Natalie is a Cleveland native who attended Notre Dame College (South Euclid) majoring in Art Education. Natalie’s early work centered around nature and realistic charcoal drawings. In the mid 2000’s, moved to begin painting, Natalie utilized acrylic and watercolors for her spirit…
Architectural photography is the focal point of my work. While many of my subjects are well covered, I try for angles and perspectives that are not common. Other than cropping, I do little to alter the images other than some tweaking of…
Katie Ford, artist and owner of brand Fiber and Gloss, majored in Art Education at Kent State University as she always dreamed of becoming an art teacher. Once she got there, she found herself missing out by not taking time to create…
Susan, a retired kindergarten teacher, has always kept up her making practice. Whether planning children’s activities or designing lanterns, she has always held a curiosity for learning through making. With this background in early childhood development she brings a level of play…
In Denise Stewart’s work, she looks for the possibility to recycle and renovate cast off and unconventional materials that are considered trash, and resurrect them into esthetic works of art. Denise graduated with a BS degree in Education from Boston University and…
Rima Tessman’s work is inspired by nature and traditional folk motifs. She is especially drawn to vintage textiles because of the stories they hold and for the way they evoke a distant time and place. Many of her Birch + Loon pieces…
Jessica has loved art since she was very young, and it was this passion, along with a truly excellent high school art teacher, that brought her to study art in college. She graduated from Miami University with a B.S. in Art Education,…
Laura Jackson put the tag name CLE on the map! Jackson is a local creative with a BFA in Graphic Design (7 credits shy:) from KSU. At 30 years old, Jackson reached her career goal as a Director of Computer Graphics/Multimedia within…
Lauren Herzak-Bauman’s work is informed by her contemporary art upbringing, taking influence from abstract geometric forms found in both urban and rural environments. In addition to her functional ceramics, Lauren makes public art and sculpture, including commissions for MetroHealth, American Greetings, and…
Melissa Bloom (Blooming Enamels) is a self-taught, torch fire enamel jewelry artist living and working in Cleveland Heights. She has a master’s degree in Social Work and works full time in that field, but loves the magical nature of combining fire and…
