Please Browse the 2025 Worthington Arts Festival Artists:
Lindsay Dalpiaz – Columbus, OH 
I am inspired by fungi and mushrooms and use photos that I’ve taken as reference. I primarily throw mid-fire clay and then attach individually sculpted mushrooms. Depending on the type of mushroom I’m looking to reproduce, I will carve in gills or pores and add details. I like to make bowls and goblets and then carve in mushroom motifs (marasmius mushrooms are my favorite to carve). Some pieces like my mushroom wall hangings and altars are slab built. After the first firing, I glaze the piece usually brushing on a different colored glaze to highlight the structure of the mushrooms.
Judy DeGan– Carmel, IN 
I work in stoneware clay and fire to over 2300 degrees in a gas reduction firing. The resulting work is functional and hopefully will find its way to your table. All my work is food safe, lead free. It can be washed in the dishwasher. It is microwave safe, but stoneware will retain heat, so use caution when removing it from the microwave. Most important is that all stoneware is subject to thermal shock. This means you should heat your pieces up with the oven rather than placing in a preheated oven. With these few cautions, you should be able to enjoy your pottery for many years!
Chelsea Devlin and Jacob Devlin– Marengo, OH 
Chelsea Devlin is a ceramic artist living and teaching in central Ohio. You can find and purchase her work in art festivals and small pop ups in Ohio. Specializing in both sculpture and functional ware, she utilizes slab building techniques and a building technique Chelsea refers to as “clumping”. Literally grabbing clumps of clay and forming the body of her sculpture. Having a rich body of work and experience since 2014, Chelsea also offers ceramic classes and workshops around her hometown in Marengo.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/CBennettCeramics
Kathryn Johnson – Columbus, OH 
Kathryn creates their work using a variety of techniques that they’ve learned over the years. Kathryn throws on the pottery wheel for many of their functional pieces. Their luminaries are a combination of an initially thrown piece, then sculpted into a light feature. Most of Kathryn’s glazes are homemade and fired in their personal kiln.
https://www.katsclaycreations.com/
Jonathan Kesler– Marysville, OH
Earthly Arts Pottery was established in 1982 by Jonathan Kesler. After 12 years of producing an exclusive wholesale line, Jonathan began to participate in juried art shows, wishing to explore personal ideas and concepts. His university art major and environmental minor coalesced. Nine more years of experimenting and refining have yielded his present style and body of forms.
In the end, he hopes to have created art which suggests the beauty of our natural world. Individual pieces that can be used to generate personal expression and environment, and work which is life inclusive by function.
https://www.earthlyartspottery.com/
Karen and Thomas Markgraf – Granville, OH 
Wheel thrown or hand built, Karen and Thomas’ work encompasses functional as well as sculptural decorative ceramic art. Their intention is to enhance the utilitarian aspects of people’s daily lives through craft with consideration for form and surface, using layers of texture and imagery to build a connection. Markgraf Clayworks specializes in handcrafted, artisan ceramics and mixed media sculpture.
https://www.markgrafclayworks.com/
Mark and Amy McGraw – Troy, OH 
Mark and Amy use stoneware and porcelain clays to create decorative and functional wares by wheel throwing, hand building and altering processes. Mark and Amy also mix their own glazes in their studio and continue to test new recipes to create a variety of different looks for all of their customers. Glazes are applied by dipping glazes and with a spray booth so that each item is unique in its own way. Mark and Amy are always looking at how to take the basic piece and make it shine through shape, color and texture. They are proud to have their pieces displayed in homes, adding beauty to kitchen countertops, coffee tables, and fireplace mantles.
https://www.artisticearthpottery.com/
https://www.artisticearthpottery.etsy.com
Julie Miller – Columbus, OH 
Julie has enjoyed exploring the woods for as long as she can remember. She searches among the delightfully endless variety of leaves for design elements. Some pieces are wheel thrown stoneware, decorated with prints of real leaves and brushwork with underglazes and glazes. Other pieces are hand-built stoneware, embellished with impressions of real leaves, oxides, underglazes, and glazes. They are fired in an electric oxidation atmosphere. Julie holds a BFA from the Columbus College of Art and Design and has worked as an illustrator and art instructor. She is a freelance artist and participates in juried art fairs. She is represented by the Hudson Gallery in Sylvania, Ohio, and the Hayley Gallery in New Albany, Ohio.
https://www.instagram.com/leaf.lady.juliemiller/
Shreya Patel– Powell, OH 
Materials used for my work is mainly stoneware and Porcelain. These pieces are fired to Cone 5 and Cone 6. All glazes used are food safe, making them microwavable and dishwasher safe. I use various techniques for surface decoration – Slip transfer, Carving, Sgraffito, Laser toner transfer, decals, hand painting, and also add Gold Luster to some of my pieces.
Cyndi Reilly – Solon, OH 
Cyndi’s pieces are created from wheel thrown and hand built white stoneware, and many pieces are embellished with underglazes and sgraffito; cone 6 firing and hand made in limited small batch quantities in their home studio. Cyndi’s inspiration comes from the things they love the most: travel and nature. What Cyndi observes from their surroundings and the feelings they experience often reflect in the design of these one-of-a-kind pieces.
http://www.clarkpotterystudio.com/
Judy Rohrbaugh – Kent, OH 
Judy’s art is a combination of pottery and pine needle basketry trim. Judy’s pottery is stoneware and raku, horse hair pottery and some low fire; the basketry is of long pine needles and raffia, natural and hand dyed.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/fineartstoneware
Jeff Unzicker– Union City, IN 
I create functional and decorative woodfired pottery focusing on quality and a wide range of scale. I enjoy controlling all aspects of the process from clay to kilns to reduce any creative constraints. It is my hope that collectors will find exceptional quality in my unique genre of ceramics.
