Creative
Creative Crafts Council
2019 Biennial Exhibition
April 8 - May 21, 2017
Strathmore Mansion
10701 Rockville Pike North Bethesda, MD
Participating Guilds
Washington Ceramic Guild
Washington Guild of Goldsmiths
Fiber Arts Study Group
Capital Area Woodturners
Potomac Fiber Arts Guild
National Capital Art Glass Guild
Montgomery County Woodturners
The Kiln Club of Washington
Montgomery Potters
National Enamelist Guild
2019 CCC Jurors
Chris Darway is an artist, metalsmith, teacher and designer with over 38 years of experience in the field. He has taught jewelry design at the University of Delaware, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, and Montclair State University in New Jersey and the Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA.
Joe Dickey has been a professional and nationally recognized woodturner since 1984, with works in many private and public collections. He is a founding member of the Chesapeake Woodturners; past President of the Maryland Federation of Art; and he currently serves as Treasurer of the American Association of Woodturners.
Susan Main is the Curator and Director of Galleries and Exhibition Programming at VisArts in Rockville, MD and is an artist working in drawing, painting, and new media. She has curated countless exhibitions both at VisArts and abroad.
On the Cover: Embrace by Hillary Steel
Stoneware jar with mangrove pod, glazed, soda fired
Elka Adamowicz Rhizophora, 2017
9” x 7” x 4.5”
Elka Adamowicz
Leaf Box Set, 2018
7.5” x 8” x 4.5”
Set of 2 porcelain boxes, green leaf design
Christine Coyle
Black Plate with Rose Center, 2018
12” x 12” x 2”
Wheel thrown stoneware , black glaze, center design, incised rim
Eileen Egan
Coffee Pot, 2018
10” x 7” x 4”
Wheel-thrown and altered stoneware with oribe glaze, wood-fired
Linda Epstein
From Here to Eternity, 2018
2.5” x 4” x 4”
Black terra sigillata stoneware fired in soda kiln
Robin Gilbert Tray Chic, 2018
3” x 15” x 2”
Made of Los Altos clay, final firing in soda kiln
Christine Goh
Edge of Water, A gathering of IV., 2018
8.5” x 12” x 12”
Ceramic sculptures, group of 4, stoneware, cone10-11, soda fired
Christine Coyle
Glossy Black Serving Dish, 2018
12” x 12” x 2”
Wheel thrown, stoneware plate, glossy black glaze, incised rim
Lisa Battle Carbon Flame, 2016
19” x 8” x 9”
Stoneware clay, sprayed glaze, salt/soda fired, dark charcoal/green
Christine Goh
Flow, Vase Form I., 2018
14.75” x 4.25” x 4.25”
Stoneware, cone 10, reduction fired
Marcel Harper
A Fine Pair, 2019
5” x 3” each
Thrown and altered ceramic
Greg Holmes
Convex/Concave Exploration No. 1, 2018
17” x 6” x 5”
Woodfired lidded ceramic vessel with shino glaze, wood & copper accents
Shirley Gromen Flounders, 2018
14” x 8” x 3”
Porcelain clay with black terra sigillata using mishima and sgraffito
Wheel thrown and altered stoneware
Polina Miller
Bottle couple, 2019
10” x 10” x 5”
Carol Hurwitch
Mountains #2, 2017
10” x 5” x 5”
Stoneware vase with inlay and flashing slip
Scott Kaye
Clay Basket, 2018
10” x 8” x 8”
Wheel thrown basket with pulled handle
Michael Poness
All Along the Watchtower, 2017
13” x 5” x 5”
Soda fired, stoneware clay, cone 10, slips and matte white glaze
Stephen Lally
Count Jug-ular, 2018
9” x 6” x 6”
Woodfired stoneware
Cathie Polak
Eclipse, 2018
9” x 7” x 3”
Dark brown handbuilt teapot soda fired, cone 10, with Nuka glaze
Roni Polisar
Vessel, 2018
8” x 9” x 4”
Wheel thrown, and altered, wood fired clay with flashing slip
Michael Poness
Two of Us, 2017
