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Deena Ball is one of the busiest and hardest working artists I know. On any given day, if she’s not in the classroom teaching her craft, she can be found painting en plein air. A prolific painter, she constantly experiments with new techniques. She is widely known for her watercolor… Read More

Elisabeth is a handweaver and designer of women’s fashions: coats, jackets, vests, shawls, scarves and hats. Influenced by her Swedish background, her designs are classic and meticulously tailored. Elisabeth’s studio is in the Riddle Valley Industrial Park at 2 New Road in Aston, PA. Elisabeth grew up on a farm… Read More

Leslie Rogalski is an artist, teacher, and media personality with a passion for creating beaded jewelry. She is a regular on Jewelry Television, a featured guest on the U.K.show “Jewellery Maker” and has an online class for Craftsy called “Five Essential Seed Bead Stitches.” Leslie has appeared in the PBS… Read More

Ceramicist Phyllis Aaron was born in South Philadelphia. She has a degree to teach Hebrew School from Gratz College, a BS in elementary education from Temple U., a Masters degree in English plus 27 credits from Temple U. and is PA Board certified to teach elementary school. Her extensive teaching… Read More

This month’s featured artists, Carol McGarvey and Sharon Morse, were born on different continents, and practiced professions in different walks of life before becoming next door neighbors and eventually forming their jewelry business, “Beauty and the Beads”. It all began in 1986 when Sharon Morse moved in next door to… Read More

Hali is a jeweler whose favorite thing is the sea. All of her work is inspired by, and in some way, related to the sea. Hali was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Newtown Square. She received her BFA in Metalsmithing and Jewelry in 2014 from the… Read More