Sandy Winter– Bellefontaine, OH 
My work is a reflection of my love for making useful and beautiful pottery for everyday use. I am not a production potter, rather I work in small batches using stoneware clay exploring form and function as well as experimenting with glaze methods and combinations. Recently I have been exploring altering my forms through hand carving. You will find my inventory consists of traditional serving pieces, oil and soap dispensers, candle holders and poured candles, planters, vases, and of course the ever popular mug!
https://www.instagram.com/sandywinterpottery/
Handmade straw basket made with sweet grass and recyclable plastic.
Beverly Hauenstein – Mount Vernon, OH 
Beverly creates one-of-a-kind textiles using only leaves and flowers. The process is known as Eco Printing, which allows nature to share its beauty. Beverly utilizes natural fabrics such as wool, silk, linen and cotton to create handmade scarves, wraps, jackets, ponchos, table runners, aprons, pillows, bags, and wall hangings. The natural tannins are extracted from the leaves to create color and prints. The process of eco printing has given Beverly a new appreciation for the gifts of nature
https://www.facebook.com/takejoyecoprinting/
Becky Howard – Pittsburgh, PA 
Jessica Joy – Bellefontaine, OH 
Making one fiber handbag at a time: keeping it simple. Choosing bright fabrics, clean functional design & durability for daily use. Each handbag is created from sustainable, custom upholstery fabric. Every piece is constructed & sewn with detailed craftsmanship. When it comes to beauty, quality is everything. One-of-a-kind bags made with LOVE.
Holley Morris – Columbus, OH 
Holley works with wool roving because of its delicacy and strength. Holley believes that wool’s willingness to be manipulated makes it a perfect medium for depicting the natural world. Their subject matter is often a traditional landscape, or a bird and flower. Wool adds a dimension that brings a subject to life in a much different way than paint.
https://www.instagram.com/wanderingminds_studio/
Jeanne Scannell – Newburg, PA 
Jeanne creates hand tailored clothing using fine fabric, hand woven mohair, wet and needle felted wool, and hand dyed cotton and silk. Jeanne studied fashion design in Japan learning balance and flowing drapery.
Maegan Shaner – Marysville, OH
Maegan crafts original canvas bags & accessories designed from deconstructed vintage textile finds & natural fiber. Every item in the shop is designed, created, and crafted by Maegan in their home studio in central Ohio. Each product is built to last, to be uniquely you from the very first wear to the very last.
https://www.maeganjeanette.com/
John has been blowing glass for over 20 years. Melting pelleted glass in a furnace to 2100F, gathering it on a blow pipe and hand shaping the material with wet newspaper or wooden blocks. Even the lattacino cane and murrini are all handmade by the artist. His customers regularly buy his “Friendship Balls” as gifts for loved ones to hang in their windows. The way the light reflects through his glass is art in itself. In 2010 he opened Canton Glass Works.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/CantonGlassWorks
SG Grillmeier – Tipp City, OH 
Sam Grillmeier has been a leader in the art glass movement for 40 years, striving for excellence in the construction of leaded glass windows for residential & commercial applications. He is a member of Tipp City Area Arts Council and Yellow Springs Arts Council. His art is fused glass with multiple layers of glass heated to 1700 degrees and cooled in molds. He creates vibrant bowls and vessels fit for any table or display case.
http://www.renaissanceglassstudio.com
Fred Imhoff – Topeka, KS 
Fred’s glass jewelry is a test of skill. Delicate earrings and necklaces of precise spiraled glass will catch anyone’s eye. His art conveys beauty through an elegant minimal aesthetic while representing the highest level of craftsmanship. The jewelry comes in a range of colors and designs.
Paul creates expertly crafted and forged pieces made with precious metals and gemstones.
https://www.instagram.com/albritton_gallery/
Mimi Antonetti – Zelienpole, PA
Completely self taught, Mimi was inspired by a Byzantine necklace that was a gift. While researching methods and materials she realized armor also gave the wearer confidence. On any given day she can be found flame painting copper or anodizing titanium and niobium. Temperature and humidity play a major role in the final outcomes of both flame and voltage so every piece is truly one of a kind.
http://www.nautiluscreations.com
Barbara Barbee – Delaware, OH 
Caleb Barnaby – Crestview, FL 
Caleb makes intricate pieces of wearable art from brass, silver, found objects and semi-precious stones. Most of Caleb’s designs feature antique, recycled materials such as horological instruments, spent bullet shells, pressure gauges and various other instruments (both musical and industrial). Textures are created by etching, hammering and patina. Metals are then hand-cut, forged and soldered. Hidden designs and details make each piece truly one-of-a-kind.
https://calebbarnabydesigns.com
Deborah Barnes – Mount Dora, FL 
Deborah fabricates sterling and 14kt. gold sheet and wire with hand tools and the knowledge of traditional silversmithing techniques, including: metal forming, chasing, reticulation, hollow form construction, forging, stone setting, enameling, and more.
Javier Baron – St. Augustine, FL
Javier’s jewelry is made of reversible stone & shell jewelry on nickel-free silver. All settings & components are shaped & soldered by hand, no molds or casts is used in his designs. Everything’s handcrafted from the components, down to the links & hooks.
https://www.exclusivos-store.com
Sabina Brown 
– Huron, OH
Sabina is a metal smith and a lapidary using fabrication, lost wax casting and wire work . She uses Sterling and fine silver, carat gold, copper and brass. She includes gemstones pearls and stones that she cuts and polishes . Inspired by various cultures, fashions and art from past eras, Sabina also finds inspiration in nature.
Heidi Clous – Blacklick, OH 
With a gas fueled torch, Heidi melts rods of glass and manipulate into beads through precise hand movements and tools then create original handcrafted jewelry. Each piece is made up of Glass and Silver.
http://www.sokavadesigns.etsy.com/
Daina Dickens – Columbus, OH 
Daina creates her jewelry using her own weaving techniques. She constructs, layers & inter-connects glass & semi-precious elements into wearable 3-dimensional necklaces, bracelets & earrings. Her designs and colors are inspired by her fine arts background, creating precise & interesting compositions of harmonious colors, shapes & textures. A single necklace may be composed of up to 2000 individual elements!
