, he says “I love stone, the shape and
feel of it. It is so durable…It is exhilarating when you enter the stone and
let it guide you to the final form.” Carl has exhibited his work in California and New Mexico, and has
won prizes in juried competition. His
work is also shown in Santa Fe
Geronimo Marquez
Geronimo “Jerry” Marquez lives a short distance from Jemez Springs, in San Ysidro, his hometown. He says, “My background is Spanish,
Mexican and Indian. In my work I’m interested in Southwest history and Aztec
culture.” His pieces often reference Aztec symbols and images. Marquez says,
“I believe our thoughts and beliefs are from the old people, and [that] the
stories our parents and grandparents told us are relevant to the present.” He
compares human nature to stone and its imperfections. “Just as a person must
work on the beauty within, so must the sculptor work on bringing the beauty
out of the stone.” Jerry chooses to work in stone because he is drawn to it
and challenged by it. He feels that the effort in carving stone is clearly worth
the sacrifice in time and energy. He has achieved national recognition for
his work.”
Cliff Fragua
Jemez Pueblo sculptor, Cliff Fragua has
learned the secret of the stone through his cultural and ancestral teachings.
Based in Native American themes, his work shows a pride for his culture and a
deep understanding of the inherent spirituality of the stone. He feels that
the honesty and purity of this most basic material permits him to express
himself from the heart and to express the spirit that Native people respect
and revere as embodied in the stone. . His most recent commission, a larger
than life sized depiction of Pope’ – a Tewa Indian
leader – represents the State of New Mexico in the National Statuary
Hall at the U.S. Capitol in Washington
D.C. Other works are installed in
public locations and in leading museums and in private collections.
Clifford had training in Pietrasanta, Italy, the San
Francisco Art Institute, and the Institute of American
Indian Art. He was
instrumental in the creation of the SWSCA Carving Workshop.
Kat Watson
Kat is a life long artist who has been carving stone
for over 6 years. As an Assistant Instructor at the workshop for
the last four years, she has demonstrated patience and skill in helping
novice carvers grow beyond their initial trepidation to achieve confidence in
their skills. Kat exhibits her work in the Taos,
NM
area. She created a large memorial for the town center of Questa,
NM.
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