Artists

 
Ceramics
Drawings
Fine Crafts

Furniture
Glass
Jewelry
Leather

Metal
Mixed Media
Oils/Acrylics
Photography
Pottery
Sculpture
Watercolors
Woodcarving
 

Ceramics

The Dancing Vase by Susie Martin
Reading, PA
- Booth #033

We both work in ceramics and use a variety of methods including hard building, throwing and modeling. We also work in tiles and mosaics an may have an assortment of these methods in our booth.

Moon Dance Pottery & Art Studio by Wendy Lyman
Ferndale, MD
- Booth #068

Garden lanterns trays table lanterns hand built from slabs luminaries vases extruded altered and more...

 

Drawings

Frank LaMartina
Baltimore, MD
- Booth #002
Graphite and color pencil renditions of natures' beauty in trees and landscapes. 

Off the Wall Art by Peri Taylor
Villas, NJ
- Booth #078
Giddy and gleeful characters with witty and inspirational insight created for children but appreciated by all ages.  Illustrations created using pen, ink, acrylic paint and watercolor on acid free mat-board.  Presented in on-of-a-kind hand-painted frames. 

The White Birch by Jeanette Leid
Denver, PA
- Booth #020
Black and white, framed and matted, pencil drawings using a variety of hard and soft graphite pencils. 

 

Fine Crafts

Paisley Dog Press by Janelle Paisley
Bernville, PA
- Booth #004
Artisan letterpress print shop based in Eastern Pennsylvania.  We are craftsmen (and women) who put a new spin on the centuries old art of letterpress printing.  Each of our products is a unique piece of art with an antique charm you can see and feel. 

The Sentimental Gift by Mary Rose Feldman
Wyomissing, PA
- Booth #015
Fine paper artist. Creates unique pattern techniques to create three-dimensional, hand-painted, watercolor, sculpted flowers from paper. Original origami boxes and remembrance poetry. 

 

Furniture

BecLor Furniture Designs by Becky Stiles
Mohrsville, PA
- Booth #039
Custom furniture restoration.  Colored pencil paintings. 


Glass
Boyle Glass by Mary and Kevin Boyle
Maple Shade, NJ
- Booth #024
Original and hand cut mosaic glass designs. 

Designs by Denise Kurtz
Reading, PA
- Booth #010
One-of-a-kind glass jewelry, semi-precious stone jewelry and new for 2010 fused glass artwork, including bowls, plates, trays, candle holders, etc.

Healy Engraving by Billy and Nichole Healy
Bethlehem, PA
- Booth #058
Engraved and hand-polished images in glass with metallic inlays.  Framed wall-art with engravings.  Each piece is signed and has a unique finish. 

TobyLogic Studio of Design by Toby Bryant
Kittanning, PA
- Booth #001
Glass blown vessels, blown glass paper weights and stained glass window art. 

Wits End Designs by Cheryl Karnatski
White Haven, PA
- Booth #009
Stained glass in copper foil method with zinc, lead or copper borders.  Fun, unique and bright designs. 

 

Jewelry

Argee Bargee Beads Hand Crafted Jewelry Design
by Robin Miller

Doylestown, PA
- Booth #019
One-of-a-kind fused glass, pearl, gemstone and sterling silver designs. 

Bee-Beadazzled Jewelry Designs
by Eileen Kastura and Donna Harrington

Wyomissing, PA
- Booth #043

Hand crafted and hand stitched beaded and Swarovski crystal jewelry including bracelets, necklaces, rings, bookmarkers, key chains and various accessories. 

Contempo Jewelry Designs by Staci Egan
State College, PA
- Booth #018
Nature inspired designs featuring wire working techniques using precious metals, semi-precious stones and freshwater pearls. 

Designs by Lara Ginzburg
Yardley, PA
- Booth #035
Sterling silver and pure silver combined with semi-precious stones, FWP and rare stones.  Combinations of traditional and contemporary techniques. 

Bonnie Hedden Designs
Wellsboro, PA
- Booth #007
Forged, hammered, fused, soldered, wire wrapped and stamped sterling silver jewelry.  Accented with semi-precious gems, pearls and fused glass. 

Lais Dilan by Nicole Drayton
Manheim, PA
- Booth #038
Fusion of fun, funk and fashion.  Individually hand crafted with the ability to customize each piece. 