Angie Dresie – Cincinnati, OH 
John Gulyas & Maryann Posch – Cleveland Heights, OH 
John and Maryann design, fabricate, and finish every piece of their one-of-a-kind sterling silver jewelry. Using traditional metal smithing techniques, they cut, shape, hammer and solder the silver. Each piece is accented with gemstones, gold or enamel and receives an oxidized finish.
Janeth Hemmerling – Hilliard ,OH 
ECO Jewelry is the art of transforming natural products like seeds and nuts into beautiful, vibrant, colorful and environmentally friendly jewelry. The most common raw materials are Tagua and Bombona nuts and Acai and Huayruro seeds. Nuts are generally carved or/or sliced, dyed to multiple colors and polished to a smooth and shiny surface. Seeds are also dyed and polished. All pieces are subject to drilling and are bound together with multiple variety of ties such as nylon, leather strips or metal connectors; much depends on the design.
http://www.bytabathahemmerling.com/
Anne Holman – Columbus, OH 
Designed and created as a true collaboration between two artists, their jewelry explores organic forms, earth inspired textures and is set with natural gemstones. Each piece demonstrates the synergy of our shared vision, their love of the outdoors, and a combination of each of our skill sets. Each piece begins with raw materials that are transformed through a variety of traditional hand fabrication techniques and lost wax casting in sterling silver and gold.
https://www.shopthesmithery.com
Ann and Henry Jalsa – Gainesville, FL 
For 25 years, Ann and Henry have been exhibiting at National Fine Art shows. Fabricating focal pieces with Victorian buttons, they utilize\ the technique of PMC Sculpting to create clasps and findings, sterling wire working, and the Victorian lace making technique of crocheting pearls and gems into the compositions.
https://inthebeginning.etsy.com/
Andrea Kaiser – Columbus, OH 
Handmade with the intention of emboldening and celebrating strong, natural spirits. Starting with sterling silver sheet & wire, Andrea uses traditional metalsmithing techniques to texture, saw, form, shape, solder, enamel, & more. They look to nature for stories and patterns and pare them back to their strongest lines.
https://www.instagram.com/glass_sky_made/
Mary Kay Moore – Cincinnati, OH 
Mary Kay crafts jewelry using hand-blown Moretti/Bullseye glass beads strung with Swarovski crystals, gemstones & sterling silver.
Teresa Morbitzer – Columbus, OH 
http://www.vintagevampjewelry.etsy.com
Sarah Pierce – Tallmadge, OH 
Sarah creates handforged, nature themed jewelry, made with sterling silver, 14k gold and gemstones. Each piece is completely handcrafted. Various stones are set with a mix of bezel, flush and prong settings.
https://www.piercejewelryoh.com/
Edy Seaman – North Canton, OH
Edy both torches and kiln fires their enameled pieces, which are made on either fine silver or copper. Surface designs include graphite drawing, sgraffito, and separation enamel. Pieces are hand cut and formed. Edy’s work may also include their handmade lamp work and metal smithing.
Regina To – Key West, FL 
Traditional metal-smithing methods such as saw piercing, soldering, pressure welding, cold-forging, and riveting are used on sterling silver, 24K gold, copper, and brass to fabricate elegant botanical-themed jewelry. Most pieces are matte-brushed by hand to produce a satin finish and pattern that elucidates form, while others are oxidized to offer contrast to the metal’s natural hues. Organically shaped seaglass in rare colours, high luster baroque pearls, and vintage finds are often used as accents.
http://www.sophiapip.etsy.com/
Elisabeth Voltz – Kennerdell, PA 
Elisabeth creates jewelry & accessories for both men & women using vintage found items & vintage designs. Some of the components she uses are old typewriter keys, skeleton keys, bottles, antique jewelry pieces, compasses, cameos, stones, China plate pieces and both vintage & new watches.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/ragtrader
Ashlee Wetta 
Ashlee has been creating jewelry for over 30 years, beginning with dimensional bead weaving, until 2023 when she completed Foundational Metalsmithing at the Baltimore Jewelry Center. She primarily works with sterling silver and has a special affinity for bronze, and employs methods such as electrolytic etching, wax carving and casting, chasing and repousse, and powder coating. She does every stage of the process by hand- from saw piercing to filing, soldering, stone setting, and polishing.
Lisa Williams – Crystal Lake, IL 
Lisa is a jeweler that creates contemporary wearable art. She designs and constructs her pieces with multi colored sheet metals and wire. She uses traditional metal working techniques including soldering, saw work and etching.
https://www.lisawilliamsjewelry.com/
Andrea Yagoda – Delaware, OH 
Many of Andrea’s pieces incorporate glass they have fused or stones they have ground and hang from kumihimo necklaces they have braided. Some include polymer clay pieces that Andrea has made and cabochons created by other artists. In their fused glass, they use enamels, silver, reactive glasses and multiple layers of glass.
Jeff Zoellner – College Corner, OH 
Jeff has an affinity for classical metalsmithing. Their pieces are largely hand fabricated using the old-world method: lots of hand forging and soldering. Rough pieces are finished initially in a vibratory tumbler and finally after all soldering, enameling and stone setting is complete, hand polished. Jeff’s inspiration comes strictly from the esthetic and ornamental value of the pieces at hand. Jeff’s goal is strictly to create high quality, exotic ornamentation.
Paul’s expertise came from years of experience that he acquired in the family business that was passed down t0 him. He uses 100% genuine leather to make my products. His products range from handbags, messenger bags, leather journals filled with recycled handmade paper, and belts. The variation of colors comes from mixing the colors by hand to give them a unique look that is truly one of a kind.
Larry Clarke – Boca Raton, FL 
Larry is a third-generation leatherworker. He specializes in cowhide leather using it to create chiche purses, shoulder bags and briefcases.
