The Artists of "Secrets of the Sands"
copyright 2009 Leona Wisoker
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Bringing it all to life . . .
Ari Warner
Ari is responsible for the fabulous map in the front of "Secrets of the Sands."
Ari is responsible for the fabulous map in the front of "Secrets of the Sands."
Gail Engle
Gail designed a series of tribal bracelets, based on African bead-languages, for the novel; her concepts were so astounding that they were promptly written into the book during the final publisher revisions. Any time you see a mention of jewelry, especially beaded jewelry, in "Secrets of the Sands," chances are Gail is behind it in some manner.
Gail is a mixed media artist focusing on wearable art. Her work can be found at the Gallery on the York and in The Peninsula Fine Arts Center gift shop. She is organizing an April 2010 Gallery on the York show of mixed media textiles based on the work of prominent local artists. Gail is also involved in a 2010 exhibit in Chesapeake, still in the early planning stages.Gail designed a series of tribal bracelets, based on African bead-languages, for the novel; her concepts were so astounding that they were promptly written into the book during the final publisher revisions. Any time you see a mention of jewelry, especially beaded jewelry, in "Secrets of the Sands," chances are Gail is behind it in some manner.
Gail holds basic beading classes at Gallery on the York and more advanced classes at Beadworkz in Portsmouth, Virginia. She is in the process of creating a small book of her designs and instructions, which is due out in the summer of 2010.
Angela Wade
Writer and doll artist Angela P. Wade has published short fiction and non-fiction pieces in publications as varied as The Star Wars Adventure Journal and Fashion Doll Quarterly. Currenly, she writes a regular column for Doll Crafter and Costuming magazine, creates and sells her own patterns for collector's fashion dolls, and is working on a series of mystery novels featuring Edward Red Mage, a wizard-for-hire with a thirst for justice and strong beer.She can be contacted through her Etsy page or Livejournal 'blog:
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Brian LaBarr
Brian works with "found materials" for his art, and has produced a series of several hundred pieces, exploring the variations of symmetry available when using reclaimed wood. He will be attending this launch as "Artist Wrangler," artist, and as a damn good friend.
He can be contacted ... well, actually, he's usually too busy juggling jobs and a full master's degree courseload to be contacted ... but if you have a question for him Leona will be happy to pass it along ...
Brian works with "found materials" for his art, and has produced a series of several hundred pieces, exploring the variations of symmetry available when using reclaimed wood. He will be attending this launch as "Artist Wrangler," artist, and as a damn good friend.
He can be contacted ... well, actually, he's usually too busy juggling jobs and a full master's degree courseload to be contacted ... but if you have a question for him Leona will be happy to pass it along ...
For a detailed explanation and pictures of the dolls Angela created for the book, step right this way ....