10” x 12” x 8”
Soda Fired stoneware clay, black slip and colored underglaze
Catherine Satterlee
Green Dome, 2017
16” x 16.5” x 8.75”
Stoneware sculpture, slab strips, glazed, cone 6 oxidation
Loren Scherbak
Maple and Poplar Tall Vase, 2018
17” x 6” x 6”
Stoneware with leaf impressions, woodfired and reduction cooled
Marsha Slater
Two Sisters, 2018
8” x 13” x 5”
Wheel-thrown & altered stoneware; layered slips & glazes; soda fired
Marsha Slater
Outside the Box, 2018
4” x 13” x 4”
Wheel thrown and altered stoneware, soda fired with applied slips and glazes
Julie Zirlin
Tornado, 2017
22” x 9” x 9”
Dark brown clay discs stacked on center rod
Kanika Sircar (pictured above)
Tides 1, 2019
5” x 19” x 2”
Stoneware, slips, glaze, pencil, laser prints, transfers, gold decals
Marsha Slater
Bauhaus Box, 2018
3” x 3” x 3”
Prorcelain wheel-thrown and altered, incised, with slips & glazes, soda-fired
Tuyen Stricker
Morning Glory, 2019
12” x 7” x 7”
Light aqua background with blue crystals
Okcha TeSelle
Nebula, 2018
10” x 10” x 10”
Pit fired ceramic globe vase
Julie Zirlin
Asylum Seekers I, 2017
5” x 24” x 18”
Group of faces, soda fired, ceramic fence
Hillary Steel Journey, 2016
74” x 50” x 8”
Warp/weft ikat sculptural
woven textile, dyed work with pastel, black and white
Joanne Bast
Trellis, 2018
22” x 18”
Felted and stitched wool, stitched to painted canvas, wood frame
Kendra Biddick
Lost Spanish Legacy, 2018
18” x 22”
Wet felted orange, blue, grey & black wool with cotton stitching
Susanne Clawson
A LOVELY RIOT OF COLORS, 2015
55.5” x 28”
Pink, orange, red; cotton and batik fabrics
Barbara Eisenstein
Life Needs Water, 2015
30” x 38”
Blue background, vessels in orange and purple, sheer water applique
B. J. Adams
Gathering In, 2018
3:5 x 46”
Two panels, fabrics, threads, embroidery
fringe
Janet Barnard Reflection, 2018
22.5” x 18.5”
Woven black, gray, yellow orange circular design with bottom
Melinda Lowy
Integration/Separation, 2018
22” x 68”
Red-white-black, 4-panels, various fibers, machine pieced, quilted
Linda Syverson-Guild
In That Moment, 2016
40” x 24”
Black, gray and white fabrics, red accents around central red rectangle
Floris Flam
City Limits, 2017
13” x 19”
Orange,yellow,brown,blue hand-dyed cotton, machine pieced & quilted
Shana Kohnstamm
Eyeris, 2015
16”x 7” x 7”
Purple felted flower with beading on felted wire stem
Shana Kohnstamm
Sheebie Jeebie, 2015
8” x 9” x 8”
Pink felted multi-legged with beaded feet and eyelash yarn
Ann Liddle
Unfolding, 2018
18” x 45” x 10”
Canvas painted white; hand stitched to wire frame
Melinda Lowy
Past to Present, 2019
68” x 42”
Brown, red, white, various fabrics, machine pieced, quilted
Melinda Lowy
Connections, 2018
28” x 27”
Turquoise-tan, various fabrics, machine quilted, joined
Saaraliisa Yitalo
Healing, 2015
46” x 46” x 3”
Hand made paper covered circular basket, indigo dyed, silver leaf
Dominie Nash
Ghostwriting 2, 2018 (pictured on right page)
59” x 20”
Cotton and silk, organza, screenprinted and stitched
Anne Hammond
Stepping Stones, 2018
79” x 52”
Cotton fabrics, wool batting, machine pieced, long arm quilted
Karen Schulz
Juxtaposition 4: XOXO, 2017
31” x 93”
Gray, white, multi-color, cotton fabric, hand dyed, thread
Joni Seidenstein
Big Bang, 2015
19” x 19”
Cotton batting and fabrics, metallic thread
Maureen Melville Forest, 2019
65” x 54”
Pieced and machine quilted quilt
Dominie Nash
Grandfather’s Garden, 2015
54” x 54”
Blue, brown, green, cotton and silk organza, screenprinting and dyeing, stitched
