Location: COLUMBUS, OH
Bio: Kathy’s photographic subjects include flora, waterfalls, and the shores of Maine.
Mark Walter
Location: COLUMBUS, OH
Website: www.bigfanbooks.com
Bio: In addition to writing, Mark is a second grade teacher. Plans for more books are in the works.
SquidCat, Ink
Artist: SIMRAN KHAIRA
Company: Squid Cat Ink
Location: COLUMBUS, OH
Website: www.squidcat.com
Bio: Since 2016, SquidCat, Ink, has grown from a few sketchbooks full of doodles to a line of over 130 greeting cards and fine art prints. These reproductions of Simran’s original watercolor paintings feature bright, happy colors and expressive animal characters (and a pun here or there) to convey universal emotions. SquidCat is a character she created during her “doodle days” in high school. Simran wanted the name of her business to remind her that this is something she chose to do because she loves it, and because she couldn’t stop doing it.
Rani Kay Piar
Company: Whimsical Colorful You
Location: MANSFIELD, OH
Website: www.whimsicalcolorfulyou.com
Bio: Rai’s work is constantly evolving, each piece or medium leading to the next. Over the years she has painted cows, dogs, cats, gardens, flying mamas and hip chicks, using inks, acrylics, watercolors, and collage papers.
Rhonda Binkley
Company: Hanging by a Thread
Location: CHILLICOTHE, OH
Bio: Rhonda uses upcycled materials to create fun, whimsical greeting cards, paper dolls and jewelry.
Karrie Evenson Loar
Location: ROGERS, AR
Website: www.etsy.com/shop/KarrieEvensonArt
Bio: Karrie’s philosophy behind all of her creations is to just simply “PLAY”! Karrie paints colorful, joyful scenes. She enjoys experimenting with new mediums, techniques and styles.
Judith Vierow
Location: COLUMBUS, OH
Bio: Throughout her career, Judith (1941-2022) was a printmaker, weaver and quilter before switching to painting in the mid-1990s. Thanks to the generosity of her family, proceeds from any work sold here at the Ohio Craft Museum supports ODC’s free “Lunch and Learn” program.
Judi Young
Company: Whoopdeedoodle
Location: Grove City, OH
Website: www.whoopdeedoodle.com
Bio: Judi’s fun and whimsical torn paper collages appeal to both the young and the young at heart. Her love of animals and nature is evident in her work, and she often shows people and animals living together in harmony.
