Lets get to know our Members - Marie Weaver

Marie Weaver is a talented and creative Sculptor, Print Maker and want more of her art. She is also the WCAGA’s Secretary.

After a successful career as Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, she decided to turn to the production of art exclusively. She was the Featured Artist of the McClain’s Printmaking Supplies. She’s been part of  WCAGA’s Brainstorm show in Atlanta, GA and Tryon, NC. Her work has been shown in Brooklyn. NY, Abruzzo. Italy, Sofia. Bulgaria, and Washington. DC to name a few. She was selected into the Residency at the Hambidge Center and the Fulton County Arts Council. She has been published in Art Papers, The AJC, and The Birmingham News. She is represented by Narrowland Gallery in Chatham, MA. The list goes on and on. 

Her work can be describes as whimsical, quizzical, sometimes a little freaky but at the same time serious and thoughtful and most of all sincere. Her artist Statement is short but explains it well. 

“The essence of my work is in concepts of vulnerability and protection. I’ve worked in various media but focus primarily on ceramics, relief printmaking and hand-made books. All are process-oriented media that have some commonality. They each combine the physicality of natural materials, the creativity of drawing and color mixing, the intellectual satisfaction of a puzzle, and the hazard of chance.” ( Artists Website/Statement)

It feels wonderful to be in such company. Please visit her website for more art, information and contact details.

Regards Corlia

Let's get to know our members - weekly (Jane Jaskevich)

Jane Jaskevich

Jane Jaskevich  sees the inner form of the stone or wood she works on. She says that she sometimes sees herself more as a midwife than a creator because she the process is a way to help the stone or wood give birth to the form inside rather her creating something that isn't there.

 She calls herself a direct carver and uses various tools like a pneumatic tooth chisel, 4 inch diamond blades, carbide and diamond burrs, and air grinders. Up to seven grades of sandpaper and wax for the polished finish. 

Her work with Greco-Roman influences are transcendental, symbolic allegorical and mysterious. She has been part of shows and has been winning awards since 1983. You can see her work at Galleries like 16 Patton in Asheville, NC and she has interviewed on Atlanta’s Public Radio NPR WABE 90.1. 

Visit her website for more information, more images of her work and for contact details.

Edited by CORLIA