Michelle Ishida – Columbus, OH 
Michelle creates handbags with cut leather appliques in various tree and animal designs, utilizing recycled materials.
https://www.facebook.com/treeladyartprints
https://www.intragram.com/treeladyartprints
Douglas Polczynski – Columbus, OH 
Doug prides himself in using old world hand craftsmanship and techniques to create items that hearken back to a time past but also have modern functionality and often a fun and funky twist.
https://www.blackforestleather.com/
https://www.instagram.com/blackforestleather/
https://www.facebook.com/people/Black-Forest-Leather/100057033477007/
Noelle Shearer – Galena, OH 
Starting with upcycled leather sourced from thrift stores, upholstery manufacturers and even other leather artists, Noelle envisions landscapes from the raw edges and imperfections found naturally in the leather. She uses either wood backgrounds which she stains, or canvases which she paints with acrylics to create backdrops to the leather scenes which are meticulously cut and designed by hand. Some leathers are distressed, painted or embossed to add even more texture to each piece. Each leather landscape is an original.
Saif Sheikh – Columbus, OH 
Saif Leather Co was established in 2020 with a mission to make luxury affordable. Started with a few wallets at first, they have evolved to many other items such as suede jackets, handmade bags, hand stitched wallets. Their Artisanal products are made to last a lifetime. As a founder and creative director for Saif Leather, his goal is to design stylish, durable and environmentally sustainable leather products for the modern day person.
https://www.instagram.com/saifleatherco/?hl=en
Susan Vaughan – Hartville, OH 
Susan specializes in deerskin leatherworking. Deerskin leather is strong and durable and is extremely soft, lightweight and supple. In addition to craft and art shows, the fall and winter find them filling custom leather orders from the hunter who has provided his/her own deerskin to have items made.
Jay uses handcrafted copper, patinated copper, recycled materials collaborated, soldered, screwed or hot glued over cement base background and layers of transparent paints over wood board to create 3D images.
Robie Benve
Robie uses a distinctive technique, combining acrylics, inks, and papers on canvas or wood, to represent my fascination with the tapestry of our surroundings, its subtleties of color and light, the ever-shifting dance of forms, and its rich textures. In both subject and technique, he embraces the tension between control and unpredictability, finding beauty in the balance. Each piece evolves from an abstract ground, with an apparently orderly scene emerging from chaos.
Michelle Boerio – Columbus, OH 
Michelle Boerio makes mixed-media paintings that spark curiosity and connection with the places and creatures of our weird, wonderful world. Her subjects range from the sun-drenched shorelines of southern Italy to the often-overlooked world of wetland animals in Ohio. When painting, she starts with a subject from the real world and stretches it to something more abstract through layers of watercolor, acrylic, oil paint, and collage. Those additive layers of color create visual depth. Her expressive, vibrant paintings celebrate playfulness in making marks.
https://www.michelleboerio.com/
https://www.instagram.com/michelleboerio/
Kiersten Cherry
https://www.instagram.com/babybatsbycherry/
https://www.etsy.com/shop/BabybatsByCherry?ref=seller-platform-mcnav
Scott Creed
Scott prepares raw cedar & accentuate its unique woodgrain, arranging pieces into dimensional & textured mosaic surface, then create coastal images & mirror borders using acrylic wash, stains and dyes. This process is sometimes applied as borders to other images. His mirrors are large 5′ x 2′ eye catching pieces with either an assorted color scheme of dye and acrylic washes in the above technique, while other mirrors feature a combination of exotic woods in their natural colors.
https://instagram.com/scottcreedart
Benjamin Deautschle
Their mixed media pieces frequently incorporate unique pieces of discarded wood by other craftsmen. These pieces may have begun to decay or exhibit unusual shapes that render them unworkable, but still have unique characteristics that save them from the fire pit. They combine this wood with resin and often incorporate natural elements such as honeycomb, seeds, and even coffee beans to create distinctive blanks. These blanks are then shaped on our lathe into our artistic creations.
https://deutschleartistry.com/
Jennifer Float 
Jennifer uses layers of acrylic paint, hand painted and vintage papers on canvas. She creates original whimsical artwork.
http://www.gallerygirljen.blogspot.com/
Lora Garcelon 
Ila Hofacker 
Ila’s work consists of using a mix of collage, paint, and other elements combined on canvas. She’s inspired by the surreal and whimsical, and often feature female figures in her art. You’ll find a lot of vintage elements in her work, mixed into vibrant and colorful compositions. She’s drawn to all the possibilities that come with working with mixed media, constantly experimenting with new techniques and materials. M goal is to create pieces that evoke a sense of nostalgia and wonder, inviting the viewer to journey into my imaginative and dreamlike world.
https://hwww.katiehofackerart.com/
Benjamin Lamb – Columbus, OH
Benjamin draws with pen and ink and paint onto wood panels, which they then cut out to create dimensional compositions.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/3rdShiftDesigner
https://instagram.com/blammo70
Shannon Lewis 
Shannon employs Appalachian and Shaker techniques, utilizing antique equipment and handcrafting methods to wind sweeps on handles made from repurposed, recycled and newly fashioned handles with natural and dyed broomcorn creating brooms that pay homage to past broomcraft and establish new ideas.
https://www.bluegrassbrooms.com/
Susie Lowder
Susie creates mixed media artwork on wood stretched canvases painted gallery style. She applies a sketch or color wash with handmade and other decorative papers, then applies layers of thickened acrylic paint mostly with a palette knife, all create interesting texture. Her inspiration is nature, adding a little “Happy” to it. Every item is original, no prints.
https://www.facebook.com/susie.lowder.39
Bill Miller and Susan Kelleghan – Naples, FL 
Where the Lens Meets the Brush. Integrating full-frame photography with acrylic paint extensions/additions to create unique art.
