featured artists
We LOVE all our artist and want to share a few stories with you so you can LOVE them, too! Continue to check out this page as we will rotate featured artists!
- PAINTING ARTIST
Patricia Jessee, Dancing Brush arts improv
ashley dawn addair, no room for hipsters
"I paint because I obey a visceral impulse and have learned to rely upon and adore the creative process. Most times, I feel ridiculous venturing into the world with ideas and paintbrushes in tow. But a quick review of my options, and I realize that deciding to do something different would be worse."
- JEWELRY ARTIST
Juanita Burton, Lookie-Lookie
Juanita Burton is the owner/artist of Lookie-Lookie.com. She is an Art Clay Silver Senior Certified Instructor and PMC Certified Artisan working in various media; including Fine Silver and 24/22k Gold & Keum Boo, Sterling Silver, hand-forged wire, polymer clay, resins, fused glass and gemstones.
Juanita studied Art and Graphic Design in the Detroit Metropolitan area. Juanita loves to share her jewelry-making knowledge and techniques by teaching metal clay and wirework; placing emphasis on specialty techniques in the near future. She has studied jewelry & metal fabrication under renowned instructors, and inspired by various other prolific artists. She is knowledgeable in a wide range of materials and techniques, such as Metal Clay, Keum Boo, Altered Metals & Found Objects, Metalsmithing, Chainmaking, Polymer Clay and Fused Glass.
Juanita is a studio artist who creates one-of-a-kind designs and limited-production jewelry. She is a member of Michigan Silversmiths Guild, Art Clay Society, PMC Guild, National Polymer Clay Guild, Great Lakes Beadworkers Guild and Metropolitan Detroit Polymer Art Guild.
Juanita is one of our jewelry instructors, teaching beginners, intermediate v& advanced classes. She is also available for your next jewelry-making private party!
- PHOTOGRAPHY ARTIST
Jeffrey Stoner, Jeffrey Stoner Photography
Jeffrey Stoner is a Fine Art Photographer specializing in Nature, Wildlife and Architectural images. His passion is to capture images of the beauty and wonder that surrounds us. Originally from Pennsylvania, he relocated to Kingsport in northeastern Tennessee in 2007. Jeffrey made this move so he could be within a short drive of the unlimited photo opportunities available in the mile-high mountains and fertile valleys of this region.
Jeffrey's images have appeared in international, national and regional magazines and newsletters including Black & White Photography Magazine, Shutterbug, Pennsylvania Magazine, A! Magazine for the Arts, Alyson Stanfied's Art Marketing and Barney Davey's Art Print Issues.
In 2008 his image, Surrounded by Spring, won Best in Show and The Jerry Penley Award at the Railgrass Photography Competition and in 2009 Drifting Along the Appalachian Trail won the Landscape Category in the Appalachian Mountain Photography competition. He is represented by galleries in New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Virginia.
- HAIR ACCESSORIES
Lindsey Hull, Tattie Tats
"I create one of a kind ladies' hair accessories using vintage neckties, beads & buttons. I got into making these items when my baby started pulling my long, curly hair. I went to get a shoulder-length hair cut and wound up with a Victoria Beckham-style bob. It may work for some women, but not me! I decided that I would make my own hair clips to accentuate my style.
I use a combination of hand stitching and machine sewing to make each one of a kind piece. I enjoy the ease of using the sewing machine for decorative stitching and hems, but every item is then formed and pieced together by hand."
- POTTERY ARTIST
Will Dickert, Will Dickert Pottery
Hello, my name is Will Dickert, and I am a potter. I make functional stoneware for the home and table. I use a rugged stoneware clay to create my wheel thrown and hand-built wares. My prefered method of firing is fueled by wood in traditional and innovative kilns that reach temperatures at or above 2300 degrees F. However, I also fire in gas fueled, reduction kilns if neccesary. I use hand calculated glazes and slips as well as incorporating the natural atmospheres of the kilns I fire, such as wood ash, salt and soda vapor to decorate my wares. I live and work in Asheville, NC currently, but am with no doubt, a Bristol, VA native. The nature of my materials and my environment inform my work tremendously. I hope you check out the rest of my work at blowfish emporium!
