Decorative
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Tom Bartel
$100Title: Small Mouse Skull
Materials: Ceramic
Dimensions: 3.5" x 3" x 3"
Description of the Piece: Small/handheld wall-mounted
Artist Bio: Tom Bartel is a ceramic sculptor who maintains a studio in Athens, Ohio, where he serves as Professor and Ceramics Chairperson at Ohio University. His works are constructed to refer to charged, stylized surrogates for the body.
Artist Website: https://www.tombartel.net/
Artist Instagram: @bartel_tom
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Jill Birschbach
$105Title: Nebraska House
Materials: Dark Stoneware, Slip, Glaze, Decal
Dimensions: 3" x 3" x 2"
Description of the Piece: This piece is hand built with slabs of dark stoneware. It is a small house form with a hole on the back so it can be hung on the wall. The dark clay body was covered in white slip and then glazed. It is fired again to a lower temperature for the ceramic decal. The decal melts into the glaze surface and is permanently encased. I created the decal from a photograph I took when I lived in Nebraska.
Artist Bio: Jill has an MFA from the University of Nebraska. She has exhibited at AKAR Gallery, Red Lodge Clay Center, The Clay Studio, Contemporary Craft, Morean Center for Clay. Her studio is at Midwest Clay Guild in Skokie, IL.
Artist Website: www.jillbirschbach.com
Artist Instagram: @jillbirschbach
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Brandon Boan
$325Title: Atomic Maintenance
Materials: Ceramic sculpture
Dimensions: 7" x 10" x 10"
Description of the Piece: Ceramic sculpture cast from Carnegie Museum of Art (CMoA)'s maintenance tools as part of the 2011 Pittsburgh Biennial at CMoA.
Artist Bio: Brandon Boan's work has been shown in galleries all over the world - Italy, Russia, Brazil, Sweden - and across the U.S., from Portland to Pittsburgh, where he co-founded Tip Type, an art and community focused linotype and letterpress-print studio.
Artist Website: https://www.brandonboan.com/
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203
Amy Garbark/garbella
$65Title: Sol Fern
Materials: Cotton, Iron Salts / Cyanotype, Birch
Dimensions: 8.25" x 8.25" x .75"
Description of the Piece: Fern Cyanotype Printed on Cotton in Hoop with Square Frame.
Artist Bio: Amy Garbark is an artist and maker who operates a studio (garbella) in Pittsburgh, PA. She is a fiber artist, printmaker, natural dyer and surface design enthusiast who loves learning new things.
Artist Website: https://www.garbella.net
Artist Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/garbella/
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204
Amy Garbark/garbella
$95Title: Sawtooth Star: Marigold
Materials: Cotton, Natural dye from marigolds, tango cosmos, and black knight scabiosa, Ink, Birch
Dimensions: 8.25" x 8.25" x .75"
Description of the Piece: Botanically dyed cotton (marigold, tango cosmos, black knight scabiosa) screenprinted sawtooth star quilt design on cotton: In Hoop with Square Frame.
Artist Bio: Amy Garbark is an artist and maker who operates a studio (garbella) in Pittsburgh, PA. She is a fiber artist, printmaker, natural dyer and surface design enthusiast who loves learning new things.
Artist Website: https://www.garbella.net
Artist Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/garbella/
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208
Penny Mateer
$85Title: Swept Away
Materials: Cotton commercial fabric
Dimensions: 13" x 15.5" x .25"
Description of the Piece: Quilt: machine appliqué and quilted
Artist Bio: Penny Mateer's art centers on social commentary. She exhibits widely and has received numerous awards including Best of Show Fiberart International. She was co-director of Knit the Bridge, a community-made public art project in Pittsburgh.
Artist Website: www.pennymateer.com
Artist Instagram: @pennymateer
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212
Erin Carlson
$90Title: This Way Up
Materials: Felted Wool
Dimensions: 4"x 5"x 3"
Description of the Piece: A Needle Felted Wool American Robin Sculpture with Nest and Eggs
Artist Bio: Erin Carlson is the creative force behind Red Cottage Fiber Studio, a practice devoted to weaving, felting, and gardening. Her work and teaching aspires to instill a love and appreciation for our region, the natural world, and local fibers.
Artist Websit: www.redcottagefiberstudio.com
Artist Instagram: @redcottagefiberstudio
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213
Teal Fitzpatrick
$620Title: 'around the corner no. 5'
Materials: wool + raw linen + custom pine frame
Dimensions: 21.5 x 21.5 x 2.5
Description of the Piece: hand stitched rug hooking fine art work, created with wool yarn on a raw linen base and custom framed; bright palette of warm colors depicting a disorienting interior space
Artist Bio: Teal Fitzpatrick is a fiber artist living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, creating non-traditional, hand-stitched, punch-needle rug art. Her works explore the impact of color, composition, (dis)orientation in space, and archetypal imagery.
Artist Website: https://www.tealfitzpatrick.com
Artist Instagram: tealfitzpatrickfiberarts
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Kirsten Ervin
$200Title: Nahual 2: Ajmaq
Materials: T-shirt yarn, monk's cloth, cotton twill
Dimensions: 16" x 20"
Description of the Piece: Hooked rug of Spiritual Symbol from Maya Calendar: Images feature Nahual Symbol, Condor Birds and Trees. The rug is constructed from yarn made from recycled t-shirts. The piece is a result of a recent trip I made to Guatemala to study with the rug makers of Multicolores. The Nahual symbol is based on my birth date and was given to me by my teachers in Guatemala.
