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rt 2021 EXHIBITION Sponsored by HGA s Design Council

Curiosity is the root of creativity HGArt is sponsored by HGA Design Council This exhibition features work by HGA staff nationwide The live gallery opening event featured artist presentations and performances by many of our talented staff 150 guests 25 artists 10 departments 9 offices 5 galleries

Galleries Digital Arts Fiber Arts Drawing Painting Printmaking Photography Mixed Media 3D

DIGITAL ARTS

Alex Terzich Minneapolis Architecture Animated Book Cover Digital Painting Photoshop

Alex Terzich Minneapolis Architecture Orthographic Still Life Photoshop HGArt 2021 EXHIBITION DIGITAL ART

Abi Elena Kallushi Washington DC Architecture A Simple Cut Digital Collage

Abi Elena Kallushi Washington DC Architecture Piece Offering Digital Collage HGArt 2021 EXHIBITION DIGITAL ART

Abi Elena Kallushi Washington DC Architecture Truth Telling Digital Collage

Abi Elena Kallushi Washington DC Architecture See You Again Digital Collage HGArt 2021 EXHIBITION DIGITAL ART

Abi Elena Kallushi Washington DC Architecture Moon Ritual in A Major Digital Collage

Abi Elena Kallushi Washington DC Architecture Rose Quartz in Orange Red Digital Collage HGArt 2021 EXHIBITION DIGITAL ART

Jessica Teatom Boston Marketing Digital Illustration Procreate A house is an expression of the person living inside of it This is something I recently learned after buying my own first home this year I wondered if I could use my artistic expression to capture what is meaningful to others by not just drawing their houses but also engaging in some conversation about what is important to them I worked hard to piece together various parts of the homes to create a holistic view from the owner s perspective It ranged from drawing the flowers when they bloom in the spring to including the pets in the front yard I love being able to create a lasting memory that incorporates all of someone s best memories of their home In the past I had always used pen and ink but in 2020 while we stayed indoors I decided to pick up another hobby self teaching myself digital art on the iPad My art is a unique blend of vibrant stylized homes and handdrawn typography Because of its digital nature I have received requests to draw house portraits through word of mouth making it easy to share from anywhere

HGArt 2021 EXHIBITION DIGITAL ART

Leo Garcia Los Angeles Architecture Landscape Study No 04 Photoshop CS6 We re some six months into the pandemic everybody has bought their Peloton and designer face masks are the new thing I tell myself Real talk Leo you ain t doing nothin Please pretend to be productive Over the ensuing eight weeks I drop a couple hundred dollars on a drawing tablet play uncomfortably loud music and develop hints of lower back pain to produce a few digital paintings I regret everything

Leo Garcia Los Angeles Architecture Interior_04 Photoshop CS6 HGArt 2021 EXHIBITION DIGITAL ART

Leo Garcia Los Angeles Architecture Portrait Study No 05 Photoshop CS6

Leo Garcia Los Angeles Architecture Untitled Photoshop CS6 HGArt 2021 EXHIBITION DIGITAL ART

Chad Eslinger Minneapolis Mechanical Engineering Yellow Sky Music Composition Yellow Sky is a music composition I created a few yeas ago using Garage Band I originally wrote it for piano but it is all electric since I can t play very fast I took the photo while my daughter and I were leaving the park It is somewhat hard to see but my daughter is holding up the sun

Leo Garcia Los Angeles Architecture Ocen Study No 02 Photoshop CS6 HGArt 2021 EXHIBITION DIGITAL ART

Jay Scruggs Washington DC Architecture Portraits of My Children Watercolor colored pencil Photoshop These illustrations are passion projects in the case of my children s portraits or illustrations for associates of mine toying with the idea of independent publishing The process is much faster than one might anticipate maybe 6 8 hours total per piece and includes photography mockups painting scanning and a heavy dose of Photoshopping

