Bonnie Blue Has Been Making Art Since She Was a Young Child

ARTIST’S BIO

Bonnie Blue resides in Rhode Island and has been creating art since she was a young child. Participating in art shows by the age of 11, winning several awards including “Art Student of the Year ” at Glastonbury High School, CT and a scholarship to study sculpture under Wolfgang Beal at the University of Hartford.

Bonnie also studied sculpture at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) and at Temple Tyler School of Art in Rome Italy receiving her Bachelors of Fine Arts in Sculpture from UNH in 1981.

She received a Masters in the Arts (MA) from Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in 1995 focusing on using technology as an artist’s tool. She worked at Brown University from 1986-1994 and at RISD from 1996 – 2008 as a technologist.

Today Bonnie focuses on her heart and her art by practicing both traditional methods of painting and sculpting plus uses 3D modeling and Rapid Prototyping technology to create her sculpture and jewelry.

She helps with events at the Herreshoff Marine Museum and runs her gallery/shop “The Sea Star, Treasures from Out of the Blue.”

Inspiration:

Inspired by artists such as Gauguin, O’Keefe, Chagall and Rodin, Bonnie Blue creates images from her visions and dreams. Her encounter with the dolphins (see Healing Dolphins story) has filled her visions with nautical themes. She likes to play with light, color and subject matter to convey whimsical or contemplative moments by or under the sea.

Bonnie Blue is also inspired by having been a National caliber springboard diver. She studied diving under Hobie Billingsly at Indiana University and under Robert Baker at UNH.

Appreciation:

Many thanks go to friends and family for their support especially Captain Tom Bradford my anchor in life. The American companies that help Bonnie reproduce her work are: Web Design by Brad Shur (sunrisepuppets.com) & Rebecca Barclay (Barclay&Steele.com), Printing by 136 Express in Bristol RI, Silver, Bronze and Gold casting by Gold’N Creations in Cranston RI, Pewter casting by RVS & Company – Johnson RI, Glass casting by Pairpoint in Barnstable Mass, and Silver Chains from B at Silver Star in NYC.

Special appreciation goes to the Dolphins (God’s messengers), who remind us to be playful and faithful and look for the good in life. We can all live harmoniously with each other if we choose to do so.

“Go Playfully in the direction of your dreams.”

All Good Things!

Donations are given to organizations that help the dolphins, oceans and the world we live in such as: The National Marine Life Center, The Dolphin Research Center, the Cousteau Society, Dolphin Heart World, Island Dolphin Care, Oceans Watch as well as local Animal Shelters and churches.