As a professional musician, educator, and administrator, Rachel Bernstein has worked in the arts for over thirty years. Bernstein came to Heights Arts in 2013 after fifteen years in various administrative positions at The Music Settlement in University Circle, where she continues…
Martha Young’s interest in fiber began when she learned at an early age to sew doll clothes and clothing. This interest continued with the discovery of quilt-making in the early seventies. Having graduated in painting from San Jose State University in California,…
Mark Yasenchack is a long time Cleveland artist and teacher. Specializing in ceramics and mosaics Mark has created functional work in the form of boxes and vessels and more introspective and unique sculptural work. As a queer artist Mark has mixed the…
valerietylerdesigns.com Valerie was first introduced to metalsmithing in an elective course taken at Baldwin-Wallace in 1999. However, it wasn’t until several years later in 2006 that she decided to pursue jewelry design more seriously and began her business. She’s been primarily self-taught,…
Mark Sudduth’s hand blown vessels emphasize form with layered linear hot glass bit drawings to showcase depth, transparency, reflection, and refraction. A resident of Cleveland Heights since 1983, Mark is a self-employed artist with a BFA from the Cleveland Institute of Art.…
Susan Bodenger Skove, a Cleveland native, taught at the Cooper School of Art, and has been painting on silk for 20 years. Museum stores, boutiques, and galleries carry her line of scarves. She has wall pieces in churches and private collections, including…
Genevieve Schwartz graduated from Kent State University in 2000 with a BFA in Metals and Jewelry. Her current personal sabbatical in Cleveland sends her in a constant search for bright or shiny new materials to combine to make jewelry with a focus…
Michael Romanik studied Drawing and Printmaking at CIA, and enjoyed a brief experience with Enameling, which he explored further after graduation. He is self-taught in many of the techniques that he uses to create his work, especially in his metal work of…
“The first moment I witnessed a glassblower at work I was mesmerized by the grace and beauty of the craft. My journey with glass began at the Cleveland Institute of Art. I then moved to North Carolina and enrolled in workshops at…
PAMELA PASTORIC Designer – Goldsmith Pamela Pastoric has been a Metalsmith since receiving a BFA Degree from the Cleveland Institute of Art in 1977. Officially empty nesters, Pamela lives in Willoughby, Ohio with her husband, and pet dachshund. She has been a…
