Stephen C Foster Fine Arts LLC, 26 Hillside Rd, New London, CT 06320, US

SpecialtiesWelcome to my shop. I have been a self employed artist and craftsman since I left the one salaried job I had with the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, long ago. My bio includes showing paintings, some are in public collections such as Prudential, Chase, Marathon Oil. Like many of my artist peers we supported ourselves doing building and painting for galleries, museums, collectors, etc. In time, my woodworking skills developed. I began making furniture and soon was showing at venues such as The ICFF and Philadelphia Furniture shows. Earlier I had made sculptural horse figures in wood. I showed large ones at several ACC shows and marketed smaller versions to Museum stores including The Louvre. Sea shells have always drawn my attention. When I traveled, it was usually to places with shorelines. I found myself bringing home shells from Mexico, Australia, Tahiti, Fiji, along with those from the Eastern Atlantic...