Monday, March 29, 2010

About Funktional Art


Sarah Gill, Artist, Woodworker
Specializing in custom handcrafted wood murals

All murals designed and executed by the artist to meet the specifications of and exceed the expectations of the client

No dyes or stains used, each piece of wood is individually selected for its natural color and grain pattern

Shapes and sizes of murals may vary depending on the design

No design too complicated

Will travel schedule permitting

Please feel free to contact me with any questions or inquiries.
FunktionalArt@Yahoo.com


Sarah Gill, artist/owner, is a graduate of East Carolina University. Sarah has a Bachelors of Fine Arts with an emphasis in Wood Design. She has also attended a number of classes offered through Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tennessee which include wood turning, wood carving and sculpture, and furniture making. After graduating college, Sarah worked with a custom furniture business on the Outer Banks of North Carolina for a little over a year before branching out into her own business, Funktional Art. Her first commissioned murals were created in 2004 when the State of North Carolina hired Funktional Art to build three 7'x 3.5' murals that depicted native species to the region for the North Carolina Wildlife Educational Center located next to the Whalehead Club in Corolla, NC. Since then, Funktional Art has collaborated with Bayliss Boatworks out of Wanchese, NC to create custom murals featured in custom sportfishing yachts such as the "Uno Mas".

2010 West Palm Beach International Boat Show


Funktional Art had the honor of attending the 2010 Boat Show where one of our most recent murals was featured on the "Uno Mas".  The "Uno Mas" is Bayliss Boatworks most recent custom sportfishing yacht and proved herself to be a real show-stopper.

"Uno Mas"

"Uno Mas"/ Bayliss kiosk

Bayliss kiosk, VIP party

Sunset at the Boat Show

Sarah Gill (right) with her sister aboard the "Uno Mas"

Photo Gallery

This mural depicting the majesty of a black marlin bursting through the surface of the ocean was completed in March 2011.  This piece was commissioned by Peter Wright, editor at large of Marlin Magazine.    This mural is smaller in scale, 20" X 18".

"Black Marlin"
2011

"Black Marlin"
2011


Completed in the winter of 2010, this mural belongs to Bayliss Boatworks.  The sportfishing yacht depicted in the artwork is a copy of a custom yacht built by Bayliss Boatworks.  A solid piece of tulip wood gives the impression of a red sky over night waters.

"Sailor's Delight"
2010


This mural was created for the salon of the sportfishing yacht, "Reel Estate", and was completed in the summer of 2010.  In an attempt to create drama and movement we have incorporated the artwork into the frame.

"Ambush"
2010


Completed in the summer of 2010, this mural hangs above the bed in the master bedroom of the sportfishing yacht "Lights Out".  This depiction of a coral reef as seen under water consists of over 20 different species of wood.

"Coral Reef"
2010

"Coral Reef"
2010


Also for "Lights Out" and completed in the summer of 2010, this mural rests on the back of the pullman bunk as a fixed piece of art.  This piece depicts a marlin's attack on a school of yellowfin tuna.

"Feeding Frenzy"
2010

"Feeding Frenzy"
2010


This mural was created for the "Uno Mas" sportfishing yacht in 2009.  The "Uno Mas" adorned with this artwork was featured by Bayliss Boatworks in the 2010 West Palm Beach International Boat Show.  This piece was a collaboration between two artists.  Carey Chen provided the sketch and from that drawing Funktional Art produced the finished artwork.  The mural rests on the back of the pullman bunk in the yacht as a fixed piece of art.

"Uno Mas" mural
2009


"Uno Mas" mural


These murals were completed in 2004 for the North Carolina Center for Wildlife Education.  They were commissioned by the state of North Carolina to provide a visual depiction of native flora and fauna to the region.

"Salt Marsh"
2004


"Salt Marsh"


"Salt Marsh"


"Salt Marsh"


"Maritime Forest"
2004


"Maritime Forest"


"Maritime Forest"


"Maritime Forest"


"Maritime Forest"


"Underwater Sea Life"
2004


"Underwater Sea Life"
















Works In Progress

Funktional Art has just begun work on another mural.  This piece was commissioned to go in the salon of a sport fishing yacht.  This mural depicts a large tuna chasing a school of peanut dolphin and should be complete near June of 2012.  We will continue to post progress pictures as this mural develops into a finished piece.









This tattoo style dragon has been commissioned by a fellow artist.  We will continue to post progress pictures as this mural nears completion.






This mural of a black marlin exploding through the surface of the water has been commissioned by Peter Wright, editor  at large of Marlin Magazine.  Although still a work in progess, this mural should be near completion in March 2011.






The owner of this mural commissioned Funktional Art to create a large show piece for the salon of the yacht. It was requested that this mural depict a lot of movement and depth.  We feel that we have captured that in this drawing and will be posting progress pictures as this piece becomes a finished work of art.












Funktional Art collaborated with the owners of Hull 12, which is under construction at Bayliss Boatworks, to create this mural.  It was designed to depict a scene similar to what one may see if peering out into the ocean from an underwater vessel.  We will continue to post progress pictures as this artwork nears completion













Also for Hull 12, this mural was designed to create a visually stimulating depiction of "The Chase".  We will continue to post progress pictures as this sketch becomes a finished body of work.