Artist: Marjorie Bledsoe
Millfield, OH
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Marjorie creates one-of-a-kind wire wrapped jewelry using copper, silver, and a wide variety of semi-precious stones and gems.
Little Shop on Park
Artist: Lisa Koontz
Worthington, OH
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Lisa uses wood to create fun earring designs like flowers, leaves and seasonal themes.
Deidre Nabors
Columbus, IN
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Each piece of jewelry is designed and hand-made in Deidre’s studio in Columbus, Indiana. The art form is called Millefiori and was created over 1000 years ago by Venetian glass blowers. The same art technique has been adapted for use in Polymer clay. The process involves wrapping and layering the colored clay so that each color is a different layer in the clay design. No paint or automated machinery is used in the production of this art work.
Deanna Poelsma
Company: Glazed and Confused Creations
Indianapolis, IN
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Poelsma earned her BFA focusing on ceramics and small scale metals at the Columbus College of Art & Design. After graduation she taught art, restored art, and served in the non-profit arts sector as a grant maker, but always had a desire to create full-time. In 2021 she formed Glazed & Confused Creations to pursue her craft as a full-time career. Her work is heavily influenced by the colors of the Caribbean, with designs inspired by both the Art Deco and Art Nouveau eras.
Sprig & Sparrow
Artist: Heather McQueen
North Olmsted, OH
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Heather Grandmont McQueen grew up in New Hampshire, studied Metalsmithing at Bowling Green State University, and now resides outside Cleveland, Ohio. Heather’s designs are inspired by a fusion of organic and geometric forms that are elegantly understated. Her jewelry incorporates hammered metals with a focus on delicate details to give the jewelry a rustic, time worn feel with a modern edge.
Three Graces Jewelry
Artist: Roxanne McGovern
Columbus, OH
Roxanne began collecting beads long before she started making her own glass. Many of her jewelry pieces incorporates several different bead weaving techniques combined with the glass artistry created with the torch and kiln. By blending these techniques, each glass piece is enhanced and takes on its own unique personality.
The Smithery
Artists: Ann Holman and Jen Townsend
Columbus, OH
Columbus College of Art & Design alumni Anne Holman and Jen Townsend joined forces in 2014 to create The Smithery, after many years of working independently on their own lines of jewelry. Anne and Jen are now working in a growing community of makers and creatives in their new studio at The Fort, an incredible restoration project on the south side of Columbus. Their collaborative line of handcrafted, one-of-a-kind and limited-edition jewelry explores their shared love of the outdoors, and protecting its natural resources.
Essex Glass
Artist: Beverly Burke Eichenlaub
Essex, NY
Beautiful ESSEX GLASS Jewelry is handcrafted using kiln-forming glass techniques. Colorful sheet glasses are layered with glass frit and stringer; each color is individually cut and placed to create the vibrant designs. Glass “beads” are fused, then cleaned and polished. Pieces are assembled with Sterling Silver compontents.