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JOANNE LANG Originally from Wisconsin, Joanne Lang moved to North Carolina to attend Duke University and has lived in Greenville for over 20 Years. She studied and worked in the sciences and medicine until becoming a stay-at-home mom and started taking art classes in the community. She has always had a love of arts and crafts and in the course of time, it developed into a passion. For seven years, she shared that passion of art with elementary students. She experimented in ceramics, weaving, stained glass and mixed media but what really kindled her creative fire has been metalsmithing. For the last four years, she has attended numerous workshops in the USA and Italy. |
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LIz Steiner Liz Steiner holds a BFA in Jewelry and Metalsmithing from Kent State University with a minor in Geology and an MFA in Metal Design from East Carolina University. In 2012, she curated the international, juried exhibition "Hot Under the Collar" and was the Artist Fellow in Fine Metals at Peters Valley Craft Center. In addition to teaching at Emerge, she currently teaches adjunct at Craven Community College in New Bern, NC and Pitt Community College in Greenville, NC. |
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Hosanna Rubio Born and raised in Southern California, Hosanna Rubio currently resides in Greenville, North Carolina, where she recently graduated from East Carolina University with an MFA in Metal Design. She received her BA in Art Education from California State University Long Beach, where she also studied Metals and Jewelry. Hosanna specializes in creating wearable art pieces and small-scale sculptures that explore themes inspired by her personal experiences with issues such as health, medicine, and nature. Her work has been exhibited regionally and nationally. |
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Lisette fee Lisette Fee has been designing and making jewelry for over twenty years. She moved to Eastern North Carolina nine years ago to get her Bachelors of Fine Arts in jewelry and metalsmith at East Carolina University. She also has a degree in Anthropology. Lisette became enamored with the beauty and culture of Eastern North Carolina, especially from the animals and wildlife. Lisette creates stunning jewelry cast from owl talons, crow Claws, bear claws, badger claws, cat claws and many others. |
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JULIE ROGERS Julie Rogers: Originally from Chicago, Julie lived in Clearwater Beach, FL and Nashville, TN, before settling in eastern North Carolina in 1988. Although she always enjoyed dabbling in different crafts, the opportunity to explore any in depth didn’t present itself until her children left home. After taking one pottery class at a local arts center in 2004, she was hooked. Within a few years, a hobby became a passion. Julie has continued to learn and perfect the art of making pottery on the wheel through attending numerous workshops and by spending countless hours in the studio refining her technique. She also enjoys sharing her insights and techniques with others interested in learning the skill of wheel throwing. Julie strives to make pieces that are elegant and feminine, yet balanced and functional. Together with friend and potter Rae Brown, they started a small business — A Bit Off Center — selling their wares at Arts & Craft festivals and at several NC stores. |
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RAE BROWN Rae Troiano Brown attended ECU where she received her M.S. in Geology and took her first class in clay. She continued to pursue pottery by taking local classes and attending workshops. Her pottery is grounded in function and embellished with texture and color. Her desire is to create utilitarian pots that elevate daily activities to moments of celebration. In 2008, she worked as studio assistant and began teaching classes at Emerge. She collaborates with Julie Rogers to create handmade, functional pottery in a joint endeavor they call ‘A Bit Off Center’. Her home studio is in Winterville where she lives with her husband and two dogs. |
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GAIL RITZER Gail Ritzer received her B.S. in Art Education from the University of Missouri-Columbia and an M.F.A in Ceramics and Painting from East Carolina University. She has been exhibiting her work nationally since 1980 at such locales in New York, The University of Missouri-St. Louis, Eastern Kentucky University and the University of Nebraska. Her work has appeared in several publications including: FiberArts Design Book, Art/Quilt Magazine,exhibition catalogs. Gail has been fortunate to receive a number of grants from the North Carolina Arts Council to pursue a variety of personal and community arts projects. She has been teaching surface design techniques, mixed media methods, painting, and ceramics to students of all ages for many years at workshops, as Outreach Coordinator for the Greenville Museum of Art and as an instructor at the Pitt County Arts Council at Emerge. |
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MEGAN MAXWELL Megan is a graduate of East Carolina University with a BFA in Textiles. She currently lives in Greenville, North Carolina. She teaches art classes for adults and children at the Pitt County Arts Council at Emerge, facilitates grant funded art programs at Vidant Medical Center, and is the Operations and Programs Director at the Greenville Museum of Art. Megan is most inspired by nature and color. She hopes to continue growing as an artist while connecting with the local art community. |
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LIz Steiner Liz Steiner holds a BFA in Jewelry and Metalsmithing from Kent State University with a minor in Geology and an MFA in Metal Design from East Carolina University. In 2012, she curated the international, juried exhibition "Hot Under the Collar" and was the Artist Fellow in Fine Metals at Peters Valley Craft Center. In addition to teaching at Emerge, she currently teaches adjunct at Craven Community College in New Bern, NC and Pitt Community College in Greenville, NC. |
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SARAH LAZURE Sarah Lazure is a photo-based artist currently living in Greenville, North Carolina and working towards her MFA in Photography at East Carolina University. As an artist who likes to get her hands dirty, Sarah uses a variety of processes to make her work. She uses everything – to include alternative photographic processes, printmaking, and mixed media. Her self-portraits are intricately layered images that are just as much about the process as the final image itself. |
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