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,…
Pamela earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Cleveland Institute of Art, and also studied jewelry design at Studio Art Center International, in Florence, Italy. Her work is held in the permanent collection of the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian…
Cathy’s passion is to create jewelry that brings people joy. Her original designs explore line and surface texture using various materials including silver metal clay, sterling silver wire, and etched, stamped, or formed copper. Earring design is her favorite way to share…
Somewhere out there are the fairies and fairy stories. That’s when the art happens for me and it happens between my hands and heart and the paper. It is my hope that these paintings will allow the viewer to experience a suspension…
Sterling and fine silver pieces created from precious metal clay are the focal points of Shaker Heights artist Sandra Curry’s jewelry designs. Every piece is hand-sculpted. Gold is applied through an ancient Korean process called Keum-Boo. “My designs tend to be contemporary…
With my background in Printmaking and Fashion Design, I strive to create pieces that pair individuality with wearability. Materials used to create my one of a kind jewelry are polymer, sterling silver and fine silver. Polymer veneers are created using the millefiori…
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…
Sarah Bullington is a jewelry artist from Medina Ohio. Sarah lost her sight from a brain tumor at the age of three, but this has not stopped her from achieving her dreams. Sarah was first introduced to art by her grandpa as…
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…
Hope Hickman is a multimedia artist, originally born in Northeast Ohio. Her artistic training was received through informal mentorships in folk-art both in and around Asheville, N.C. Currently, Hope’s work investigates the mundane and the ironic, with particular attention to contemporary life…