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Kerri O’Connor of Les Trois Fleurs is a jewelry designer who lives in Chesterland, Ohio. She also runs the lovely Les Trois Fleurs bookstore and gift shop in Richmond Heights. What is your first memory of making jewelry? A long time ago I used to frequent the Berea gem show. There was an artist there [...]

Our newest featured artist is Pat Garmhausen of Giardino. She is a self-employed illustrator and designer with a huge collection of fabrics and sundries from many years of art directing photography of fabric collections, and from her mother’s life long fabric and knitting fascination. She has lived in Cleveland Heights since 1991. What is your [...]

Shannen Cleis of Happy Elephant Designs is a talented paper artists who calls Elyria home. Her high-quality cards feature unique, colorful, and whimsical designs. We’re pleased to have her as a Cleveland Handmade featured artist. What is your first memory of making cards? Did someone teach you, or did you learn on your own? The [...]

Mary Jurs of Fairview Park is this week’s featured artist. She sells on Etsy under the shop names Whimsy Folk and Daydream Designs 77. What is your first memory of your craft? Did someone teach you, or did you learn on your own? Although there were many people who influenced my love of working with [...]

Marcia Pascuzzi of Daisy Made Designs is this week’s Cleveland Handmade featured artist. What is your first memory of your craft? Did someone teach you, or did you learn on your own? I swear I was born with a box of crayons (albeit not mine) and a pair of scissors in my hand… To this [...]

Susan Hale is a photographer who sells under the names numericdesign and photohale on Etsy. She lives in Bay Village. What is your first memory of photography? Did someone teach you, or did you learn on your own? In 1978, I participated in a summer study program in England, and many of the students had [...]

Teresa of SilverMade Studio lives in Rocky River. What is your first memory of making jewelry? Did someone teach you, or did you learn on your own? My grandmother had a pearl stringing and jewelry repair business in New York City. When she’d come for visits she’d bring lots of pearl necklaces and other goodies [...]

Qandle Qadir lives in Cleveland Heights and sells on Etsy under the name other45minutes. What is your first memory of making jewelry? Did someone teach you, or did you learn on your own? I attended an eight-week continuing education class (in metals) at CIA about six years ago. I knew by the end of the [...]

Tell us your name, your Etsy shop name, and what city you live in. My name is Cindy Benson. My shop name is Simple Elements Design, and I live on a farm in Aurora, Ohio. I live with my husband, two teenage sons, two cats, a dog, and an ever-revolving band of teenage boys who [...]

This week’s featured artist is Jodie Pastor of Lake Erie Beach Glass, who lives in Fairview, Pennsylvania. What is your first memory of sea glass? Did someone teach you, or did you learn on your own? My first memory of sea glass is when our family would vacation at the Lake and at the Atlantic. [...]