Leisa Rich

Leisa Rich is a sculptor and artist who employs fiber, surface design, hand and machine stitching, human detritus and a variety of other unusual techniques and materials in her 2D and 3D constructions and Installations. She is an art educator with 35 years experience teaching all levels, and ages from 3 year old through college, in Fibers, Sewing, Painting/Drawing, Book Making, Printmaking, Clay, Resin/Molds, Encaustic and more. She holds Master of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, and Bachelor of Education in Art degrees. Leisa used to teach  at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center  for many years.  Her previous experience includes international fashion, set design projects for television and theatre, a successful wearable art business, Director of Art and much more.

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http://monaleisa.posterous.com
http://www.monaleisa.com

Michael Hansmeyer

The Ornamented Columns of Michael Hansmeyer make the unimaginable to come true through the use of new technologies and subdivision processes. He creates columns whose forms make you think that they come from a different world. Michael Hansmeyer talks to Yatzer about his computational project.Intricately carved, these are simple cardboard columns which have been devised on the designer’s computer using a subdivision algorithm. This algorithm actually allows between 8 and 16 million facets. Involving detailed carving, it is sure to blow the onlookers minds. It is not a very expensive procedure. The process takes $1500 and about 15 hours. It is made with the help of three laser cutters which work in parallel.