The Lake County Library welcomes sculptor Diego Harris as the speaker at the next installment of Know Lake County this afternoon at 2 p.m.. The free program will take place at the Lakeport branch of Lake County Library at 1425 N. High Street.
Harris learned welding through Mendocino College, then by “messing around at home” in his workshop, he moved from utilitarian welding to sculpture. His large metal sculptures have been displayed outdoors around northern California, including in Lake, Mendocino and Sonoma Counties. Harris incorporates spirals, horns, serpentine shapes into fanciful trees, creatures and abstract forms that seem inspired by Dr. Seuss. This versatile artist also produces wood burned gourds, jewelry, paintings and photography.
Harris owns Diego’s Gallery in Upper Lake where he, Sherry Harris and Derek “Rojax” Harris display their art.
The Diego’s Gallery website, www.diegoandsherrycraftart.com/DiegoandSherryCraftArtists.html, includes a photo gallery of Harris’ works.
Refreshments will be provided by the Friends of the Lake County Library. The library is located at 1425 N. High St. For more information call 263-8817.
The monthly Know Lake County lectures feature speakers from a wide array of organizations and disciplines, each representing some aspect of Lake County. Lake County PEG TV records each Know Lake County program, broadcasts it on cable channel 8, posts it on YouTube and creates DVDs that become part of the Lake County Library’s circulation collection. More information about PEG TV can be found at www.lakecountypegtv.org.
The Lake County Library is on the internet at library.lakecountyca.gov.
