Holiday Gift Show featuring handblown glass ornaments, bowls, flowers, and jewelry by Barb Yerace; ceramic mugs, bowls and tiles by Nicole Pangas; plush monsters, mosaics and paintings by Joey Merchant; weaving demonstration and sale by Michael Daitch; and fiber artist Dolores Slowinski.
Joey Merchant's passion for mosaic was sparked during her travels through Italy, Greece, Turkey, Israel and Egypt. Inspired by ancient Greek, Roman and Byzantine mosaics, cathedrals and mosques her work ranges from large-scale custom installations to small accents for the home; from intricate replicas of ancient Roman mosaics to fun, spontaneous sculpture. The mosaics are constructed from broken china, Italian vitreous glass tile, stained glass, ceramic, and found objects. Joey also sews handmade plush monsters, bags and accessories. She finds inspiration from Japanese animation Pucca, as well as Japanese toy companies Sanrio and SAN-X. Joey adores all things "Kawaii", which means, "super cute" in Japanese.
Fiber artist Michael Daitch will demonstrate and create scarves on his loom. He created the "Tallitot Project" to teach hand weaving to pre-Bar/Bat Mitzvah students throughout the Jewish community. He has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Eastern Michigan University and is an accomplished weaver.
Nicole Pangas's work explores abstract image making through a variety of materials and methods including painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture and clay. She recently created one of a kind, high fired stoneware skull cups and other unique ceramics, as well as a series of "Mantra Tiles" - tiles with everyday sayings and musings. Nicole earned her BFA at the Cleveland Institute of Art. She also attended the University of Illinois, Champaign and Lacoste School of the Arts, France. Nicole was as an artist in residence at Pewabic Pottery in Detroit. She has taught at the Cleveland Institute of Art, Champaign Park District, IL and in Detroit at Pewabic Pottery, Your Heritage House, and The College for Creative Studies.
Barbara Yerace has been refining her glass-blowing and expanding her art into sculptures with bronze, re-used wooden objects and hot glass to create strong, visually compelling pieces. Yerace was educated at the Studio of Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York, Ohio State University, Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, Washington and has a B.F.A. from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA.
Dolores Slowinski's works include drawings in oil pastel, hand-felted wool and thread pieces, hand-felted wool forms, and collaged structures. Often combining whimsy and unusual art forms, Ms. Slowinski's works are both visually pleasing and thought provoking.
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