Randall Claggett is the owner of Castle Studio, Inc. Located outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Castle Studio is a full service studio accomplished at performing any requirements in the field of stained glass. Randall specializes in the restoration of historic, painted stained glass. His experience has ranged from restoration of a Tiffany window to restoration of an entire chapel of painted German stained glass, circa 1870.

Glass painting is Randall’s specialty, as shown in ‘The French Lady’. He prefers the more detailed, complex classical style to more modernistic windows favored by other stained glass artists.

More of Randall’s work can be seen at Castle’s website.

Website: Castle Studio, Inc.
Contact email: rc@castlestudioinc.com

Sharon Belle Hawkshawe is both a painter and a writer. Sharon paints under her sur name Hawkshawe, while she writes under the nom de plume, Sharon Belle.

Painting under her sur name, Sharon Hawkshawe, specializes in abstraction and impressionistic art. Sharon�s preferred choices of mediums are acrylic and oil paints. Besides her canvas work, Sharon’s credits include the illustrations and covers for Songs of the Soul and A Soul Speaks. Sharon has periodic art shows, displaying and selling her latest works.

Writing under the num de plume, Sharon Belle; she has co-authored a collection of poetry entitled, Songs of the Soul with two other talented poets, which was released in February 2002. Her latest book A Soul Speaks is scheduled for release in late 2008. Sharon has also completed her first screenplay, entitled The Rink and is in the process of completing a second screenplay entitled The Take Over.

Sharon Belle Hawkshawe was born in Dayton, Ohio on August 25, 1963. Sharon was raised in Washington D.C and then in Columbia, Maryland. However, Sharon spent all of her summers, through high school, in Ohio, with her Grandmother, Claudia Jefferson.

Sharon comes from a distinguished family, steeped in tradition and natural talent. Her mother, Dorothy L. Drinkard, is a published author and her father, Richard Ramsey Hawkshawe, also a modern art painter (now deceased). Sharon�s extended family includes a ballerina, musicians, athletes, as well as educators, ministers and various other professionals. Sharon currently works for a national real estate firm, while she works on her art and writing.

For more information, regarding book signings and art shows, visit Sharon�s website at www.HawkshaweGallery.com. Sharon also maintains a daily blog at Artgirltoday.blogspot.com.

Website: Hawkshawe Gallery
Contact email: hawkshawe@aol.com

Next Event: February 14th, 2008 12-9pm (Reception 7-9pm.)

Featuring Video Artist Alexander Mercado and musician Arrica Rose. (Arrica’s performnace will start at 8pm.)

Artist Works by: Brandon Cheek, Jason Cruz,Bryan de Roo, Suzanne Federico, Ashley Hagen, Deborah Martin, Nick McPhail, Thinh Nguyen and Brad Reyes.

Website: Spring Arts Collective Gallery
Contact email: sac@springartscollective.com

Born June 9, 1961 Deborah grew up just outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She has been drawing and painting from the time she was able to first hold a crayon. At the age of 16, she received a scholarship to attend the Philadelphia College of Art foundation program. She began her studies with a full scholarship to attend the Museum School of Fine Arts and Tufts University where she earned a BFA and BS in Art Education respectively. Having sensitivity to children with special needs, Deborah developed and taught art therapy, which she designed in particular for SED children. Trained as a painter, her works actually began on paper with a series of abstract oil pastels, which were displayed in selected galleries throughout Boston and were on loan at the Massachusetts State House.

Upon moving to NYC in 1993, Deborah developed an interest in fine art photography and began a series shot in Coney Island, NY. Continuing her work with abstract oil pastel on paper, she was represented by the Abney Gallery in SoHo, and sold in auction at Sotheby’s. In 1997, she joined a diverse group of writers and artists residing in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and was represented by the Driskel Gallery exhibiting photographic works. Her show entitled “Pure” was chosen as a “best bet” in the Cape Cod Times. Deborah currently lives in Los Angeles, California.

After many years, she has come back full circle and is emerging as a painter working out of Studio 528, her loft in Downtown, LA. Her works in progress include a documentation of American iconography in Polaroid and the transformation of these Polaroid’s into oil paintings. Her mural and restoration work can be seen on the ceiling of St. Vibiana’s Cathedral and throughout the Spring Arts Tower located in the Historical core of Downtown, LA. She is also a founding member and Director of the Spring Arts Collective Gallery, located on Gallery Row in the heart of downtown Los Angeles.

Website: Studio 528
Contact email: info@studio528.com