Functional
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Mary Martin
$230Title: Reciprocity II
Materials: Ceramic, low fire glaze
Dimensions: 5.5" x 9.5" x 5.5" Description of the Piece: Teapot
Artist Bio: Mary Martin's artwork has been exhibited nationally. Her artwork includes ceramic, collage, printmaking, metal, and glass mediums. She is a member of Women of Visions, Inc, a Pittsburgh based arts collective of African American women visual artists.
Artist Website: https://mary-martin-9koq.squarespace.com/
Artist Instagram: @marymartin_art
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Laura Jean McLaughlin
$600Title: "Bug Girl One Eyed Kitty Rid"
Materials: Porcelain Glaze and Underglaze Dimensions: 24" X 8" X 10"
Description of the Piece: Laura porcelain sgraffito vase with imagery of a flying one eyed kitty a girl on a bike with an allligator on her head and a girl with three leges holding a flower and a boy.
Artist Bio: Laura Jean Has created over 100 collaborative mosaic murals and installations. She was commissioned by the Andy Warhol museum to create a large tile mural depicting imagery paying homage to Julia, Andy Warhols mother for the exterior of the museum.
Artist Website: www.laurajeanmclaughlin.com
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Licia Lucas-Pfadt
$300Title: A Place to Put Songs
Materials: Porcelain, underglaze, clear glaze, gold luster
Dimensions: 6x16x16
Description of the Piece: The relationship between two bowls, basins of water and imperfections, still shines and plays a beautiful tone when gently tapped. Artist Bio: Licia Lucas-Pfadt currently lives in Kittanning, PA. Inspired by nature, she focusses on useful porcelain ceramic art. Licia received her BFA in Ceramics and Fibers from IUP, graduating Magna cum Laude in 1998.
Artist Website: www.littlejoygallery.com
Artist Instagram: @licialucaspfadt
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Mac Star McCusker
$100Title: 2 mugs
Materials: Ceramic
Dimensions: 4.5" x 5" x 3"
Description of the Piece: Two decal mugs
Artist Bio: Mac McCusker is a ceramic artist in Pittsburgh, PA and is the studio manager at Union Project. He is an instructor and has taught classes and workshops around the country. Mac's work centers issues surrounding the LGBTQIA community.
Artist Website: www.macmccuskerceramics.com
Artist Instagram: @mac_art_ceramics
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Pam Berry/Kent Oaks Pottery
$80Title: A Single Tree
Materials: Stoneware and Glossy Glazes
Dimensions: 0.75"x 10.5'' x 7.25''
Description of the Piece: This slab built oval platter is hand painted with glossy glazes on tan speckled stoneware. Strips of bare clay separate the pattern of geometric shapes. It is microwave and dishwasher safe.
Artist Bio: Trying to enhance every day with something beautiful guides my work. From Gene Davis's stripes to the geometric forms of Bauhaus and Suprematism artists, I seek to embrace these aesthetics in functional pottery.
Artist Website: https://www.kentoakspottery.com/
Artist Instagram: @kentoakspottery
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Keith Kreeger
$90Title: Untitled
Materials: Ceramic
Dimensions: 6" x 7" x 4"
Description of the Piece: A small, hand-built ceramic teapot with a rounded body and muted glaze, accented by a black handle and spout. This work reflects on artist's aesthetic through the formation and the glaze choices.
Artist Bio: Keith Kreeger is an artist and designer. Previously he had a studio and contemporary craft gallery on Cape Cod prior to moving to Austin. Keith's aesthetic comes from the singular idea that "objects matter," and his work reflects that simple phrase
Artist Website: https://keithkreeger.com/
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Terry Gess
$130Title: Untitled
Materials: Ceramic
Dimensions: 5.5" x 11.25" x 3.5"
Description of the Piece: Ceramic vessel layered with porcelain laminated to the surface and fired in a salt kiln. This pottery is food safe, lead free, dishwasher and microwave safe.
Artist Bio: Terry Gess is a studio potter in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina. Terry was educated at the Cleveland Institute of Art, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, and Penland School of Crafts.
Artist Website: https://terrygesspottery.com/
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SIlkDenim
$60Title: Silkea Bag
Materials: recycled denim
Dimensions: 12_H X 22_W X 16_D
Description of the Piece: You know that big blue plastic bag that only the most popular Swedish-furniture-maker could envision? We discovered that that bag could only be improved by a conversion into denim. Hence - the Silkea Bag. It's our most resourceful use of our denim leftovers in our zero-waste studio. Rough and wild. HUGE. You can keep filling and filling it. Perfect for any form of schlepping.
