The excitement around the Civic Arena Roof Ornaments has been phenomenal. Partnering with the Pittsburgh Penguins to create pieces worthy of the building’s history has been no easy task. Tens of thousands of these ornaments are being handcrafted one-at-a-time, allowing for the Civic Arena to live on. While the process is painstaking, it’s the same [...]
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Linda Barnicott – Painter of Memories
Linda Barnicott lives in Monroeville Pennsylvania with her husband and two daughters. Although she did spend some time studying with international portrait artist Daniel Greene, she is in large part self-taught. All the greats have studied to some degree, but all, like Linda, have an amazing God given ability which allowed them to not just [...]
Len Youngo – Artistry in Steel
Len Youngo has a degree from Westminster College in math with a minor in biology. It may sound strange that Len is now a master die engraver, but like many of us who graduate college, he was left wondering what to do for a career. A college degree is of course extremely important, but in [...]
Jim Ptacek – Master Photographer
Wendell August has been honored with a 5 year relationship with Jim, and he will be a major contributor to our Artist Series of ornaments starting with 3 for 2011 which include North Coast Lights, Veterans Bridge, and Cleveland Football Stadium. “The partnership between Wendell August and talented photographer Jim Ptacek is a natural fit [...]
David Bruck – Master Die Engraver
After earning an Associates Degree in Commercial Art from the Community College of Allegheny County, South Campus, and a couple of years of experience at a sign shop in Pittsburgh, Dave Bruck received a phone call from a friend that would soon determine the future of his career. Steve Adams, who worked at Wendell August [...]
Richard Bollinger – A Master of the Canvas for over 30 Years
Richard Bollinger was born in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Lansdowne. After attending Temple University and Hussian School of Art in Philadelphia as an illustration major, his professional career began. Since 1969 Bollinger’s flexibility and creativity has allowed him to apply his craft to a number of mediums, and with a variety of [...]