2010 Artists (H-K)

HMD Academy teaches Tae Kwon Do as an art form. Physical and mental training results in emotional calm and a more complex fabric of our life’s experience. Chicago is a city of diversity, and HMD Academy is committed to incorporating this diversity into our community.

RAW Location: 1803 W. Bryon

bsarkiss@gmail.com

http://taekwondochicago.com

Old, discarded wool sweaters are turned into beautiful, functional, wearable art. I create fingerless gloves, flower pins, bags, and more highlighting the play of color and texture. Besides from making beautiful functional objects, my goal is to recycle every last scrap of wool felt that I create.

RAW Location: 1806 W. Cuyler

feltwerker@sbcglobal.net

http://www.feltwerker.com

Designer, Karyn Haney, creates works of art you can wear everyday. Her one of a kind designs range from rings made of 18K gold and splattered with diamonds to the kitchy fun of a sterling silver Barrel of Monkey necklace.

RAW Location: 3717 N. Ravenswood

karynhaney@yahoo.com

http://www.karynhaney.com

High school student completing an Independent Study in Digital Photography.

RAW Location: 4043 N. Ravenswood

maggiehayes1234@aol.com

RAW Location: 4043 N. Ravenswood, Suite 210

http://www.hayesproperties.com

I am a sculptor working in the media of found object, recycled materials and time.

RAW Location: 1800 W. Cuyler, 4545 N. Ravenswood

aladinart@aol.com

http://www.crazy8art.com

Original cartoons from the sydicated cartoon strip Sylvia. Original cat art, Books by Nicole Hollander

RAW Location: 3701 N. Ravenswood

nhollander@earthlink.net

http://www.edgycat.com

RAW Location: 4611 N. Ravenswood

http://www.thehousetheatre.com/

HPI is a health and wellness facility.

RAW Location: 1806 W. Cuyler

http://www.hpichicago.com

RAW Location: 4401 N. Ravenswood

http://www.hpichicago.com

OFF THE GRID–an urban themed exhibit of multimedia work by members of Images Cooperative Gallery.

RAW Location: 1823 W. Wilson

Images8.Gallery@gmail.com

http://Images8.com

Jeff Semmerling first arrived in New Orleans in 1981 and after becoming immersed in the carnival experience was spellbound by the ability of masks to allow people to express their eagerness to live. In 2002 with Donna Lurie Semmerling, Jeff founded the Inside Out Art Studio to encourage “Fun for Artists of All Ages” and world class culture to be cultivated in the local community. At Inside Out they teach all the arts as essential elements of a healthy culture.

RAW Location: 4619 N. Ravenswood

Jeff@maskartists.com

http://insideoutarts.us

My work is created in series in an on-going investigation of personal ideas following the themes of self-reflection and self-discovery. Early works focused on domestic scenes and roles in family relationships, while more recent work echoes my growing involvement with environmental issues and addresses interaction with the natural world. The works on paper function as studies for larger paintings and mural projects and a desire to create grand scale work in collaborative projects that cross borders. My background in a family that traveled and had international travelers in our home has instilled in me a wanderlust that led me to travel throughout the USA and Mexico, across Canada, to Russia, Western and Eastern Europe, Cuba and Central America, and make one very special visit to Zimbabwe.

RAW Location: 4428 N. Ravenswood

info@laynejackson.com

http://www.laynejackson.com

Unique hand crafted metal jewelry.

RAW Location: 4401 N. Ravenswood

makadesigns@aol.com

http://www.makadesignshop.com

Published, award-winning, professional wedding, portrait and event photographer Jason Kaczorowski caters to a discerning and distinctive clientele. We’re capturing another incredible event Saturday, Oct 2nd but we welcome you to visit us Sunday, Oct 3rd to view our work and schedule a complimentary maternity, newborn, children, high school senior or FREE family portrait session.

RAW Location: 4636 N. Ravenswood, Suite 106

http://www.jasonkaczorowski.com

Jell is a full-service creative firm specializing in branding, marketing, and messaging. We offer a wide array of services to a diverse range of corporate, not-for-profit, creative, and performing arts clients. Our offerings include: corporate identity development; cross-media marketing; search engine optimization (SEO) & search engine marketing (SEM); content management systems (CMS); and book and magazine design.

