Paradise Valley's professional
artist dreams perfect dreams
By LaVeta Randall
Elizabeth Cramer, profes-
artist and winner of
art awards, dreams
designs before she
her work. It seems
." dreams to
a reality in Paradise
a swath of natural art
"The night after the order
;given to me, I dream about
quilt, and I see the
and color," Mrs.
Cramer said. "The
me the color of
room and the size for the
and that is all I know.
designs always come out
I've never had
returned."
and her family,
of California and
came to Okla-
about 1S years ago.
moved to Paradise
December S, 1972.
began her first quilt
two years ago and
100 or more since.
The versatile artist receives
from all over the
States as well as
One comforter
second in the nation in
of this year. It
second in a
Art Show. Another
is on exhibit at the
Design Center, Okla-
City. The quilts or
sell for $200 each.
The basic design is made
of four inch squares of
colored satin, velour or
and printed cottons.
squares are filled with
put together to
numerous designs
-ments of
uare blocks.
also dreams the
for her woven
as well as her
A large hand loom
This comforter won second prize in the
nation Sept. 1977. It also placed second in
the Colorado Art Show. Gold satin, brown
velvet with plum colored printed cotton
squares make a beautiful spread for the
most elegant homes.
stands in one portion of the
new home. Her weaving has
also won national acclaim.
"Camelot," a wall hang-
ing tapestry won first place
in the nation. It is now on
exhibit also in Colorado.
Dreams and creations of
various art forms are a way
of life in Paradise Valley.
Howard Cramer, mechan-
ical engineer and builder,
designed and built their 3000
square foot home. Eliza-
beth's comforters grace each
bed, and one such quilt,
designed as a window, is
used as a wall decoration.
The Cramer's son, Dave,
has his own separate studio
where he does commercial
stained window designs. He
has designed and made the
windows for the new Church
of Christ in Yale. His work is
also used in the Cramer
home as a part of the decor in
furnishings as well as some
windows.
More recently, Dave has
designed and almost com-
pleted all the work for a
neighbor, Robert Adair's
home, which adjoins the t00
acres owned by the Cramers.
In addition, Mr, Cramer was
the architect and builder for
the luxurious Adair home on
a hill overlooking Paradise
Valley.
The family's artistic en-
deavors enhance the entire
house. However, the Cra-
mers have four other grown
children not living at home.
Steve is a forester in the
Peace Corp, and Joe, like his
father, is a builder. Pat is a
sculptor with a double
master's degree in Art and
English, and Addie Lee is an
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But the Cramers are not
the only ones who have
brought their dreams to
Paradise Valley. Friends and
friends of friends, all with
degrees, live in the square
mile which includes the
Cramer and Adair estates.
Most of the new residents
are creative artists in some
field.
"We all choose to do our
own thing," Mrs. Cramer
said. "And Paradise Valley's
atmosphere is an inspir-
ation."
Their eastern windows and
patio looks out across a six
acre lake. Eventually the
patio will be extended to the
edge of the lake in the form
of a dock for use in
swimming, fishing, and
boating.
At present, however, the
family stays busy with its
commercial art forms. Mrs.
Cramer has a large work
shop, which like other parts
of the house, is not
completed. Here new quilts
come to life as orders are
placed and designs are
dreamed by the artist who
has a degree in Fine Arts
from the University of
Washington.
Other nei'ghbors whose
dreams come true in
Paradise Valley are Steve
Kaufman who will build a
home in the near future. He
is a Doctor of Psychology. He
is writing a novel on "Dream
Analysis" and living in the
Cramer's guest house until
his home is finished.
Kaufman's father is a well
known psychiatrist in Zurich,
Switzerland. The father also
has a doctorate in Indian
Philosophy. Their original
home is Boston.
Tom Emerson, sculptor
and artist, is building a large
geodesic library. In addition
he is a stone mason by trade.
Mrs. Cramer commented
that despite the degrees,
these people enjoy using
their hands and actually
seeing their dreams materal-
ize through their own efforts.
There are other architects,
an engineer and industria
analysist living here. Then
is also a teacher of moden
dance at Denver who make
Paradise Valley her home
Kathy Hadley has been wit
the San Francisco Ballet an
with Modern .Dance corn
panies in Las Vegas as wei ,
as teacher of modern dance.
Robert Adair, a 54 year old
retired Bishop from the
Eastern Orthodox Catholic
Church, is also a research
chemist and has a degree in
Education.
Another neighbor is an
accountant for City Service
Oil Company. But each
resident has more than
intellectual interests which
I
Elizabeth Cramer, artist, sees her work
in a dream before she attempts to make it
a reality. Here in Paradise Valley, she
weaves on a large loom and works on her
prize winning quilts or comforters in
another part of the luxurious home--An-
other work of art in itself.
"Camelot" won first in the Nation for
Tapestry Weave. Elizabeth's work is now
on exhibit in Colorado.
brought them to this Valley art," Mrs. Cramer said. various other creative
of Dreams. "We are attempting to efforts."
"We are interested in expand our minds through Truly, Paradise Valley is
peace and quiet as well as growing our own food and a place where dreams come
true.
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