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Blog Archives

Grace Chin

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Grace Chin’s passion for craft began at an early age, admiring her father’s lifelong quest to understand the hidden properties of metal as a metallurgist with Bell Laboratories. She studied sculpture at Dartmouth College, then jewelry and metalsmithing in New York at…

Natalie Rich

Natalie Rich is an educator, designer, photographer, and Gallery 202 Partner. Her multifaceted artistic practice reflects a deep connection to both her local and global surroundings. Influenced by her upbringing on the shores of Lake Erie, Natalie’s jewelry designs uniquely incorporate naturally…

Claire Marks

Claire Marks is an Akron-based artist whose practice focuses mainly on paper marbling and collage. Over the past ten years, Marks has used her paper to make books, jewelry, magnets, and more. She has taught marbling workshops for many of Akron’s local…

Betsy Fallon

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After 35 years as a physical therapist, Betsy Fallon began working full-time as a glass artist in 1997. She creates one of a kind jewelry and functional objects using her own handmade beads, silver, pearls and semi-precious stones. Fallon is fascinated with…

Alyson Hollobaugh

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Alyson Hollobaugh is a Midwestern based multi-disciplinary artist. Hollobaugh is a graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Art with a BFA in Jewelry + Metals and the recipient of a Gund Traveling Scholarship in 2018. She is currently a studio technician at…

Deborah Pinter

Deborah Pinter is a photographer and printmaker by practices. She received her BFA from the Cleveland Institute of Art and her MA from a joint program from New York University and the International Center of Photography. In 2002 she worked on programing…

Pamela Pastoric

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…

Cadence Pearson Lane

Cadence London art & jewelry embodies quiet confidence and raw sophistication. It is a reminder to live from the inside out with strength, soul and authenticity. As a yoga teacher, I am fascinated and in awe of the beauty and symbolism housed…

Ethan Vodrey

Ethan C. Vodrey is a Cleveland-based artist and craftsman who works primarily in metal to create functional utilitarian and decorative objects. He received his BFA in Jewelry and Metals from the Cleveland Institute of Art. Recognizing the threat of climate change and…

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Michael Romanik

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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…