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Dana Higby's Art Nouveau inspired designs are part of our artTILE exhibit through June 16
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the indigenous leaflet ~ April, artTILE
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Rick & Tonya Pruckler featured in artTILE exhibit |
In just a flash, we've already gotten more than half-way through our TENTH & FINAL artTILE exhibit!
We are showcasing the works of more than 30 talented tile makers from across the country in our last big group show - the artTILE extravaganza. With less than twenty days left of the show, we also have TWO MORE EVENTS celebrating artTILES - THIS Friday, meet Jen O'Connell during the Walk on Woodburn as she demonstrates her unique style of tile-making and sign-up NOW for the Make Your Own ArtTILE Workshop by Bonnie Mitchell on June 8th.
The exhibit runs through Father's Day on June 16th, so be sure to catch it. While you're here, grab a couple of cool gifts for dad too - wood and metal works, kaleidoscopes, art glass, ceramics, gardens arts and more, there's something wonderful & handmade at indigenous for every dad out there!
It's not just artTILEs keeping us busy at the gallery these days - new artists and fresh deliveries of handmade goods are happening almost daily. New arrivals include - organic jewelry from Amy Greely, puzzle boxes and wood frames from Michael Fisher, functional and decorative pottery from Sam Hitchman, glass works from Michael Hudson, garden decor from George Carruth and Rich Kolb,
prints and coaster sets from Charley Harper Studio, clay bird sculptures from Eva Clarke, and so much more...
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artful events at indigenous ~
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Walk on Woodburn ~ Friday, May 31
Jen O'Connell
~ Trunk Show & Tile-Making Demo, 5-9
Please join us for this ONE-DAY-ONLY Trunk Show & tile-making demonstration by local artist, Jen O'Connell on May 31st during our neighborhood celebration,
Jen joins us for the first time during our artTILE exhibit with her lush, colorful landscape tiles. Creating her tiles with a process different than all of our other tile-makers, Jen paints with rich, colorful alcohol ink. She allows the paints to blend together in ways that are sometimes unpredictable which adds to the charm of each piece. Meet the artist and see her in-action on this fun evening, May 31st from 5 to 9. Enjoy wine & small bites at indigenous along with music & festivities in East Walnut Hills business district.
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10th & f i n a l artTILE exhibit
artTILE 2019 is our
TENTH & FINAL annual invitational exhibit featuring 30 exceptional artists specially selected to display a wide range of designs, sizes, prices, and tile-making techniques offering a collection with great scope and depth. Hand-built, carved, pressed, stamped, molded, painted and one-of-a-kind art tiles are on view. Styles range from whimsical and contemporary to the traditional aesthetics inherent to the arts and crafts movement. Tile imagery is also diverse ~ from beautiful nature inspired motifs to thoughtfully rendered architectural landmarks to modern abstract graphics and beyond. Several of our exhibitors are pushing the
artTILE exhibit concept of "a slab of clay, endless possibilities" so be sure to see the new creations.
SEVEN new artists are joining us along with a number of makers who have not shown at
indigenous for years so the collection will offer something wonderful for everyone. Enjoy the eclectic offerings along with new design directions from your favorite, established tile artists in this final group show. Going forward we intend to continue to support and promote handmade tile with our year-round collection of artTILEs along with individual artist features that will include many of your favorite tile makers!
exhibiting artists ~
TERRI GOODWIN | JANET TOBLER
| CATHY KIFFNEY
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LONDON BELLMAN
JEN O'CONNELL | ROMY KISSEL | CLARE BACKER-BIES
ANDERS & EILEEN ANDERSON | EMILY ULM | GREG HICHO
SARAH & THOMAS GELSANLITER
| IRIS & BOB JEWETT | ARLENE KNAAK
BONNIE MITCHELL | NAWAL MOTAWI | MICHAEL COHEN
MARINA BOSETTI | TONYA & RICK PRUCKLER | PARRAN COLLERY | SCOTT WEAVER
SOOZEE VAN DYKE WOODS | TRACY CHAMBERLIN | SARAH WILISCH HORN
JOHN & LYNN HUME | SUE DIX | VIRGINIA MISKA | DEB MILLER
DANA HIGBY | CANDACE GRANGER | WENDY ANDERSON
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Saturday Studio ~ Make Your Own artTILE, June 8, 11-5
Bonnie Mitchell
~ Pottery & Tile Trunk Show
With Bonnie Mitchell's expert guidance and direction you can create a sgraffito tile during a 45 minute session for $25.