Dominie Nash
Big Leaf 41, 2017
41” x 43”
Black, tan, cotton band silk organza, discharged leaf prints, stitched
Jill Newman
Nancy Pelosi Sphinx (Rust Coat), 2019
10” x 4” x 8”
Needle felted wool and mixed media
Jill Newman
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Sphinx (Dissent #2), 2019
10” x 4” x 8”
Needle felted wool and mixed media
Jill Newman
Michelle Obama Sphinx (Election Night 2008), 2018
8” x 5” x 12”
Needle felted wool and mixed media
Jill Newman
Malala Yousafzai Sphinx, 2018
7” x 4” x 12”
Needle felted wool and mixed media
Donna Radner
Celestial Orbs #3, 2018
37.5” x 25”
Gold, green, orange, purple, batiks and hand dyed fabrics
Donna Radner
Seeking Balance, 2018
33” x 34”
Fused collage, mauve and teal
Anne Sanderoff-Walker
Fibonacci Sequence #3, shawl with crystals, 2018
76” x 19”
Hand woven in reds, purples in Tencel with Swarovski crystals
Ruan Robertson
Spring: Greening Up, 2019
44” x 40”
My cotton hand-dyes, some batiks: machine pieced and quilted
Karen Schulz
Be the Mountain, 2017
28” x 20”
Multi-color, cotton fabric, screenprinted, hand painted, dye, thread
Karen Schulz
Objects in This Mirror, 2018
67” x 70”
Blue, cream and yellow, cotton, surface design, dye, thread, yarn
Hillary Steel Phoenix, 2016
63” x 30”
Handwoven multicolored strips;Ikat dyed
Hillary Steel (as seen on the cover)
Embrace, 2015
91” x 71”
Multiple handwoven/ resist dyed and printed fabrics assembled and sewn
Hillary Steel GateKeeper, 2018
45” x 48”
Handwoven newspaper assemblages
Dianne Wolman
Seoul #3, 2016
19” x 25”
Multicolored, hand-pieced sheer silks, rayon thread
Saaraliisa Yitalo
Quietly Breaking, 2015
46” x 46” x 3”
White paper covered circular basket with silver leaf, wall hung
18.75”
Transparent and iridized glass are fused to create this sculpture
Varda Avnisan
Sunrise Sunset, 2016
x 16.25” x 4”
Jane Hartman
DNA, 2018
6” x 18” x 4”
Cast double helix in green & blue lead crystal glass, lost wax method
Margaret Halpin
Southwest Horizon, 2018
11” x 15” x 5”
Kiln formed glass, tapestry technique, oranges & turquoise blues
Tony Glander
Grass Fire, 2017
10” x 8” x 8”
Fused glass vase, green, red & orange
Mark Hill
Della 02 2019, 2019
6.5” x 13.5” x 13.5”
Amber and olive blown and sandblasted bowl with leaf pattern
Paul Swartwood Sunspots, 2018
6” x 18” x 18”
Blown glass, using murini techniques
Keary Cannon
New Commandments, 2019
11.5” x 11.5”
Square white textured glass panel with bent glass stringer icons
Tony Glander
California Tan, 2017
10” x 7” x 7”
Fused glass vase with dichroic glass
Jane Hartman
Molecular Trio: CO2 - H2O - NH4, 2018
4” x 10” x 3”
A trio of 3D printed cast glass molecule sculptures on wooden bases
Mark Hill
Della 01 2019, 2019
5.5” x 9” x 9”
Amber and green blown and sandblasted bowl with leaf pattern
Virginia C Hughes
Polar Melt, 2019
20” x 12” x 1”
Shows layers of various textures in clear, aqua, and blue glass
Virginia C Hughes
Twilight, 2018
12” x 9” x 7”
Curved layers of textured reds, blues, purples on dark red glass base
Andrew Lang
Dichro Lace Donut, 2018
12” x 12” x 4”
Made of dichroic glass in a multi-linear pattern
Eileen Martin
39 Monks, 2019
13” x 13” x 1”
Opalescent and transparent glass, fused and fire polished
Allan Jaworski
Water Lilies, 2017
8 x 12 x 12
Blown glass spun out bowl
Robert Remes
Golden dream, 2019
6” x 9” x 9”
Blown glass with white incalmo rim and gold leaf
Andrew Lang (pictured above)
Big Bang + 1, Heavenly Orb Series, 2018
9” x 9” x 9”