Emily Morgan – Columbus, OH
All of Emily’s work is analog collage art and is created using hand-cut elements. Each individual piece is glued to either cardstock or cradled wood panel, and is sealed to promote longevity. Elements primarily consist of vintage/antique botany illustrations, vintage/modern photography, and other suitable ephemera.
https://lovely-but-dead.myshopify.com/
https://www.facebook.com/LovelyButDeadArt
https://www.tiktok.com/@LovelyButDead
Kate Morgan – Columbus, OH 
Kate Morgan is a contemporary female figurative artist working in mixed media. Painting over original drawings and collage elements, including vintage and antique paper. Layered artwork depicts figural explorations, portraits and animals in expressionist color palettes and surreal style. Inspired by Iconography, folklore and fashion. Shading with ink, watercolor washes & colored pencil. Finished with gold leaf. Wood panel substrate.
https://www.instagram.com/katemorgankmid/
https://www.facebook.com/katemorganart/
Andrew Paavola – Huntsville, OH 
Whimsical cartoon wall art illustrations. Each is hand-drawn with India ink on Bristol board and digitally colorized. Frames are made by hand with wood, different colored paints and clear acrylic. Varying shapes and sizes that include the original ink drawing visible on the back of the frame.
Doug Patton 
Affixing traditional and unconventional materials. Drawing and painting into images to add nuance to the visual narrative. Her collage looks to bring seemingly disparate items together to encourage a unique dialogue.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/FolliDesign?ref=seller-platform-mcnav
Elizabeth Raymond 
Real Foraged Flowers, Pressed and Preserved in Non-Toxic Resin paired with Stainless Steel.
https://wildflowerandflora.etsy.com/
https://www.instagram.com/NaturallyLiz11
Linda Tong 
Individually handcrafted wood, cover with 4 coats of black lacquer, apply crushed eggshell, gold leaf inlay and multi-colored of oil base/acrylic paint free hand-squeezed from cellophane paper that shaped like pastry tubes to the top of the objects and sealed with a clear lacquer to make them shine and last long.
Hand crafted designer quality bags, totes and accessories made from cork material, sometimes adding high quality upholstery or canvas material. Sue’s bags are lined with interior pockets and adjustable straps. Sue have a wide variety of designs for a variety of tastes.
https://www.susiemeierbags.com/
https://www.instagram.com/susiemeierbags/
https://www.etsy.com/shop/susiemeierbags
Igor Nasibyan – Erie, PA 
Igor Nasibyan is America’s premier silhouette artist. Cutting silhouettes has been his passion and livelihood for over 30 years. The silhouettes he creates are highly detailed, astoundingly accurate, and breathtakingly beautiful. Using only scissors and black paper, he cuts completely freehand a highly detailed silhouette portrait of a model and adheres it to white poster-board with an oval mat.
https://www.silhouettesbyigor.com/
https://www.facebook.com/silhouettesbyigor/
https://www.instagram.com/silhouettesbyigor/
Pearl Podlinsek – Howell, MI 
After blowing out eggs from her own birds then washing them, Pearl drew images onto them using a graphite pencil, then carved simple images. Over the years, she has continually pushed herself to try something new, taking inspiration from everything around her. Pearl learned new techniques to color the shells, thus providing a new dimension. She uses electric tea lights to illuminate the eggs. Late in 2016, Pearl felt confident enough in her skill to purchase Emu eggs. The natural multiple color layers of the Emu shells have opened up a new world of etching detailed images into the shells.
https://www.facebook.com/p/Crazy-Cluckers-100064729534802/\
Elizabeth Raymond – Columbus, OH 
Real Flowers are Foraged and Pressed to then be preserved in non-toxic resin. Each piece is handcrafted and made to be one of a kind. All Metal is Stainless Steel, and some pieces are paired with Swarovski & Preciosa Crystals. Wildflower & Flora is Art displayed as; necklaces, earrings, jewelry sets, bolo ties, hairclips, and wall art.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/NaturallyLizDesigns
https://www.instagram.com/NaturallyLiz11/
Born and raised in Ukraine, Baltas was heavily influenced by her father, who himself was an artist. She began painting at a young age and focuses on still life, religious icons, landscapes, and portraits. With oil as her medium and Southern culture and nature as her inspiration, she opened her gallery in Baton Rouge where she continues to create new art.
http://allasfineart.com/about.html
Samuel Brieck – Columbus, OH 
Samuel creates whimsical, fantastic, and adventurous art. The main medium Samuel prefers to use is acrylic paint on either illustration board or watercolor paper. They also like to make art for screen printing!
https://www.etsy.com/shop/BrieckDraw
Kevin Buckland and Pertain Gillespie-Buckland – Lewis Center, OH 
Kevin & Pertain Buckland met while attending The Columbus College of Art and Design. Pertain works mostly b&w, Kevin works in watercolor. Kevin and Pertain live and work at their home studio outside Columbus, Ohio. For over 36 years, this husband and wife team have owned and operated a graphics and fine art studio.
https://pertainbucklandart.com/
Anne Coburn-Griffis – Pandora, OH
Anne is passionate about the natural world of Northwest Ohio and shares her love for the inhabitants primarily through watercolor. She preserves the best of the region, highlighting the talent of its people and being a part of their sustainable growth. She uses watercolor with layering techniques and occasionally fine paper and watercolor rag collage.
Zhen Zhong Duan – Dublin, OH 
Zhen Zhong Duan utilizes his technique, experience and aesthetic ability to complete his paintings. Sketching, memory and imagination are all used to create his favorite places with oil and acrylic on canvas.
