Exhibit Booth: #106

Artist Statement

“Exploring the human figure in clay gives me a canvas to tell a story. My narratives are about the beauty and complexities of how human relationships experience choice and loss, redemption and new beginnings.”

Exhibit Booth: #3

Artist Statement

“Each of my creations is a culmination of my life experiences and my 43 years of painting in oils. I paint to live and I live to paint.”

The Festival of Arts presents foaSOUTH’s newest show “Three Painters” featuring Festival of Arts exhibitors Roger Folk, Jacquie Moffett, and Gregg Stone. The exhibit, on display now through June 15, showcases the artist’s current work juxtaposed with their paintings from the Festival of Arts Permanent Art collection.

This exhibit is the third in the Festivals series at foaSOUTH highlighting specific mediums represented at the summer art show and in the Festival’s Permanent Collection. All three artists represented in the exhibit are painters, Roger Folk and Jacquie Moffett are watercolorists and Gregg Stone works in gouache. Although similar mediums, gouache is more opaque compared to watercolors transparency.

Works on display from the Collection include “Shore Patrol,” painted by Roger Folk in 1988, Jacquie Moffett’s “Cornwall, England” purchased by the Festival in 1982, and the most recent addition to the collection, “Silke” by Gregg Stone.

“The detail, clarity, and quality of the paintings on exhibit exemplify the talent of these local artists and is the very reason why they are part of the Festival’s Permanent Collection,” said exhibit curator Pat Sparkuhl.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

• ROGER FOLK: Roger is an award-winning artist originally from Nebraska. Moving to California, he graduated from Art Center College of Design. He worked for Disney Studios as marketing art director, is a member of the National Watercolor Society and has been commissioned by Yosemite Natural History Association and the Sierra Club.

• JACQUIE MOFFETT: Jacquie has been interested in making art since a young girl growing up in an atmosphere surrounded by art and art making. She received her BA from Whittier College and began a career in teaching. She studied with Rex Brandt, Roger Armstrong, and Serisawa. Jacquie, winner of numerous awards and included in collections around the world, has exhibited at the Festival of Arts since 1967.

• GREGG STONE: Gregg was educated at Art Center College of Design in illustration and design and is based in Laguna Niguel. He has been a painter for 35+ years. He exhibits both nationally and internationally and has won many awards. His interest in Hispanic cultural imagery is the focus of his current series of paintings.

ABOUT FOA SOUTH

Opened as a collaboration between Festival of the Arts and Active Culture, foaSOUTH serves visitors and residents of Laguna Beach by promoting Festival-related exhibitions throughout the year. Located at 1006 S. Coast Highway on the corner of Anita and PCH, the gallery has partnered with Active Culture to provide frozen yogurt and natural foods on the premises at their café. Open from 8:00am – 9:00 pm. The Festival of Arts is a non-profit organization whose proceeds go to support the arts in and about Laguna Beach. For more information, call (949) 494-1145 or go online to www.LagunaFestivalofArts.org.

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The Festival of Arts is pleased to announce a new exhibit, “Figures and Faces” now on display at the Wells Fargo Bank in Laguna Beach through April 30, 2013. The exhibit showcases the diverse styles and materials used by some of Laguna Beach’s most talented figurative and portrait artists.  Their work will also be on display in this summer’s Festival of Arts Fine Art Show.

A special opening reception with the exhibiting artists will be held Saturday, April 6 from 11am – 1pm. The reception is free and open to the public. Artists featured in this Mary Aslin (pastels), Sandra Jones Campbell (acrylics), Shelley Rapp Evans (fiber arts), Rob Gage (photography), Hannah Harris (mixed media), Ryan Heimbach (charcoal), Kathy Jones (oils), Elizabeth McGhee (oils), Scott Methvin (oils), and Andrew Myers (sculpture).

“Working in different mediums, each artist brings their own perspective on the human figure,” says curator Tim Shockley. “This exhibit has a little bit of everything- from realistic black and white portraits to colorful abstract figures and more.”

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL OF ARTS GALLERY

The exhibit is on the third floor of the Wells Fargo building at 260 Ocean Avenue, Laguna Beach.  It is part of an ongoing series of shows that the Festival of Arts will be holding at Wells Fargo. The building is open to the public Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.  Admission is free.  The Festival of Arts is a non-profit organization whose proceeds support the arts in and about Laguna Beach. For more information on this exhibit, call (949) 290-4282.

Festival of Arts president Fred Sattler said, “We are very pleased to welcome Ron to the Festival of Arts management team. He brings to the Exhibits department a wealth of production management experience and a fresh and energetic perspective.”

Ron Morrissette has been involved in arts and entertainment for over 15 years working for such companies as Holland America Line and the Walt Disney Company. A highly motivated and resourceful manager, Morrissette is experienced in planning and operating large-scale events, expos, and productions. Having worked both in the front and back of house has helped him in understanding both the artistic and the technical sides of operations. He has lived most of his life in Los Angeles and Orange Counties, but had a brief stint of living in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania from 2008 to 2010. Morrissette loves to travel and has driven across the United States four times and has visited over 30 countries.