Call or come in NOW to register for this fun workshop.
Workshop participants can bring ideas to create their 4 inch tiles, a sketch, or a high-contrast simple black & white photo for inspiration. Bonnie will provide all of the materials - and know-how - to help you create your one-of-a-kind ceramic piece of art. Bonnie will add final clear coat and fire the tiles to be delivered to indigenous in approximately 2-3 weeks (after workshop date).
We can fit up to SIX people per session. Each session starts on the hour, every hour - 11, 12, 1, 2, 3, & 4:00. Bonnie will also showcase a special selection of her pottery and artTILEs during the event.
PLUS - she just delivered a fresh batch of pottery recently if you just cant wait until June! Find a variety of cone flowers, berries, bees, hummingbirds, flying pigs, cats, dogs and more! Stop in 7 days a week to see what's new and register for your workshop.
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London Bellman
Exhibiting for the first time
at indigenous is
London Bellman. He has added his unique, modern, textured and colorful designs to our eclectic collection of handmade tiles for our final group show.
"Twenty five years of tattooing and a lifetime of art endeavors has brought me to this stage in my career. I have been fine tuning my focus stylistically. Nature has always been something I love and a great source of inspiration. I can wander down a beach or river all day looking for reference in rocks and driftwood. The details in everyday objects are overlooked in our busy lives. I am constantly awed by the magic hidden in life's tiny mysteries. Twigs, rocks, insects, driftwood, weathered beach detritus, landscapes and bio-organic imagery are where my focus currently resides." ~London Bellman
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Dana Higby
Joining us for the first time in our
artTILE exhibit is
Dana Higby. Dana's tile imagery ranges from classic, serene landscapes to Art Nouveau-inspired florals and includes a series of Celtic knots with a few Gryphon and dragons thrown in too! Find her collection among the hundreds and hundreds of handmade tiles in this grand finale group show.
"You can usually find me in the back country in the great state of Idaho. It is in the mountains and forests that I find the inspiration for my work. I strive to present a new way to add not only handcrafted works of art to the homes across the country, but a unique way to add the serenity of Mother Nature to their space. Being a self taught artist, I've used the last six years to hone my skills and technique. As an artist, I continue to push myself and the medium that I have chosen to express the wonder and beauty that I find among the pine trees. I feel very passionate that even with the hustle and bustle of the crazy urban life that so many of us live in, we can surround ourselves with pieces that bring some peace into our crazy lives. My hope is that the pieces that I craft will do that for you." ~ Dana Higby
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Candace Granger
Featured in the 10th & final group
artTILE exhibit are the absolutely fun and colorful works by
Candace Granger who is showing in Cincinnati for the first time. Find a collection of three-dimensional artTILES that really tell a story. With titles like, "First Date", Waiting For The Big One", "Sue Accepted The Invitation And Awaits His Arrival", "Librarian Chicken", "Love Birds" and more, you know there is humor and delight to be found. NOW through
June 16th!
