Steven Sylvester, November 2006

ArtsUnited Features Artist Steven Sylvester in November ArtsUnited will feature the mixed media art work of Steven Sylvester in a solo exhibit at the Stonewall Library and Archives from November 6 through December 2, 2006. The exhibit opens with a reception to meet the artist on Monday, November 6 from 6:30 to 8:00 PM. The Stonewall Library and Archives is located at 1717 North Andrews Avenue in Fort Lauderdale. The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public. Steven Sylvester often played in mud puddles as a child. Things aren't much different for him as an adult. Mud is still his medium of choice. Playing with mud as an adult clay artist requires a balance between delicate finessing and outright mud wrestling with a creative result as the goal. Steven initially entered the profession of social work. In 1993 he became the owner of a wholesale clay art business in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, thus opening doors for exposure to creativity. Selling the business in 2003 allowed time for his total immersion in the creative process. Along with the making of handbuilt clay and mixed media pieces, Steven paints in abstract style on rolled slabs of clay which he uses as his canvases. In addition, he is developing his sculptural abilities with an eye toward the installation of large-scale ceramic art pieces in the homes of collectors and public places. Pursuing this interest in large scale installations, Steven was recently awarded an Individual Artist Enhancement Award Grant by the State of Florida. This allowed him to participate in a week-long International Architectural Ceramics Symposium held in St. Petersburg, Florida. At the symposium Steven studied under internationally known ceramic artists Peter King, Xinia Marin, Stan Bitters and Gwen Heeney. Mr. Sylvester's work has been shown in numerous exhibits including ArtsUnited's ArtExplosion and United and Proud Exhibits. For more information about the artist, go to www.stevensylvester.net. For more information about ArtsUnited, call 954-530-2723 or go online to http://artsunitedonline.org.