Leon Ruiz
Leon Ruiz
Emerald Art Studio
Naples, FL
leonfruiz.com
Acrylic paint on canvas or board. Sketch with brush, then brush and pallet knife add layers of color as need to create a piece of art.
Tara Keating
Tara Keating
Studio Keating
Chicago, IL
studiokeating.com
Acrylic abstract paintings on wood and canvas with a focus on composition, color and mark-making. Complex surfaces are developed using multiple techniques and many layers.
Sher Berman
Sher Berman
Sher Berman Designs
Deerfield, IL
Etsy Shop
Woven bead crochet jewelry combining contemporary color moods with the ancient art of lampworking. I create all my lampwork glass beads by melting Italian glass rods with a torch.
Venus Cramer
Venus Cramer
Jewelry By Venus
Elmhurst, IL
jewelrybyvenus.com
My primary style of creating contemporary fine art jewelry is small scale sheet fabrication. I use sterling silver, 14 kt gold, precious gemstones and found objects.
Bobbie Rafferty
Bobbie Rafferty
Beadsong Jewelry
Chicago, IL
beadsongjewelry.com
I weave, stitch and string thousands of seed beads with gemstones, metal, fiber & other materials to create intricate jewelry pieces. Off-loom beadweaving, bead embroidery, stringing, metal fabrication.
Jackie Cohen
Jackie Cohen
Tarzana, CA
jackiecohenjewelry.com
Ancient blown glass fragments in their enchanting colorful patina and unusual shapes set in a contemporary style in Sterling Silver as objects, ceremonial connecting to with the past.
Jackson Ocheltree
Jackson Ocheltree
Tucson, AZ
fromthegroundupart.com
I am a Glassblower/lamp worker. I use borocilicate glass, gold, silver, and opals. I make intricate glass orbs that contain dramatic optical illusion that transports the viewer away from reality.
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.
Cynthia Bye
Cynthia Bye
Silver Nest Studio
Neenah, WI
silverneststudio.com
Etsy Shop
First I draw nature or abstract ideas onto fabric, then I combine various woven fibers, cords, original fiber shapes & hand cut leather leaves to create textural tapestries for functional art pieces.
Lenore Lampi
Lenore Lampi
Duluth, MN
lenorelampi.com
The mid-fire ceramics is hand built, extruded or wheel thrown. Surface treatments on the sculptural and functional work include glaze, stain and terra sigillata.
Mandy Krolak
Mandy Krolak
Glazed Pottery Shop
Winfield, IL
Etsy Store
Innovative pottery for the home is what I strive for in my ceramics line. I focus on function, form, and color in all of my designs in order for me to bring joy and harmony to the user.
John Van de Merkt
John Van de Merkt
Dart Woods
Crystal Lake, IL
Wood always surprises. Inner natural artwork of colored grain pattern inspires me as I turn each piece. Hand buffing with walnut oil for a soft glow I hope will be repeated and enjoyed for generations.
Timothy Hall
Timothy Hall
New Buffalo, MI
Bud-vases made of wood turned on a lathe. As well as charcuterie boards. All items are made from salvaged native hardwoods.
Eric Sauvageau
Eric Sauvageau
Alliage
Pembroke Pines, FL
contemporaryartdesign.com
Contemporary abstract sculptures in aluminum, wood, opaque glass, glass and polymers with a clean edgy design, and a variety of textures.
David Moskow
David Moskow
Moskow Fine Arts
Evanston, IL
Facebook Page
I am a printmaker using the etching technique. My primary plate size is 5×7 inches. I also have larger plates that are 8×11 inches. I sell both sizes unmounted, matted or framed.
Gabby Hanley
Gabby Hanley
Collaborator: Lijah Hanley
Hanley Photography
Duluth, GA
Black and white, limited edition photographs of 25, printed and framed using archival materials.
Darren Olson
Darren Olson
Minneapolis, MN
darrenolson.com
Each photograph was taken on location using existing light and printed on archival materials. The viewer will feel and experience a scene (through light, texture, pattern and tonality) as I did.
Tatyana Perreault
Tatyana Perreault
Tatventures Photography
Chicago, IL
tatventures.com
Online Store
As a longtime Lakeview resident, it has been my passion capturing the beauty of the ever-changing Chicago skyline through photography on canvas and other mediums. I’m always after a unique perspective!
Megan Hinds
Megan Hinds
Chicago, IL
megan-hinds.com
3-dimensional layered intaglio prints. All handprinted hand-cut and assembled to give exploration and discovery to the image.
Daniel Johnson
Daniel Johnson
Chicago, IL
Oil painter using oil medium and various types of brushes and stretching my own canvas to assure a quality canvas.
