Gary Manos of Steel Knight Designs is featured here at The Laughing Crab Gallery. Come visit the art gallery and see his beautiful work will continue to amaze the eyes. Gary is one of the gallery owners and makes his hand made crafted items here in a shop located on the gallery property. His work is always evolving and there are new items to add to your home decor collections daily. Gary uses a hand held plasma cutter to cut the stainless steel and not a computerized CNC machine to make his creations. He is a true artisan. All colors are made by heat treating the metal. Gary has been perfecting his art for 13 years. There are small items as well as larger pieces to adorn your home. Custom design work can be ordered either through the gallery site or at steelknightdesigns.com. His pieces can be made to fit any wall dimensions.
One artist represented in the art gallery is Donna Bader is an award-winning photographer from Yachats, Oregon. Her work has been shown in galleries in her former home, Laguna Beach, California. She has participated in art shows and festivals throughout Southern California. Her interest in photography evolved from her love of traveling and a desire to preserve her memories. Photography also became a way of focusing Donna's attention on the world around her. She looked for the stories that had always been there, just waiting to be discovered. Photography became her eyes to the world. Stop into the gallery to go on a photographic journey of the places Donna has traveled to!
Charlie Munroe is a Canadian born painter who resides presently in Waldport, Oregon. His adolescent years were spent as his father's apprentice in sign painting and silk screening. He sold his first oil painting at the age of fourteen. As a teen he attended commercial art school, where he won first place in a regional poster contest. Charlie has worked in animated commercials, pen and ink illustrations, and cartoons. Charlie's art has been exhibited at the Reno Museum of Art as well as several cultural museums in the Tahoe/ Nevada region. His oil painting entitled, "The Washoe Stick Game" won the Northern California Artist award at the 2016 California State Fair. Stop into the gallery to see the collection of Charlie's beautiful one of a kind paintings!