Jay Scruggs Washington DC Architecture The Rain in Shambala est pub 2022 Dial Em for Empath pub 2021 Illustrations cover from Indie published novels Watercolor colored pencil Photoshop HGArt 2021 EXHIBITION DIGITAL ART

FIBER ARTS

Raphael Hankin Minneapolis Administrative Services Skull Beanie Fair Isle Knit Black and White cashmere yarn The Gap and frugality got me back into knitting and crocheting It was the late 90s and chunky scarves and hats were all the rage I stopped in a store that was in the Crystal Court at the IDS building and was outraged by the prices So I went down to my nearest Michaels bought my first set of knitting needles yarn and a pattern and the rest is history

Raphael Hankin Minneapolis Administrative Services Death Flake Mittens Lithuanian Style Variegated lace weight yarn HGArt 2021 EXHIBITION FIBER ARTS

Raphael Hankin Minneapolis Administrative Services Pride Doily Earrings Crochet Variegated lace weight thread Pearl and Blue Granny Square Earrings Crochet Lace weight thread

Raphael Hankin Minneapolis Administrative Services Christmas Tree Skirt Crochet Worsted weight yarn HGArt 2021 EXHIBITION FIBER ARTS

Raphael Hankin Minneapolis Administrative Services Super Afghan Knit Variegated yarn

Raphael Hankin Minneapolis Administrative Services Star Wars Scarf Double Knit Cashmere Yarn HGArt 2021 EXHIBITION FIBER ARTS

Carol Sylvester Minneapolis Communications Painted Ladies Thread fabric wire Painted Ladies is a stumpwork embroidery project by Deanna Bertelsen a Canadian designer Stumpwork is an historical embroidery technique going back to the 16th century Traditional materials include silk threads wood and wire Boxes known as caskets were often made from embroidered panels they held items such as ink paper and writing supplies or toiletries Sweetbags worn around the waist were also often created they held lavender or other scented items to mask body odor

Carol Sylvester Minneapolis Communications Strawberry Fields Deanna Bertelsen designer Thread fabric wire Strawberry Fields is a counted thread project designed by Barbara Jackson of Tristan Brooks Designs It incorporates counted cross stitch counted specialty stitches and non counted stitches such as French knots and lazy daisies HGArt 2021 EXHIBITION FIBER ARTS

Kate Arnson Milwaukee Structural Engineering Don t Be an Animal Use a Coaster Needlepoint with wool felt These are needlepoint coasters that I made for my brother as a housewarming gift when he moved to California after graduation He always jokingly says Don t be an animal use a coaster I sketched out the animals with my younger brother and then it took a couple false starts before I figured out what medium I wanted to use This was my first needlepoint project so I was experimenting as I went along I used a standard diagonal stitch for the design a binding stitch for the border and backed the coasters with felt I ended up finishing this project a couple years late but my brother likes them

HGArt 2021 EXHIBITION FIBER ARTS

DRAWING PAINTING PRINTMAKING

Dan Kalkman Milwaukee Architecture Milwaukee Sketches Ink Pen and Sketchbook Tragically we stop doing things that are good for us because we think we re not good enough It s never too late though It seems there is something important about manually manipulating and drawing out two dimensional things we see all the time Personally it s a meditation to connect my mind and hand and build a memory of a place by capturing it in a sketch

Dan Kalkman Milwaukee Architecture Nordic Sketches Finland Sweden Denmark Ink Pen Watercolors Sketchbook HGArt 2021 EXHIBITION DRAWING PAINTING PRINTMAKING

Dan Kalkman Milwaukee Architecture Nordic Sketches Finland Sweden Denmark Ink Pen Watercolors Sketchbook

Dan Kalkman Milwaukee Architecture Nordic Sketches Finland Sweden Denmark Ink Pen Watercolors Sketchbook HGArt 2021 EXHIBITION DRAWING PAINTING PRINTMAKING

