Denise Ward, guest curator at Petaluma Arts Center for
BLACK ARTISTS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA EXHIBITION 2024 Artwork by featured artist, Shonna McDaniels Photo by Crissy Pascal
Art has been my life since the beginning. Many practices, many and types, and many years. I am immerse in kinetic sculpture these days. It fuels my observations, my shapes in abstractions and keeps the imagination humming. So much more to say.
Unique Designs
Kinetic sculpture art is aluminum sheet, steel wire and a lot of imagination. When working with a client, we collaborate on the theme, size, color profile. With two designs, this offers me a chance to play in the same sculptural way and my clients have a few choices to decide what feels right for their space.
All jewelry and kinetic sculptures are handcrafted, one-of-a-kind designs. Using anodized aluminum and mixed materials, earrings are cut, formed, stamped and shaped into playful designs. Cold form work is what I do, using saws and files without fire to produce my jewelry with niobium earwires, Nb #41 and posts are titanium, Ti #22, which are hypoallergenic and do not contain any nickel alloys.
On Monet’s Bridge, Giverney, France
On my last visit to France, the visit to Monet’s home was a highlight. It was a magical day. To stand in a painting is to live my artist’ life.
“Art is not a luxury as many people think – it is a necessity. It documents history – it helps educate people and stores knowledge for generations to come.” – Dr. Samella Lewis