I make wall sculptures out of reclaimed scraps of wood and broken furniture.  I am interested in the joys and challenges of creating harmonious and dynamic compostions with found objects.  I also make paintings that deal with the formal aspects of modern art and design: positive and negative space, dynamism and hamony, depth and surface.

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Aaron Kllc's work explores painting and sculpture as a means of expressing primal energies and emotions. Drawing on mid-century art for inspiration, his work ranges from the re-purposing of found objects to pure abstraction on canvas. Returning to the west coast was an affirmation and connection with California Modernism that has become apparent in his work.

Kllc's black and white works oscillate between ghostly abstracted impressions and actual found objects which ignite memories, emotions, and narratives. The resulting effect is a playful and inquisitive conversation that bridges the duality of the literal and ethereal worlds. His background in Japanese Aesthetics is apparent in this discovery: working with the material world is always a reflection of the spiritual.

Aaron Kllc is a graduate of Rhode Island School of Design, RISD

Awards:
Banking on Creativity Scholarship, Rochester New York
Merit Award Winner, Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester New York

Sales and Representation:
ABC Carpet and Home - NYC
Caira Mandaglio - London
Modern Way - Palm Springs

"Observing without evaluating is the highest form of human intelligence."
J. Krishnamurti

beauty,

art,

nature,

courage,

brilliant energy,

truth,

unexpected exchanges..

these things inspire me.

My process is stream of consciousness;
One color,
one form,
one line,
leading to the next.
I have no idea what the outcome will be.

This is fun.
It feels right.
I know that it is done.

~Sue Laurita

I produce functional and representational stoneware fired in both wood and gas kilns.

Form without Function
My sculptures, both in clay and in steel, are serial progressions working with the intersection of form and surface. Working in the tradition of the ceramic artists of the 1960's, these sculptures are deliberately non-functional. And, where the potter is concerned with what will fill the form, and how it functions, I am only interested in the interaction between shape and surface.The forms begin as shapes common to functional pottery. I enjoy the fact that I make things that simply represent the functional, trumping the classical image of pottery and expanding the viewer’s expectation of clay objects. I have finished these shapes with surfaces that invite the viewer to imagine a back story, a history. Look at the work, and enjoy the questions it evokes, enjoy the story it tells you.

Lorna Newlin has been creating pottery for over 25 years. In 2002 she followed her dream, left the corporate world and opened her own studio, Sausalito Pottery. A resident of Sausalito since 1993, she walks to her studio at the old MLK School on Coloma Street. Her “rescue” dog Shadow sits in the doorway to greet everyone. Lorna also teaches classes for adults and children.

Lorna loves to create many different styles of pottery from functional dinnerware, whimsical sculptures and pet bowls, unique fish platters, and Japanese style pottery wood fired in an anagama kiln at Pope Valley Pottery. She also does many commissions ranging from personalized wedding platters, to custom designed accent tiles.

“Nature inspires me. I use ancient art forms such as Gyotaku and create unique ways to show the beauty of nature in my “fish” plates”. This evolved into pressing other images in clay, the beauty that is all around us if you only look. Creating Art is really about truly seeing. In addition to being a nature lover, I am also an open water swimmer (no wetsuit), and diver (yes, with wetsuit). I have been lucky enough to swim under the Golden Gate Bridge and dive for abalone along the Sonoma coast. So I have viewed nature such as jellyfish, seals, and fish up close. Recreating those inspirations in my artwork allows me to share my joy with others.”

Lorna Newlin
Sausalito Pottery

The provocative use of space has always been of interest to me whether it be found in architecture, graphics, landscape design or paintings. My recent body of work encompasses my observations of the landscape, especially the sculptural display I find in the winter months. Through these paintings, I've explored the spacial relationships between the positive and negative areas and have tried to create a feeling of depth by using many layers of transparent glazes. The resulting artworks are explorations of a 3 dimensional sense of space on a flat surface.