Our June Artist of the Month is Bonnie Gordon, whose functional porcelain ceramic pieces are inspired by organic living forms. She describes her work as, “My once straight-forward wheel-thrown stoneware planters with applique’d flowers evolved into porcelain vessels which are altered and…
Our May Artist Member for the Month is Rozanne Anderson, a Northeast Ohio jewelry designer whose work in polymer clay is inspired by the layers and textures created by earth and water. Rozanne has always liked the challenge of working in different media.…
On staff at the Cleveland Museum of Art, David Brichford spends his days photographing beautiful objects with state-of-the art equipment. In his personal work, David likes to explore alternate methods of photography such as directly creating images on a flatbed scanner, using …
Julianne Edberg, our March Artist of the Month, is attracted to the peculiar, the geometric, the humorous, and words. For her, the juxtaposition of two wrong things can lead to perfect meaning. In making her one-of-a-kind handmade books, she utilizes the computer…
A native of Japan, Yumiko Goto received her BFA in ceramics from the Cleveland Institute of Art and her MFA from the University of Florida. “I try to capture the delicacy and temporality of life in my sculptures,” says Yumiko. “I am…
A lifelong practitioner of the textile arts, Eleanor Mallet Bergholz learned to knit from her grandmother when she was a child. Her work reflects an interest in combining different fiber textures and colors to produce a harmonious design, and has been exhibited…
Take a close look at this snow-woman and you’ll understand why Cleveland Heights artist Ursula Korneitchouk has titled this piece, “Did She Drink the Bubbly?” Bright, colorful paper is cut to form a whimsical character carrying a tipsy, iced over bucket. Her…
When all the leaves are off the trees, Kate Snow’s linoleum block print of a stylized plum tree laden with fruit will remind you of summer days. Kate notes, “I am most often inspired by shapes and patterns found in nature but…
We’re pleased to share the glasswork of Shayna Roth Pentecost as part of our Heights Artist of the Month project. “The inspiration for my art comes from my love of the imaginative expression of folk art, the sophisticated work of the modern…
Artist member Rachel McPherson is Heights Arts Artist of the Month for July 2014. Rachel’s whimsical paper constructions take the form of miniature robots with distinctive personalities. Exquisitely crafted with white paper and glue, her three-dimensional bots inhabit imagined realms that feel…
