Blog Archives

Blog Archives

Milenko Budimir

Milenko (Miles) Budimiris from Cleveland, Ohio,enteringthe world at St. Alexis Hospital on Broadway Avenue,just up the hill from the steel mills, a few months after the EPA came into existence. He spent his childhood in the soot-covered streets of Cleveland, wiping coal…

Rita Betts

I started my love for photography while attending Cleveland Hts., High School, when we would go to the Fairmount Center for extracurricular activities. Over the years, I have worked with Woodmere, Ohio Police Dept. creating a calendar featuring Woodmere’s finest, City of…

Leah Gilbert

Leah discovered painting in her early fifties and has been creating images with acrylics and watercolor since then. She has exhibited in local community shows, art galleries, libraries, and in coffee houses. Recently, she enjoys adding embroidery, that she learned in childhood,…

Kathleen Cerveny

Kathleen Cerveny’s BFA/Ceramics is from the Cleveland Institute of Art, and her MFA/Poetry is from the University of Southern Maine. She has exhibited her work locally and nationally, served as President of Ohio Designer Craftsmen, a founding member of The New Organization…

Jean Wendland-Porter

@JeanWendlandPorter Rooted in NEO, Jean Wendland Porter is a self-trained artist whose work explores the intersection of personal history and emotional renewal. Her practice developed organically, first as a refuge, then as a tool for healing. Each piece reflects an act of…

Julie Sheil

Julie Sheil is a self-taught artist residing in University Heights, Ohio. Her art practice began in 2020 as self-directed therapy while recovering from a disabling injuries sustained in a car accident. Although primarily an abstract painter, Julie expresses her creativity through diversely.…

Jerry Keller

I have been working in primarily the field of glass, but also metals and wood since 1973. Many opportunities have luckily come my way, and I’ve had interesting commissions that have led to many expansions in my work. These T-shirts are an…

Jeffrey Johnson

Cleveland Institute of Art 96 Gunn Show 96 Summer Show CIA 1996 Fayetteville, AR. Summer Events Farmers Market 4 years I work in antique and vintage designs and photos to make useful fun items. From jewelry (brooches and earrings) to refrigerator magnets.…

Ginny Wallace-Curry

Ginny Wallace-Curry is a native of Cleveland, Ohio and comes from a family of artists. After retiring from a career as a lawyer and labor arbitrator, she pursued her lifelong passion: making art. Over the years, Ginny has taken numerous and diverse…

Eileen Ewen

Eileen Ryan Ewen is a locally based artist and illustrator. Trained in traditional mediums, Eileen originally worked with oil paints. She now primarily works in the children’s book industry as an illustrator, with her medium of choice being watercolor. To date, she’s…