Artist Bio: Louise and Sarah Silk are a mother-daughter duo making Art-You-Can-Use as a response to unsustainable 'fast fashion'. They deconstruct worn clothing and re-fashion the fiber into one-of-a-kind garments, bags, quilts, and home goods.
Artist Website: https://www.silkdenim.us
Artist Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/silkdenimpgh/
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Rachael Strittmatter
$250Title: Purple and Green Blossom
Materials: Furnace-worked glass
Dimensions: 7x6x6
Description of the Piece: Hand-blown purple and green glass vase using the cane technique to create a "wig-wag" pattern. Artist Bio: Rachael Strittmatter grew up in the outskirts of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. She completed her BFA in Glass from RIT in New York in 2020. In her line of glassware, she is drawn towards bright colors, classic forms, and sparkles.
Artist Website: www.rachaelstrittmatter.com
Artist Instagram: @rachael.strittmatter
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Penn / Fairmount
$360Title: Cinch II Serving Set
Materials: Handblown Glass Dimensions: Pitcher - (10 x 4 x 4) & Four Cups (4 x 2.5 x 2.5)
Description of the Piece: Penn/Fairmount's CINCH II collection builds on the architectural simplicity of the original Cinch collection, refining and elongating its proportions while maintaining a modern edge. Our seasonal color Tea is a delectable brown whose richness shifts along the edges of each piece, emerging gently and deepening over time like a steeped cup of tea. Serving Set includes a pitcher, 4 cups, and stirrer.
Artist Bio: Penn/Fairmount is a line of modern glass tableware designed for everyday moments and special celebrations. Each piece is created by a community of artists at PGC. The result is functional glassware, distinctly handmade and from Pittsburgh.
Artist Website: https://www.pennfairmount.com/
Artist Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pennfairmount
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Jenny Lin
$160Title: Noodly Boy
Materials: Oxidized Copper on Sterling Silver Chain
Dimensions: 3x2x1"
Description of the Piece: A piece of refrigerator tubing, bent, cut and joined into a squiggly little noodle.
Artist Bio: Jenny Lin is a goldsmith and jeweler based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her pieces combine sculptural forms, natural landscapes, and gritty industrial spaces.
Artist Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetinytorch/
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Gerry Florida
$65Title: Assemblage Bead Lapel Pin (L)
Materials: Vintage and contemporary materials
Dimensions: 0.75"x3.75"x1"
Description of the Piece: A handcrafted lapel pin featuring a sculpted hand holding a sphere. The stacked bead detail lend balance and edge, merging spiritual symbolism with a futuristic, sculptural aesthetic in miniature form.
Artist Bio: Gerry Florida is an award-winning assemblage artist. Her creations deliver underlying messages of rebirth, recovery, and reclamation through an array of salvaged, recycled, and contemporary materials that she employees in work.
Artist Website: www.floridarecycled.com
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Gerry Florida
$75Title: Assemblage Bead Lapel Pin (Sm)
Materials: Vintage and contemporary materials
Dimensions: 0.75"x3.75"x1", Chain 3"
Description of the Piece: A handcrafted lapel pin featuring a tiny sculpted hand holding a whimsical ball charm. A dangling chain and metal tip add movement and edge, creating a striking accessory that feels both artistic and slightly otherworldly.
Artist Bio: Gerry Florida is an award-winning assemblage artist. Her creations deliver underlying messages of rebirth, recovery, and reclamation through an array of salvaged, recycled, and contemporary materials that she employees in work.
Artist Website: www.floridarecycled.com
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Maria Camera-Smith
$250Title: Heavy Mourning
Materials: Copper, enamel, secondhand pearls, silver, steel.
Dimensions: 3.5 x 2.25 x 0.5 inches.
Description of the Piece: Heavy Mourning is a brooch featuring an enameled copper surface with an image of the woods at sunset, with a nostalgic feel and playful pearls attached to the back. This piece is about accepting the close of a day as a kid and running back to the house for dinner before dark.
Artist Bio: Maria Camera-Smith is a Pittsburgh-based metalsmith, enamelist, and instructor whose work focuses on nostalgia, identity, and body adornment.
Artist Website: https://www.mariacamera-smith.com/
Artist Instagram: @mariacamera_smith
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Rachael Morgan Scott
$155Title: Encircled Peridot Earrings
Materials: Sterling Silver, Green Turquoise and Peridot
Dimensions: 2.7cm X 1.9cm X 1.2cm
Description of the Piece: Sterling silver drop earrings featuring a prong set 3mm faceted peridot surrounded by a inlaid ring of crushed green turquoise. Artist Bio: I create modernist inspired, heirloom quality jewelry in sterling silver and gold through lost wax casting and hand fabrication with inlaid crushed gemstones.
