Outsider Art - Self-Taught Art - Folk Art

Current Exhibit Rick Borg Kevin Titzer Gregory Blackstock Jack Savitsky John Taylor 2003 Open House Folk Fest 2003 Blame Canada #3: Griffin Bros. Blame Canada #2: Casey McGlynn Blame Canada #1: Jennifer Harrison The Toy Show Scattered, Smothered & Covered Folk Fest 2002 Antjuan Oden John Taylor 2002 Mark O'Malley Shoup & Sudduth Method of Annie Charlie Lucas John Taylor 2001 Yard Art Jesus Says Buy More Folk Art Scattered, Smothered & Covered Annie Grgich Zeitgeist Folk Fest 2000 August Open House Livin' In Louisiana Daniel Belardinelli Buddy Snipes Folk Fest 99 Rick Borg Best of the Northwest The End Is Near! Birds, Babes, & Bluesmen - Tom D. Shiny Happy Paintings Making Our Way Carol Myers & Wally Shoup Mose Tolliver: Art Objects from the 1980's Profile of the Future Primitive Scattered, Smothered, & Covered How Do You Like Them Apples? Kindred Spirits of Alabama Ready Or Not, Here We Come

JOHN TAYLOR - NEW SHIPS California artist John Taylor has been creating his ships for a little over four years. This new exhibit of ships is John's fourth, and the progression of John's work from his first exhibit in 1999 to his last in 2001 has been phenomenal. From basic rugged vessels to grander ships in vision and scale, John's work has to be seen to be truly appreciated. John will be in attendance on opening night. John's ships are based on actual vessels, from Civil War-era river boats to WWI battleships. John began making his boats after a visit home, where he came across a trunk of mementos belonging to his great-grandfather, who had served in the navy during the Spanish-American war. A photograph of the sailor standing on the deck of a ship fueled the spark and John's fixation with ships began to pervade into his daily life. Using found objects of any nature, John works in his garage on evenings and weekends, his fearless manipulation of detritus displaying his undeniable craftsmanship. His ships look as if they have been buried or under water for half a century, but their near-disintegrated appearance conceal a well thought out methodology. This new exhibit of nine ships features Puget Sound steamers, Hudson River boats, and WWI cruisers.

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