Jen Florentine – Columbus, OH 
Jen Florentine is an Ohio based abstract artist. Jen hopes to bring forth a personal story in each of her paintings. – a visual dive into her subconscious. Each painting is started by laying down paint in a carefree and expressive way, letting the paint and tools decide what it wants to become. Color plays a significant role in her artwork and the palette is established as the painting develops. Her paintings consist of many layers of paint, primarily acrylic, but also utilizing charcoal, ink and pastels. Each painting is a complete surprise when finished.
https://www.instagram.com/jenflorentineart
Dan Gerderman – Pickerington, OH
preferred surfaces are found wood and board panels that are being repurposed. He paints or assembles his work with sloppy outsider marks and professionally guided brush strokes to create imagery that is instantly recognizable. Clever text and wordplay appears in much of his work. An he’s inspired by conversation, popular culture, and literature.
https://www.gerdyart.tumblr.com/
Thom Glick – Columbus, OH 
For painted works, once Thom’s decided on a subject, they create a refined graphite drawing. Then, Thom chooses a canvas and builds up a layered ground of color. Often this layered ground becomes part of the background of the painting. Sometimes this ground involves applying paint by washing, scumbling, and spattering. After the ground is to their liking, Thom transfers the graphite drawing to the canvas surface, usually with a projector. From here, Thom approaches the painting much like a color-by-number exercise, first focusing on the shapes of color, then lastly adding the outlines.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/thomglickillustrates
https://www.instagram.com/thomglick/
Amy Haggard – Columbus, OH 
Amy’s mission as an artist is to create art that evokes a feeling of playfulness and joy. She creates that joy using vibrant colors, graphic patterns, and organic shapes. Her love of simple forms and how they can build imaginary worlds comes through in her dreamed up botanicals and abstract compositions. For Amy art is play, constant experimentation, and an unending curiosity that she wants to share with the viewer.
https://www.instagram.com/amythemakist/
Dimonde Hale – Columbus, OH
Having lived in a big city his entire life, the streets and the cultures embedded in them, inspires Dimonde’s art and gives its viewers a look into that world. Oil paint on canvas creates vibrant cityscapes, urbanesque interiors, and vignettes exhibits how objects, and architecture can teach you about the people that live among them.
https://www.mondeart.bigcartel.com/
https://facebook.com/mondepaints
https://instagram.com/mondepaints
Kelley Hensing – Batavia, OH 
Kelley’s artwork is inspired by the mysterious. Her images portray dreams, fears and fables, while seeking to transcend a world of chaos. Her visual language brings together nature, spirituality, and archetypal figures to form her own narratives both beautiful and symbolic. Kelley has a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design, and an MFA from the School of Visual Arts in NYC. Her first major show was in 2014 with Last Rites Gallery, NYC. She also shows with Lovetts Gallery in Tulsa, OK and at various art conventions throughout the year.
https://www.eventeny.com/company/?c=9416
John Lee – Pittsburgh, PA 
Painter, street art extraordinaire, Cardboard Caravaggio, John Lee is the artist behind Clohn Art (pronounced “clone”). He’s currently based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but his reach is far and wide. John grew up just outside Albuquerque, New Mexico, and this southwestern influence is evident in many of his works. His art utilizes a variety of styles and materials, many of which are found objects. His goal is to make his art accessible and affordable.
https://www.clohnart.com/about-john-lee
Megen Leigh 
Megen Leigh is an artist from Westerville, OH who has grown up in the science fiction and fantasy community. She’s been on a journey of self discovery through art. Experimenting with a variety of styles and mediums trying to find what defines her as an artist. As an artist working primarily in watercolor and fluid inks, she creates whimsical, imaginative landscapes and playful abstracts that reflect that upbringing. She’s exhibited her work at several locations in the Columbus area including a solo exhibition at the German Village Historical Society in May 2023.
https://instagram.com/leighmarts
https://Facebook.com/leighmarts
Amanda McGee – Galena, OH 
Inspired by memorable objects from childhood and familiar scenes from the past, Amanda enjoys capturing joyful nostalgia through bold brushstrokes and vibrant acrylic paint on canvas and panel.
https://www.instagram.com/amandamcgeeart/
https://www.facebook.com/amandamcgeeart/
Said Oladejo-Lawal – Columbus, OH 
Said studied painting in Nigeria and graduated in 1995 from the prestigious Yaba College of Technology. Said also graduated with a bachelor’s degree in graphic design from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, United States of America in 2012. Their colors are fauvist in outlook. Said’s presentation is often classified as that of an impressionist artist. They like to use bright colors to bring nostalgia and deep emotions out of anyone who encounters their paintings. Said wants people to walk away feeling deeply connected with each of their art pieces. Said enjoys bringing abstract preoccupations such as music into visual prominence.
https://www.instagram.com/saidartlook/
Gavin Otteson – Lewis Center, OH 
Gavin Otteson is a contemporary Science Fiction artist working in gouache. As a Humanist and life-long fan of mid-century Sci-Fi Literature, the themes of exploration, optimism, discovery, and wonder are at the core of his work. His paintings are intentionally created to be as story prompts for the audience—scenes that could exist within larger, imagined narratives. Through the elements of retro-futurism and surrealism, he makes tangible the geologically strange and improbable destinations of Sci-Fi.
https://www.gavinottesonart.com
https://www.instagram.com/gavinottesonart/
Jillian Siefert – Columbus, OH 
Specializing in small paintings, Jillian Siefert creates unique and intricate gouache floral and landscape paintings, finishing them with small-batch handmade frames. Art has been an intrinsic part of her life since childhood, evolving from doodles in school notebooks to a profound expression of healing and connection. Drawing inspiration from vibrant colors, playful compositions, and unique perspectives, Jillian’s art celebrates the beauty of nature and the essence of home. Created in small batches, the frames are trimmed by hand, painted gold and sealed.
https://www.jillianreneeart.com/
Tom Stenger – Delaware, OH 
Tom believes there is always something new to learn in watercolor, and taking classes from several professionals in the central Ohio area keeps styles, new techniques, and subjects flowing.