Artist Bio: Kirsten Ervin is an artist exploring the intersection of illustration, fiber and community. She regularly teaches rug hooking and punch rug embroidery at Contemporary Craft and curates The Silver Apple Gallery, one of Pittsburgh's smallest art venues
Artist Website: www.kirstenervin.org
Artist Instagram: @kirstenervinart
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304
Adam Kenney
$195Title: Intact Vessel
Materials: Glass and Wood
Dimensions: 5.5" H x 7.5" Diameter
Description of the Piece: Blown and Engraved Glass with Wood Base
Artist Bio: Adam Kenney is artist known for his refined, formalist mixed-media works that emphasize the natural beauty of materials. His work traditional glassblowing techniques with contemporary aesthetics.
Artist Website: www.shapesofanykind.com
Artist Instagram: @shapesofanykind
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Jera Lodge
$280Title: Polygon Brooch Pendant
Materials: Sterling Silver
Dimensions: 3x2", Chain 30" Description of the Piece: One of a kind textured silver sheet with layered silver geometric drops that move, this piece can be worn as a brooch or a pendant.
Artist Bio: Jera received a BFA in Jewelry & Metalsmithing from Edinboro University in 2012 & has been making jewelry & objects ever since. She currently lives in NWPA in an old converted carriage house with her cat Metric.
Artist Website: www.jeralodge.com
Artist Instagram: @jerarosepetal
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406
Laura Tabakman
$110Title: Polymer clay necklace
Materials: Polymer clay
Dimensions: 2x2 on and 18 inch wire
Description of the Piece: Polymer clay necklace
Artist Bio: Laura Tabakman began working with polymer clay in 1995, making jewelry. The attraction to polymer clay comes from the versatility of the material. Her current work integrates all her interest into jewelry, photography based work, and installations.
Artist Website: http://www.lauratabakman.com/AboutStat.htm
Artist Instagram: lauratabakman
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Donna Penoyer
$125Title: Silver Pendant
Materials: Fine silver, sterling silver, stainless steel
Dimensions: 2 1/2"H x 1 1/4"W, chain approx. 20"L
Description of the Piece: Fine silver pendant on stainless steel chain with handmade sterling clasp
Artist Bio: Donna Penoyer is a recognized expert in the field of metal clay. Her work has appeared in numerous publications and exhibits, and she has taught across the U.S. and Europe. She regularly teaches metal clay workshops at Contemporary Craft.
Artist Website: art@donnapenoyer.com
Artist Instagram: @donnapenoyer
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413
Boris Bally
$195Title: Patriotic Barricade Paramecium
Materials: Upcycled Interstate traffic sign
Dimensions: 7" x 1-5/8" x 1/2"
Description of the Piece: Humanufactur ed (hand-fabricated, hand-pierced, swaged)
Artist Bio: Bally is a Swiss-trained goldsmith working as a contemporary metalsmith/designer. His work varies from eccentric through formal to humorous, provoking thought & reflecting on some of the distortions of our ordered world.
Artist Website: www.BorisBally.com
Artist Instagram: @Boris_Bally
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Jared Ondovchik
$50Title: One Piece Calla Lily
Materials: Steel
Dimensions: 9 x 2 x 2
Description of the Piece: This Calla Lily is hammered out of one 3/8' square bar. It is blackened with heat and beeswax.
Artist Bio: Artist/blacksmith Jared Ondovchik is a self taught blacksmith in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. With over 15 years of experience, his reputation is for forging high quality knives, but also loves hammering out other useful steel and iron items.
Artist Website: www.artifactmetalworks.com
Artist Instagram: @artifactmetalworks
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Karen Kocher
$425Title: Cypress Trees
Materials: Mild Steel
Dimensions: 31x7x3, 26x6x3, 20x5x3
Description of the Piece: This is a 3 piece set of Italian cypress trees. Cut from steel sheet, the pieces are then heated in the forge for shaping, then welded to the base and finished with a clear powdercoat.
Artist Bio: Karen Kocher is a Pittsburgh, PA blacksmith/metal fabricator specializing in rustic/industrial (industric) design home & garden decor.
Artist Website: https://www.k2-metalworks.com
Artist Instagram: @k2metalworks
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Brian Sesack
$190Title: Seeing Double
Materials: Chromaluxe Metal (Dye Sub) Print
Dimensions: 16 x 12 Inches
Description of the Piece: This image was photographed on a Winter night while visiting Bordeaux, France
Artist Bio: Brian Sesack is an American photographer based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who has used photography as a vehicle for his creative self-expression and the transformation from looking to seeing.
Artist Website: www.BrianSesack.com
Artist Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/briansesack/
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Rosa Leff
$600Title: Comaxx Me Bro
Materials: Hand Cut Paper
Dimensions: 10.33 x 10 x 3.5"
Description of the Piece: Three 10 x 10" papercuts separated by acrylic.
Artist Bio: Leff uses a knife to hand cut cityscapes based on her original photos. Her work has been acquired by The Canton Museum of Art (OH), The Colored Girls Museum (PA), The Museum of International Folk Art (NM), & the American Visionary Art Museum (MD).
Artist Website: https://www.rosaleff.com/
Artist Instagram: @rosaleff
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