One day last month, a friend of mine sent out an email from Bangkok. He was on his way elsewhere, and wanted to include thanks and farewells to some of his friends in Bali, one of whom was Elsha, this month’s Featured Artist. Above left: Barbie Spellbinder – Code Blue (Barbie

Carol Gold: “I sculpt in wax, then cast into bronze. I have chosen to work with human and animal forms to best express my feelings about nature and the human condition. I strive to convey a mood as well as create a sense of motion in space. Through the years my sculpture has

photo by Earl Wood I had the very good fortune recently to be introduced to one of California’s foremost stone sculptors, Patricia Bengston. I was really taken with her work. I love the raw, mythical quality of it, and how she allows the stone to be stone, rather than trying

Tanya Preminger – artist, sculptor, curator – is one of the most intensely prolific, masterful sculptors I’ve ever encountered. Her works are monumental in scope (not always in size), and I love how many of them convey a subtle humor not seen in most monumental works. I’m