Camille Hilaire - Ladies at the Bridge Lithograph in Colors Signed and Numbered

Camille HILAIRE (1916-2004) was a French painter and weaver from Metz in Eastern France. He attended the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and was also tutored by André Lhote. Camille Hilaire is subtle in his composition. He did away with efficient structures, he held power with colour and achieved a wonderful, consistent sense of calm, amplitude and greatness by translating patterns and elements, which never prevented him from expressing a burning passion for creating and sharing. His nudes were remarkable, with perfect curves, coiled with charm and set in a context in which their sensual fullness imposed itself with provocative grace. As for his landscapes, Camille Hilaire could determine the structure without apparent constraints, overlaying a fresh, spicy green that is so characteristic of them. Thus, nature and elements they become the pretext upon which the artist "pushed" the colour to get the effect felt. Over time, a dozen monographs have been devoted to him as well as documentaries and films. He leaves behind a large body of work who strongly influenced the French painters of the mid-twentieth century.

Design Studio - Luxury Furniture and Design by Michael Oates Michael Oates (b. 1991) is an artist and designer based out of Alpha, Nj. Who's current discipline has been functional and spatial design using wood as his primary medium. Living and working in the Bucks County area Michael immersed himself in the thriving craft scene - drawing influence from the river towns that run along the Delaware. The process usually begins sourcing the raw material, exploring local lumber yards, hand selecting the pieces he will work with. "Each piece has a story, as to how it fell, the figuring, cracking. The wood does most of the work, it dictates what it will ultimately become - I just have the privilege of allowing that to happen." Michael explores myth, acknowledges the archetype and points toward the numinous focusing on the communication of symbol through object - the hidden process of ushering meaning through experience.