January 2010 Artist of the Month- Beth Aten

It’s a new year and I’ve decided to feature more Pennsylvania artists in 2010.  There will still be non-PA artists, too, don’t fret!  The first of my PA series is fiber artist Beth Aten.  I saw her work in person at the PA Guild of Craftsmen’s Holiday Show in Lancaster this year.  She had pieces [...]

December Artist of the Month – Kathleen Krucoff

I’m back with a new jeweler for your viewing pleasure!  Kathleen Krucoff is someone who was introduced to me through a Pennsylvania Society of Goldsmiths’ member, Lexi Erickson (who herself is metalsmith).  She started out as a glass artist (still is!) and was drawn into the metalsmithing world and became hooked like so many of [...]

November Artist of the Month – Koldo Barroso

It’s November and it’s a little creepy out and dreary, so I decided to choose an artist whose work is a little creepy in a whimsical kind of way.  It was on Essential Prose where I first saw his work, she was talking about his album cover designs.  Koldo Barroso is an illustrator whose work [...]

October Artist of the Month – Pam Cummings

OK, this month I am breaking my cardinal rule for Artist of the Month.  Pam Cummings has no personal web presence as far as I can find.  No website, no blog, I can only find mentions of her at shows she sells at.  But she is a local artist whose work I have bought and [...]

September Artist of the Month – Bill Martin

Well, it’s been a year now since I began the Artist of the Month feature here on Hammermarks, and I enjoy introducing you to different artists each month.  This month I’m featuring another jeweler, Bill Martin.  He is located outside of Philadelphia and he makes rings.  Not tiny, simple bands, but HUGE, HONKIN’ RINGS!  You [...]

August Artist of the Month – Eric Silva

I started seeing Eric Silva’s work in magazines like American Style and Jewelry Artist.  But a couple of years ago I got to see his work in person at the ACC show in Baltimore (coincidentally where I also saw prior AOTM Megan Auman and Margaux Lange).  I like the designs in his pieces and I [...]

July Artist of the Month – Daniel Sroka

You know, I haven’t featured a photographer in this series yet, which is a little strange since photography was almost a major of mine.  Daniel Sroka is an abstract nature photographer who I became aware of through Alyson Stanfield and Clint Watson and have been following for awhile on Twitter.  His photographs are ethereal and [...]

June Artist of the Month – Amber Jean

The artist I chose this month is one I only just found out about.  I first saw her work on the smARTist blog’s Friday Featured smARTist.  I love the idea of reliquaries and combining personal spirituality in one’s art, so I was immediately drawn to Amber Jean.
Her large scale installations are intimate in nature, though [...]

May Artist of the Month – Janine DeCresenzo

Since May is all about Pennsylvania and it’s about time for a jeweler again here on AOTM, I’m giving you guys Janine DeCresenzo.  She is a fellow Tyler alum and her work is beautiful.  I especially love that she uses fur as a design element.  You can tell by the names of her different lines [...]

April Artist of the Month – Karen LaMonte

The contest for April’s AOTM ended in a three-way tie, so I picked among the three for the winner.  I chose Karen LaMonte simply because her work seems to defy the medium she uses.  Her glass looks like fabric or chiseled classical sculpture and she really moves beyond what the traditional idea of a glass [...]