A R T I S T S T A T E M E N T R. W. Emerson once said: “I desire not to disgrace the soul. The fact that I am here certainly shows me that the soul had need of an organ here. Shall I not assume the post? Shall I skulk and dodge and duck with my unseasonable apologies and vain modesty?” I’ve traveled the world... And I’ve come to know a number of places and cultures intimately... “I paint what I feel about what I see.. Not what I see. I am interested in the potential of form... as well as the form itself.” I love food, architecture and magnificent trees... My favorite artists were born between 1870 and 1930 and they include my father who was an amazing surrealist and my mother who is a writer. I collect: Ancient beads and silver… Ragistani puppets… Guatemalan huipils… Masks from Latin America and Africa… Antique Chinese embroideries… I live with my wife on a remote ranch in the wine country of Sonoma County California, just 100 miles north of my childhood home. Our three son's are attending various colleges and maintaining the family's creative traditions. |
| Marc Cabell Harris Born New York, N.Y. 1950 Education: California College of Arts And Crafts B.F.A., 1972 Certifications: AAAA Advertising San Francisco, Ca.1973 Proyecto Linguistico School of Mayan Languages and Spanish, Antigua, Guatemala 1975 BIOGRAPHICAL HIGHLIGHTS Joint Show of etchings by M.C. Harris and lithographs of M.C. Escher, San Francisco Civic Center 1972 Book and periodical illustrator, 1972-1974 Founded Marco Polo Fashion Group, 1975. Oversaw team of international designers producing women’s fashion for the United States market. Lived and worked in Latin America. Active in projects to restore commerce to victims of the devastating Guatemalan earthquake in 1976. Engaged in Thai development project to create marketable products for the Hill Tribes in 1977 Worked in India and Indonesia, 1978-84 Traveled extensively in Asia and Europe throughout the 1980’s while producing a large body of drawings and watercolor work. Moved to Sonoma County Wine Country with family, 1989 Co-founded the Olive Ridge Textile Collection with wife in 1995. Designed and produced hand loomed textiles from India, Thailand, and Bangladesh for the Home Furnishings Market. Semi-retired in 2000 to devote time and energy to oil painting. |
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