Shaddstone Aka Christopher J Shadd

I am not an artist, because I make art, I create ART
because I am an ARTIST!
I have been a realized artist since 1966, and stone sculptor from 1971, and in 2011 I discovered painting in self-formulated colorization of industrial silicone. I have always created my art from a joyful inner-most creative flow. My mission with my art is to help create a better more peaceful world.
I received grants and sold many pieces. I have worked in many medias, whatever I could get my hands on, could become art. While working in his R&D lab,while I was working with silicone. One project needed 4 parts to be of different colors. I accidentally dripped some drops of silicone. I felt Jackson Pollock over my shoulder saying “Look at that”," yes", I said." that's art",and so an art form was born in me. With a big step to the side and several years of experiments, many techniques were and are being discovered . I present to you...
Intentional Randomness
My first large silicone rendering “painting”, called “ADVENTURE IN THOUGHT” is 51”X28” I worked on it for 5-6 months. I brought it home and laid it on the dining room table to look at it. And kept looking and looking and finally hours later I tore...

1967 to 1969 High School Art 1 to 3 hrs a day (depending if I could get away with cutting some non art class).
1969- Italy and France.
1971 to 1973 - University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee . Put into graduate level free study By Professor George Goundie.
Self taught.
Very significant teachers; Ms Rosalyn Couture , Dennis Will , George Goundie, Ron Taylor.

1966 to 2000 Exhibited sculpture in many galleries and shows in Wisconsin ,Colorado, Illinois, Florida,California and,Arizona
2013 - Private exhibition in Wisconsin , Sponsored by long time fan and collector Elizabeth Heindl.
2013- Glendale Forest Lawn Museum. Mr. Razmik Grigorian Exhibit Curator
2014 - On going changing show in the SHADDSTONE GALLERY
Housed in Concept Builders courtesy of Don Boline ( as seen on HG T.V.House Hunters Renovation #310 )
2014 private exhibition in Wisconsin ,USA. Sponsored by Al Hovey . I brought 8 paintings came back with 4 .
2015 Glendale Youth Alliance Charity Art Exhibit, Mr. Razmik Gregorian Exhibit Currator
Glendale Adventist Medical Center's "Armenian Genocide 100 Year Commemoration Art Exhibit"
People BE excellent to each other!
Saga Fine Art Gallery "Annual Summer Salon"
June 30-July31 2015 reception 5-7pm July 11
July 25 MAFA Art Walk in Monrovia,CA
2015 to 2018 multiple show at Saga fine Art (one show 2/3 of my paintings were sold), and La Galerea Gitana