About the Book
This book is more a vehicle of love for the artist's community than anything. It is a marriage between the world of art appreciation and the world of one artist, with the result being a keepsake of the artist's works of art combined with a personal glimpse into their world.
Artist Barbara Kobylinska has a fine art education from the most prestigious art school in Poland. She sailed from Poland to Florida across the Atlantic Ocean on a 28' home made boat. On the way she had a baby girl on Montserrat Island in Caribbean. Her whimsical and humorous clay pieces can be found in international permanent collections, as well as local art shows and galleries in the Hampton Roads, VA area.
Read her insightful explanations about how she creates her clay pieces from scratch, the process, the methodology, as well as get to know her own favorite artists. Marvel at some of the delightful photos of her work in bright, playful colors and finishes.
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About the Author :
Dawn D. Boyer, Ph.D. has been drawing since she was five years old, and would color her father's office stationery with crayons to create colored paper for art projects. She received her first acrylic paint set in 1973 (a $25.00 kit was a lot of money back then!) and promptly drove her art teacher crazy finishing class projects in hours versus days. She attended Virginia Commonwealth University's Bachelor of Art Program, and then re-engaged later at Radford University where she earned her BFA in Graphic Design and Illustration. She later returned to Old Dominion University to earn her Masters Degree in Adult Education and attended Old Dominion University for her Doctorate of Philosophy in Education (STEMPS/OTS/T&D/HR). Over the years she has developed a distinctive style for her pen and ink illustrations of old barns and houses, as well as Colonial Williamsburg architectural portraiture. She is currently working in mixed-media using recycled magazines to create 3-D images of stylistic animals and mandalas, as well as using childhood craft processes (bubble-gum chains, paper footballs, and quilling techniques) to create sophisticated paper baskets that are woven together in a non-traditional way. She is the author of 64 books on the topics of business, career search practices, mandala books for hypnotherapy and meditation, coloring books for adults, women and gender studies, and quotes for self-improvement ("2,000]" & "3,000+" series), as well as genealogy and family lineage. She assists other authors publish their manuscripts in the print-on-demand market and also has a series of books entitled: Interview with An Artist. The interview books compile artists' interviews with photos of artist's work to assist the artists in marketing and branding their work to an international marketplace. Forty-four of her books can be found on Amazon. She is also active in writing stories for the Virginian Pilot's Inside Business weekly, "Ask the Expert" column. She finished her doctor of philosophy studies May 2013 at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA in Education (Occupational & Technical Studies, with a concentration in Training & Development in Human Resources). Her dissertation is entitled, 'Competencies of Human Resources Practitioners within the Government Contracting Industry, ' which identifies unique KSAs for Human Resources Managers working for federal level government contracting companies. Dr. Boyer has been a business owner for over 14 years.
