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Liz Bradbury
Woodwork, Design, Photos, Prints
Allentown, PA
Lehigh County
610-432-5449
liztrish@aol.com
www.boudicapublishing.com
Liz
Bradbury has participated in art & craft shows all over
the US. Her most recent work includes the national prize
winning PA Diversity Network Photo Project: 200 Same-sex
Couples: Facing Inequality.
Additional series she is working on now include handcolored
and altered erotic vintage and original prints for those
who laud the aesthetic qualities of women’s (and
men's) bodies - sales of these works total over 100 framed
prints. She has also recently exhibited a series of shadow
boxes that include found objects and nude images.
Bradbury holds a bachelor's of Fine Art degree from the
Maryland Institute College of Art, and a Master's of Fine
Art degree from Indiana State University in Terre Haute,
Indiana.
She is also an author.
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RAFAEL J. CAŅIZARES
Ceramics
Allentown, PA
Lehigh County
rafjcanizares@enter.net
ABOUT
THE ARTIST
Born in Colombia, South America, Rafael immigrated with his
family to the United States in 1984, taking up residency in
Allentown. He received a Master of Fine Arts in Ceramics
from Cranbrook Academy of Art. He attended the Corcoran
School of Art in 1994-1995; and received a Bachelor of
Arts, Art Studio from Bloomsburg University in 1991. He is
a 1986 graduate of Louis E. Dieruff High School, Allentown.
His work has been exhibited at the Allentown Art Museum,
the State Museum of Pennsylvania, Penn State University,
and the State Capital in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, among
others.
Rafael sees art as the merging of design, aesthetic
subjectivity, and vision through the application of skills
developed by the artist to manipulate, shape, and transform
the chosen medium or media (be it the body, clay, paint,
sound, language, etc.).
Rafael believes the primary role/contribution of an artist
in any community is to make art. In doing so, artists can
become mirrors, allowing the community to look at itself
reflected in the work. Artists can act as telescopes,
bringing subjects, ideas, and possibilities to a
discernible plane. Artists can be microscopes, facilitating
the scrutiny of otherwise invisible elements. Artists can
also function as speakers and amplifiers, allowing the
community to hear the voices of its members, specially the
marginalized and the outsider. These functions often
intertwine and overlap.
At the end of 2006, Rafael returned to work full time in
his art studio. He spent the last two years as Ensemble
Member, actor, and educator at Touchstone
Theatre,
located in Southside Bethlehem. Through play and
improvisation, but grounded on technical mastery and
discovery, his new work continues to explore bottles as
subject matter. This exploration focuses on the
metaphorical and functional qualities of the archetypal
vessel.
Rafael attempts to address, through art, questions related
to aesthetics, spirituality, gender, gender roles, sexual
identity, power, and how they impact our perceptions,
experiences, and our lives.
Rafael
Canizares
Rafael Canizares makes hand-coiled clay vessels. His work
for this show is part of a new series.
Rafael Canizares is a ceramics sculptor who has been
featured in a variety of major shows and collections. He
had a solo show of his hand built bottle sculptures at the
Allentown Art Museum in 2003. His work in that show were
bottles as large of six feet and as small as six inches
with patterned surface decorations.
Canizares holds a Master's degree from the Cranbrook
Academy of Art. He lives in Allentown and maintains a
studio in the Silkwerks building.
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Evelyn Deutsch
E
jewelry creations
Allentown,
PA
Lehigh County
ecreations@hotmail.com
Click here for more photos of this artist’s
work
www.prettylittlegems.etsy.com
www.myspace.com/prettylittlegems
Welcome
to pretty little gems - the place to buy Hand Crafted
Artisan Jewelry for every day,and every occasion, of your
life. Each piece is lovingly hand made, and most are One Of
A Kind. I use Gems, Stones, hand blown glass, and other
elements to create designs that are unique and fun to wear.
Custom orders are always welcome. Please add me to your
list of favorite sellers, and visit often.
WANT TO SEE MY JEWELRY LIVE AND CLOSE UP? WHY NOT HOST A
JEWELRY PARTY - IF YOU LIVE IN OR NEAR THE EASTERN PART OF
PA OR NEW JERSEY I WILL SET UP A SHOWING IN YOUR HOME.
GATHER 10 OR MORE FRIENDS AND HAVE A FUN FILLED EVENING
TRYING ON BLING! CONVO ME FOR MORE INFO~
Sterling silver wears well, lasts forever and polishes
easily, even after many years of wear.
The ear wires on my earrings are all sterling silver, and
most earrings can be interchanged to met your preference. I
have french hooks, lever backs, posts, and even clip-ons,
so if you have a preference, let me know.
I do a lot of craft shows in the PA, NJ, NY area, so come
out and see my bling!
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Hilltop
Studio
Bev Leviner
N. Sarangoulis
1343 Cross Keys Rd
Reading
PA
(Berks County)
610-926-3225
610-779-0708
ceramic tiles and mosaics
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Karl Howard
Wire
Art
822
E. 8th Street,
Bethlehem, PA
Northampton County
Nationally Known Artist of wire sculpture and
non-representational pieces.
