 Well, combining flat-shaped pieces with elements of relief structures, an Aikenart area artist has created a unique style. James Bazzura causes mixed media pieces, pictorial sculptures. Melmeyer reports in this week's In Focus. I just love art and I love the world of emotions. James Bazzura has moved around from New York to Colorado and now to Minnesota. History from the different areas he has lived in inspires him. History in general, culture is really fascinating and draws me into a lot of things and a lot of the artwork I do. He uses this inspiration to tell stories on shaped wood pieces with a wide array of materials. Some of these pieces have turquoise on them and pipe stone. There's a little bit of gold leaf. His work appears from afar to be flat until you get a little closer. I call it two and a half dimensions, not really two dimensions, not always three. Some of his pieces used race parts or insets. These have insets to tell a story. And some things there's carved figures and there's pipe stone figures, there's some turquoise in them. When this all comes together, Bazzura has created a one-of-a-kind mixed media art form he calls. Pictorial sculpture, it has some elements of sculpture and visual art. In these pieces he tells local lore. I call it sort of micro regionalism. You know this piece here is from the mansion, the Callahan Mansion in Longmont, Colorado. And in this scene the teacup shows a town with a new library. You could say it's the fruits of knowledge. Those are the kind of things that combined it. And they get me going and energize me to do these things. The details and complexity are the key components of his work. And you might see the larger figures at once, but the smaller things support a different sort of narrative and take into a combine so several stories are going on at once. People can come see James's work here at the Beanery until the end of January. In Aiken with This Week's in Focus, I'm Al Meyer, Lakeland News. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.