"I am having oh-so-much fun with this new line of sculptural tiles. I feel like life in general can get heavy, hard and sometimes just no fun. I am trying to keep my work just the opposite...I want to make art that is light, happy, easy to look at and makes you smile. My animal tiles are often inspired by the ones living around me on our little farm out here in the country. My wall tiles are made of terracotta clay, bisque fired and washed with acrylics. I hand build each piece and layer slabs and manipulate the surface to create a 3D fun loving critter. I enjoy playing with textures and adding an element of whimsy to each piece." ~Candace
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Another talented design duo adds their handmade ceramic tiles to our artTILE exhibit for the first time - Anders and Eileen Anderson. Enjoy a lovely collection of their classically designed red clay tiles. Nature is their inspiration and they showcase it in an old-world style in an earthy, natural color glaze palette. Tiles are ready to show as individual art pieces or any size installation project. Anders and Eileen have backgrounds and training in art, design, ceramics and sculpture and have worked in architectural tile since 1980. Various techniques are employed including extrusion, press forming and direct modeling. Their series of fruits and veggies tiles are perfect for kitchen and dining room installations.
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Returning to show in our final group art show after a long hiatus is
Romy Kissel and Clare Backer-Bies. Together they create ceramic and mosaic tile works, often incorporating beads, gemstones and assembling their pieces on found or reclaimed decorative and functional wood works - door panels, windows, door knobs, old frames and industrial wood components. Find their intriguing collection of one-of-a-kind, vibrant wall pieces along with a selection of their cool tiled jewelry NOW through June 16th. Sweet whimsical imagery and global design elements make this creative duo's tile pieces dynamic works of art.
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Terri Goodwin always impresses us with her textured, dimensional designs that capture the essence of lively flowers, succulents, and birds in her signature-style tiles. Each a perfect specimen for any garden lover - or a sweet something to enhance your own nature-infused living space. Shop now while they are featured in our artTILE exhibit!
"Hi, I'm Terri Goodwin. I've had a life long desire to produce something beautiful with my own hands. Whether it is a gift for a friend, an art show or something for my own home, I'm driven to create artwork that inspires happiness and joy.
After earning a BA in Design from UCLA I spent my early career as a graphic designer for small companies in the San Francisco Bay Area and Seattle. In 1999, an interest in mosaic led to the desire to make my own ceramic tile. Making my ideas come to life with clay set me on a new path of creativity and experimentation. I also discovered that embedding my tiles into concrete was an ideal way to show off their interesting shapes and bright glazes. In addition to being durable, concrete is an amazingly versatile medium in and of itself. I continue to experiment with unique ways to mold, carve, color and polish it."
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Featured in our 10th & final group tile exhibit are the beautiful tile works of
Marina Bosetti. Find a myriad of lush florals, cardinals, birds, elephants, and more - now through June 16th.
"I am influenced by the Art Nouveau movement, I love the idea of uniting organic and geometric forms into designs that flow and follow the spirit of Art Nouveau to bring beauty to every day. Using the ancient technique of cuerda seca - a cloisonné-inspired method that mimics the look of mosaic - each tile's intensely rich ceramic glaze looks so soft it begs to be touched. I graduated from Pratt Institute in1982 with a BFA in sculpture, I have spent my life devoted to clay. Over the years there has been a progression from sculpting to pottery to art tile and back again. Throughout it all, I have consistently worked to distill the abstract, sensual, and spiritual aspects of life into accessible design, image, and easy-to-care-for, durable artwork." ~ Marina
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Wendy Anderson is always keeping it fresh, showing a totally new direction in our 10th & final
artTILE exhibit. This year she is exhibiting a cool collection of tile trays, pushing our show concept of "a slab of clay, endless possibilities" with her functional tile-like serving pieces. Each is a unique statement piece and fully functional!
"I have a deep love of story telling and my work has always had a strong decorative and narrative element. Creating a ceramic form is often just the starting point for me. I have always painted images and designs, or incorporated three dimensional figures and animals into my bowls, mugs, dishes, tiles and platters. The blank interior of a large bowl is like a lovely curved canvas for me, just waiting for imagery, story, and perhaps even words. I often begin my bowls and sculptures with a person, a dream, or a memory in mind. The painting evolves as I work in my studio into something more universal that will not only decorate a form, but will also welcome the future owner of the piece into a world of color, imagination, and celebration." ~ Wendy
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We seem to have quite a few dynamic duos creating works for our
artTILE exhibit and
Soozee Van Dyke Woods & Tracy Chamberlain are two of the favorites. Their tile designs are definitely why some of our buyers return for the show every year - charming, sweet, clever & colorful imagery that always makes you smile.
