Jane is a Philadelphia native and has been a member of the HGC for the past 10 years. Though she started out as an accountant, her yearning to be an artist was to become her true calling. Jane was managing her tax accounting business between 1972 and 1983 and all the… Read More
Continue ReadingFeatured Artist: Liz Steele Coats
Liz Steele Coats is an art teacher, sculptor, jeweler, and mixed media workshop director who, as you can see, has a passion for a variety of artistic media. As a creator, an arts advocator, an art festival organizer, and a mother, these different hats have allowed for her artwork to… Read More
Continue ReadingFeatured Artist: Helge Speth
Helge was born in Koenigsberg, Germany, now Kaliningrad, Russia, in the midst of World War II. Her mother had to flee from the Russians to West Germany with three little children under the age of three, Helge being the oldest of eventually four siblings. Despite illness, horror, and hunger, they… Read More
Continue ReadingFeatured Artist: Eileen Rudisill Miller
Eileen Rudisill Miller who is known to almost everyone as “Rudy,” is an accomplished illustrator, product designer and painter. Rudy grew up in York, PA and then moved to Philadelphia where she trained as a fashion illustrator and painter at Moore College of Art and Design. She began her career… Read More
Continue Reading5 Simple Questions with Leonard Bell
Leonard Bell is a woodworker who specializes in creating boxes using a variety of woods and his own unique way of finishing. We asked him 5 Simple Questions about his art. You can see more of his work on his website here: https://www.thewoodenhead.com/
Continue ReadingFeatured Artist: Christine Wright
Jewelry maker and graphic designer Christine Wright has been a member of our Guild for only a year and a half. But she hit the ground running, taking over the position of Board President almost immediately after joining us. She has tackled that position with energy, enthusiasm, smarts and good… Read More
Continue ReadingFeatured Artist: Lucy Edwards, Clay Artist
Lucy Edwards is a self described free spirit whose work in clay consists of sculptural and functional organic and animal forms in stoneware with a variety of earthy glazes including raku, pit fired and smoked. Always experimenting and inquiring, Lucy asks herself the question, “What if…” and then follows the… Read More
Continue ReadingFeatured Artist: Susan Stefanski
Award winning artist, Sue Stefanski, is an oil painter whose work is widely known throughout Haverford Township and beyond. She has been a member of the Haverford Guild of Craftsmen since we began in 2009 and is a juried Master Artisan. Sue’s painting journey began in 1999. After raising her… Read More
Continue ReadingFeatured Artist: Deena S. Ball
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
Continue ReadingFeatured Artist: Elisabeth Jönsson Brown
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
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