Featured Local
Artisans
Erin Hughes
Photo Encaustic Paintings, Oil/Cold Wax Paintings and Fine Art Photography
Anderson, SC
The intention behind my work is to grasp the sense of beauty and wonder that accompanies a child’s view of the world. My art is a constant pursuit to maintain our connection to beauty and wonder while also acknowledging our separation from them. I choose each photograph as the base for an encaustic piece because there is some element of the image that resonates with this feeling of separation or acknowledgment of beauty. Encaustic medium is the physical representation of it in my work. However, my goal with photo encaustic is to reach the point where the wax begins to blend into the photograph and one is drawn into the scene rather than away from it. The boundary between the viewer and the image becomes fluid and translucent. Alternatively, using oil and cold wax, I free myself from the constraints of an image and try to reach the same connections and emotions by employing complementary elements of color, shape and line. I will often connect the two mediums of encaustic and oil via diptychs that initiate a conversation between the two ideas.
Lucia Bishop
Acrylic Painter
Abbeville, SC
She has "dabbled" in various art forms as long as she can remember beginning with crayons as a child. In college she took a few art classes but art was not her focus. After graduating she soon married and worked in her uncles gift shop becoming the store's buyer. Then children came and life naturally revolved around them.
In 2004 she opened her own business-home/garden items, jewelry and fresh flowers which she ran for 10 years. About 3 years ago she regained interest in art and started taking various art classes-jewelry pendants using encaustic wax, clay, mixed media and painting. Acrylic became her medium of choice. She is still learning and developing as an acrylic painter, using vivid, "HAPPY" colors in her work.
Lynn Bredeson
Acrylic Painter/Illustrator
Anderson, SC
Lynn Bredeson's art reveals in the beauty of all things big and small, from homey hearth gatherings, to sweeping ocean vistas to fantastic angelic beings-all in vagrant color and playful detail her audience has come to expect. Her signature boards, whimsical characters and quiet gentle moments capture both the joy and the wonder of the human experience.
In her thirty years as a career artist and illustrator, Lynn continues to believe faith is the foundation and inspiration for all of her work and she takes personal delight in sharing her unique view of the world in all its playful imagery.
Lynn has been the lead designer for a large gift manufacturer, an illustrator of trade books, and has had her work displayed in galleries from Oregon to South Carolina. She continues to add to her over six hundred original acrylic and oil paintings for others to enjoy, collect and treasure. Thoughtful art, Lynn believes, just makes life better.
A transplant from the Pacific Northwest, Lynn now resides in the South with her husband Jeff and every chance she gets seeks to find inspiration and solace in her beloved, backyard garden.
Lynn is offering custom painted ornaments for this year’s holiday season. Pre-order now to receive your original hand-painted ornament(s) by December 1st.
Teresa Bauer
MulitiMedia/Poetry
Anderson, SC
Teresa Bauer is a multi-faceted artist who integrates visual art with prophetic poetry. She often plays with various mediums and includes elements such as dried flowers in her work. Alongside of her art making and poetry, Teresa serves as a mentor, public speaker, and community builder with a heart to empower others to live with courage and intention, calling beauty out of hidden places.
Paula Wyse
Watercolor Artist
Anderson, SC
Paula has been pursuing art in various forms since she was ten years old. She received degrees in art education and early childhood education from Asbury Univerity and Florida State University. She found her niche in watercolors and enjoyed painting as time would allow while raising her two children. She taught in both public and private elementary schools for 34 years before retiring. She worked for an interior designer, providing paintings for physician offices and homes.
Paula has lived in Anderson for the past 21 years, where she enjoys spending time with her family, reading, and working in her garden. Her faith is an integral part of all of her paintings, as she thanks God for this beautiful world and for blessing her with this talent.
Kathy Smith
Book Maker
Anderson, SC
During the 70’s and 80’s I was part of the Atlanta art scene with a presence throughout the Southeast. My media were woven paper and collage on canvas with pieces selling in the thousands. In 2008 we moved to Anderson. In 2019 I began creating small handmade blank books in 7” x 5” and 5” x 3” formats suitable as keepsakes for drawings, journals, photos, and mementos. With covers of either decorative papers or gessoed boards done in a reverse photography process and Coptic binding, the books are suitable for gifts and worthy of display.
Dan McKinney
Book Maker & Artist
Anderson, SC
For many years, I owned Pixel Point, a downtown Anderson, SC business housed in a historic building. Pixel Point served as an artisan gallery, book bindery, and graphics arts studio. After deciding to close that chapter, I embarked on a new journey, cultivating and supplying cut flowers to the local market, which I still enjoy.
The yearning to return to my roots as a maker led me to blend my bookbinding, graphic, and storytelling skills. This combination resulted in the creation of a series of illustrated books and notecards. The series draws inspiration from the many places that make up Windward Meadows, our beloved family home. Among these locations are the Blackberry Meadow, the Fairy Forest, and the Peach Orchard and Gardens.
I hope that readers will find joy in the stories and illustrations, as do the fairies and other woodland creatures that call Windward Meadows home
