Morongo Valley

Cheryl  Jordan
Photography & Note cards
760.363.7583

I have been living in Morongo Valley for four years and enjoy the quiet beauty of the desert. I have been taking photographs for the past ten years. I am a retired high school guidance counselor and I currently am an adjunct faculty member at the University of Redlands.

Jan Keith Stone
Composite Sculpture, Paintings
760.363.3314

I have much to offer in the way of art, that represents one artist’s point of view, but with many directions. I have been an artist all my life, but I have had the opportunity in the last 10 years to become serious about my dreams.

Carolyne Hawley
Oil, Acrylic
www.HawleyFineArt.com

Carolyne was born in Chicago and raised on the family farm in the heart of Illinois. At a very early age her artistic nature was evident and was encouraged and nurtured by her artist Mother. The brush on canvas is solely unique to this artist. Having developed a style of her own, Carolyne produces emotion coupled with different dimensions and realities. She is not limited by subject or size. A s a result of much study and research over the past she has carved out an enviable reputation with her senses of horses, people and garden settings. Carolyne has shown her work throughout the United States in major galleries and shows numerous Best of Show and People’s Choice awards during 2003-2004. Her artwork is being published by McGraw Graphics and Leanin’ Tree Publishers.   (Top of Page)

Nancy Lostlen
Beads, Wire
www.NancysNaturals.net

Nancy, of Nancy's naturals, a self-confessed ‘earring-aholic’ is enjoying a second career as your craft jeweler. She has been blessed with a natural understanding of color, texture, proportion and a very unique style that she thoroughly enjoys sharing with others. A native southern Californian, Nancy, along with her husband tad, are tucked away in a picturesque high-desert canyon jewelry. Nancy’s naturals uses only hand-selected materials from the created bounty of this earth.

Valerie Davis
Selenite Mobiles, Jewelry
49889 Hwy 62, Morongo Valley
760.366.0049

My artwork explores man’s independent relationship with the earth. Ancient nature deities, shamanism, the Earth Goddess and elemental energies are recurring themes. I use a variety of media and have taken several different approaches in my treatment of this subject matter. For the twelve years I have worked within the framework of the mandala. I create large, colorful mandalas using acrylic paint, modeling paste and other materials which produce interesting textures. I enjoy the challenge of working within the circular composition, contrasting the precision of geometry with looser, more spontaneous elements of color, texture and form. My designs are inspired by southwestern rock art and pre-Columbian art that I have seen in my travels. Color treatments and organic textures are derived from natural rock and mineral formations.

James Hagerty
Rust-Iron Sculpture, Painting www.HagertyArt.com

James Hagerty utilizes farm implements, auto parts, and any rusted iron with an "interesting shape or resonance" to construct what he calls "anthro-pomorphisms" or "totems." In his later work he veers toward the abstract, but without losing sight of the whimsical expressionism that characterizes his earlier output. James Hagerty has shown his assemblage sculptures at the following galleries: Ross Watkins, Aerie Art Garden, The Art Source, all of Palm Desert; and Magnet of Indio, California. He’s been the featured artist at Palm Desert Library, Occidental College, and Living Desert. A selection of his paintings, oil and acrylic on canvas, will be displayed at College of the Desert Library in the fall of 2005. He has been an artist for over ten years. His art is displayed and enjoyed in homes across the United States. His studio and grounds are perched above scenic Morongo Valley and Big Morongo Canyon Preserve, a world-famous bird watching destination in Southern California. The sculptures are displayed in a setting of cactus, rocks, and desert flora, with spectacular views of Mount San Jacinto.(Top of Page)