Meet Kate Peake from Joie de Kate…
I am a transplant to the Cleveland area but have lived in NE
Ohio most of my life. I love to travel and am inspired by different cultures in
everything I do. In addition to my jewelry, I write, paint, crochet, and
cross-stitch. I have a great day job that allows me to have time for all of my
passions and creativity. I am also a wife and mom to 6 furry kids.
I have been making jewelry for approximately 12 years. This is my first Avant-Garde Art & Craft Show!
I find creativity to be therapeutic to the mind and body.
When I am focused on the designing and making of the pieces, there is no stress
involved; it's a great outlet and makes me feel like I accomplished something
beautiful.
I've always been into "artsy" things. My mom had me
in craft classes at a very young age and I've been dabbling in different areas
since. When I started making pieces for myself, others noticed and
expressed interest.
I am definitely someone who researches designs and looks for
ideas, however, I am known to simply grab supplies and randomly make a piece of
jewelry without any pre-planning.
In five years, I hope that I am still making jewelry, no matter how
successful I am. It is something I love to do and even the pieces I make as
gifts make others so happy-it feels great. I would also love to continue to
learn new techniques and designs.
The message behind my work is to always look for the joy in life!
Meet DJ and Erica Linton from The Happy You LLC…
The Happy You, LLC was founded in 2014 (“doors” opened
September 1st) by Erica Linton and DJ Linton. Erica has
many years of professional experience as a successful sales representative and
as a ‘green’ entrepreneur as well as about 10 years working with essential
oils. She is always smiling and loves to make her customers happy. DJ has
spent much of her time in the field of finance and assisting with other
entrepreneurial ventures that called for great creativity. She loves
for things to run smoothly for everyone and enjoys organizing and crunching
numbers to make it happen.
This will be our FIRST Avant-Garde Art & Craft Show!
The
Happy You began as a way to mix relaxation and fun together within the Athens
area. We are long term transplants to Athens – after loving our
time at Ohio University – and wanted to find something that Athens would
love and we could be happy and secure doing. By creating The Happy You, we
are able to combine relaxation and fun through our scented products and
our ScentMakery brand (creating a product just for you alongside your
friends).
After
a long background with essential oils, we turned to creating products! After
experiencing the benefits we strive to share the powerful combination of
natures best. Handmade in Athens, Ohio.
Our
creative process involves the thought of “How many uses can you get from one
product?” – Multi-Use! It’s good – use it! We continuously research ‘green’
creations – no additives, non-natural preservatives or chemicals – to deliver
products and services that not only make ‘the happy you’ but also make the
happy earth.
In
the next 5 years we would like our main sources for The Happy You brand to be in select stores throughout Ohio and other parts of the US, along with progressive
internet sales. We will continue to add products that our customers are looking
for and increase green packaging. We want our products to continue to be
handmade and our purpose to be to deliver good for you products that make ‘the
happy you’.
Meet
Kay Greenwald Winer from Cake Bites & Other Delights…
I have always had a creative spirit with a love of food.
Growing up in a family of 10, my love of cooking and baking was fostered at a
young age as I would cook and bake for family meals. In my early professional
years when I was working as an advertising and PR executive, I had a catering
firm on the side. After having three children with very active schedules, I
decided that I needed to have greater flexibility and less stress. Cooking and
baking became my creative outlet.
My hobby began in 2009- I made 2,000 cake balls for my daughter's high school
graduation party. They were all gone before the end of the party. Everyone was
telling me that my cake balls were so delicious that I should sell them. At my
first art show in the summer of 2009, I sold out of my inventory before noon
(the show ended at 4:00pm). This is my first Avant-Garde Art
& Craft Show.
My niece came home from college
one weekend and was describing a new dessert that her and her sorority sisters
had tried. She made red velvet cake balls with cream cheese icing that weekend.
They were golf ball sized and made from a cake mix. I thought it was a great
concept, but thought it could be improved by making scratch cakes as well as
making them bite size and decorated to match the flavor of the cake.
There was no "aha"
moment. When I realized that I could bake and cook without being dependent
on a cookbook and that I had the ability to improvise recipes or
create new recipes successfully, I knew that I had developed my culinary
abilities. I guess you could call it talent...
My creative process
requires research into food trends and flavors that are popular in major
metropolitan markets. When I discover what those trends are, I go into my
kitchen, and through trial and error, I create desserts that reflect my
findings.
In 5 years, I would like to have
developed a storefront bakery with my baked goods as well as a retail outlet
for chocolatiers. Cake Bites and Other Delights exists to make the world a little
bit sweeter. We provide beautiful, decorative, hand-crafted confections with a
delight in every bite.
2014 Heights Winter Avant-Garde Art & Craft Show
Saturday December 14, 2014, 10:00am-4:00pm
Park Synagogue Main (Kangesser Ballroom)
3300 Mayfield Rd.
Cleveland Heights, OH 44118
For more information, contact Becki Silverstein, Event Coordinator at Becki@ag-shows.com
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