ABOUT STEVENart

Steve Hurst grew up on the south side of Chicago. A former saxaphonist and singer, he moved to New York in 1973. He has freelanced as a photographer, illustrator and graphic designer for over 23 years. He is a painter and craftsman and has had one-man shows in New York, Illinois, Boston, Cleveland, and Oakland. He moved to the bay area in 1998 and now resides in historic Point Richmond, California.

In 1991, Steve introduced a series of unique, offbeat clocks and has since cultivated a unique niche of out-of-the-ordinary designs. The City of Richmond, CA presented one of his originals to Magic Johnson as a thank you gift. Steve also gave Oprah Winfrey a clock after visiting with her on the set.

When it comes to graphic designing, his approach is a mixture of old-school customer service and new-school technology. "Listen to a client's needs, listen some more, do the research, and then begin the design process."

His photographs range from poignant, intimate portraits to spontaneously captured moments at events. "I like the control I have by taking my own photographs for projects. It makes me an integral part of the process."