Viki Nickels, Featured Artist of the Month Viki Nickels I feel blessed that many gifts have come my way in my lifetime, but none more than an early instinct to create art. This natural impulse has inspired and guided me since I was a young girl growing up in the coastal city of San Diego.…
Gena Wikstrom This month’s “Artist of the Month” is George Wagner. George has been a regular in the ceramics studio since he and his wife, Patsy, moved to PebbleCreek. In fact, one of the main reasons they moved here was because of the Creative Arts Center. He and Patsy were so impressed with the welcome…
Susan Eastman Kathy and her husband, John, were high school sweethearts. After they graduated from the University of Wisconsin, John entered the Army. He trained at Fort Benning, Ga., and was assigned to Fort Ord for the duration. They returned to Madison, Wis., where their twins, a boy and a girl, were born. After the…
Guy DeCosterd Named March Artist of the Month Guy Decosterd Although as a kid I was always drawing or sketching something, I didn’t begin painting until about 10 years ago due to a happy accident. One night my wife, two daughters, and I did a “sip and paint” event at a local mall. My painting…
Michael Dawson I am extremely honored to receive this recognition. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, I moved to Southern California at an early age, and it remained my home for 69 years. After a 29-year career with GE Healthcare, I retired in 2012 and began my painting adventure two years later. One of my neighbors…
Lenora Pliska is the Pottery Sculpture Club Artist of the Month for January 2024. When asked about her experience, Lenora shared the following: I have always liked making things: sewing, crafts, renovating, etc. So, when we moved to PebbleCreek the Pottery Club immediately got my interest. I took my first pottery lessons in 2017 (I…
Susan Eastman Although born and raised until the age of 9 in Los Angeles, Nora spent most of her childhood in Reno, Nev., where she later met and married husband Lewis. They settled on a ranch 30 miles from town with horses, pigs, and an array of cats and dogs. At the time Lew taught science…
Ila Larson, Pastel Artist, Named December Artist of the Month I am extremely surprised, pleased, and honored to receive this recognition. I grew up learning many different crafts from my parents, who both were always working on a project. As an adult, I began my artistic journey with creative stitchery, starting with macramé, then wall hangings…
Susan Eastman Life’s journey often takes us on many different paths, and so it was with Pam Kostakos. Chicago born, she grew up in the Windy City enjoying typical teen years that included a very special beau, Herb. When the Vietnam War upended their world, they went in separate directions for many years. Pam trained as a legal secretary, married,…
Susan Eastman How would you like to live in Europe for a year? That question was put to Carol Coudert shortly after she and husband, Ernie, bought their house in PebbleCreek. Ernie had been offered a position with NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, as a civilian financial analyst. The contract term was actually four…