Meet John Huenemann from Brackett's Wooden Games...
Hi, I'm John (aka Brackett)! I've been woodworking for about four years, and I am passionate about art, music, gaming, and my amazing, wonderful family.
This is my first time at an Avant-Garde Art & Craft Show. I'm inspired by vintage and historical aesthetics, and mentally challenging puzzles.
My creative process is 100% ADHD-fueled chaos- I look up records of ancient and vintage board games, puzzles, and toys, and recreate them with a modern look.
In five years, I hope to have expanded my product line, and found more ways to create and play. I hope my work gives people a chance to connect to the past while enjoying the present.
Meet Greg and Pamela Feldman from G&P Fine Craftory...
G & P Fine Craftory is the husband and wife collaboration between Greg and Pamela Feldman-Hill. We live in central Ohio, and we have always been “makers.” Greg is an ex-IT Manager who took up woodworking as a hobby in 2016, and has since turned this into a full-time business. He enjoys doing built-in bookcases for clients, custom charcuterie and cutting boards for gifts, and laser cut trivets and other items. Pamela is a professionally trained artist who has created artwork and illuminated manuscripts for clients all over the world for over 45 years. Hand painting ceramics and wood cut outs, including hamsas and cat shapes, and mandala-inspired coasters and trays are her meditation and passion. Pamela and Greg often collaborate on various products and designs. Our goal with the products at G & P Fine Craftory is to bring beautiful creations into daily life with fine craftsmanship and joy. Greg has been woodworking for 8 years, and Pamela has been creating art professionally since the 1970’s. Our collaboration with G & P Fine Craftory was born in 2021.
This is our fourth year participating in Avant-Garde shows.
What inspires us to create.. adding beauty to our daily lives while we keep our hands and minds busy definitely motivates us to create!
How we got into our craft.. Greg started woodworking as a hobby after refinishing some tables and cabinets for our house and discovering that he enjoyed working with wood. After he retired from Nationwide Insurance as an IT manager, he decided to pursue this passion full time, and converted our garage into a full wood-shop, with a CnC and laser machines. Pamela has always painted, and began hand-painting ceramics and wood cut-outs about 10 years ago as a way to fill time between her illuminated manuscript commissions. Creating work that is functional and smaller provided a nice outlet, and utilizes her love and knowledge of pattern and color in a new way.
Meet Jennifer Roberts from Imperfecting Art..
I’m a playwright and self-taught artist from the SF Bay Area. I moved to Columbus last March and am having fun adjusting to the weather and discovering the art scene here.
I started working in mixed media and clay six later in life, six years ago.
I’m inspired by dichotomy. The transitory nature of balance I'd experienced for most of my life made me keenly aware of the tension created between seemingly incompatible ideas trying to dominate space at the expense of the other: nature and human; body and mind; creation and destruction.
It's the investigation on how we can achieve equilibrium between oppositions that fascinates me. I want us to witness the beauty that comes in the textures of decay, see the dichotomy and harmony of nature and human, science and superstition… These are only a few contradictions I want to investigate.
I’d been doing some art writing for a local gallery and was inspired to finally follow my dream of creating art and storytelling in a new, visual medium. My grandfather was an artist and I’ve always wanted to express myself visually. That’s why I was also drawn to playwriting. It was scary to jump over to art, but was inspired by the quote by George Eliot, “You’re never too old to be what you might have been.”
That’s a tough question. I think I didn’t think about being talented until I was accepted into two online gallery shows and published in their catalogue. It was only then that I thought I may be on to something. There can be a stigma associated with self-taught artists who didn’t do traditional study. A lot of that questioning and lack of confidence came from this feeling that I didn’t belong, so it did take the validation of having my work shown to accept the term “artist.” Though looking back, I don’t believe having work in a gallery makes you more of an artists and if you are creating work, you are one.
My creative process.. I go into what I call, “sprints.” I have periods of time where I am in the studio morning to evening every day. Then, I crash. I use the downtime to take a class or work in my art journal and looking at art for inspiration.
In five years, I’d like to be a professional artist, meaning that I can support myself to some degree and take commissions on a regular basis. I don’t see owning a storefront, etc. but I would love to expand my studio.
I leave messages about my work to the viewer. I know what I’m looking for or exploring when I make it, but I want the viewer to look and interpret what they see however they wish.
My website is jenniferlynneroberts.com
Meet Cinnamon McKinley from Mandala Madra...
My name is Cinnamon McKinley, but I also go by "Smee". I'm originally from the East Coast - I grew up in Trenton, NJ. I moved here to the Columbus area with my family in the fall of 2023, and I have absolutely fallen in love with this city. I am an x-ray tech by trade and the mother of two beautiful neurodivergent teenage boys. We're all animal lovers - we have three dogs, three cats, and a hermit crab at home. We relax together by taking long nature walks or strolls around the neighborhood. I am a bird enthusiast and love listening to their songs while we walk.
I've been creating essential oil rollerballs and sprays for myself, family, and friends for several years now. However, it only just dawned on me to try to sell my wares over a year ago. I'm very proud of my recipes, and am constantly tweaking and improving them. This will be my third Avant-Garde Art & Craft Show. They really are so much fun.
I am inspired by a need to spread Self Love, and the relief of ailments that may get in the way of that Self Love.
My first essential oil creation was my Migraine Relief rollerball. I suffer from frequent migraines and was looking for a more natural way to combat that pain and pressure without adding more (or less) caffeine. I did my research, created a recipe and tried it out on myself. I found that it helped considerably, and I wanted to branch out into relief of other ailments. I now have rollerballs and sprays that help with menstrual symptoms, perimenopausal symptoms, insomnia, and anxiety. My favorite scent is my Love rollerball, which promotes Self Love and ease within one's own skin.
I describe my creative process and Meditative and Magical. My goal for five years.. I'm hoping that within five years' time, I gain enough momentum to work on my recipes and sell my products full time, while taking x-rays becomes a part time gig. That's my dream.
My work is all about Love - Self-Love, Love of others, Love of community. I am hoping to do nothing more than spread Love and relief.
2024 Columbus Fall Avant-Garde Art & Craft Show
Sunday, September 21, 2025
10:00am-4:00pm
Makoy Event Center
5462 Center St.
Hilliard, OH 43026
For more information, contact Becki Silverstein, Event Coordinator at becki@ag-shows.com
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