Local Artists

YETUNDE RODRIGUEZ

Yetunde Rodriguez is a Nigerian-American printmaker and textile artist. Her work celebrates the joy of spontaneity and not taking yourself too seriously. She is a pattern and color enthusiast, making work that is inspired by her Nigerian roots, fused with her American experience. She aims to inspire joy, while making the everyday just a little brighter and more fun. She resides in Dayton, Ohio with her family. 

JIM DeLANGE

Jim DeLange lives in Cedarville, Ohio and works out of a studio in Columbus. All of his pieces are hand blown from liquid glass taken from a 2,000 degree furnace. Each piece is created by adding color and shaped by blowing through a steel pipe to gently move the piece toward the desired shape. Brilliant colors and shapes draw the viewer’s attention and each piece will add a splash of excitement to any space it occupies.

STEPHANIE BEISER

Stephanie Beiser has been living and working as an artist in the Dayton area for over 20 years. Her work is strongly influenced by traditional Japanese forms. She also uses African Art, specifically textures and colors, as a source of inspiration for her work. Stephanie teaches ceramics at The University of Dayton and Edison State College. She currently resides in Kettering and works out of her private studio.

JO ANNE VINCENT

Jo Anne Vincent has been creating jewelry for 15 years. Intrigued by the myriad of possibilities in combining color, pattern, and texture, her sterling silver and copper jewelry begins with selecting beads: pearls, beads from Bali, hand-blown glass from California, agate, turquoise, opal, and/or lapis can be found in her designs. Creating jewelry paired with her desire to stand apart provides a unique outlet to express her artistic vision.

CHRISTIE VICTORIA CLAY

Creating jewelry started out as a hobby and grew from there. I use only natural stone beads, crystals, brass, gold, and silver in my art. I'm drawn into each piece by touch and the way it resonates after watching light reflect off of it at angles when it's strung into a completed bracelet, earring, or necklace. Creating is an outlet for me; it's therapeutic and is a passion of mine. I love creating--it is meditation personified! 

RACHEL GOETZ

An Interior Designer by degree and experience, Rachel Goetz discovered the world of molten glass in 2002 through the craft process of flameworking. She loves to explore the color, form and texture that glass can be manipulated into. Recently, Rachel has been crafting her own silverwork from antique dies. Rachelbeads Boutique is a collection of one of a kind pieces combining her flameworked beads with her handcrafted metalwork. Rachel lives and works in Centerville.