Lorena Grajeda San Jose Administrative Services Geisha 1 Acrylic on Canvas 14 x 11 x 1 1 2 My works are motivated by the experiences and cultures that surround me and have molded me into the person I am today By using metallics to bring out the intensity of each color and the brushwork applied I hope to draw in the viewer and evoke the thought of reflection My focus in all my works is to capture a lesson a feeling and or knowledge of the subject matter My experiences and the cultures that surround me and have molded me into the person I am today and I hope these pieces demonstrates how I reflect on women in cultures outside of my own and make a statement of how I reflect on women as a woman

Lorena Grajeda San Jose Administrative Services Geisha 2 Acrylic on Canvas 14 x 11 x 1 1 2 HGArt 2021 EXHIBITION DRAWING PAINTING PRINTMAKING

Maggie Sutton Rochester Architecture Untitled Oil on Canvas

Maggie Sutton Rochester Architecture Untitled Oil on Canvas HGArt 2021 EXHIBITION DRAWING PAINTING PRINTMAKING

Maggie Sutton Rochester Architecture Untitled Chalk pastel on envelope

Shooka Sharafi Washington DC Interior Design In many countries within the continent of Asia Calligraphy is a form of meditative art In Iran it is taught at an early age to enlist discipline and focus as well as a poetic introduction to the Persian heritage Having moved to the United States at the age of 17 practicing Farsi and Arabic calligraphy has become a vessel for me to reconnect with my culture and be reminded of the ancient world beyond my white picket fence HGArt 2021 EXHIBITION DRAWING PAINTING PRINTMAKING

Shooka Sharafi Washington DC Interior Design Heech Nothing Poem by Rumi Farsi Calligraphy 36 x36 Acrylic Ink on Canvas

Shooka Sharafi Washington DC Interior Design To My Parents With Love Farsi Arabic Calligraphy 2 18 x30 Oil Ink on Canvas HGArt 2021 EXHIBITION DRAWING PAINTING PRINTMAKING

Shooka Sharafi Washington DC Interior Design My Grandmother s Prayers Arabic Calligraphy 2 12 x36 Oil Ink on Canvas

Shooka Sharafi Washington DC Interior Design The Morning Bird Poem by Hafez Farsi Calligraphy Triptych Acrylic on Canvas HGArt 2021 EXHIBITION DRAWING PAINTING PRINTMAKING

Sara Bidar Minneapolis Electrical Engineering Cleo Pencil on Paper Art is limitless There are no rules and endless possibilities I am the kind of person who always has a project or multiple in the works I often wish there were more time in a day to spend developing creative ideas Over the years I have learned that occasionally it is okay to scrap a composition because not everything will turn out as planned Still I love the challenges that come with tackling a new medium and the feeling of accomplishment I gain when completing a piece

Maggie Pipek Madison Energy Infrastructure Fallen Print Ink on Paper HGArt 2021 EXHIBITION DRAWING PAINTING PRINTMAKING

Sara Bidar Minneapolis Electrical Engineering Oil Paint on Canvas

Sara Bidar Minneapolis Electrical Engineering Oil Paint on Canvas HGArt 2021 EXHIBITION DRAWING PAINTING PRINTMAKING

PHOTOGRAPHY

Patrick Doss Smith Minneapolis Structural Engineering Early Buds Digital Photograph I have been taking photographs since high school but struggled to capture the beauty that seems so apparent in nature The same can be said for urban photography but in a grittier sense As I developed other mediums I came to realize the beauty lies in the details and invested in a zoom lens with a macro function and started exploring what it was that inspired a sense of beauty

Patrick Doss Smith Minneapolis Structural Engineering Grass Seeds Digital Photograph I now shoot with a small inexpensive camera and have forced myself to work harder at each shot rather than take lots of photos and modify them on the computer I usually take a quick shot of whatever catches my eye and then think about the visual cues move in on them and take several different shots to discover if there really is some beauty there HGArt 2021 EXHIBITION PHOTOGRAPHY