About The Laguna Beach Festival of Arts

The Laguna Beach Festival of Arts is a 501c3 with a mission to promote, produce, and sponsor events and activities that encourage the appreciation, study and performance of the arts. Throughout each year the Festival of Arts sponsors art education and provides art scholarships and grants. Every summer the organization hosts California’s premier open-air fine arts show and produces the Pageant of the Masters. For general information, call 949-494-1145 or visit the website at www.LagunaFestivalofArts.org. The event is located at 650 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, California.

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He met his wife to-be Jean Sampson at the Detroit Society of Arts and Crafts, which was later renamed the Center for Creative Studies. Both studied under famed ceramist John Foster. Philip studied by the courtesy of the GI bill that provided for educational pursuits of veterans. While studying in Detroit, Philip learned an ancient Chinese technique of glazing that produces crystalline formations. He developed crystalline and porcelain glazes, and at that time, he was one of six people in the United States that knew how to create these secret formulas.

Service in the Marines during World War II involved time spent in the Golden State for Philip. He fell in love with the West Coast and vowed that some day he would return to Southern California. In 1952, he moved to Westminster, California and convinced Jean to join him after she graduated from art school. They later married in 1954 and had two children, Lance and Paula. Philip and Jean were both on the Saddleback Community College faculty and together they set up the first educational programs at Leisure World (now Laguna Woods) where Phillip taught classes until he retired at age 65.

They moved to Dana Point in 1957, the same year Philip and Jean were juried into the Laguna Beach Festival of Arts fine art show. For 43 years, Philip showcased his crystalline glazed hand-thrown porcelain vases and pottery, as well as ceramic koi fish, at the Festival of Arts. Each exquisite and one-of-a-kind piece is numbered, signed and registered. Philip, an award-winning artist, was able to hand throw pots made of porcelain with such attention to detail that his art was widely recognized and sought after. His work is in the permanent collections of the Detroit Museum of Art and the Festival of Arts as well as more than 2,000 private and public collections in the United States and abroad.  Philip was also an accomplished painter and weaver, as well as a gifted art educator.

Philip was passionate about the Festival of Arts and the artist community. He served on the Festival of Arts board from 1980 to 2000; he held the position of president in 1989, 1996, 1997, and 1998. As a board member, he was an advocate for the artists and promoted positive rapport among the board, artists and staff. He was enthusiastic about art education and supported the Festival’s Scholarship and Junior Art Exhibit programs.

Philip loved his family and was a faithful Catholic man. Philip was married to Jean for almost 52 years, when she passed. He is survived by his two sisters (Joan Grace Greene and Nancy Joyce Durham), son Lance M. Freeman, daughter Paula Fowler, three married grand children and five great grand children, with two on the way. Philip Freeman will be deeply missed. A private memorial service will be held for Philip at Saint Edward the Confessor Church in Dana Point.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be sent to the Festival of Arts Scholarship Program and/or The Artist Fund at the Festival of Arts.

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“We are delighted Tammie is joining the Festival board,” said Festival of Arts president Fred Sattler. “Her diverse set of skills and exceptional track record of success will serve to further complement the Festival’s broad range of board member expertise.”

Tammie Arnold is a retired managing director from PIMCO, one of the world’s largest investment management firms headquartered in Newport Beach.  Tammie was with PIMCO from 1993 to 2013 and serviced in a variety of roles in both Newport Beach and London.  While at PIMCO, Tammie oversaw the firm’s global sustainability initiatives, led PIMCO’s global advisory business from London, was head of global wealth management, was co-head of the product management group and served as a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Tammie, a Laguna Beach resident, holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Southern California and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

“It’s an honor to service our Laguna community through participation on the Festival of Arts board,” commented Arnold.

Completing the Festival’s nine-member board, Arnold joins board members president Fred Sattler, vice president Tom Lamb, treasurer Anita Mangels, secretary Pat Kollenda, Wayne Baglin, Bob Moffett, David Perry and Ann Webster. Board members are elected for three-year terms by the Festival’s Orange County membership. They volunteer their time, skills and collective leadership to determine policy and set the future direction of the Festival of Arts and Pageant of the Masters.

About The Laguna Beach Festival of Arts

The Laguna Beach Festival of Arts is a 501c3 with a mission to promote, produce, and sponsor events and activities that encourage the appreciation, study and performance of the arts. Throughout each year the Festival of Arts sponsors art education and provides art scholarships and grants. Every summer the organization hosts California’s premier open-air fine arts show and produces the Pageant of the Masters. For general information, call 949-494-1145 or visit the website at www.LagunaFestivalofArts.org. The event is located at 650 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, California.

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Artist Statement

“Through my love for printmaking, I am able to express my life journeys and experiences.  I draw, scratch, carve, mold and manipulate my plates without conventional limitations.  My art strives for a universal language of harmony, blending cultural motifs, color, texture and pattern. “