"Ramona Paloma Tile are two friends making high-fired ceramic art tile. We laugh a lot, take daily inspiring walks with our dogs and love the adventure of working with clay. We make one tile at time. Each piece is beautifully imperfect and one-of-a-kind. We embrace the notion of seeing "the hand in the work"-our tiles wear this philosophy with enthusiasm.
As if twins separated at birth, Tracy and Soozee have seemed to live parallel lives. Their histories have criss-crossed each others' since they were children. The coincidences are remarkable. When they actually met for the first time during a water aerobics class in 1998, the inevitable kinship was decreed - sisters and Tile Twins! Humor, combined with a Nordic kindred spirit and an appreciation for the little things in life, ignites the whimsy and creativity that is Ramona Paloma. Each tile is a mini-piece of art: placed on a mantle, used as a trivet, given to a friend." ~Soozee & Tracy
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Please help us welcome father & son design duo,
Allen & Eric Wolfsing to the
indigenous family of artists. They add their nature-inspired sculptural pieces that have a sleek, modern look, but still an organic presence - capturing nature scenes, trees, suns and moons in cut & heat-treated steel.
"We forge recycled steel using traditional and modern metalworking techniques, occasionally accentuated with finely worked hardwoods, to create gorgeous mixed-media home decor sculpture. With more than sixty combined years of creative experience in woodworking and metalworking, countless hours of practical cabinetry and fabrication, and engineering skill, our pieces will last a lifetime... and beyond!"
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We love taking advantage of the bright sunny skies and our big windows, so we added our newest collection of
B Skinner's colorful, detailed fused glass pieces to the front window. Find flowers, fields, trees, and happy little birds and shop to your heart's content to find the sparkly pieces that are just right for your home or to give as gifts!
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Missing some of your favorite characters from Game of Thrones already? No fear, we have you covered! If you believe "For the night is dark and full of terrors", it just sounds like you might just need a nightlight!
Amy Flesher just stocked us with a bevy of fused glass nightlights, pendants + money clips ready for the picking. Not a GoT fan? We have a bunch of other fun designs including your fave pop culture icons, Princess Bride, The Jerk, Harry Potter, Stranger Things, really cool Cincinnati themes and many cute creatures!
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Fresh collection for spring! Keep the local birdies happy with the addition of one of the lovely, mid-century modern style birdhouses by
Mike Merritt. A fresh batch, made of western red cedar just arrived - perfect for house wrens, chickadees, nuthatches, tufted titmouse and more - they look pretty fly too!
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let art be part of your nature ~
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Hope to see you shopping at indigenous soon and at our many artful events:
May 31 ~ Tile-Making Demo and Trunk Show with Jen O'Connell during Walk on Woodburn
June 8 ~ Make Your Own artTILE with Bonnie Mitchell as well as a Pottery and Tile Trunk Show of Bonnie's work!
June 16 ~ Final day of our FINAL artTILE exhibit!
July 12 ~ Walk on Woodburn, Sale Preview
July 13 & 14 ~ Summer Sidewalk Sale
Thanks for your continued support of our classic brick & mortar business in the arts. We appreciate that you choose to shop local and handmade.
For more about new deliveries, our artists, events, and sales at indigenous, check out our social media updates and website and of course keep reading the monthly email newsletter - the leaflet.
from the whole crafty crew ~ Diane, Jenn, Kelsey, Celeste, Heather, Sunshine, Sara, Eva, Karen, Mary, Sharon & Junipurr!
~ indigenous craft gallery
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~plenty of nearby parking, 20 free spaces on Madison, 6 meters on Moorman and three public lots, along with other street parking in the area
***free parking in the lots on Walk on Woodburn nights!
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