RAW Location: 4410 N. Ravenswood, Suite 200

http://www.jellcreative.com/

Environmentally Sustainable Mission Furniture, and Woodworking Academy.

RAW Location: 1800 W. Cuyler

jkchicago1@mac.com

http://www.jkchicago.net

This work explores the ongoing process of memory by using embroidery, enameled copper, screen printing and dye techniques on layered fabrics.

RAW Location: 1803 W. Bryon

abbyleighj@gmail.com

http://www.abbyleighj.com

Dennis creates contemporary political observations and comments painted in oils. His Orwellian Big-Brother / Chicago Imagist hybrid works are “close cropped” such that the viewer “participates” in the work as a Peeping Tom …or the painting’s figurative subject “projects” as an exhibitionist, or both! He possesses a made in Chicago ethic and esthetic.

RAW Location: 4715 N. Winchester

usatix@aol.com

Artist Studio operating in Chicago for 15 years. International collector base for original Oil Paintings, Wood Sculpture / Furnature and Veridian Mobiles. Selected to represent IL in national competitions; included in many public and private collections. Presently reviewing Public Projects for 2011 and accepting Private Commissions for 2013. Offers private instruction for adult artists and free art workshops for parent/child groups.

RAW Location: 4715 N. Winchester

DAJStudio@aol.com

I am inspired by the intersection of dualities: the unity of opposites and the ways in which they can be integrated or interchanged. This conundrum propels my work and informs my approach to materials and equipment. Whether it involves randomly spilled ink, a homemade pinhole camera, or a double-walled ceramic vessel, my process usually begins with simple materials and some unlikely combination of chance and exactitude.

RAW Location: 2116 W. Montrose

vesna@vesnaonline.com

http://www.vesnaonline.com

Recycled optical lenses sculpted into various adornments.

RAW Location: 3717 N. Ravenswood

lenzlady2002@yahoo.com

This is a digital painting of a run down space station landscape.

RAW Location: 3717 N. Ravenswood

timothykaminski@gmail.com

http://www.timkaminski.com

Karma Neutral Ceramics is a working pottery studio which specializes in handmade functional and sculptural ceramic art.

RAW Location: 3717 N. Ravenswood, Suite 221E

mocha.ice@gmail.com

Kearns Design Group is a full-service design firm delivering “real world” communication solutions for “real world” marketing/communicating/design needs. Specializing in creative print and web communications, branding, environmental and packaging solutions for a full range of clients, primarily focusing on small business and not-for-profit-organizations. From design to delivery, Kearns Design’’s mission is to provide clients with opportunities to increase their return on investment, enhance productivity, and maximize the value of their relationships with customers, employees, and partners. And as a side bar to her design business, Kathleen Kearns is an Independent Sales Rep for Beijo Bags. Come check out the selection.

RAW Location: 3701 N. Ravenswood

http://www.kearnsdesigngroup.com

Kevin’s photography falls into four broad categories. The first is landscapes. These are either industrial or travel images. The second is bodyscapes. These are principally female forms. They are very tasteful artistic nudes. His third thread is what he calls his “Iconic Chicago Series”. These are images that are evocative of Chicago in some unique or creative way. Last, but not least, is his “Kitchen Macro” series. These are macro shots of everyday kitchen implements.

RAW Location: 3759 N. Ravenswood

nivekk59@yahoo.com

Too often, we see the phrase, “out with the old, and in with the new” put into action. Historical buildings are torn down in order to make room for condos; parks are neglected, while parking lots thrive. As the world constantly changes, photographs give us the privilege of seeing our world in a way never before experienced. They allow us the opportunity to see beauty in that which we might have otherwise quickly forgotten. Our collective sense of constantly thinking, “what’s next?” is swiftly silenced when a fleeting moment becomes an entire experience - a discovery. That is what photography is for me; a chance to renew that innate need for discovery. A moment captured by a camera, and preserved for as long as the elements will allow is unlike anything else in this world. The image speaks for itself, and yet each onlooker has his or her own idea of the story being told. It is an intimate experience for each viewer to find meaning in a photograph. That journey, that discovery, is one of the most rare forms of art for anyone to experience.

