MEET OUR FEATURED ARTISTS
Frank Ordaz
Kevin Christman
"I try to paint people as God sees them." – ‘I’m Inspired by God’s Creation’
Frank has an exceptional talent for capturing the essence of personality in his portraits. And his works are emotionally strong. Although Frank was trained as a fine artist when he was a young boy, Ordaz spent his early career as an illustrator, working for Lucasfilms on movies that included “ET,” “Star Trek: Wrath of Khan,” and “Return of the Jedi.” He later did illustrations for movie posters, magazines, and books. He earned the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association’s Gold Medal. Other projects gave rise to his work in the White House, George Bush Presidential Library. Was recently featured in The Art of the West magazine and the American Narratives in Art Show produced by Media Mogul Glen Beck, is a board member of the California Art Club and is featured in many galleries and private collections. Frank also has a unique voice and passion to dialogue with the current culture both through his relationships, his downtown Auburn, California studio, art events and his regular podcasts.
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Kevin Christman’s has been teaching figurative sculpture for over 25 years. He studied at Art Center in Pasedena and has competed in New York at the prestigious Grand Central Academy and exhibited his work from the Salmagundi Club in New York to the MEAM in Barcelona, Spain. Kevin’s mastery over a variety of mediums is apparent in his commissioned works including the stained glass windows and bronze sculptures at St. Mary’s Chapel in Medford to the Skate Park Memorial in Talent and the magnificent bronze angel fountain at Celia’s Hospice House in Medford.
This workshop will be focusing on sculpting the clothed human form relating to a Biblical theme. We will be using photo reference to work through classical understanding of sculptural form and technique in plasticine clay.
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RANDALL M. HASSON
(Sorry as of 6/1/25 we will not be able to host Randall's calligraphy workshop at Ascend this year. We hope to bring Randall back to Ascend at another date. See his website for other dates you can join him for an inspiring workshop soon)​
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