 | Artist: Bonnie L. Blandford Jeweler
My work has gone through a lot of changes over the last 28 years. I started with all sterling silver, lots of rings and then added some gold. I then switched over to all gold, concentrating on rings with asymmetrical stones, and a large line of earrings.
I was spending more time working in wax than metal. I went back to being a metalsmith. I’ve taken what I learned there and from subsequent classes from other people, and totally changed my work. It’s much harder, but since 1988, I’ve concentrated on my mixed metal jewelry, which I really love. It’s the most satisfying!
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 | Artist: Concepts in Metal
My work has gone through a lot of changes over the last 28 years. I started with all sterling silver, lots of rings and then added some gold. I then switched over to all gold, concentrating on rings with asymmetrical stones, and a large line of earrings. Then after many years of being primarily self-taught, I went to Taos New Mexico and took a class from Harold O’Connor. One thing he said to me was that I was no longer a metalsmith but had become a wax worker. (All my rings were made using the lost wax casting method where they are carved out of wax first). I took offense until I realized that he was right. I was spending more time working in wax than metal.
So Harold opened up a whole new world of possibilities for me when he taught me to fuse 24k gold (pure gold) to sterling silver using a mouth-held blowtorch. I went back to being a metalsmith. I’ve taken what I learned there and from subsequent classes from other people, and totally changed my work. It’s much harder, but since 1988, I’ve concentrated on my mixed metal jewelry, which I really love. It’s the most satisfying!
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 | Artist: Contemporary Glass Works
Contemporary Glassworks presents stained glass artwork that will delight the eye. There are pieces available for windows, table tops, and outdoors. All the designs are contemporary, unique, and made with the wish that they will produce delight and enjoyment in homes, offices, gardens or wherever they are displayed. The freeform shapes and use of shells, agates and other inclusions combine to produce a light and airy effect. The pieces shown on this site are currently available.
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Artist: Jeff Condon
Trained in painting and graphic design at Kendall College of Art & Design, my work has a certain close up and cropped look, bringing the viewer into a scene to recall a feeling or space the viewer may have experienced. The feeling and energy of someone about to enter a room or having just been there. Working with color, light, and brush stroke I capture a moment where one is aware of the energy or sense of being in that very moment.
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 | Artist: Lots O'Pots Pottery
I simply want to make good pots. By that I mean functionally elegant and interesting, beautiful to look at and comfortable in everyday use. I like to work on groups of pots. There is always some particular form I'm interested in, but it's much more interesting to play around with that form than trying to 'perfect' it.
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Artist: Motherloom Studios
Motherloom Studios creates handwoven tapestries featuring hand-dyed, hand-spun yarns. Lisa hand-dyes many of the yarns to achieve desired colors, making each tapestry truly unique. Wool, silk and cott
Lisa Berry has been a full time professional tapestry artist since 1974. She has created work for numerous corporations around the world such as Upjohn Corporation, Amway Corporation (Alticor), Haworth Incorporated, Trendway Incorporated, and McDonald's Restaurant Corporation.
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Artist: Sarah Lynne Designs
With a strong attention to detail, fierce love of aluminum, and a desire for things to be more then they appear, Sarah's schizophrenic jewelry was born.
All aluminum is hand cut, drilled and polished. Most designs are made with hand sculpted wire in a process somewhat similar to cloisonne; this is a tedious and time consuming effort but is the basis behind my signature look.
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