This is my ninth year to participate in the delightful art show at Bonner School!

For years I painted in many mediums and found that expression to be exciting and fulfilling.  There is a freshness and spontaneity about watercolor that is unlike anything else. Walter Hook was one of the teachers who inspired me through the years. I was fortunate to also study under James Dew, Robert DeWeese, Frances Senska, Jessie Wilber, Shorty Shope, and Fred Robinson.  I am grateful to all of them.

Recently, I have focused on photography.  It is a fascinating art form.  Through my paintings and my photographs, I want to convey a sensitivity to Montana's incredible beauty and to the everyday details that can so easily be missed when our busy lives distract us.

Whether the focus is on stones in a creek, on ice-covered pine needles, or on vast mountain peaks, I try to capture fleeting beauty and details and to share those occurrences that I find so magical and rewarding.

I enjoy sharing these with the people who come to Missoula's Saturday Market, to the Hooked on Art Show, and to other venues where artists are gathered!

ART and PHOTOGRAPHY

by Donna Finstad

2110 Greenough Drive

Missoula, Montana 59802

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 Hello!  I grew up in the United Kingdom and have lived in the US since 2001 and Montana since 2009.  I am a Math Teacher by career but have always loved crafting and since becoming a stay at home Mum I find I have evolved into an artist of sorts.  I create many things (usually at the request of my children “Can you make me one of those … pleeeease?”) but mostly concentrate on crocheting unique items using yarn, wire, buttons and beads.  These range from sock monkey baby hats and shoes with froggy eyes to intricate earrings and bracelets made from wire with beads crocheted into the design.  I sell my handmade items in a variety of stores in Missoula and am always willing to consider custom orders especially the “I saw this, can you make me something like it?” kind of projects.

Find more of my items at sallyellen.com/byjo, find me on Facebook as By Jo or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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