Artist Website: https://rachaelmorganjewelry.com/
Artist Instagram: @rachaelmorganjewelry
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Cappy Counard
$300Title: It Matters
Materials: Wood, Fine Silver, Milk Paint, Colored Pencils
Dimensions: 7 x 4 x 1 cm
Description of the Piece: This brooch is made with weathered wood, fine silver and good intentions.
Artist Bio: Cappy Counard creates jewelry that reflects her curiosity about relationships. Intrigued by the reactions and interactions that transpire between people, she explores the notions of work, care, storytelling and repair in the objects she makes.
Artist Website: https://www.cappycounard.com
Artist Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cappycounard/
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Maia Leppo
$115Title: Golden Drip Drops
Materials: Gold plated brass and silver post, colored porcelain
Dimensions: 2.5 x 1"
Description of the Piece: Golden Drip Drops earrings with a gold post and warm yellow porcelain elements that melt and drape in a fluid, dripping form.
Artist Bio: Maia Leppo is a designer and metalsmith based in Western Pennsylvania. She is the founder of Safran Everyday, creating minimalist jewelry and home goods that explore the intersection of industrial design and craft.
Artist Website: www.maialeppo.com and www.safraneveryday.com
Artist Instagram: @maialeppo @safraneveryday
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Carly Owens Weiss
$195Title: FACES Brooch
Materials: goldwork embroidery, freshwater pearls, merino wool, cotton, silk rayon velvet, brooch hardware
Dimensions: approx 2" x 3"
Description of the Piece: Hand embroidered brooch inspired by Venetian moretta masks. Created using goldwork and beadwork techniques.
Artist Bio: Carly Owens Weiss is an interdisciplinary artist and educator based in Brooklyn, New York. Her work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally. She is represented by Tracey Morgan Gallery.
Artist Website: https://www.carlyelizabethowens.com/
Artist Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carlyowensweiss/?hl=en
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Sue Amendolara
$310Title: Untitled Pendant
Materials: Sterling Silver, Pearls, Ruby
Dimensions: 20" long
Description of the Piece: Small pendant with circle of pearls and small ruby.
Artist Bio: Sue Amendolara is a retired art professor from PennWest University and lives and works in Edinboro, PA.
Artist Website: www.sueamendolara.com
Artist Instagram: sueamendolara
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Sharon Massey
$400Title: Candlesticks
Materials: steel and enamel
Dimensions: 6" x 3" x 3" (set of 2)
Description of the Piece: set of 2 Fringe Candlesticks
Artist Bio: Sharon Massey is a jeweler and enamelist whose artwork has been exhibited in over 100 exhibitions around the world. Sharon's work is included in eleven public collections including the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Artist Website: www.sharon-massey.com
Artist Instagram: @sharon___massey
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Tadao Arimoto
$300Title: Meditation Seat
Materials: Walnut
Dimensions: 3.5" x 22" x 10.25"
Description of the Piece: Hand-carved walnut meditation seat with sculpted contours and warm tones, offering grounding presence, support and a tactile surface for mindful sitting practice.
Artist Bio: Tadao began his career in design and construction of wooden furniture in the remote mountain village of Miyama. In 1976 he brought his talents to Pittsburgh where he continues to produce signature works whose geometric design are inspired by nature.
Artist Website: https://www.tadaoarimoto.com/
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Robert Bishop
$555Title: Curve Inlay Table
Materials: Cherry, Sycamore, Walnut, Maple
Dimensions: 30.75" x 36" x 9"
Description of the Piece: This small table with a "floating top" is perfect for a hall or a foyer. It is made from Pennsylvania hardwoods with the Quartersawn Sycamore table skirts sourced from a downed city tree. The finish is a very durable oil-varnish blend.
Artist Bio: I work with hardwoods that I harvest or hand-select. My total process results in a striking visual effect accenting the wood's natural beauty. The final piece is functional and decorative, and can be used for placement, containment, or everyday use.
Artist Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robertswoodworkingstudio
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Daniel Brockett
$400Title: Herringbone Basket
Materials: Willow
Dimensions: 10 x 20 x 20
Description of the Piece: Willow Basket
Artist Bio: Dan Brockett has been creating handwoven baskets from willow grown on his 12-acre property, Foggy Blossom Farm since 2019. He is a self-taught weaver focused on sharing the sustainability, functionality and natural beauty of his material.
Artist Website: https://www.foggyblossomfarm.com/
Artist Instagram: @foggyblossomfarm
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