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Size: 24" x 12"
Medium: acrylic, polymer clay, dried sculpture acrylic and resin
Artists Name: Katherine Check
Inspired By: "Colors" by Fatou from Warner Girls Leadership Academy
Suggested Value: $300.00

"The poem "Colors" immediately grabbed my attention as the author's love of color is much like my own. Using bold, vibrant, and sometimes abstract color to convey energy, joy, and love through my compositions is a key aspect of my work.

My goal is always to have others experience my artwork in a joyful way. It is my hope that my work sparks a love of art within the viewer. The poem that inspired this piece felt like another artist expressing the same sentiment through a different format."

Katherine Check is an artist and licensed art educator in the State of Ohio. Her formal training came as she studied Visual Art and Education at Cleveland State University, with a concentration in sculpture. She has taught art in schools in Northeastern Ohio for over a decade, and run an art education company that works with people to develop their own artistic skills. Her mission is to foster a non-judgmental environment that allows ALL people to feel successful and accomplished in the field of art.
Creating and being immersed in the art world has always been her greatest passion. Her work includes compositions in paint, pastel, alcohol ink, collage, and several different sculpture mediums. Diversity within her artwork allows her to challenge herself, develop her technical skills, and keep her work fresh. Use of bold and vibrant colors, combined with texture experimentation is typical of her pieces.

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Size: 24"x24"
Medium: Photography
Artist name: J.B.
Inspired by: "My Cat is Fat" by Gabriela from Buhrer Dual Language Academy
Suggested Value: $300

"The poem is about a lazy cat. Who doesn't adjust his attitude for anyone. He does what he wants, when he wants. I think that's funny. Humor is art is key."

JB is a man of mystery. Who is he? Where is he? All we know is he makes art.

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Size: 22" tall, 12" x20" wide
Medium: Clay
Artist: Bill York
Inspired by: "The Blue Bunny" by the Artemus Ward 1st-2nd grade team
Suggested Value: $500.00

"The visual images of the poem were very easy to latch onto. This was a beautiful, simple poem that brings a bunny to life. I have worked with art and children and enjoy interpreting how they see the world."

Bill York's first memory, when he was too young to even know what he was remembering, he drew pictures in the dirt. He was always creating, he has always been an artist and enjoy teaching even more. He is a stone carving, ceramic artist who majored in sculpture and minored in drawing, with a fine arts degree.

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Size: 21.5"x 31.5" (framed)
Medium: Photography
Artist: Keith Berr
Inspired By: "If We were in Charge of the World" by Natividad Pagan International Newcomers Academy Boy's Team

"The eyes of youth seeing the wrongs of our adult world. We should all aspire to view the world with the eyes of our youth to better see the reality of how life could and should be."

Keith Berr is an international advertising photographer that crossed the line into fine arts many years ago. A graduate of the Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara Ca., he
has developed a unique live/work compound in Cleveland's Asia Town, where he holds frequent events, fundraisers and educational gatherings, helping people and organizations connect and share their strongest assets towards promoting the arts.

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Size: 18" wide
Medium: Clay
Artist: Todd Leech
Inspired by: "I Am" by Chloe from Albert Bushnell Hart
Suggested Value: $300.00

"I loved how inspiring the poem is to be the best of all these positive attributes."

Todd Leech is a full-time studio artist working in Cleveland.
He has participated in more than 150 exhibitions. Career highlights include residencies at Red Lodge Clay Center, Montana (2018), Medalta International Artists-in-Residence, Alberta (2014, 2008, 2005), Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Maine (2013) and Guldagergaard Ceramic Research Center, Denmark (2011).
Most recently Todd had artwork included in back-to-back issues of Ceramics Monthly (October and November 2022).
Todd is a graduate of Baldwin-Wallace and earned a MFA in Ceramics from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.