PETER BAILEY - Peter began creating jewelry fresh out of college. Armed with degrees in Psychology, Art and Music, Peter began to make fabricated jewelry sculptures with heat & imagination. Gold & silver sheet, wire, electricity & rare earth elements are transformed into one of a kind works which capture the artists' desire to reflect glimpses of nature in his work.

"I fabricate, pierce and texture my gold and silver and add conflict-free diamonds, pearl, rare and hard to get Persian tourmaline, Sri Lankan sapphire, Australian opal to create one-of-a-kind jewelry and very limited amount of repeat production. I design all my pieces on paper then fabricate or wax carve, and finish with a wide range of techniques: piercing, overlay, inlay, forging, anodizing and riveting. I apply electricity to create the colorful metal niobium as a background on the earrings

"I pride myself on doing unique and timeless designs that are inspired by the natural beauty of our world. The earrings come in either sterling silver, gold, or 22 karat vermeil. All of my jewelry is designed and produced by me in my home studio. My earrings are fabricated out of silver or gold with raised accents soldered on top as an overlay.

"In much of my work I use the colorful metal niobium as a background, which accentuates and emphasizes the design. Niobium is termed a “reactive metal” because it has a peculiar property of reacting to electricity. When I vary the electrical current passing through the metal, I can get a range of very brilliant colors. Hence, the simple strength of the design is brought to life from the unique use of color. I feel what makes my jewelry unique is the way I combine my own metalwork designs with the electrically-painted metal niobium. When I run the electricity through the bristles of a nylon brush, I can distribute the electricity where and in whatever pattern that inspires me. Since the amount of current corresponds with the color on the niobium, I can control the color range I want to work in. In essence, I am combining metal fabrication with painting (in metal).

"I have been selling my work at various art shows and galleries all over the United States for the past 40 years."

DAVID BRIX - I have always enjoyed taking photographs ever since college so many years ago when I bought my first camera, a Nikon FM film SLR. A lot has changed in photography over the years. Cameras have gone from film to digital, lenses have gotten better and sharper, and post-processing has gone from dodging and burning in the dark room to adjusting hue and saturation on the computer. What has not changed for me along the way is the pleasure I get in taking a photograph and bringing it to life, and the satisfaction I get in capturing the awe and beauty I find in the world.

In the beginning, it was party pics and class assignments for Deva Hyman's photography class. Soon though, I was shooting 4x5 landscapes à la Ansel Adams and Edward Weston, and developing prints in my bathroom at night. Later, I assisted studio and architectural photographers before striking out on my own.

In addition to photography, my career path has included working in industrial design as well as digital imaging (i.e., digital and graphic illustration, retouching, and pre-press). In 2006, I decided to pursue another kind of imaging as a diagnostic medical sonographer which has allowed me to help others, as well as afford to travel and further embrace my creative passions.XXXX These days, I am blessed and thrilled to more deeply explore the beauty that our natural environment has to offer, pursuing my passion for shooting landscapes, nightscapes, and travel images, as well as more abstract images. I hope that you enjoy my photographs as much as I have enjoyed creating them!