Camalou Studio - Hand crafted one-of-a-kind art

camalou's Shop Announcement

One-of-a-kind masks, sculptures and lost wax jewelry hand-crafted by Alaskan artist Lou Cacioppo.

If you're looking for a piece to match your living room sofa, then you probably won't wind up with one of Lou's creations. If, however, your definition of art includes words like "thought-provoking," or even "shocking," then his work is bound to invoke a response. His pieces can best be described as wild, vital, and emotionally charged.

Carved out of alder or cedar, many of Lou's masks/sculptures are then hand painted and/or airbrushed to achieve special effects. Additions include everything from feathers, fur and hair to computer circuitry or copper wire. Whatever it takes to make the piece speak. A collection of Lou's masks/sculptures represents an astonishing variety of themes, prompting one friend to say, "I think every time he blinks, he sees a different vision." Fortunately for the rest of us, Lou's artistic genius combined with countless hours of hard work, allows his visions to materialize in the physical world.

His full gallery can be viewed at: http://www.camaloustudio.com.

Hand-carved gold and silver jewlery and sculptures in both wood and stone are also available through the website.

Lou had an article on his "Elf Country" mask featured in the Summer issue of "Woodcarving Illustrated" Magazine and was recently interviewed for a televised segment on Alaska's Inside Passage for the "Discovery Channel".