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Artist Biography:
Christina Sullo is a ceramic artist from the Atlanta, Georgia area. Christina studied
sculpture under Greg Johnson; pottery on the wheel with Vicki Paulett, Arlene Cohen, and
Pam Kohler-Camp; and hand building with B.J. Barrett and Joan Macaluso at Hudgens
Center for the Arts. Firing techniques including raku were taught by Mike Garnes at Hudgens
and Christine Tholl at Red Wall Studio.
Christina taught art at Suwanee Elementary for grades K-5 in Gwinnett County, GA; also,
children's and adult clay classes at Blue Ridge Art Center in Seneca, SC.
In 2005-2006 as part owner of Sharp Studio in Walhalla, SC, Christina taught adult wheel,
handbuilding and sculpture classes as well as children’s classes.
Currently she works out of her Jefferson, GA studio and teaches adult classes at Georgia
Piedmont Arts Center in Winder, GA.
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Photojournalist John Weber has been taking photographs for more than five
decades, yet only since retiring from the University of Georgia has he shown his
work in juried shows, galleries and festivals. He is known for landscape and
marine photography. A native of Long Island and a long-time Florida resident, he
has lived in Georgia for 18 years. Current memberships: Georgia Piedmont Arts
Center, Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Monroe Art Guild, Athens Photography
Guild, Athens Art Association, Arts Development Council of Georgia.
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Brenda K. Mc Daniel:
“I do not handle watercolor in the traditional way, as most watercolorists do. Starting out
painting with oils, then acrylics, and in 1979, watercolor, I made the transition the only way I
knew, so I tend to paint with watercolors the way most artist paint with oils. I believe I was
born an artist. As far back as I can remember I have created my art on anything, even the
bottom of tables as a child. My paintings are neither photo realism nor impressionistic. They
are somewhere in the middle. I tend to spend more time and energy on the main subject
than the rest of the painting. That is just my style.
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Jo Cooper received her B.S. degree in education and art from the University of West Georgia
and engaged in graduate studies at East Texas State University and the University of Georgia.
She taught Science and Art in the Gwinnett County School System. She also taught Art in the
Carrollton Head Start Program and in children’s art programs both in Texas and in Georgia.
Her work has been shown at GPAC in Winder, U.of W.G., Carroll County annual Fair, and other
locations. Awards of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place and Honorable Mention have been earned. Her
interest in art began as a child with chalk, crayons, and pencil drawing and progressed to
charcoal drawing and oil pastels in high school and college; then on to oils, acrylics, and
watercolors. Most recently she began hand building clay, primarily using under glaze firing for
the brilliant colors and Raku firing for the variation and excitement gas firing brings.
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Bill Cooper received his B.B.A. degree in marketing and management from the University of
West Georgia. He is the owner of William H, Cooper III, and Associates, Inc., a marketing firm.
Having been in the business world full time until recently, the extent of his “hand-work” has
been home repairs, home improvements, and designing and implementing small building
projects. About 1&1/2 years ago, he became familiar with GPAC in Winder through his wife, Jo,
and began throwing clay. Since then, his work has been displayed at GPAC Gallery and at
various shows and festivals in the area. He enjoys high firing with traditional glazes as well as
low firing with under glazes. He recently constructed a Raku kiln and you can now find him firing
outside his studio, Studio 23, in Hoschton. Just follow the smoke.
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Christina Sullo is a ceramic artist from the Atlanta, Georgia area. Christina studied
sculpture under Greg Johnson; pottery on the wheel with Vicki Paulett, Arlene Cohen, and
Pam Kohler-Camp; and hand building with B.J. Barrett and Joan Macaluso at Hudgens
Center for the Arts. Firing techniques including raku were taught by Mike Garnes at Hudgens
and Christine Tholl at Red Wall Studio.
Christina taught art at Suwanee Elementary for grades K-5 in Gwinnett County, GA; also,
children's and adult clay classes at Blue Ridge Art Center in Seneca, SC.
In 2005-2006 as part owner of Sharp Studio in Walhalla, SC, Christina taught adult wheel,
handbuilding and sculpture classes as well as children’s classes.
Currently she works out of her Jefferson, GA studio and teaches adult classes at Georgia
Piedmont Arts Center in Winder, GA.
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Photojournalist John Weber has been taking photographs for more than five
decades, yet only since retiring from the University of Georgia has he shown his
work in juried shows, galleries and festivals. He is known for landscape and
marine photography. A native of Long Island and a long-time Florida resident, he
has lived in Georgia for 18 years. Current memberships: Georgia Piedmont Arts
Center, Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Monroe Art Guild, Athens Photography
Guild, Athens Art Association, Arts Development Council of Georgia.
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Brenda K. Mc Daniel:
“I do not handle watercolor in the traditional way, as most watercolorists do. Starting out
painting with oils, then acrylics, and in 1979, watercolor, I made the transition the only way I
knew, so I tend to paint with watercolors the way most artist paint with oils. I believe I was
born an artist. As far back as I can remember I have created my art on anything, even the
bottom of tables as a child. My paintings are neither photo realism nor impressionistic. They
are somewhere in the middle. I tend to spend more time and energy on the main subject
than the rest of the painting. That is just my style.
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Jo Cooper received her B.S. degree in education and art from the University of West Georgia
and engaged in graduate studies at East Texas State University and the University of Georgia.
She taught Science and Art in the Gwinnett County School System. She also taught Art in the
Carrollton Head Start Program and in children’s art programs both in Texas and in Georgia.
Her work has been shown at GPAC in Winder, U.of W.G., Carroll County annual Fair, and other
locations. Awards of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place and Honorable Mention have been earned. Her
interest in art began as a child with chalk, crayons, and pencil drawing and progressed to
charcoal drawing and oil pastels in high school and college; then on to oils, acrylics, and
watercolors. Most recently she began hand building clay, primarily using under glaze firing for
the brilliant colors and Raku firing for the variation and excitement gas firing brings.
********************************************************************************************************
Bill Cooper received his B.B.A. degree in marketing and management from the University of
West Georgia. He is the owner of William H, Cooper III, and Associates, Inc., a marketing firm.
Having been in the business world full time until recently, the extent of his “hand-work” has
been home repairs, home improvements, and designing and implementing small building
projects. About 1&1/2 years ago, he became familiar with GPAC in Winder through his wife, Jo,
and began throwing clay. Since then, his work has been displayed at GPAC Gallery and at
various shows and festivals in the area. He enjoys high firing with traditional glazes as well as
low firing with under glazes. He recently constructed a Raku kiln and you can now find him firing
outside his studio, Studio 23, in Hoschton. Just follow the smoke.
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