A Little Sparkle by Kerry Rohrbach
Reading, PA
- Booth #076
I make jewelry that is vintage inspired with a touch of whimsy. It is a combination of vintage beads, buttons, or fabric with new materials that blend to give a fresh look to jewelry and accessories. My favorite designs involve wire techniques, linking and wrapping.

GaNiSe Creations by Liz Miranda
Vineland, NJ
- Booth #037
Handmade polymer clay jewelry creations that are a joy to wear.  Every piece is created using different techniques; sculpted, carved, stamped, textured, sanded, buffed painted or molded. 

Handmade Jewelry by Vicki
Reading, PA - Booth #054

Handmade beaded jewelry using precious and semi-precious gemstones, pearls, and precious metals.

Elizabeth Hay Designs
Bellefonte, PA
- Booth #003
Elegant botanical and naturalistic jewelry in fine silver, pearls and gems. 

Layne Designs by Layne Freedine
Oaks, PA
- Booth #036
Custom silver and gold jewelry with unusual gemstones.  Heirloom quality jewelry with details like forged ribbons of meal san patterns pierced through the metal behind each stone make my work unique. 

Marksz Co. Hand Sculpted Art Jewelry by Zack Marksz
Wellington, FL
- Booth #011
Each piece is individually hand fabricated using traditional techniques in sterling silver and semi-precious stones. 

Michabella Creations Handcrafted Jewelry
by Michelle Harvey and Cindy Grill

Lebanon, PA
- Booth #086
Collection of gemstone, glass and vintage inspired handcrafted jewelry.  Designs combine a mixture of fashion and nature to create stylish pieces of jewelry. 

New Moon Creations by Debra Cross
Alburtis, PA - Booth #026

Bead woven jewelry (peyote stitch, brick stitch, dichroic glass and straight strung.) 

Oh Wow! The Colors! Clay Jewelry Works by David A. Fisher
Harrisburg, PA
- Booth #012
Fun jewelry created with polymer clay, silver, copper, brass, paints, pigments and glass beads. 

Regina Marie Designs
Schwenksville, PA
- Booth #006
Sterling silver and mixed metal jewelry.  Beginning with geometric shapes embellished with signature tree branch line designs.  Each piece is handcrafted and signed making wearable pieces of collectible art.  Awarded PA Guild State Jury Status in 2009. 

Melissa Scoppa Jewelry
Williamsport, PA
- Booth #042
Handcrafted sterling silver wearable art.  Created with beautiful found objects, my work offers a small reminder to appreciate all that the world has to offer. 

Silver and Bold by Michael Stephens
Edinburg, PA
- Booth #050

Diverse, eclectic and instinctively creative jewelry individually fabricated with silver, gold, precious & non-precious stones, non-traditional materials and  found objects. Received 1st place Excellence Award at West Reading's 15th Annual Art on the Avenue.  

Rebecca J. Wade
Leesport, PA
- Booth #082
Sterling silver jewelry using anticlastic raising processes as well as scoring and bending accentuated with gemstones. 

 

Diane Wright Designs
Pittsburgh, PA
- Booth #062
Jewelry created in three different modalities: bead weaving, metal smithing and stringing.  Organically created designs using artistic elements of color, texture and line.  Peyote and herringbone stitches with embellishments as well as forged and fabricated copper and sterling. 

 
Leather
Hollis Eames
Chester Springs, PA
- Booth #013
For over 10 years, we have designed and made handbags and belts in Chester County, PA ranging in price from $100-$650.  Constructed of fabrics and straws for summer and various leathers for the rest of the year, they may be embellished with metal, stone, chain, bead, flowers and other decorations. 

 

Metal

G Wiz Workshop by Robert Greenawalt
Ruffs Dale, PA
- Booth #048
Whimsical garden/landscape decor from copper: sheet (.0216g) wire and tubing of various gauges/diameters hand cut, fired to produce a patina of color, assembled in a manner allowing to be used as wall art and finally clear coated for weather protection. Glass beads/balls used to enhance designs. 

 

Mixed Media

Samantha Davenport
Jonestown, PA
- Booth #052
Handcrafted constructed paintings.

Graphix Studio by Gerald Davidson
York, PA
- Booth #064
Fine are mosaics using stained glass, glass tile, mirror, stone and other natural material.  Contemporary designs using traditional techniques. 