Bridget Taylor – Worthington, OH 
Bridget has always been mesmerized by color. As a young kid, it was the box of fresh crayons. Her art is a colorful I Spy game. Inviting you to enjoy hidden organic forms with themes such as hazy skies, water, trees, and fish. Using bold colors to mimic her feelings when breathing in nature, she often uses her fingers to paint. Each painting is created on deep sided canvases or wood framed blocks so the viewer can imagine the paintings continuing past the sides and running farther than the eye can see.
https://www.bridgettaylorfineart.com
Matt Tisdale – Westerville, OH 
Matt is a professional commercial illustrator and painter. He’s influenced by and interested in early 20th century black and white photography. He loves the Victorian fashion influence of the period and the Art Nouveau movement and paints mostly in black and white with subtle hints of color. He uses acrylic paint on black archival paper on masonite panels.
https://www.instagram.com/matttisdale0/?hl=en
Loc Tran – Columbus, OH 
Loc uses translucent scribble-like brush stokes to create the background which contrasts with the focal area’s bold, opaque shapes. Light is often captured with choppy strokes and color is exaggerated.
https://www.instagram.com/loctran.art/
Emily Winslow – Indianapolis, IN 
Emily Winslow has always been an artist at heart, but her watercolor journey truly began in the summer of 2021. During a 30-day challenge painting a new scene each day, she realized how much she enjoyed it! Now she is a watercolor artist who specializes in nature landscapes. Creating pieces that her customers say bring them joy. She strives to create a light and airy atmosphere for people to feel at peace.
https://www.instagram.com/emilywinslowart
https://www.youtube.com/@emilywinslowart
Clinton Wood – Cincinnati, OH 
Clinton Wood III was coached in painting as a boy by his father. He is entranced by commonplace architecture and its existence within the natural world. Inspired by Cubist and Precisionist painters, exploring the structural relationship between the built environment and the organic nature that it’s bonded with. Adding rich color to reveal the intensity of these ordinary places; he works primarily in oil, painting the city and landscape surrounding his home, which he shares with his wife, fellow artist Colleen McAndrews Wood, and their two children.
https://oovar.ohioartscouncil.org/name/clinton-wood
Through their photography, Jane strives to capture the beauty of natural places and the spirit of wildlife and natural subjects. Jane hopes to foster a deeper awareness and appreciation for the fragile natural environment that we must cherish and protect. Jane produces their photographs using high-quality archival materials. They offer prints on fine art paper, metal and canvas. Jane currently shoots with high-resolution full-frame digital SLR cameras, and a wide assortment of lenses from 18 mm wide-angle landscapes to 500 mm intimate wildlife portraits. Jane always shoots totally manually as they require complete artistic control of their images.
https://jane-axman.pixels.com/
Robert Coomer – Batavia, OH 
Robert’s images are captured digitally in a way to build a sense of place and time; to reveal the beauty hidden in unexpected places. He prints the photographs using archival inks on fine art papers, canvas, and metals. Some images are printed on naturally and artificially rusted, worn, hand distressed aged steel and distressed industrial aluminum panels. He uses these specific materials to build emotional connection with decayed imagery.
Thomas Croce – Lebanon, OH 
Thomas graduated with a BED degree from Miami University school of Fine Art in 1984 and with a Master of Architecture from Washington University in 1987. He works with all the compositional elements, line, form, texture, light, and shadow to create his award-winning nature and wildlife images. Thomas’ art includes framed and mounted limited edition fiber selenium toned silver gelatin prints and framed and mounted monumental archival pigment prints. All prints are made using all archival materials.
https://www.tomcrocephoto.com/
https://www.instagram.com/tcrocephoto/
Rebecca Cummings and Rod McIntyre – Grove City, OH 
Being a team, Rod and Rebecca travel and explore together, each photographing the experience in their own individual way. Rod works in black and white creating simple yet uniquely sophisticated images, while Rebecca uses color, texture and lighting to create a mood. Both photographers work in digital and film but stay true to traditional photography using little or no photoshop.
https://www.dreamingtreegalleries.net/
https://www.etsy.com/shop/DTGalleries
Jeneen Hobby – Cleveland, OH 
Jeneen Hobby chose photography to document reality, to reveal its beauty. Using composition’s strength allows for the communication of emotion, presence, and thought. The photographs reveal lines, patterns, shapes, forms, rhythms, textures, or hues of a subject–often in abstraction–to create order, balance, and harmony. Movement is a key element of her work. Camera movement is used to create blur, reflecting encapsulated energy. Movement is inherent in the subject, such as in a sandstorm, water, wind, fog, life forms, and the play of light.
http://www.jeneenhobbyphotography.com
Sunny Liang – Chicago, IL 
Sunny finds inspiration and beauty in China’s natural landscapes. Hiking up mountain tops to capture the morning mist and sunrise is what they find joy in. Sunny has traveled from America’s National Parks to the cliffs of Santorini, all the way up to the mists of Mt. Tian Si in Southern China. Embracing the environment, they strive to present their view of the world and life’s quiet moments with full clarity.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/SKLiangPhotography
https://midwestsalute.com/portfolio_page/sunny-liang-2024/
Jessica Sheldon – Covington, KY 
Jessica’s photography shows the world in 35mm. Over 100 town and cities across the globed are transferred by hand to ceramic tile and embedded in handmade oak wood frames and serving trays. Her city-inspired drink coasters feature captivating images that bring the spirit of iconic landscapes to your tabletop. Jessica aims to help preserve history, document change, and celebrate the places we’ve grown up.
