Meet Jessica Morini from XO, Moe...
I'm
the analytical one in my family. My sister is the "artist". I have
always been drawn to finite details and logic and reason. Making crafts and
creating something artistically is a total fluke for me! I have been doing this for about 6 years, but this will be my first Avant-Garde
show! I'm very excited!
Often
the raw materials I work with inspire me. Especially the scrap leather shapes
that already hold a specific shape and color. Some of the painted chains I work
with already have colors and patterns that will then lead to my decisions about
what to add to enhance the single material.
I
actually signed up for a white water rafting trip through the Chicago Learning
Annex and had to miss it. I used my credit to take a jewelry making class where
we were allowed to keep the tools. After ordering a necklace online, I looked
at it and thought "i could probably just make this instead". so I
returned it, bought similar materials, and made myself the necklace I wanted. I
never wore it! I sold it! and then I just kept making more and selling more!
This is really a hobby for me. It's something
I do on the side to relieve stress, stimulate my creative mind, and get out
into the world with something new and different to share. I would LOVE
for this to become a burgeoning career but I just don't think that's where I'll
be going with it.
I would say that the message behind my work is
to be unique, bold, and don't be afraid to stand out in a crowd.
Meet Janine Zink from Jewelry By Janine...
I retired as an OB Gyn Nurse in 2013
and am now making jewelry for my own company full time. I am married and have 2
boys who are 22 and 23 years old. I also make soy candles, soap & Body
Butters with my friend. We sell to friends and at craft shows. I started
selling at craft shows in 2007, but this will be my first Avant-Garde show.
I
love to make people happy with my creations. I discovered my talents one day
when I was given a wine marker that goes on the rim of your glass as a
gift. The only problem was that it moved around the rim of glass.
So I designed a really cool wine marker made of spiral wire and beads and
they stayed in place. I was selling them at a craft show at my kids
school and many people said they would have bought them if they were
earrings. I didn't know how to make earrings. I even bought 2 jewelry sets from
another vendor. When I got home, I realized that I CAN make earrings and
started using Swarovski Crystals & sterling silver and made watches,
earrings, and all kinds of jewelry.
I
am a visual person. I like making new pieces by leaving something that inspires
me next to my work area and I look at it for a few days or weeks until I decide
what I want to do with it. In five years, I hope to be in a few more
stores and have increased online sales.
The
message behind my work is simple...I want to make easy-on easy-off jewelry that
makes women feel beautiful. I started making necklaces with front toggle
closures because when you have curly hair like mine, it can get caught in the
clasp!
Meet Jessica Denicola from Bunch of
Beads...
My
name is Jessica, I’m a Mom of 2 and I work at a daycare I love spending
time with my kiddos, taking long walks in target, and a nice iced coffee from
Dunkin =)
I
have actually only been doing this for about a year...something I just really
like to relax with. This will be my first Avant-Garde show! I am so excited to
have to opportunity to be involved with such a great showline!
I
am a geek by nature. Video games, pop culture, and technology are all things I
love. What better inspiration for 8 Bit looking art! The thing that got me into
doing this kind of art was when I actually was doing it with my daughter when
she received a set as a gift, then I started looking up patterns and really got
into it!
It
is just a great way to manage stress and take a time out for me, so it’s just
something I started going with. My husband said if I’m going to keep making
things I better sell it! Haha!
Really
anytime I see anything that is cute or collectible I am thinking about how to
turn it into pixel type art! Even though this is more of a hobby right now, I
would absolutely love to keep growing and get the word out there about my work!
I would say that the message behind my work is a simple one...Almost things can
be fun if you try hard enough!
Meet Sierra Moore from Sierra Burns
Designs...
My
full-time job is my family. I have a wonderful husband who's amazingly
supportive of me staying home with our two young daughters (3-year-old and
10-month-old). Before I decided to become a stay-at-home mom, I was a TV News
Producer for ten years. I graduated with a journalism degree from the
University of North Carolina and worked in the Raleigh and Greensboro news
markets before taking a job at KDKA-TV here in Pittsburgh two years ago. My
family made the move from NC because my husband, too, is in the broadcast
business and landed a pretty nice gig with the Steelers. We have really taken
to yinzer life!
I
have always had a knack for drawing and photography, but it wasn't until my
second daughter was born that I really picked it up again. That made me want to
explore other creative art styles, and I fell in love with graphic art! The
Pleasant Hills show in October will be my debut with the Avant-Garde showline!
Everything
inspires me to create! When I'm on a walking trail with my girls I'm constantly
snapping photos of flowers and animals and the way the light hits the trees.
Cityscapes are my favorite. I love playing around with the editing to see what
I can come up with! I also get inspiration from other artists.
I'm innately curious, and I'm always wondering to myself, "could I
make that? Let's give it a shot!"
I
like to say I "ball on a budget," so any home decor I can get on a
discount or make myself is what I live for! I'm always looking for a great
deal, and I know a lot of moms are, too. That's why I make my art prints very
affordable and frequently offer coupons on my Etsy site. You shouldn't have to
pay $100 for a unique piece of artwork.
I
started compiling all of these print ideas and it was truly trial and error!
But the more I worked at it the easier it became, and I started to truly enjoy
staying up all hours of the night designing new art. I sometimes regretted it
the next morning, though!
I
like to mix and match ideas. Would this cityscape look good with a color
background or texture background? What if I inverted the colors? I really just
experiment and see what sticks!
I
want to still be selling my art work in five years. Right now it's a side
business, but when my girls start school full-time, I'd like to take it
further. I am anxious to get my first art show under my belt!
Art
for all! That's my message through my work. Some prints are silly. Some posh.
Some simple. I have a mix of inspirational quotes and neon cityscapes. I don't
have one style-- I have a lot!