Dichroic glass globe with star burst effect
Betsy Mead
Fractured #2 - a Little Bit Blue, 2019
8.5” x 8” x 8”
Tempered glass bowl with blue hues in attached base
Robert Remes
Blue Moon, 2019
5” x 8” x 8”
Blown glass, blue purple zanfirico, ballantini & murrini, incalmo rim
Doris Ross
Bird Watcher, 2019
16.5” x 7” x 4”
Black, beige, red, clear on black metal stand
Sherry Selevan
The Secret Life of Trees, 2016
5” x 6” x 6”
Strip piece drop-out with branches; interior powder printed leaves
Michele Rubin
White Canyon Run, 2018
12” x 12” x 1”
Combed French Vanilla strip piece bowl with dark accents
Gladys Seaward
Ocean Issues, 2017
22” x 6” x .75”
necklace sea glass, japanese seed beads green blues
Sherry Selevan
New Growth, 2018
12” x 8” x 8”
Glass vessel created from 2 layered draped pieces, sandblasted
Sherry Selevan
City in the Sky, 2017
12” x 12” x 2”
Fused, sandblasted and painted imaginary city on a wooden base
Paul Swartwood
The Anti-Solo (set of 4), 2019
6” x 3.5” x 3.5”
Blown glass
Janet Wittenberg
Forest in Flames, 2018
11” x 9” x 1.5”
Multicolored layered sheet glass, powders, enamels
One Fine Day: Dry Food Container with 9-section devisions, 2017
Damascened, smithing, texture, construct, Lacquer, dry food bowl/lid
Komelia Okim
8” x 27” x 25”
Nick Barnes
Satin Ice Drop Earrings, 2019
34mm x 18mm x 6mm
18ky forged line fold, Acrylite, Rutilated quartz, Mozambique garnets
Natalie Baratpour
Solar eclipse of a kind, 2019
42mm x 41mm x 8mm
SS hollow moon over 18K gold concave sun, hidden bail on 2mm neck ring
Nora Fischer
Line Link Bracelet, 2018
177mm x 15mm x 5mm
Reclaimed ss links, 15mm square plate with 3 wedge shaped stripes
Donald Levy
World of Tomorrow, 2016
20” x 6” x 6”
Recycled and new steel elements; vertically formatted lamp
Natalie Baratpour
Eruption happens, 2019
37mm x 36.5mm x 6mm
18K gold concave & ss hollow form, ss hidden bail on 3 mm ss neck ring
Nick Barnes
Ear-cuffs, 2019
17mm x 10mm x 2mm
14ky gold, forged line fold ear-cuffs
Nora Fischer
Zig Zag Cuff, 2017
.75mm x 38mm x 170mm
Flat wires formed into triangle pattern
Louise Rothenberg
Sliver necklace, 2018
200mm x 110mm x 17mm
Fabricated made out of different shapes of sterling wire and stone
Nella Fischer
Wonderworld, 2018
170mm x 140mm x .5mm
Fused and patinated silver pendant on leather cord necklace
Jody Sachs
Flower Garden Ring, 2018
28mm x 20mm x 30mm
Sterling Silver Hollow Ring with die struck design and 2 rubies inside
Nora Fischer
Traingle Jib Earrings, 2017
73mm x 22mm x 2mm
Reclaimed sterling silver wire post earrings
Donald Levy
Global Warming, 2018
11” x 6” x 6”
Torch-cut welded steel; recycled and machined structural steel
Jan Long Cross Section, 2017
10mm x 6mm x 1/4mm
SS, fabricated, set with 6 different sized amethysts, neckpiece
Komelia Okim
Woman’s Tale No.1: Memory Vessel, 2017
38” x 27” x 10”
Silver sculptural vessel; raised, oxidation, Korean Sumac Lacquer
Komelia Okim
Water Lily:Tea Making Container with Lid, 2017
10” x 29” x 27”
Lid-Damascened with steel; water lily flower tea making silver bowl
Jody Sachs
The Power of Flowers Ring 1, 2018
22mm x 22mm x 5mm
10k yellow gold die struck, sterling silver interior
forged ring
Chris Shea
Walking Stick, 2018
36” x 6” x 2”
Forged bronze and steel
Chris Shea
Serving Fork, 2018
7” x 1” x 1”
Steel, brass
Shelly Shen
Black Spiral, 2017
14mm x 11mm x 1.5mm
Metal forming, soldering, stone setting
Janet Huddie
A Little Nonsenes, 2017
1.75” x 2.25” x 1.5”
Sterling silver, 14 k gold, semi-precious stones, etched and fabricated
