Sculptures
David Hammel Bio
David Hammel is a local artist who graduated from Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, FL and has been an art instructor for over twenty years. He has dedicated himself to working with various organizations including underserved and at-risk teens. Working as a studio artist since 1990, Hammel has gained recognition for his wildlife pottery and has been collected by Olga Hishorn of the Hirshorn Museum at the Smithsonian.
Boulevard Fine Art South gallery in Nokomis, FL feature David Hammel's pottery.
Shlomi Haziza Bio
Ever since Israeli native Shlomi Haziza was 15 years old, he was already being seen as an established artist. He Traveled internationally while he was young and had been exposed to much of the world's great architecture, museums and music, all of which have influenced his work. He draws upon his own heritage which is very evident in his beautiful pieces of Judaica, but cites life, travel and the infinite beauty of the world's cultures has been the basis for his inspiration. In his twenties, he was granted permanent U.S. residency on the basis of exhibiting "extraordinary ability". Acrylic is the most sophisticated material Haziza has mastered to date. It is an unforgiving, but to an artist such as Haziza, it is a natural, exciting and expressive medium, with light-refracting properties that give it a unique dynamic. Haziza has spent years finding new and inventive ways to use color, metal powders and sculpting techniques to bring out the inner fire of acrylic and breathe life and emotion into every piece he makes.
Boulevard Fine Art Gallery in Nokomis FL feature Shlomi Haziza's sculptures.