Zivile Kaminskaite
Philadelphia, PA
- Booth #016
Miniature hand painted wood and paper mache.  Traditional and unique, know as Russian Folk Art.  Nesting dolls, carved santas and boxes.  All work is painted under magnifying glasses using oils, watercolor, acrylics and lacquer.  Other work includes miniature paintings of fairy tales and florals. 

Old World Surface Artisans by Albert Ciervo
Reading, PA
- Booth #040
Italian plasters normally used for wall application used to create a twist on frescoes.  Paintings are reminiscent of Italian ceramic designs. 

Wireworx by Leslie Master
Philadelphia, PA
- Booth #044
Glass beads adhered to a variety of glass, metal and serveware wrapped with wire to create unique designs. 

Karen Wolf
Reading, PA
- Booth #041
Paintings done with acrylics and watercolors some incorporating collage.  Hand sculpted jewelry made with precious metal clays in both silver and bronze.

 

Oils/Acrylics

All Together Art by Jane Runyeon
Shillington, PA
- Booth #029
Assemblage cigar boxes, mixed media on paper, purses, acrylic on canvas and button bracelets.

 

Photography

F & S Imagery by Neil Gruber
Ephrata, PA
- Booth #014
Original images personally shot, processed, printed, matted and framed. 

Robert Hasenfratz Photography
Toledo, OH
- Booth #023

Interpretive approach to photography.  All film and no digital manipulation.  Approach involves exposing a single frame of film multiple times for an impressionistic effect. 

Images by J Reed Whitmoyer
Lebanon, PA
- Booth #080
Nature and landscape photography.  Images available matted and framed or mounted only.

Rich Killion Photography
Warminster, PA
- Booth #032
B&W gelatin silver and selenium toned photographs.  Printed in a conventional wet darkroom.  All images have been mounted and matted with museum quality conservation grade material. 

KK Photo Images
Warwick, PA
- Booth #034
Photographs are trimmed and layered to give a three-dimensional perspective to the final piece. 

Kopicki Photography by Ed Kopicki
Reading, PA
- Booth #060

Artistic wall portraiture created through photography displayed on canvas.  Subjects include family, children, infants and pets. 

Jana Scott Photography
State College, PA
- Booth #005
Digital capture photographs of rust, printed on metallic paper.  This paper enhances reds, yellows, oranges and has high contrast adding depth.  All prints are limited edition of 250.  Large pieces are custom finished.  Smaller pieces sold with acid-free black mats and backing. 

Bill Wierzalis Photography
Baltimore, MD
- Booth #028
Hand processed, wet-printed chromogenic limited edition photographs, printed in the darkroom by the artist using an 8x10 Devere enlarger.

Willow Street Pictures by Darren Modricker
Reading, PA
- Booth #031
Contemporary fine art portraits which capture the inner beauty and connection between the people and animals photographed.  Images are printed on fine art water color paper and framed in house.  


Pottery

The Mud Place by Leslie Neito
Long Pond, PA
- Booth #008
Decorative and functional wheel thrown stoneware pottery.


Sculpture

Cheer Clay Studio by John Cheer
Allentown, PA
- Booth #030
Clay, wheel-thrown and hand sculpted.  Crushed glass added prior to final glaze firing in propane, reduction gas kiln at 2800 degrees.  Copper wire added to some fired pieces. Decorative.  Representational. 

 

Watercolors

Art-4U by Mark Cottman
Baltimore, MD
- Booth #021

Several layers of watercolors were used to create a translucent matted surface.

Art by Beth Carroll
Reading, PA
- Booth #056

Whimsical animal portraits done in watercolor and gouache.

Margaret G. Thorn
Lititz, PA
- Booth #017
Watercolor realism with subjects including historic scenes and landscapes. 

Watercolors by Bertie Brown: Art is Instrumental
Willow Street, PA
- Booth #066
As a former professional musician, I find a strong correlation between music and art. As music gives sound to the hearing, art gives vision to the sight and, indeed, a painting is a symphony creatively built upon talent, technique, knowledge, and experience.


Woodcarving

Handturned Wooden Pens and Gifts by Cleon Garl
Temple, PA
- Booth #084
Handturned exotic wooden pens, bottle stoppers, letter openers, key chains, candle snuffer, etc. 

 

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