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Artist StatementAll my work is the culmination of years of apprenticeships with Colombian master jewellers who taught me the intricate pre-Columbian work based on wrapping braiding and filigreeing strands of wire. My designs capture the delicate movement that the wire brings out when I handcraft… Read more

Artist Statement My paintings are carefully crafted windows into a world that lift the viewer. Music is my chief inspiration. I paint with no imagery in mind. I let the palette knife dance across the canvas slashing and scraping as a trumpeter lays down notes in… Read more

Artist Statement I am a studio potter specializing in hand-made stoneware and porcelain pottery. My pieces are both functional and decorative. Having worked in clay for nearly four decades what has held my fascination over the years is the knowledge that making pottery offers endless opportunities… Read more

Artist Statement My intention is to design unique jewelry that has history and will provide meaning and value. I embrace my European heritage in my jewelry designs by using vintage amber pieces and incorporating them in a contemporary way. All are limited editions or one of… Read more

Artist StatementMeisVanderRogh said:Art is in the details.My work is all about the details." FestivalsDowntown Downers Grove Art Festival MediaPhoto black and white and color Booth NumbersDowntown Downers Grove Art Festival: 13 Read more

Artist StatementI have always been a creative seamstress but became interested in working with leather a few years ago. My first design was the Mia belt. I have worn scarves as belts for years as have many women. The Mia belt puts a sophisticated twist… Read more

Artist StatementI am a ceramic artist living in Bloomington Indiana. I use the wheel and multiple parts assemblage for functional work and slab and coil handbuilding for sculpture. I make extensive use of slips sanded underglazes hydro-abrasion and cone-6 glazes to finish my work. Some… Read more

Artist StatementUpon my tenth-year in the accounting profession I sought freedom from corporate America and began designing leather handbags. It started when I was a busy working mom of two small children desiring a hands-free bag to suit my busy lifestyle. I checked out every… Read more

Artist Statement My work consists of wheel-thrown double- walled forms. Many of my vessels are made of combined forms; some are thrown as a single piece. I use a low-fire white stoneware clay from Great Lakes Clay Company in Illinois and usually clear or white glazes… Read more

Artist Statement Seth Michael Studio is a sole proprietorship that honors old world metalsmithing techniques. Each piece of jewelry is entirely hand forged and fabricated using silver and 18k gold. Using a special forging technique I create jewelry that evokes an exotic and classical aesthetic. I… Read more