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Floyd Gompf (L) and Matt Swenson (R) As consumer goods are readily thrown away today, it's refreshing to find artists who use our culture's cast-offs as the materials for their work. Meet Floyd Gompf and Matt Swenson, two Michigan-based artists showing at Capizzo Studio from August 25th to September 4th. They both have an eye for repurposing items bound for the landfill and making them beautiful in the process. Teapots and Robots At his studio in Lakeside, Michigan, Gompf use

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By Bryan Hiott L to R: Polish Horses (One of a Two-Piece Set) by Charlie Rees and Untitled Assemblage by Bob Ashley. The Language of Art exhibition opening on July 7th at Capizzo Studio pairs Charlie Rees and Bob Ashley, two Saugatuck area artists who share similar ideas about materials, composition, and visual design. Both use repurposed and recycled materials for their art. To frame the figurative mosaics in Each Piece Has a History, Rees uses cast-off items from local thri

By Bryan Hiott One of Capizzo Studio's featured artists is Portland-based Sophie Kendall, whose media include drawings, ceramics, and jewelry. "My work began primarily as drawings," she says, "helping me process relationships and different forms of intimacy." When she first began to work in ceramics, it was an interesting transition. "An art practice in clay has been a way for me to physically portray and explore my sense of humor and feminist values," she notes," as well as