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Encouraged by his early success, Opie took music lessons, studied art for
three years at SVA and honed his craft. He joined the Raspberries after
their 3rd album, played Carnegie Hall at age 24 and Madison Square Garden
at 29. He's played with major bands and music legends and was part of the
Cleveland All-Star Band for the Topping Off Ceremony of the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame, performing with Jerry Lee Lewis and other music icons.
Discipline was his middle name.
Linda, being adopted, never knew her middle name, assumed Peter Pan was
her biological father and became a free-spirited self taught artist,
author and workshop instructor.
When their paths crossed (collided) in "84, they discovered they were
opposite sides of the same coin... Soulmates!
While their individual styles complimented each other, as a team they
truly excelled and Burnt Offerings Studio is the result of their combined
efforts. Their work includes dada dolls, jewelry, books, assemblage,
collage, masks, music and more.
Originally from N.Y.C., they are full time artists now living on Lake Erie
in Ohio with their cat Angelus and his cat Angel.
They appreciate the unusual and collect everything from space toys to
burial dolls. These themes influence their work which has been featured in
over 25 books including several of Larks 500 Handmade Series and in
magazines including Belle Armoire, Art Doll Quarterly, Somerset Studio,
Legacy, Handcrafted and the Craft Report - in addition to art galleries,
museum gift shops and both group and solo shows.
* for a complete listing of publications, click HERE
They teach workshops Nationally and Internationally based on techniques in
their book: Metal Craft Discovery Workshop and are presently working on
another.
Our artist statement: "We are caretakers of the mundane and the ordinary.
We work with organic, recycled and found materials, because they seem to
have a voice that must be heard... a story that must be told... and a life
that would otherwise be too soon forgotten".
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