Patrick Doss Smith Minneapolis Structural Engineering Portrait I Digital Photograph I m also influenced by early taxonomic drawings that show overall images and then record details on the same page though oddly I ve never been terribly interested in naming and cataloging it s always the visual impact I m after

Patrick Doss Smith Minneapolis Structural Engineering Portrait II Digital Photograph I also grew up in the days of Kodachrome and I really miss those saturated colors To compensate I often use a setting that pops the colors up in a similar fashion I have plans to eventually use the close up florals as a jumping off point for a watercolor series based on a purer abstracted form and impressionistic color pallet HGArt 2021 EXHIBITION PHOTOGRAPHY

Patrick Doss Smith Minneapolis Structural Engineering Portrait III Digital Photograph I ve had largely dismal results photographing people but my son Fitz and I seem to be able to make it work a little I suppose I have less social anxiety knowing him so well

Terri Zborowsky Minneapolis Design Insight Group St Paul Sunrise Photography HGArt 2021 EXHIBITION PHOTOGRAPHY

Marc L Italien San Francisco Architecture Big Electrics Erector Parts 1920s Lionel Locos and passengers cars I ve been into trains since I was able to communicate I shifted that passion to antique tinplate trains about 20 yrs ago I acquire the scrappiest toy trains because they cost less and look more realistic I avoid restoring trains but enjoy the challenge of getting these relics running again I ve set up a layout with vintage buildings signals and figures and have appointed my village with structures built of old Erector set parts Not encumbered with zoning ordinances building codes or watchdog community groups I build what I want where I want and when I want

Marc L Italien San Francisco Architecture All Aboard for Jersey City Erector parts 1920s Lionel Station and American Flyer Loco and passenger cars When I get bored running trains I love to photograph them with my iPhone I depict the same scenes with different trains and different lighting and editing effects for varied results I like to celebrate the patina that these 100 yr old trains have acquired while recalling the grit of prototype trains in real stations or the rapid movement of an overnight crack train HGArt 2021 EXHIBITION PHOTOGRAPHY

Marc L Italien San Francisco Architecture Station Stop Erector parts 1920s Lionel Switch Tower and Ives train 1950s American Model Toys observation car

Marc L Italien San Francisco Architecture Moo 1940s Lionel Automatic Gate Man 1920s Die cast cars and figures HGArt 2021 EXHIBITION PHOTOGRAPHY

Marc L Italien San Francisco Architecture Hear that lonesome whistle blow 1920s 30s Ives and Lionel Toy Trains

Marc L Italien San Francisco Architecture Happy Yew Year Erector parts 1920s Lionel Toy Train Station and Locomotive HGArt 2021 EXHIBITION PHOTOGRAPHY

Marc L Italien San Francisco Architecture On a cold winter s night Erector parts Marx accessories 1920s 30s Lionel Toy Trains

HGArt 2021 EXHIBITION PHOTOGRAPHY

MIXED MEDIA 3D

Ethan Fogle Washington DC Structural Engineering Serving Spoon Crab Apple Since 2017 I ve been carving spoons As I explored traditional carving methods I discovered green woodworking which has been used throughout history to produce all types of wooden ware and furniture including chairs bowls and spoons Green woodworking involves carving the wood soon after it s been cut while it still has a high moisture content This allows me to use hand tools A carving ax to make the primary shape A sloyd knife to refine the details And finally a hook knife for the bowl of the spoon The spoon changes as it dries and the final product is never completely controlled by me Once the spoon is dry I make the finishing cuts for a glassy smooth surface

David Johansson Minneapolis Architecture Child s Bookshelf White oak Bookshelf for a child Oil and wax finish on some seriously charactered white oak full of worm holes Hand cut joinery Two tall shelves to hold all the tall books and a drawer full of wonderfully quirky details perfectly suited for the sensibilities of a child and me HGArt 2021 EXHIBITION MIXED MEDIA 3D

Krizia Medero Minneapolis Architecture Self Closing Bag 3D Printed TPE I like to 3D print wearables

