Artists' Profile

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Artists' Profile

There are more than 60 artists and artisans in our network of artists.

Read about your favorites below

Leneke' and Island Art Mama !

Custom Artwork on nearly ANY surface

Eclectic Artists - Multi-media

Island Art Mama - Sonya Cox

Nothing is immune to her paint brush! Her interpretation of the game "Rock, Paper, Scissors" is to paint them all!

Part owner of Heart Deco and seasoned artist. She paints just about anything that doesn't move and is able to turn salvaged items into beautiful works of art. She paints with oils, acrylic, watercolor and even house paint!

Although her moniker is Island Art, Her spot, Sonya's Studio covers her eclectic style and painting preferences. She loves to paint flamingos, mermaids, PALM TREES! and all manner of creatures.

Graphic Artists

Toni T. Malle, Prints of Original Graphic Art

Toni is a free-lance graphic artist who works can be seen on cell phone screen savers for select phones. She created a special series of graphics for sale exclusively at Heart Deco. Her works are

Perfect for use in the office or home. Add a little “punch” and pizzazz to your space!

In addition to framed and unframed graphic prints she creates a unique line of greeting and note cards.

Diane Groth - It is hard to pigeon-hole Diane's creativity. One of the things she does is meld designs, fonts, pictures and poetry into prints. She converts these prints into a nearly endless array of pieces including framed artwork, note/greeting cards, book marks, tags, keychains and gifts.

She is also adept at making soaps, candles, chocolate, and fragrance sachets. One of her best attributes is her giving heart. She donates portions of proceeds from special items to breast cancer, autism and American Veterans, to name a few. Visit her website at http://www.countryhut.com

Wood Turning Artists

Juan Tobias -

Juan's style utilizes nearly all the wood he acquires. He cuts precise, beveled, concentric circles and patterns from blocks of wood. After cutting, he selects pieces from various cuts, patterns and types of the wood and glues them together. After glueing, he turns his vessels and art to reveal intricate designs within each piece. The final step is to apply a hand rubbed finish to each piece to create a work of art and truely natural beauty.

His process produces unique pieces that are interesting from every angle and take advantage of nearly all the wood from the original blocks.

Mike Williams -

Mike is a business professional during the week and relaxes with wood turning in his spare time. His wooden vessels and pieces are all unique, one-of-a-kind pieces so no two works are exactly the same. He loves to use unexpected and salvage wood to create unusual combinations. One of his pieces is a maple platter with an ebony center.

His method is to turn a solid block of wood and form it into a work of art. Combining form and function, each piece is created to be useful as well as beautiful. The hand rubbed finish creates a satin feel to his beautiful vessels.

Fabric Artists

Muong Joo Web - Her Asian inspired fabric works are beautiful and finely crafted. Her Hand Painted pillows and shams are carefully sewn and combine fabrics, paint, and embellishments to form artwork for a special touch to your decor. Muong also does patchwork and ribbon weaved pillow covers.

Jeannie Collins - Poseable Bears

Cuddly! Adorable! Fully Poseable with mix and match outfits available to order. Jeannie is an accomplished seamstress and it shows. The outfits she creates are her own design and are made to last. Get ready for a treat! Check out her page.

Outdoor Art

Hugh & Becky Rogers - Zues Works - This couple were the first artists that came on board at our shop. They create terra-cotta and sandstone pieces suitable for home, garden or fountains.

Pieces are cast replicas of architectural decorations and artifacts salvaged from demolition sites in New York City. All the architecture original pieces date from before 1900 and provide interesting decoration.

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LJC - Louise Cruz

Creativity has always flowed through me no matter what task is at hand. for many years, it lay buried just beneath the surface, straining to break free of one dimensional logic and structure. I have finally unleashed my gifts and found great pleasure in sharing my mulit-dimensional vision of our wonderful, crazy world.

Imagination, drive and creativity are at work as she creates not only traditional art and paintings, but also art out of wood. Hand painted Mini decor pieces, figures and objects, frames, easels, furniture and displays evolve with the guidance and help of friends Sonya and Leneke'.

Leneke'

Being a Pisces, the sea & all it's surrounding beauty brings out her artistic talent. Seeking to educate as well as charm, each piece contains a "legend" telling the story about that particular Lighthouse or ocean creature...She signs each creation with her Hawaiian name, given to her by the locals on one of her trips to the Islands. Cruise through her art for a voyage of delight. leneke3@aol.coml

Stained Glass Artists

Pat Holden -

Lovely stained glass work is Pat's gift to the art world. She is also an eclectic artist and does pieces ranging from Betty Boop to wildlife, to crosses. Each piece is carefully crafted to bring out the beauty of the glass.

Her works can now be viewed at the Villiage Gallery on Park St. in Orange Park, FL and at local art and craft shows.

Carol Van Ness - Carol lives in Hernando with a sister living just down the street in Middleburg. Her technique is different from Pat's and illustrates the individuality of art. Her angels are a wonder to behold.

Ceramic Artists

Myra Schick - Myra's naturalistic ceramics are wonderful to behold. Her works are also on display at local museums and galleries. In addition to being an accomplished ceramicist, she is an art teacher. She loves her garden and her cats and uses them as subjects in her vessels and ornaments.

Diane Grewe - She is an experienced artist, well versed in ceramics and porcelain. While her husband was stationed in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, she ran a ceramics shop catering to hundreds of people each week. Her pieces range from preformed, hand painted ceramic pieces to "rip & tear" vases with eclectic coloring.

Jewelry Artists

Angie Easterby - She was the first of our artists to combine Swarovski Crystals, semi-precious stones and silver into beautiful jewelry. Her quality construction and design assures an unusual piece sure to please the eye.

Amy McMaster - AbbeyCat Designs - Amy's pieces are precious combinations of crystal, silver and glass. Her cat, Abbey "helps" her as she designs and constructs her pieces. Endorsed by Abbey, each piece is a pleasure to see and own.

Jean Marie Reed - Jean is our award winning beader! She creates pretty, functional and affordable pieces. She is a home-schooling, "Soccer" Mom whose creative juices are always working. Although she is always busy with her family and working, she finds time to make fun, functional jewelry as well as "juice-bag" purses and accessories.

Her bags and jewelry are not to be missed!

Katherine Peacock - She is another artist that is hard to pigeon-hole. Her jewelry combines spiritual pieces with the simply precious. Earrings and bracelets can be coordinated to match. She also creates rosaries, keepsakes and hand painted ornaments.

Laura Wilson - Laura demonstrates fun and funky at a new level! In addition to making "Ear Candy" earrings, she also makes "Floppy Disks" that are vinyl records molded into various bowls.

Leila Rae - Rae's of Light Jewelry - Leila will customize pieces using Swarovski Crystals, glass, semi-presious stones and letters. Her specialties include "Mom" bracelts and earrings with birthstones of the family and sweetheart name/ID braceletes with crystals and Bali beads.

She welcomes custom orders.

Lyn Richards - Wow! Her Hand Crafted glass beads are a wonder to behold. Since she creates each one they are all unique. As if these weren't enough to make here jewelry special, she combines them with Swarovski crystals, Geneva watchworks and sterling silver to create jewelry that is a work of art.

Lyn also welcomes custom orders.

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