As practicing artists ourselves, we understand many of the needs and the workings of the art studio from the inside.
Denise is an accomplished watercolor painter. Her painting “L.A., Dragon” was awarded First Place honors at the 2000 NMWS annual show. Jamo and Denise both draw in several media, including pencil, pen-and-ink, charcoal, conte, and silverpoint. Jamo’s illustrations have appeared in a wide range of publications, including magazines and textbooks. Jamo’s printmaking experience includes lithography and block-printing. He is an avid photographer as well, working in digital, as well as both 35-mm and medium format, and does his own black-and-white processing and printing. Jamo and Denise have worked together on public sculpture pieces. The sculpture titled “Openings” was selected as 1 of 5 semifinalists for a competition on the UNM main campus. Jamo and Denise have a mutual interest in film-making, and for several years operated a video-production company, writing, filming, editing and producing a number of films, including a docu-drama on school construction for Albuquerque Public Schools, and other educational- and architectural-related videos. Jamo and Denise are enthusiastic woodworkers, and have designed and constructed architectural woodworking and casework, furniture, clocks, music and jewelry boxes, woodcarvings, building signs, and a number of items installed in clients’ buildings |
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