Emily’s work is done on limited edition linoleum block prints.the negative spaces of the design are carved away from the linoleum block, she inks up the block with oil-based ink and print onto acid-free paper with the use of an etching press
https://www.emilycoopercreations.com/
Jake Rathkamp – Columbus, OH 
All of Jake’s works begin with a detailed line drawing in graphite pencil on fine art paper. The drawing is then scanned where color is worked on digitally. Each layer is then printed in black ink onto a transparency sheet which is utilized to impose the layer image onto a silkscreen with a photo emulsion using Jake’s hand built exposure unit. From here, water-based inks are hand mixed to match desired colors and the prints are then meticulously hand screen-printed a single layer at a time onto fine art paper. Each print is hand cut or torn and then signed and numbered.
https://www.thegraphiteclub.com/
https://www.instagram.com/the_graphite_club/
Angela Stiftar – Columbus, OH 
From a young age, Angela has been infatuated with all things creative: drawing, painting, poetry, theatre, dance, photography, you name it. They believe inspiration is everywhere and world travel is their favorite source. Angela’s whimsical love of mermaids symbolizes beauty, courage, adventure, and folklore. The Midwest to them signifies friendliness and family, plus it is where they proudly call home. Mix these values together, and there you have it – Midwest Mermaid was born!
https://midwestmermaid.com/art
https://www.instagram.com/midwest__mermaid/
Leah Storrs-Fisher – Columbus, OH 
Leah is a printmaker & fine artist based in Downtown Columbus. Their work focuses mainly on landscapes, architectural studies, bird studies and all things floral. Leah bounces around a lot in mediums ranging from silkscreen printing, block printing, watercolor and acrylic painting, drawing and embroidering. Originally from Saginaw, MI, Leah moved to Columbus to go to art school at the Columbus College of Art & Design to attain their Bachelor of Fine Arts degree majoring in Fine Art with a focus in Printmaking + Art History minor. Their work includes fine art prints and watercolor paintings & a combination of the two. Working in water-based ink, on fine art printmaking papers and watercolor papers.
https://www.instagram.com/leahstorrsfisher/
Joseph Wesoloski 
Multiple skill sets are united in harmony to create these glass garden sculptures. Lamp work, soldering and welding combined with handblown and antique glass to create your forever flower.
https://flowersalongthetracks.com/
https://www.facebook.com/FlowersAlongTheTracks/
https://www.instagram.com/flowersalongthetracks/
Sullivan Gerderman – Whitehall, OH 
Sullivan strives to create weird creations through a multimedia sculptural approach. Using grungy found objects he creates creatures and beings to inhabit their shells. Depending on the found objects heat resistance and chemical makeup, he utilizes Super Sculpey, epoxy sculpt and/or air dirt clay. Sullivan’s goal is to breathe more magic and wonder into the world through immersive sculpture and interactive art pieces.
Merrilee makes whimsical, one-of-a-kind clothing from vintage and repurposed materials in both men’s and women’s styles. Each piece is completely unique and sewn with care. Her pieces are vibrant and homey and perfect for every body. She describes her style as a place where thrifting and sewing collide!
Kaye makes a wide range of wood products from wooden model cars to large live edge tables, lamps, wine and beer flights, charcuterie and cutting boards. All the wood Kaye uses is sourced from their farm. Every year, they lose trees to storm or disease and take them to be sawed, then stick dried for 6 months, then to the kiln to be dried and planed. The wood is then taken back to their shop to be made into products.
https://www.facebook.com/fortheloveofwoodbykayebenson/
Emily Combs – Springfield, OH 
Emily starts by drawing a shape onto wood. Then, she handcuts the wood using a jigsaw. Next, Emily carves, burns, and sands each wood piece. She then create wood dyes from mica and procion powders and stain the wood. Emily also uses acrylics to paint the wood. Last, she puts the wood pieces together to create a wood mosaic.
https://www.instagram.com/combs_art/
Dave Grabarczyk – Perrysburg, OH 
Dave creates hardwood jewelry and valet boxes with exotic wood accents in traditional or contemporary designs, sanded, stained and sealed with a protective finish to enhance the natural appearance of the wood.
Mark Hilligoss – Hilliard, OH 
Mark uses a chainsaw to cut wood blanks from downed trees. Afterward, they mount the green, wet wood in a chuck on the lathe and use gouges, scrapers, and hollowing tools to create rough forms which are set aside to air dry. Consistent thickness of the object’s walls minimizes cracking as the wood dries. Once dried, after several months, Mark remounts the bowl or vessel and refines the shape making the form thinner and more balanced. Defects or anomalies create the opportunity to fill the wood’s natural voids with colored epoxy, like turquoise, stabilizing and adding beauty to the form.
https://www.fairturnstudio.com/
https://www.facebook.com/fairturn/
Chris Meyer – Fresno, OH 
Chris Meyer is a wood artist and carpenter. He salvages and harvests wood from his own property in Coshocton County, OH and uses it to create cutting boards, charcuterie boards, and small furniture. All his artwork is made from solid wood, from his susainably managed forest. He is passionate about encouraging biodiversity and planting trees while protecting against invasive species. His company, Sylvan Craft, journey begins with their forest management practices and ends with functional and artistic woodcraft.
Joshua Miller – Dubois, PA 
Hand-planed, wire-brushed, steam bending and skip planing with special paints and glazes produce unique textures in Joshua’s work.
Noah and Tammy Mynes – Lewis Center, OH 
Noah and Tammy search out beautifully grained wood. They integrate complimentary epoxy colors to create home decor. Noah and Tammy make upscale tables, serving sets, bowls, salt cellars, lazy susans. They also do custom work.
https://handcraftedbynoah.com/
https://www.etsy.com/shop/HandcraftedbyNoah
https://www.instagram.com/handcraftedbynoah/
https://www.facebook.com/handcraftedbynoah
Delia Smith – Powell, OH 
Delia’s passion is the creation process and nature is the source of her inspiration. Her work is conspicuous not following any set plans, designing on the fly, bringing ideas from the fog into reality. Functionality is not lost to aesthetic and design. Using a variety of advanced techniques to create custom woodworking designs you can enjoy for years to come from the functional to pieces of art to next generation family heirlooms.
Mike Stanik – Burghill, OH 
Mike handcrafts functional wooden pieces of art using a very rare type of reclaimed lumber, American Chestnut. Mike believes that this is preserving the past for future generations to enjoy.
http://www.yesteryearfurniture.net/
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