Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Art in Jingletown

A diverse culture has long been at the heart of Jinglteown life. It has played an especially significant role in the development of what has become a burgeoning arts district. Our active artist population has helped to revilalize and improve the economy of this area and is gaining more recognition all the time. The roles of the Jingletown artists and other creative characters have given this area a positive sense of identity and cohesion. The work helps instill a real sense of cultural literacy and bridges social barriers that span some of the area's most pervasive systemic problems. It is my pleasure to introduce some members of our community:

California native, Darwin Price, webmaster of the official Jingletown web site. lives and works at the famed Ford Street Studios (#2) here in Jingletown. When he isn't organizing labor unions, Darwin spends his time creating spectacular art. Shown here with one of his works in progress, he is a well-known figure in the Jingletown arts scene.

Saundra Warren makes unique and intriguing garden art in her 2908 Glascock Street studio. She works primarily in clay, specializing in beautiful garden fountains. Saundra makes her own ceramic tiles that she uses to create mosaic work also for outdoor use.

Ted Warren, (Saundra's husband) is a bibilophile who collects rare and out-of-print books. Shown here with his expansive and ecclectic collection that is organized in shelves along one side of their loft. The couple is co-writing a novel based in seventeenth century France.

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