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here for more photos of this artist’s
work
www.karlhoward.net
About the Artist:
Born
in 1946, I attended Philadelphia College of Art from 1964
to 1968, when I went to San Francisco. I began making wire
baskets in 1970. I sold them on the sidewalk in San
Francisco for a few years. Then I began making wire things
for stores, decorators, florists, and galleries. I have
worked with wire steadily since 1970.
Here
are pictures of some of the things I've made. My work is
steel wire, galvanized, rusted or painted, some with found
objects. I do not weld. All the joining is by bending. I
have always enjoyed making things.
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Pete
Lewnes
Glass Work
Allentown,
PA
Peter
Lewnes
Peter Lewnes shows glass pieces created in the swedish
technique of graal which uses different color overlays that
are sandblasted and further hotworked.
Peter Lewnes, originally from Jersey City, NJ primarily
uses glass as a medium. He is interested mostly in glass
blowing and mosaic created with stained glass. Having moved
into Allentown three years ago, his focus is in setting up
studio/gallery space in center city and arts
community.
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Elizabeth Patterson
Fine Colored Pencil Drawing
California
(Participated in many PA Diversity Network Art Shows)
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here for more photos of this artist’s
work
www.eapfineart.com
Originally from Pennsylvania, Elizabeth Patterson earned a
Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at Minneapolis College of Art
and Design and relocated to the Los Angeles area in 1979.
Since early childhood, she has worked in numerous mediums
with a strong proclivity for graphite and color pencil
rendering.
In 1986, Ms. Patterson traveled to Hawaii where she
discovered the magnificence of the undersea world and its
resident creatures. The visual impressions of that
experience sparked an on-going fascination of sea life
that, in time, inspired the artist to resurrect her art
career after a thirteen-year hibernation. Ms. Patterson
continues to expand her subject matter and demonstrate an
admirable mastery of her chosen medium of color pencil. Her
widely collected work has won critical acclaim and numerous
awards including the prestigious honor of signature status
in the Color Pencil Society of America.
Her arresting color pencil series of the undersea world
launched her career and has inspired her to explore a
variety of subjects and styles.
Elizabeth strives to make each drawing come alive with
dimension, movement and illusion.
In 2005 se was featured in an article in the ADVOCATE
magazine.
Awards
include:
EXPLORE THIS! 4 Colored Pencil Society Exhibition
March, 2007 -- The San Francisco, CA District Chapter 210
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
La Quinta Arts Festival
La Quinta, CA
March, 2007 -- Award of Merit 2007 Award Winners
Sanford Prismacolor Colored Pencil Manufacturer
Prismacolor Premier Pencil Tin featuring "Mama's Boy"
July, 2006 -- Distributed throughout U.S. and Canada Click
here to view EAP featured on Prismacolor Website
CPSA 14th Annual Colored Pencil Society Exhibition
Albuquerque, New Mexico
July, 2006 -- Five Year Merit Award
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Dianne Poindexter
Painter
Bethlehem, PA
Northampton County
610-207-0463
dianne@diannepoindexter.com
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here for more photos of this artist’s
work-
www.diannepoindexter.com
As an
artist I am drawn to many subjects in nature and life that
inspire me emotionally. My affinity for music &
theater, family & friends, social issues and the
environment has allowed me to record my vision through
paintings.
All of my work is derived from reference material, memory
and intuition. The materials I like to use are oil, pen and
ink, watercolor and graphite on canvas or paper.
My most recent work has been inspired from a trip I took
this past year to the Amalfi Coast. The Reflections of
Italy Series is a group of large and small scale paintings
depicting the Mediterranean sea, water and marina life. My
intent was to uncover the hidden beauty of ordinary
imagery.
My process consists of many glazed layers of blues and
greens mixed with soft hues of Alizarin crimson to create a
translucent affect. I also used subtle shades of whites and
warm yellows to accentuate the movement of water, space and
depth.
In this body of work I have visually captured some of the
most breathtaking imagery that is emotional, powerful and
spiritually charged.
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The Art of M. David Snyder
M. David Snyder
http://www.coroflot.com/M_David_Snyder
Lehigh
County
Out
There...Controversial.
Holding degrees in Radio/TV/Film production from
Northampton Community College &
Animation/Media Arts from The Art Institute of
Philadelphia, M considers himself a bit of an eccentric
Renaissance man.
M.David Snyder fine artist for the last 20 years in The
Lehigh Valley is selling pop art products at zazzle.com as
well as originals in various exhibits around the N.E. PA.
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Switchplates Shop
Phil Healing
Kindall Goble
Lehigh
County
610-616-3949
contact@switchplateshop.com
www.switchplateshop.com
(site will be up May 15th)
In
solving a renovation dilemna of their own, Phil Healing
(left) and Kindall Goble of Allentown decided to decorate
switch plates. Their products are sold at Home & Planet
in Bethlehem, and soon at Mayfair and on the Web. (Douglas
Kilpatrick, Allentown Morning Call / April 30,
2008)
Read the
full Morning Call article by clicking here:
http://www.mcall.com/entertainment/all-switchplate.6378322may05,0,4721104.story
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The
Underworld Art Studio
Cynthia Rodriguez
737 Linden St.
P.O Box 1311
Allentown
PA
(Lehigh County)
484.239.2513
picasso691@hotmail.com
Just about anything art related. Been active in the GLBT
community for about 10 years. Art & Activism.
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