Jacob Dietrich is an Illustrator based out of Columbus, Ohio. He has been drawing and making art since Junior-High school. He graduated from Columbus College of Art and Design. He spends most of his time exploring video games, playing piano music, and creating scenic artworks of nature and our human relationship to it. Jacob is an avid lover of trees and plants, and enjoys indoor gardening, finding inspiration in his own plants.
My art is reflective of my own love for the strength nature shows us, and the beauty we are allowed to see in it. It grows up wherever it can, and constantly strives to be stronger and spread further. I want to show the brilliance of forests, and to draw some narratives between my different pieces.
Suggesting human presence is important to me, because we are a part of nature, and we need to accept that, rather then seeing ourselves as a separate entity. People can enjoy looking at the details, always being able to find something more. This is reflective of actual exploration, the hidden elements of life. Rabbits nibble away under the leaves of your hydrangea, deer pause behind the bushes that have grown wildly, squirrels and chipmunks dance on the treetops where birds make there nests. I like to hide these things in my art. Sometimes I even play off of this, and create places that take on there own type of nature. The structures become their own ecosystems that work together computationally.
Meet Alissa Chenetski from Wild Creations...
I am adopted from South America and have lived in Hilliard for about 33 years. I am a graduate of Hilliard Davidson and The Ohio State University. I have a love of animals and volunteer at the Columubs Zoo. I have two dogs of my own as well. I have been photographing since 2000, I took a class in high school and fell in love with being behind the camera. I began sewing in December of 2018. I have always dabbled in paper crafts, but began card-making more in depth in July 2019.
I have always enjoyed being creative, from as far back as I can remember I recall art class being one of my favorite times of the day. I enjoy learning different things and being able to express my self with something that is tangible.There are a lot of things that inspire me. The gratitude and joy photographing and crafting bring me. I have always been hands on and wanting to create things. A large part of inspiration is Wildlife Conservation, a portion of my money goes to wildlife and also to assist me in saving for a trip of a lifetime!
Right now I am just starting out and doing this for my enjoyment. I haven’t even thought about next year yet! I have shopped at some Avant-Garde shows, but this is my first to participate in. For my photography, I hope the image speaks to those admiring it. Most of my work is nature or animals and I try to capture them to show the beauty we sometimes miss when life is moving so quickly.
Meet Debra Smith Tolley from Mad River Joys...
Debra started Mad River Joys on June 23, 2016. She has participated in a few of Avant-Garde Art & Craft Shows along with many other art shows. Her website MadRiverJoys.com launched near the end of 2016.
Debra started Mad River Joys on June 23, 2016. She has participated in a few of Avant-Garde Art & Craft Shows along with many other art shows. Her website MadRiverJoys.com launched near the end of 2016.
Debra grew up along the Mad River in rural Urbana, Ohio, and graduated from Miami University with an architectural design degree. She has always loved nature and design, so she is now combining those loves to bring to many others the joys they give her.
Debra designs and makes by hand all of her jewelry. The designs reflect her desire to bring joy to everyone, everyday. Get ready for the Winter Holidays with Mad River Joys!
The photos are all taken by Debra, or her husband, Frederick "B'ar" Tolley.
Mad River Joys' products may be purchased anytime online at MadRiverJoys.com or on Facebook at MadRiverJoys.
Some of Debra’s latest designs include her Aroma Kitty Necklaces that are based on her Natural Kitty Necklaces, but come in more colors and essential oils may be added to their tummies!
Thank you for visiting, and please look to Mad River Joys to be sure to have little joys in your daily life!
Meet Tom Cover from TCKnife...
My name is Tom Cover: I had been doing woodworking for years then, on a trip for supplies, I saw a knife blank (unfinished) on sale and decided to give making knives a go. Turns out I really enjoyed working with the different woods, forming it into handles for knives and have been doing so for the last 4 plus months. I choose a type of wood to start out and make a design of what I want the handle to look for each particular knife. After cutting out the rough design on the wood and starting to finish the handle, I see different patterns or designs, in the wood, for that blade as I form the handle. This will, quite often, end up as a very different handle than the original design –for the better, perhaps. Hopefully, not only are my knives purchased to be used (often) but also be enjoyed for how they look and be proud for owning it.
Meet Tom Cover from TCKnife...
My name is Tom Cover: I had been doing woodworking for years then, on a trip for supplies, I saw a knife blank (unfinished) on sale and decided to give making knives a go. Turns out I really enjoyed working with the different woods, forming it into handles for knives and have been doing so for the last 4 plus months. I choose a type of wood to start out and make a design of what I want the handle to look for each particular knife. After cutting out the rough design on the wood and starting to finish the handle, I see different patterns or designs, in the wood, for that blade as I form the handle. This will, quite often, end up as a very different handle than the original design –for the better, perhaps. Hopefully, not only are my knives purchased to be used (often) but also be enjoyed for how they look and be proud for owning it.
This will be my first arts & crafts show and I’m looking forward to the challenges and (hopefully) rewards. I appreciate this opportunity to display the work I have been doing and hope that people find worth in my knives. If the Avant-Garde show is as successful as I feel it will be then I will need to establish some form of media presence (website?).
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