Peter Jablokow
Peter Jablokow
Evanston, IL
peterillustrator.com
Watercolor on 140lb or 300lb arches hot or cold press watercolor paper.
Melvin McGee
Melvin McGee
Green Bay, WI
melvinmcgee.com
I use a layering technique that allows me to build up the oil paints for contrast and bright colors.
Stephanie Keller
Stephanie Keller
Inkling
Chicago, IL
theinklingshop.com
Inkling has thoughtfully curated a selection of printmakers that use handmade techniques. These include linoleum carving, silk screen and wood block printing.
Ezra Siegel
Ezra Siegel
Batavia, IL
ezrasiegel.com
I add to my paints powdered plaster, charcoal, graphite, and chalk, to give a earthy matte surface, creating a strong tactile quality to my work. This crusty surface is receptive to modifying washes.
Elizabeth Kozlowski
Elizabeth Kozlowski
Studio Giverny
Lawrence, MI
insheepsroving.com
These pieces are created by felting wool or wool and silk fibers. They are either wet felted, which is a technique that uses hot soapy water to combine fibers, or a barbed needle to combine them.
Tim Jarosz
Tim Jarosz
Chicago IL
thestudio312.com
Digital photo collages, created from original photographs, dye sublimated on glossy chromaluxe board or aluminum sheet metal.
Dr. Eric Lundgren
Dr. Eric Lundgren
Collaborator: Glenda Lundgren
Gold and Stuff
Holly Hill, FL
goldandstuff.com
Sterling silver and 14k gold with semi precious stones some piercing work with stone showing through and also makes it a reversible pendant as well as rings and earrings with a single semi precious stones.
Yuliya Wolf
Yuliya Wolf
Collaborator: Ari Wolf
Wolf Leathers
Hartford, WI
wolfleathers.com
Using oil-tanned leather from Milwaukee, WI we create one-of-a-kind products. We use hand & machine sewing, colorful stitching & zippers, and incorporate hide imperfections to create unique pieces.
Robert Pogatetz
Robert Pogatetz
Elgin, IL
robertpogatetz.com
Etsy Shop
I paint with oils to create expressive, sensitive and colorful paintings imbued with a vibrant, uniform and linear composition by utilizing thick bold brushstrokes and applying many emotional paint layers.
Anita Peters
Anita Peters
Barrington, IL
fashionstones.com
My designs are art forms of wire sculpture, chainmaille and metalsmithing. Inspiration comes from the Yemenite silversmith. I combine modern trends with ancient arabesque look using mix metals.
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Ken Wilson
Ken Wilson
Kawcuts Studio
Chicago, IL
kawcuts.com
Mixed media collage assembled with nostalgic found images/photos & reclaimed wood often constructed around an acrylic portrait. Original works are displayed in custom built frame, recycled window/door.
Jane & Susan Shaffer
Jane & Susan Shaffer
Shaffer Studio
Mount Prospect, IL
shafferstudio.com
Textured silver jewelry handcrafted thru various methods including forging, fold forming, pmc, hydraulic press and rolling mill.
Olimpia Iuhas
Olimpia Iuhas
Olimpias
Mount Prospect, IL
Etsy Store
I adore creating ” One of a kind” pieces combining a variety of fabrics and textures like: silk, wool, velvet, yarn, letter etc… sewn together in a unique pattern that cannot be duplicated.
Tyler Voorhees
Tyler Voorhees
Fennville, MI
tylervoorheesart.com
Torn bits of craft paper are collaged, painted, and affixed to wood panels to create scenes depicting historic jobs. The innovation that replaced the job is hidden in the composition.
Sue Rosengard
Sue Rosengard
Chicago, IL
suerosengard.com
Silver, gold and black with pearls and stones – hand fabricated using pliers, mandrels. Less is more! It is more challenging to create designs using less material and complexities than more.
Carla Bank
Carla Bank
Carla Bank Designs
Long Grove, IL
carlabank.com
Poured acrylics forming lines and composition of geometric abstraction with the intense forms of Color Field Painting.My work is derived from my interest in architecture, color, rhythm and shapes.
Amy Smetana
Amy Smetana
Eye Candy by Amy
Downers Grove, IL
eyecandybyamy.com
I’m environmentally conscious in my supply purchases and recycle my own scrap by melting and rolling into sheet metal. I enjoy adding new gem setting, texture and metalwork techniques to my repertoire.
Ken Reif
Ken Reif
Berwyn, IL
kenreif.com
Oil painting which starts with a black primed surface using an impressionistic palette to complete the work. The resulting fragmented images of natural settings are a balance of realism and abstraction.
Heidi Lowell
Heidi Lowell
The Austin Artery
Austin, TX
heidilowell.art
I paint with watercolor pigment on Caolin Clay (aka aqua board). I carve into the clay to give my work additional texture. I seal each finished piece with a clear acrylic varnish.
Jacqueline Bevan
Jacqueline Bevan
Jewels Botanica
Round Lake Beach, IL
jacqueline-bevan.pixels.com
Collage created with multiple layers of paper, magazine text and acrylic paint. The backgrounds are paper; the birds are magazine text and acrylic paint; the branches are paper and mica flakes.
Nadine King
Nadine King
Hand and Spirit Jewelry
Mt. Carroll, IL
handandspiritjewelry.com
Sterling, 18 and 22kt gold, precious stones and jaspers. Fused metals, reticulation and forming. All stones are bezel, prong or tube set. All hand fabrication. Paribas used to highlight texture in metal.
Roger Disney
Roger Disney
Tulsa, OK
rogerdisney.com
With long shutter speeds and dusk lighting the artist captures urban photos from around the world and returns home to interpret them in the studio with these large scale palette knife oils on canvas.
Main Street Murrini
Main Street Murrini
Collaborator: Todd Manicki
Farmer City, IL
mainstreetmurrini.com
Our primary focus is combining disciplines in the glass arts from ancient glass blowing to contemporary kiln-working. Through this integration, we strive to push the boundaries of modern glass art.