Meet Avery Applegate from Just My Type...
I was raised
in Hillsboro, Ohio, where the art room was my sanctuary. Inspired by my art teacher, I decided
to pursue the same career, the one where you get to teach “the fun stuff!” I attended The Ohio State University, but teaching
positions in the arts were few and far between in those days. On one visit home, I heard that the
elementary art teacher was moving away, so I applied and got the job. I taught in my old elementary school,
and then moved up to teach high school in the very room where I had decided on
my career. After 30 wonderful
years of teaching “the fun stuff,” it was time to let someone else take
over. So, I retired and started my
own jewelry business. Just My
Type, LLC is now my creative focus, and I still get to do the fun stuff!
I have been
creating jewelry for about five years. My jewelry is in a shop in Cincinnati called “Indigenous.” I’m proud to
be one of their artisans, and I also enjoy the personal contact of art and craft
shows.
This will be
my first Avant-Garde Art & Craft Show, and I'm excited about it!
Old photos
inspire me. They evoke a time and
place that I feel the need to showcase and honor. Also, when I see an old object that was once cared for and
now cast aside, I feel the desire to make something precious of it.
I am a tactile
person. I like to work with my
hands, use tools, and create items that are functional as well as
decorative. Crafting has always
been a part of my art. I started creating
my jewelry after seeing a typewriter key bracelet realizing that I could do
that, too. Then, I expanded the
idea to take advantage of an extensive collection of old photos, trinkets, and
baubles that I've amassed over the years. By focusing on composition, quality, detail, and craftsmanship, then
adding a bit of whimsy, the pieces emerge as graceful expressions of art and craft.
I start with
an inspiring bit of junk -- a typewriter key, photograph, rusty old key, or a
tiny little trinket. Something
will draw me to that cast off bit of what-ever-it-is, and I will just know what
to do with it.
I enjoy what I
do, and I want my pieces to be appreciated, sought after, unique, and fun! In 5 years, I simply want my business
to be profitable, enjoyable, and satisfying.
A quote that captures the message behind my work would be this: “One man's
junk is another man's treasure.”
Meet Brenda Liles from Lemon Drop Glass...
Hi! I’m Brenda Liles, and my website is
LemonDropGlass.com. I’m a wife and mother of two grown children-- one is
working and on her own, and the other is beginning his third year of college
(My husband and I are very proud of them both). Before they left the house, I
realized I would soon have the chance to get more serious about my love of
color, creating and glass.
Years ago, I took classes in different
media—clay, watercolor, metals. I explored anything that interested me, and I
allowed myself to fail as often as I succeeded in order to find what I really
liked best. I was encouraged by my mother, who was an accomplished painter and
calligrapher, so the creative gene must come from her. Her work filled our home,
and fills mine today. I settled on glass 5 years ago with the purchase of a
kiln and a torch.
This is my first Avant-Garde show, and I’m
looking forward to it. I like to see people find something that catches their
interest. Maybe something I make will speak to them in some way. How other
people make things is interesting to me, and I like it when people ask
questions about my work, too. Trying new things and seeing what others are up
to is always fun, and I’ve found I’m always impressed with people’s creativity.
My concepts and ideas come mostly from my
love of nature. Oceans (blues are my favorites), trees (greens,
too), old homes (ambers, taupes, creams)…oh well, almost anything! Maybe it’s
just color that I love! And glass—the colors and the transparency of it just
keep my ideas coming! There seem to be endless possibilities when I work with
glass, so I never run out of combinations or techniques I want to try. And can
you pass a piece of glass without touching it? I love the texture of fired
glass, and I want others to be welcome to pick up pieces of my work if they
like.
I find I’m usually in the process of learning
something new—in everything else as well as in glass. There are so many
excellent glass artists to learn from, and I hope to continue doing that in the
future.
Meet Erica Journey from Journey's Tree House
Previous purchasing buyer, I left the corporate world to stay at home with my son! I love my son so much, but some times I need a sanity check. How? I create. I create things from scratch, improve current items that are not 100% effective, etc. I love to improve ways to make my family healthy, including using non-toxic and all natural products.
I have been crafting for as long as I can remember. I've been sewing since 9 years old, and have gradually built my skills. I've been selling online for about 3 years, and decided to put my items in local craft shows this year.