Meet Jaimee Whitehouse from Aesthetic
Ambrosia...
My name is Jaimee Whitehouse and I am the creator of Aesthetic Ambrosia. I combine found object artistry with fine art skill, making unique pieces of wearable art. I mix classic style and edgy elegance using a variety of mediums and I am a self-taught jewelry artist with a Bachelors Degree in Graphic Design. When I'm not designing jewelry I am teaching American Style Ballroom Dancing as I've studied dance my entire life and have been teaching 18 different types of dance for 20 years. I love geeky things, thunderstorms, collecting old out of print books, monsters and mythology and the macabre.
My name is Jaimee Whitehouse and I am the creator of Aesthetic Ambrosia. I combine found object artistry with fine art skill, making unique pieces of wearable art. I mix classic style and edgy elegance using a variety of mediums and I am a self-taught jewelry artist with a Bachelors Degree in Graphic Design. When I'm not designing jewelry I am teaching American Style Ballroom Dancing as I've studied dance my entire life and have been teaching 18 different types of dance for 20 years. I love geeky things, thunderstorms, collecting old out of print books, monsters and mythology and the macabre.
This will be my first Avant-Garde Art & Craft Show and I am extremely excited to participate after hearing so many wonderful things about this show!
Since I have always
done some form of art it was quite the natural progression. Once I was old enough to show my work people
quickly started to request custom work and from there the business
grew. After my mother discovered my deep love of jewelry she started
adding to my hobby by donating interesting tools and supplies so that I
could start to experiment. After teaching myself basic techniques I
started to grow into my own style. Due to her support and the support of
my friends and family I am now creating art and jewelry full
time and loving the fulfillment it brings.
My creative process is ever evolving. I usually use natural references, and art styles and start with a thumbnail or sketch of the qualities I wish to put into the piece. I then start to sketch and develop the basic shape and build detail. Once perfected I start to sculpt or put found objects together. I love tiny intricate details and organic shapes. Once I start, many times the design evolves further and sometimes changes completely depending on what I'm creating. Every piece is completely unique and no two will ever be exactly alike. I love to use natural stone cabochons and everything is either hand sculpted with Sculpy or fine silver and copper or created using one of a kind found objects.
I would love to see my etsy art business grow and expand into other areas. I would love to be doing 5-8 art shows a year as well as participate in Renaissance Fairs and many Cons and expand into boutiques in my area as well.
I would say to live passionately and fearlessly and embrace your unique weirdness or strangeness. Let a little magic happen and find hope and whimsy even in darkness. Embrace your own style and that spark that makes you different from everyone else. My jewelry is created to celebrate imagination, creativity, diversity, magic and the unknown and bring out the inner god or goddess in you using classic styles with edgy elegance.
I also now have 6 Jewelry Style Lines-
Petticoat, Parasols and Sundries Collection- Steampunk and Victorian jewelry using detailed filigree findings and embellishments, glass beads and bead covers combined with skeleton keys, clockwork and gears.
Parlors and Secret Passages Collection- True Steampunk Jewelry using only gears, skeleton keys and clockwork.
The Wildling Collection- Fae/Fairy, Fantasy-like, Art Nouveau jewelry using Sculpting techniques and findings.
Ocular Adornments Collection- Dragon and Animal Eye Hand Painted Glass Fantasy Jewelry
Mystic Muse Collection- Witchy Wearable Divination jewelry
Vexes and Vixens Collection- Goth and Macabre style Jewelry
Meet Barbara Nutt from Nutt House Designs...
I
grew up in rural Pennsylvania with 5 older brothers. As the youngest
and only girl, I grew up tough but happy. I went to college at
Edinboro University and got my B.F.A. in Ceramics with Art Education
Certification in 2008. I then got married, moved a few times, and
now finally settled in Whitehall, PA. In the past year, I have set
up a studio in my basement, complete with a kiln and potters wheel.
I
have been doing pottery on and off for years, as I moved and had
resources. I began in officially in 2009 in college when I took my
first ceramics course in college, even though growing up, my mother had a kiln
to do firings for greenware she bought and painted. I would often
help clean up the greenware and play with the excess clay afterwards.
Since
I have only recently set up a studio, I have not participated in any of the
Avant Garde Art & Craft shows, so this will be my first one.
I
find inspiration around me and that often changes. In college I
focused on the female form, currently I focus on making function pottery that
is either traditional beautiful or just plain weird. As I am a
mother to two young toddlers, I find that often describes motherhood at this
stage, beautiful and really weird.
I
have always enjoyed art, and but I was always especially drawn to ceramics. I
think that came from my mother who did ceramics as I was growing up. The
discovery to my talent was a slow one, as it was hard for me to believe that
anyone would like things I made. I never saw myself as a refined artist, but
rather someone who did this for fun. As I have grown, I realize that
I am in fact an artist and people telling me that they love my art has really
made me realize that I am good enough and always was.
My
creative process starts with a lump a clay and while I may have something in
mind, the final result is usually different than what I
envision. Mostly because as I work with the clay, it changes as I
work with it and so do my ideas.
In
5 years, I plan on being much more involved with my business as my children
will be older and so I will dedicate more of my time to it. I plan
on expanding my art to more places and people. In 10 years, I hope
to have a professional studio where I can give art classes to people in the
community, for both adults and children.
My
message is always changing as I am changing. But overall, I would
say my message is “Do what makes you happy” and for everyone that is
different.
2017 Pleasant Hills Fall Avant-Garde Art & Craft Show
Sunday, October 29, 2017 - 10:00am-5:00pm
Georgetown Center
526 East Bruceton Rd
Pleasant Hills, PA 15236
For more information, contact Amanda Look, Event Coordinator at Amanda@ag-shows.com
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