Jan Long
Treasure Basket, 2017
2mm x 1 1/2mm x 3/8mm
SS, fabricated, set with 3/4 oval synthetic sapphire, pendant
Meg Talley
New Growth: Moss, 2015
30mm x 30mm x 15mm
Oxidized sterling silver; kinetic balls set in bezel
Meg Talley
New Growth: Sprout, 2015
30mm x 30mm x 10mm
Oxidized sterling silver; screen set in bezel
Robin Walderhaug
Koi Fish Bowl, 2018
2.25in x 3.5in x 2.5in
Pewter asymmetrical bowl etched fishpond scene inside, brushed outside
Robin Walderhaug
Memorable Moment Brooch, 2017
8mm x 5mm x 1mm
Layered BSA emblem riveted to tarp spilling chain, PJ leg pin clasp
Chris Shea
Limulous Door Knocker, 2015
15” x 7.5” x 2”
Forged steel
New Growth: Grass, 2015
65mm x 30mm x 20mm
Oxidized sterling silver; flat wires set in bezel
Meg Talley
Mixed/Other Media
Open Pod Vessel, 2018
7” x 12” x 12”
Hollow-form vessel, caned interior, black top edge, black & gold legs
Margaret Polcawich
Maxwell DeMulder
Western Zen, 2018
51” x 11” x 4.5”
Embellished deer skull on wooden staff
Susana Garten
Winter Garden, 2019
10” x 10” x 2”
Vitreous enamels Raku fired on copper & steel, patined copper plating
Eileen Doughty
Flip-Flop Fish Teapot #1, 2019
7” x 13” x 3”
Stitched; metallic threads, CD fragments, lid, spout, hollow
Ann Liddle
Watching Waters, 2016
60” x 30” x 4”
Pussy willow wrapped in fabric, woven with aluminum, on wood panel
Joanne Bast
Summer Garden, 2018
254mm x 178mm x 13mm
Peyote, brick stitched beadwork, glass beads, sterling clasp, carnelian
Bob Bradford
Vinyl, 2018
32” x 22” x 3”
Made from strips of vinyl and paper tape
Maxwell DeMulder
Mask of the Forgotten King, 2018
12” x 8” x 4”
Mixed media, metal face with ceramic teeth
Richard Foa
Political Free Speech: Dollars or Sense, 2019
9.5” x 20” x 10”
Turned hardwood on a tilted field
Tina Chisena
Enamel Pendant #2, 2018
49mm x 37mm x 5mm
Engraved fine silver, silver setting, enamel, engraved hinged bail
Corinne Whitlatch
Edgar Allen Poe’s Plate at my Fantasy Dinner Party, 2015
13” x 13” x 1”
Round, blown glass and crystal shards, watches, white mosaic dove
Susana Garten
Night Woods, 2017
49mm x 37mm x 5mm
7” x 19” x 2”
Black & white vitreous enamels fired on iron, handmade paper
Patricia Urrutia
Wink of the Cat, 2018
9” x 8” x 5”
Made by carving stone of medium hardness with traditional tools
Stained Cherry Hollow Form, 2018
13 x 9 x 9
Cherry wood with black, red, and yellow stain, finished with lacquer
Mark Heatwole
Tim Aley
Emerald Ash Vase #1, 2018
7 x 5 x 5
Highly figured ash vase turned green and enhanced with green dye
Joseph Barnard
Aurora Figure, 2019
12 x 9 x 5
Live-edged, spalted walnut bowl, rippled, and finished in epoxy
Tim Aley
Asymmetrical Natural Edge Vase, 2018
7 x 5 x 5
Red maple vase turned with a bark natural edge
Tim Aley
Box of two points #2., 2019
9 x 5 x 3
Cherry box turned on 3 axes to a modified cone shape
Richard Foa
Curly Koa Set, 2018
11 x 9 x 6
Lathe turned Koa with polyurethane finish — dish plus tiny bowl
David Knopp
Strata, 2015
24 x 78 x 36
Baltic birch plywood, stack laminated and carved
Patrick O’Brien
Blooming Cherry Burl, 2017
8 x 10 x 10
Natural edge cherry burl on cocobolo base, Renaissance wax finish
William Peirce
Vessel No. 2, 2017
8 x 12 x 12
Stacked lamination, various wood
David Knopp (pictured above)
Bench, 2016
18 x 56 x 24
Baltic birch plywood, stack laminated and carved
Patrick O’Brien
Winged Mount Vernon Pecan, 2017
5 x 10 x 5
Natural edge hollowed and winged, felled pecan from Mt. Vernon