Meet Jacqueline and Jocelyn from JS2andCo...
Thursday, June 9, 2022
It's Show Week in Columbus!
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Today is the Day!
I returned to college later in life to obtain a B.S. in Graphic Design, Visual Fine Art, which lead to my print graphic design freelance career. I enjoy the print side of the design world, but I wanted to also create paper items. It is the texture, the layering, the design with die cuts, and the final creation that brings a smile to someone’s day that gives me joy. My in-home paper crafting studio is complete with ultra-premium paper, cards, envelopes, and any other crafting / creating tool you can imagine. I’ve been doing this for 15 years.
This will be my first as a vendor at Avant-Garde Art & Craft Show, which I am thoroughly excited to participate and so humbled to be included.
What inspires me to create? A new die cut, a new pad of paper, or a specific color of paper I’ve been wanting to use. I challenge myself at times with trying to use perhaps only two colors (including the various shades of that color) to create a “Coffee Today” card or a fun pet card.
How I got into my craft.. My mother and grandmother were my inspiration - each were unbelievably crafty at a time when craft supplies were limited and you had to be creative with what you had on hand - a cardboard tissue box became beautiful backgrounds on cards, tags, and journals. I still use the patterns from tissue boxes for my greeting cards - I just cannot throw any piece of paper away!
How I discovered my talent.. As a young child, I “designed” greeting cards for several nursing homes as my grandmother was a volunteer - I wanted to give the residents a little smile as so many of them seemed lonely. I wanted them to know someone cared. My cards, tags, gift bags, etc., anything from paper, I use to brighten someone’s day. Through the nursing home creation years ago, I was fortunate enough to continue creating paper items.
My creative process. As an “organized” individual, I create themed cards - “Coffee Today” is what I’m creating currently, as seen on my website of www.finepapergreetings.com, as well as pet cards. I want my die cuts to tell the story as many of my cards do not contain words, or if any words are included, it is perhaps one or two. I want the card to speak for itself - the joy of opening the envelope, seeing the creation, then the layers of texture to bring the card to life. There are days when it may take five hours to create a single card as I’m very particular about color-coordination, layering of die cuts, and the placement of the die cuts.
My five year plan.. Continued growth in the paper world - creating series of cards, personalizing cards and invitations for clients, and working with organizations through donations of my cards to inspire younger people to create through paper.
The message behind my work.. “Creativity Through Paper” - a text message, an email, or a post is fine, but to receive an envelope in the mail with your name, opening that envelope and seeing a card someone purchased just for you, then reading the message inside - that would make my day! The cards and all paper items I create are only items I would purchase myself. The creative process can be difficult, but it is most rewarding when a client is excited about her 30 “Coffee Today” cards she wants to send out for her coffee brunch party.
Thursday, December 6, 2018
Only TWO Weeks Away Columbus!
I am a business owner, and I created Winnie’s Treasures LLC because I have been a crafter my entire life and I wanted the opportunity to share my passion with others. I am a wife and a fur mama. My interests include running, cycling, yoga, and reading. I enjoy being busy! I have been crafting in one form or another for as long as I can remember. I decided to open Winnie’s Treasures LLC just this year.
Thursday, March 1, 2018
One More Columbus Preview!
Meet Melissa Winters from PurpleArtLoVE...
My name is Melissa Winters. I live in Granville, Ohio with my husband and two children. We have two Cavalier Spaniels and a tortoise named Ruby. I have lived in Licking County most of my life. The only time I left was to go to school at Otterbein College. I have been a “maker” my whole life but PurpleArtLoVE came to life in 2007. I wanted to make unique items that really could not be found elsewhere. My shop name is a nod to PRINCE.
This will be my first Avant-Garde show. I hope to make this the first of many! Inspiration comes from all over for me. I do find myself being inspired by music and other artists. Also I think “makers” can’t help themselves. They are going to do something with their hands. It could be cooking, writing, music, art. It just comes out!
I began to collect quite a collection of jewelry. I gave it as gifts, kept some and I just kept making. I realized I had better share with others! Jewelry makes you feel fantastic and fits no matter what kind of day you are having. It is truly for everyone.
Calling yourself an “artist” is sometimes hard. You want to be worthy of the name. I try to improve daily. Things come to me out of the blue. The idea might hit me in the shower, in a dream or just trying to think through an idea. I am a “try it” type person. My process is also affected by the fact I want to wear unique items. I want people to say “I have never seen that before”. I don’t want everyone to be cookie cutter.
I hope that PurpleArtLoVE will become familiar in Central Ohio and beyond. I would like to have a following of people who want to be uniquely themselves. I also hope to begin an Art Collective in Downtown Newark. It is an area that is re-building itself into quite an art area.
My message to people is to be yourself, no one else does it better!
Meet Sharlene Robertson from Sharlene Robertson Designs...
I started making jewelry when I was 14 years old. I specifically started making chainmail jewelry and working with metals when I was 19. It captured my interest and I started making so much jewelry that I didn't know what to do with it! In October 2016 I opened my Etsy store to start selling some of pieces and I started doing art shows a little while after that. This will be the first Avant-Garde Art & Craft Shows that I will be participating in.
With a background in Fashion Design, I strive to make pieces that are unique, bold and fashion forward. I love combining unexpected materials together to see how they accentuate the human form. Architectural shapes and textures have always been an inspiration to me but I am always on the hunt for new ideas. Lately, I've taken an interest in using crystals along with leather and chains to create unique body chains that help elevate your everyday look.
Creating jewellery has always been a passion of mine. I started at a young age by playing around with beads, making jewellery for my Barbies and over time it blossomed into something more. I find jewelry making very calming and being a fidgety person, I like to throw on a movie and make jewelry while I'm watching it. I discovered my talent when I started receiving compliments from people on my jewelry. I saw their amazement when I told them that I made the jewelry myself and it made me think that maybe there's something here to explore further. Then I started selling my jewelry and got really good feedback from people who bought pieces so I've tried to grow my business even more.
Most of my creative process happens in my head. I tend to visualize how I want a design to look after I see what materials I'm going to be working with. Designs come to me pretty easily which I'm grateful for. I do sometimes go back and re-work my designs if I think they can be improved in some way. I like to drape chains on my form to start the creative process and then I see where it leads me. Sometimes I'm able to finish multiple body chains in one night but other pieces take more time especially when they involve chainmail of any kind.
I hope to have my own website by the end of this year and hope to grow my own business and client base to a level where I only need to work on jewelry in 5 years. I would love to expand my business so I can work with precious metals and precious gemstones.I want everyone who wears my pieces to feel special and feel like they stand out. I want it to elevate their outfits and be something they can have fun with! Accessorizing is a fun way to express yourself and that's what I want people to be able to do!

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