Artist Members

Roger Stephenson

Pottery Collective – Stephanie Dikis

Stephanie Dikis began her pottery career with classes at the SCAC.  Since those first lessons she has gone on to create many unique pieces and eventually partnered with artist SA to create County Road Raku-a unique line of horse hair raku. If you would like to see additional work take a look at her pottery page and contact her to make a purchase.

Visit my Facebook page here.

Trish Gober 

Trish Gober captures the beauty and majesty of the landscape through observation, artistic skill and her emotional connection to her subject matter. She paints with an impressionistic style but captures the realism of light and color.  Trish has been chosen to show in competitions, is a member of the Montgomery Art Guild, Montgomery Museum of Fine Art, Alabama Plein Air Artist, the Art Guild of Louisiana, Shelby County Arts Council and other art focused organizations.  She has studied at the Hudson River Valley Art Workshops in Greenville NY, Sarah Carlisle Towery Alabama Art Colony, Tallapoosa School of Art, Eastern Shore Art Center in Fairhope, Studio 1765 and continues to attend other local workshops.  She’s had the privilege of studying with Chris Groves (Charleston SC), Michael Story (Columbia SC), John Guernsey (Atlanta GA), Ron Thompson  (Tallahassee FL), Perry Austin (Sylacauga AL), Julee Hutchison (Placerville CO), Craig Reynolds (Gulf Shores AL) and several local professional artist, e.g. Carol Barksdale, Elana Hagler and Barbara Davis.  Trish regularly attends the annual Plein Air South event at the “Forgotten Coast” and will be attending the Plein Air Convention & Expo 2021 in Denver CO.  She is represented by Gallery One Fine Art in Montgomery, Alabama.

Amy Pickens

Local artist from Willow Island, Shelby, Alabama. I work and teach out of the Shelby County Arts Council in Columbiana, Al. Contact me and let me create something unique for you…

Visit her website Willow Island Artist.

Nelson Grice

Nelson was born in Nashville, Tennessee where he learned a love for entertainment and creative expression through the performing arts of choir and stage. He moved to Alabama as a teenager and was captivated by the beauty of the state’s landscape.

He became interested in photography, and eventually art school. It was in art school that Nelson found his passion for sculpture. He earned a BFA and an M.Ed from the University of Montevallo and has been teaching in the public schools since 1996. His professional career as a sculptor compliments his role as a teacher.

Nelson’s piece “Storytime”, featured below, won Best in Show at the SCAC 2016 Juried Art Show. You can visit Nelson online at NelsonGriceArt.com

Gary Ricketts

Gary Ricketts enjoyed a life-long career in television production and management. While at the ABC Television Network in New York City, one of the highlights of his career was covering the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics, for which Gary received the first of his three Emmys—for Outstanding Individual Achievement.

When Gary retired he relocated to Hoover, Alabama where he began to market his photography. In addition to individual sales, his photographs have been licensed for use on greeting cards and to augment a museum exhibit at the National Czech & Slovak Museum.
Visit Gary online at Gricketts.com!