Krizia Medero Minneapolis Architecture Iris Sandals 3D Printed Recycled Plastic Chiffon HGArt 2021 EXHIBITION MIXED MEDIA 3D

Shauna Ubersox Minneapolis Marketing Cenote Linocut prints collage acrylic glue sealant puff paint Cenote 18x24 mixed media on cradled wood panel A cenote is a naturally occurring sinkhole native to the Yucatan Peninsula Cenotes form due to the collapse of limestone bedrock and over centuries fill with particularly clear blue water owing to the filtration of surface water through layers of limestone In this piece I wanted to create the illusion of a cenote from above from the dark blue at the center the deepest part of the cenote to the bright green of the surrounding tropical canopy All the linocut prints in this piece are of flora native to a cenote s natural environment

Krizia Medero Minneapolis Architecture Map Bag 3D Printed TPE PLA HGArt 2021 EXHIBITION MIXED MEDIA 3D

Glenn Waguespack Minneapolis Architecture Intertwine Sisal Rope and Aluminum Wire As a foil to an architectural design process which is disconnected with the object of that process I decided to produce some work that is not generative or predictive of some thing to come but is more immediate simpler intuitive and improvisational The following objects are the result of or a recording of momentary encounters with physical materials I have deliberately limited the variables methods and materials in order to reduce the interaction to its essence to create something clear and to understand the impacts of my choices and the intrinsic potential of the materials In these form finding exercises the materials are rope and pliable wire

Glenn Waguespack Minneapolis Architecture We need each other Rope and aluminum wire 14 x 16 x 48 HGArt 2021 EXHIBITION MIXED MEDIA 3D

Glenn Waguespack Minneapolis Architecture Rope Curl Sisal rope and aluminum wire 9 1 2 x 7 x 5

Nima Gujar San Jose Architecture Pack Me 48 x21 Packing material bamboo sticks re purposed fabric HGArt 2021 EXHIBITION MIXED MEDIA 3D

Modess Seyednezhad Madison Energy Infrastructure Cup sugar bowl Clay with glaze I am committed to the intangible and intuitive aspects of art Through the things I make I give people some insight into how I see I believe that all objects contain energy that embodies a feeling Joanna Powell

Modess Seyednezhad Madison Energy Infrastructure Small bowl Clay with glaze and melted glass HGArt 2021 EXHIBITION MIXED MEDIA 3D

Modess Seyednezhad Madison Energy Infrastructure Plates Clay with glaze

Modess Seyednezhad Madison Energy Infrastructure Plate Clay with glaze HGArt 2021 EXHIBITION MIXED MEDIA 3D

Modess Seyednezhad Madison Energy Infrastructure Small bowl Clay with glaze

Modess Seyednezhad Madison Energy Infrastructure Sculpture Clay HGArt 2021 EXHIBITION MIXED MEDIA 3D

Modess Seyednezhad Madison Energy Infrastructure Jewelry basket Clay with glaze and melted glass

Modess Seyednezhad Madison Energy Infrastructure Pen tray Clay with under glaze HGArt 2021 EXHIBITION MIXED MEDIA 3D

Nima Gujar San Jose Architecture Embroidery in Wood 78 x23 Wood fabric

Nima Gujar San Jose Architecture I Am Not Done Yet 48 x36 Rods glass bangles thread HGArt 2021 EXHIBITION MIXED MEDIA 3D

Thank you to our artists Abi Kallushi Alex Terzich Carol Sylvester Chad Eslinger Dan Kalkman David Johansson Ethan Fogle Glenn Waguespack Jay Scruggs Jess Teatom Kate Arnson Krizia Medero Leo Garcia Lorena Grajeda Maggie Pipek Maggie Sutton Marc L Italien Modess Seyednezhad Nima Gujar Patrick Doss Smith Raphael Hankin Sara Bidar Shauna Ubersox Shooka Sharafi Terri Zborowsky