Betty Klass went back to college in her mid 40’s, receiving her BA in Fine Art; has entered juried art shows and exhibits throughout Southern California, and has sold along the way. She specializes in assemblage art, mixed-media sculptural collage, contrasting color, texture and shape. 

When visiting her home, which is also her gallery and studio, it’s obvious she loves what she does. Her home is truly a work of art! She admits she spends little on decorating; fortunately, she doesn’t need to. She recalls as a young bride, wanting to wallpaper a bathroom and couldn’t afford the expense. What did she do…but, wallpaper with napkins (at that time, napkins cost $.29 a package).

Since moving to the desert with her late husband, in 2003, she has participated in the Arts Under the Umbrellas in La Quinta, exhibited works in several local galleries and furniture stores, is currently working with several interior designers, and does commission pieces. Recently, Betty set up her own website at www.klassart.com, and introduced a wonderful line of boxed note cards. 

Healing through art, a life support for Betty, is something she discovered years ago and now wishes to share.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In 2004, Lauri Lowell moved from Santa Barbara to the desert. During the 28 years she spent in Santa Barbara she worked for the Santa Cruz Island Foundation curating their extensive Plein Air art collection along with their private collection of contemporary artist Richard Diebenkorn's Channel Island paintings.
 
2006-2008 she managed the Wentworth Gallery in Indio.  During her management, Wentworth Gallery had several successful shows featuring talent from well-known California artists, the non-profit Desert Arc's First Annual Art Show, and an art show featuring 20 amateur artists from the Coachella Valley. Her California rustic folk art was also featured in the gallery.  

Lauri has been designing home interiors for 20 years, graphic designing for 4 years, and has spent 35 years as an independent artist. She has experimented in fabric design, assemblage art, batiking, graphic design, jewelry design, folk altar-art, acrylic painting, collage, murals, furniture design and faux painting. Her work has been shown and sold in Oahu-Hawaii, Santa Barbara, Westlake Village, Utah, San Luis Obispo and San Francisco. Her eclectic projects were influenced by travels to Hawaii, Mexico, Japan, Caribbean, Tahiti, Peru and Australia.  Upon viewing her unique pieces, you become aware of the importance of warm color, bold textures, found-art and whimsy influencing her Bohemian style of design. 

Lauri has two sons who live in San Francisco. Her oldest, John, works as a graphic designer.  Patrick, her youngest, is an entrepreneur.