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Kathy, 2005
Wally, 2005
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Metalrevelations, since 2000
Kathleen and Wally met and started a business relationship in 1998.
They formed their joint business, Metalrevelations, in 2000. The current
location on Deglet Noor Street in Indio is a 5,500 square ft. building built in
the 1940's formerly part of a Date processing plant. Metalrevelations
creates sculpture and commission pieces working with numerous
architects, builders and design professionals as well as the individual client.
Metalrevelations work encompasses several types of metal and
combinations of metals resulting in many novel peices of work
throughout the Valley.
Kathleen Smith-Schooley, born Grand Junction Colorado, 1952
Kathleen has been working as an artist for the last twenty-five years.
She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Colorado State University
and Master of Fine Arts from University of Iowa.
After graduate school she taught a summer session in beginning ceramics
at Colorado State University. The artist moved to Denver, established a
studio and worked there until 1984. Numerous works in collections
include the Denver Art Museum.
Kathleen moved to the Coachella Valley in 1984 with her husband
Michael Williams, setting up a studio in their home where they still reside
with their two children. She worked out of that studio space until
1998. Kathleen's primary medium was clay up until about 1994. She
exhibited at many shows in California, several times at the La Quinta Arts
Festival. Seven years ago the artist started working with welding and
metal sculpture in addition to the clay. A larger scale and less fragile
medium were two of the numerous reasons for adding a new media. She
worked out of her home studio until the size and scope of the work outgrew
the space.
Wally Gorsuch, born in San Fernando Cal., 1950
Wally moved to the Coachella Valley with his wife Connie, in 1976.
Raised two Daughters, has two grandaughters and continues to enjoy
metalworking and life here in the Valley. Wally has been fabricating/
welding metal structures since 1968.
Received his formal training/education in Welding Technology/Metallurgy
at LA Valley College, in Van Nuys, finishing at LA Pierce College in
Woodland Hills. Real World training occured when Wally began working
for Disney as a Structural Welder. Elder German and Swiss Metal
Craftsmen taught Wally the nuance of working with dissimilar metals,
fabrication tricks, perfection and patience. He was involved with all
structure welding for Disney World, Florida, as well as Space Mountain, Anaheim.
Work slowdowns prompted Wally to join the Gas Company, as a welder,
instructor and finally a manager in the Coachella Valley. After many years
with the Gas Company Wally found beaurocratic differences encouraging him
to move on and again pursue his metalworking background.
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