This is my first Avant-Garde show! :)
I gain my creativity from anything and everything. Especially with my son, if it is not effective, why not make it better!! We only have so much time until our kids grow up, why waste that time fidgeting putting on a coat, or spend extra money on baby wipes or diapers when you can re-use and apply that money to a vacation to make memories!
I love to create, even from the earliest memory I was using my creativity to play. If it could be crafted, I probably made it. Hand print turkey's, macaroni noodle necklaces, etc. I will be sitting on the couch watching a movie, walking in the park, getting ready for the day and an idea will pop in my head. I will prototype the idea, and test it on my son (yes sometimes the tutu's- at 6 months he just thinks it's fun)!
My talent is in my blood. My grandmother is an excellent seamstress and makes formal gowns (including wedding dresses). My mom taught me sewing machine basics and would sew us PJ's, dresses, etc. At age 12 I would sit in the sewing room from morning to evening sewing.
I would describe my creative process as mentally visual. I have to deconstruct to reconstruct. If I look at an object, in my head I will imagine how it was put together. Once determined, I go forward and create.
My goal is to recruit other fellow crafters who may only create one, two, or ten original ideas, and purchase or consign the items in various craft shows, online stores, etc. Crafter's who may not be able to have enough work or time for a craft show. I also want to promote the benefits of all-natural and non-toxic products.
Meet Janice for Just 1 Artistic Mess...
I have been in the Columbus Area for about 5 years now. I moved here after college from a
little town called Scott Depot in West Virginia. I have since married my hubby Kenton, May of 2012. We have
an adorable fur child named Rascal.
By day, I am a laboratory technician but by night I paint! My hobbies are painting (I know, it’s a
given!), reading, eating Mexican food, attending golf tournaments, and just
spending time with my husband and dog.
At a very young age I began playing with my artistic abilities
or what I deemed masterpieces. I was enrolled in the Gifted Art Program through
grade school. I rekindled my passion for art as a stress reliever from my day
time job about 3 years ago. This will be my first time at the Columbus
Avant-Garde Arts & Crafts Festival.
I am inspired by everything- the people and things around
me, ideas from everyday life, or just random things that pop into my head while
I am busy at my “real” job. I
think it’s truly magical what happens when you give a person a paint brush and
a canvas. I love the idea of
painting or creating things that will make others smile or that are memorable
to them whether it is a vacation house, their favorite pet, or just something
they saw and wanted recreated. In five years, I plan to make my small business
on the side, my full time job.
I create oil and acrylic paintings/commissions, pet
portraits, hand-painted greeting cards, gift tags, and hand-painted
customizable ornaments. I feel
like too often one will walk into any Greeting Card Shop and find a card that
is just a standard run of the mill…my goal is to make original hand painted
cards that people can actually appreciate because its one of a kind. It’s like
buying a mini work of art! My gift
tags are becoming very popular as the holidays approach and my customizable
ornaments are great gifts for people who have kids, grandkids, or just as cute
gifts in general for that special someone.
My message behind my work is simple. So many things these days are mass produced
and manufactured, I want people to see my work and enjoy the uniqueness and
originality that I have produced. I
paint for the love of it in the hopes that others may see my works and enjoy
them just as much as I do. For
more information or to contact me, please visit http://just1artisticmess.weebly.com
or just1artisticmess@gmail.com.
Meet Nicole Coleman-Hummler from Snapped! By Nicole Photography...
I am a local photographer from Columbus and I live, eat, and dream photography. I have been doing photography in some form since 2006 and see no end in sight.
I did the last Columbus Avant Garde show, this is my second.
I enjoying creating beautiful pieces of art for the home or for wear, using my photography. I started making gifts using my photography a couple of Christmas' ago, and friends and family began requesting items with their favorite images on them.
I find myself repeating the mantra that "Art and Beauty is everywhere. I just want to document it and make it available to everyone."
www.snappedbynicole.com
2013 Columbus Fall Avant-Garde Art & Craft Show
Saturday, September 21, 2013, 10:00am-4:00pm
St. Agatha's Parish Hall
1860 Northam Rd
Columbus, OH 43221
For more information, contact Becki Cooper, Event Coordinator at info@avantgardeshows.com
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