Fine Art

Our Artist Friends

Art as accessory is transcended only by fine art in its purest form: sculpture, carving, and illustration. An exclusive short list of artists are featured here; artists chosen for their recognized style and museum quality workmanship.

Roseta Santiago

At the age of five, Roseta remembers her father telling her to “color inside the lines” – a prophecy she would realize in Santa Fe, NM 50 years later. Roseta Santiago was born and raised in Washington, DC. Her Filipino father met her mother during the war while serving in the US Navy for 35 years.

Mystery and Light engulf the unique Western and Asian artifacts that are the subjects of her still life paintings. Recently she added portraits to her repertoire. Signed “Santiago,” her paintings exhibit precision, beauty and integrity she developed from that early childhood lesson.

She is a master storyteller about the images she paints. She is constantly taken with the beauty of the simplest of lines, the humblest of creations, and the beauty of faces with character created from within.

Visit Ms. Santiago’s website: RosetaSantiago.com

Lee Downey

Lee Downey is a California native who has been making jewelry for over 35 years. He is now based in Bali with a family of craftsmen in a purpose built studio. They started in 1984 to grow the collaboration that creates this art and the work shows intense attention to detail, quality and style.

Starting out as a silversmith in Arizona and being immersed in the turquoise trade started a lifelong passion for the Rocks.

Years of traveling widely through Asia and generally getting the lay of the land has brought a design sense that reflects a fusion of cultures and times and places….unique and very much geared to the artist rather than the market.

Lee & J.W. Cooper have been  working together for over 15 years showcasing not only the unique buckles and accessories he has created but his original & thought provoking sculptures as well. You can see many pieces of his work in the Buckle and Fine Art areas within the J.W. Cooper website.