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Featured below are the biographies of the artists who are currently displaying their work at the Greater Richmond Convention Center Marilyn Carter lives in Hanover County, Virginia. Marilyn volunteers for a ministry out of East Africa “African Team Ministry Mercy Flight”. This privilege allows her to sell crafts & jewelry at denominational conventions around the East Coast, in exchange, the Ministry gives her broken jewelry which she then salvages the stones & recreates some of her pieces, the rest are stones she has purchased from contacts in Malaysia, Afghanistan & other far flung places. Marilyn uses silver, antique brass & pewter as accents & clasps. When pewter is used it lowers the cost which allows the jewelry to be affordable. She considers it a pleasure to create something to wear out of “earthen treasures”. She never makes more than two of the same item. Marilyn Carter also has pieces available on Facebook/marilyncarter. Richmond, Virginia-based photographer, Brett Tignor, enjoys taking a photo journalistic approach to his photography--with a splash of artistic style. His goal is to tell the story of your special event--whether it be a wedding, family, portrait, corporate or sporting event. Brett provides professional service and prints you will cherish forever. For more information, please visit www.imagesbybrett.com or www.dmofva.com. Vera Pakizer provides wedding and portrait photography in the Richmond, VA and surrounding areas. What began as a fun hobby quickly turned into a profession as Vera received more and more requests for taking photographs for others. Vera works with couples and families to capture slices of their life with beautiful, modern photography. To learn more about Vera and see more work, visit: www.verapakizer.com. After almost 30 years of sales and marketing experience in corporate America, Linda LaClair created the company "Linda's Line" to offer a large variety of gifts for all of those "hard to buy for people." Because most items are handmade, her website also offers other "beverage" themed items. To learn more about Linda's Line, visit www.ShopLindasLine.com. Linda Hollett-Bazouzi, an artist from Richmond, Virginia captures the essence of outdoor life. While painting outdoors, she challenges herself to look beyond the obvious, the apparent. How to express in visual form the texture of grasses, the colors there other than green, and how their color changes with the passage of hours, and seasons. How to express the feel of movement, of light and shadow and how to honor the moment. Whenever possible Linda paints en plein air, usually with a paint knife and water-based oils. Occasionally, she uses a brush, or acrylics. When you look at her paintings, realize that some of them represent views that have already changed, and not for the better. Linda received both her bachelor's and master's degrees in art from Radford College. For 35 years she taught elementary art in Henrico County, as well as continuing her art through jewelry-making, drawing and painting, and recording her travels. Her work can be seen at Crossroads Art Center, the Visual Art Studio, and Frame of Mind in Richmond, Virginia as well as Gallery 606 in Ashland, Virginia. To learn more about Linda’s work, visit www.lindahollett.net. Charles Lee, III hails from Petersburg, Virginia. He is a graduate of Virginia Union University, Richmond, Virginia and Radford University, Radford, Virginia. As a child, Mr. Lee was an avid “picture taker” with his Polaroid camera. He completed several grade school projects using slide photography and other mediums. He also captured family moments using 8 mm film. Today, the artist enjoys photography with his Nikon camera and promoting his mainstream fiction novels which are set in Richmond, Virginia and the surrounding locales.
Cecily Hickman is the Chief Visionary of SassC Creations; she is a native of Richmond, VA. She hails as a Mater Stylist and Freelance Makeup Artist with a collaborative line of diversified products to meet the uniqueness of each person. She has studied and remains a student in the industry of hair, make-up and fashion for more than 15 years. She is a graduate of the Richmond Barber School of Richmond, VA and Dudley Cosmetology University in Kernersville, NC. Her fabulous haircuts, styling and healthy hair techniques allow today’s woman to be versatile in the business world community, as well as after five classy. SassC Creations caters to and creates styles for natural and relaxed clients. Whether you’re a bride or a bridesmaid, on a business trip, on the town with friends or your significant other, or posing for a professional photo shoot her impeccable skills and talent enhances your inner beauty. www.sassccreations.com sassccreations@hotmail.com Born and raised in Pennsylvania, Randy was always the type of person that saw things different, unique and full of challenges. He has traveled all over the United States and has seen many different parts of our country from the North to the South, moving from Farmville, Virginia to Richmond. Virginia has been his home for the last 10 years. During his travels, he always loved to take pictures and see the beauty behind the lens. Randy has always been passionate about photography and as he has gotten older, his passion has become a reality. His work reflects not only what he sees, but how he feels. It reflects his dry, northern sense of humor, and also his recent southern charm he has found here in Richmond, VA. After nearly 25 years in “Corporate America”, Celeste Miller retired to pursue her creative side. Her chemical engineering background and love for “process” attracted her to stained glass, glass mosaics and fused glass. Her glass education and experience is a result of working for a local stained glass studio for the past six years. Celeste’s desire to do more with fused glass led to a certification in Precious Metal Clay (PMC) several years ago. She loves to combine dichroic fused glass with Precious Metal Clay to create unique pieces that always receive compliments. Learning chain maille became a “must” when Celeste's PMC students expressed a desire to make charm bracelets for their fine silver pieces. She took a number of classes in chain maille and became “addicted” to the ancient art. Her chain maille pieces are handcrafted from sterling silver and/or gold filled jumprings. The jumprings are opened and closed so they can be linked together in a pattern to create a beautiful pair of earrings, a bracelet or necklace. Celeste currently teaches classes in Precious Metal Clay, chain maille, stained glass, fused glass and glass mosaics in Richmond and the surrounding area. When not teaching, Celeste and her husband enjoy their two rescue dogs, learning new skills and traveling. For more information about Celeste and her classes, visit www.byceleste.net. Cackie Trippe McCarty loves cards. She loves looking at them in shops, picking out the perfect one to send someone. She has a stash of cards she loves so much that she cannot bear to part with them. Cackie has been known to mat and frame cards she particularly adores. Cackie’s love affair with cards goes back to her childhood. Her Aunt Marnie had a shop in her hometown on the Eastern Shore of Maryland: the Wayside Gift Shop. There were wonderful cards in their inventory and she spent a lot of time there. She loved being there, helping out, and learning the business. By the time Cackie got to college, art was what she wanted to pursue. While studying for her degree in art history, she became passionate about photography. Here, at last, was the medium through which Cackie could truly express herself. Cackie has been making cards for her friends and family for years. People kept telling her: “You should sell your cards.” And so, in the fall of 2009, Glittermoon Cards was born. Cackie’s mission is to spread the love one card at a time. A card in every mailbox. A smile on every face. You can contact Cackie at www.glittermooncards.com Ellen Maroney spent the entire summer as an intern with the GRCC Sales and Marketing Department. Her creative spirit is evident in these photos taken abroad during her world travels. She enjoys capturing beauty in every moment whether it’s happening high above the fall landscape in a hot air balloon or observing a castle in France from a far. This is only a sampling of Ellen’s collection. Please contact our Marketing Manager for pricing and contact information. The artist, Linward R. Loving, a native of Richmond, VA -his unique mosaic-styled limited edition spiritual expressions are guided by the Creator. STYLE ~ TASTE ~ ELEGANCE ~ QUALITY You can visit his website at www.steqllc.com We are a member of the BBB and have done Weddings, Portraits, & Special Event photography for over 15 years. Our company is based on the belief that our customers needs are of the utmost importance. Our entire team is committed to meeting those needs. As a result, a high percentage of our business is from referrals. For more information, please contact Tom Hills at (804) 690-4653 or you may visit their web site at www.nujoyphoto.com. Click here to learn how you can display your creations in the GRCC Art in the Center program. TOP OF PAGE |
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