RAW Location: 5215 N. Ravenswood, 3701 N. Ravenswood

audrey@akphotodesign.com

http://www.audreykellerphotography.com

Original color and black & white prints of documentary and landscape photography.

RAW Location: 4001 N. Ravenswood

peterkiarphotographer@gmail.com

http://www.peterkiar.com

Barbara Raidl (Kinaloon) specializes in making interesting hand-made stationery. These cards are hand silk-screened on recycled paper. All designs are shot from original hand-inked art-work. All cards are blank inside; are 4.25 x 5.5”, and come with matching A2 white envelopes.The images on the cards depict natural things (insects, animals, flowers, and people), interpret Christmas songs, and tell stories. With a struggling economy, these are a well-priced, beautiful alternative to the expensive, mass-produced cards you find in most card shops.

RAW Location: 3757 N. Ravenswood

barbara@kinaloon.com

http://www.kinaloon.com

I design and creative one of a kind jewelry pieces for both men and women using beads, metal and recycled old jewelry parts.

RAW Location: 3717 N. Ravenswood

johnking04011@sbcglobal.net

Documentary Art Photography and Comics.

RAW Location: 4715 N. Winchester

ybrikllib@yahoo.com

As a watercolor artist, my love of nature features prominently in my work; whether it’s the beauty, brilliance, and delicacy of a daffodil or the play of light through the trees, changing the mood and adding mystery to a forest scene. My paintings are primarily a product of my imagination and my art is all about becoming a part of our beautiful world and allowing it’s very essence to enter into the depths of my viewer’s hearts and souls.

RAW Location: 4428 N. Ravenswood

jakoenig@ameritech.net

Koval Inc. is the first boutique distillery located in Chicago. Its founders, Robert and Sonat Birnecker, gave up academic careers to bring the distilling traditions and techniques of Robert’s Austrian grandfather to America. Certified both organic and kosher, Koval holds itself to the highest standards of purity and craftsmanship. Koval avoids the common industry practice of outsourcing the production of neutral grain spirits for rectification, making all of its products from scratch. Each step of the distilling process, from the “mashing” to the bottling is carefully monitored to insure that only the best spirit reaches your lips.

RAW Location: 5121 N Ravenswood

http://www.kovaldistillery.com

Still life photographs of objects on a gray background. Limited addition prints sold as well as hand made frames that fit the images.

RAW Location: 1770 W. Berteau

jackkraig@jackkraig.com

http://www.Jackkraig.com/gallery_1770

RAW Location: 1803 W. Byron

Funky hand felted hats, cobweb lace scarves, other felted accessories.

RAW Location: 1803 W. Bryon

camillakrueger9@gmail.com

Welcome to the World of Traegonia - a place where mystical things really do happen. Close your eyes, hold out your hand and allow the spirit of the Sunbow Prophecy to draw you into a place you have never been before. Meet a community of unknown beings and mystical creatures of the forest. Watch as three friends work together to bring about change. Put aside the fear of what you do not understand and you just may find something truly special in the gifts that others hold. What they have to share could be the thing to change lives and maybe even the world. “Traegonia the Sunbow Prophecy” features small mystical creatures of the forest that fatefully befriend a young boy. On Saturday 10/2, meet artist Dino Crisanti, who created the sculptures that inspired the novel. Books will be available for purchase and can be signed by both the artist and illustrator.

RAW Location: 1803 W. Bryon

traegonia@yahoo.com

http://www.WorldofTraegonia.com

Weaving for the wall or for the table in this specific case, rep weave using tencel (a natural fiber with a lovely sheen) sizes generally 14 inches wide by 60 to 90 inches long.

RAW Location: 1802 W. Berteau

liakuch@yahoo.com

http://www.chicagotapestry.com

Varying photography of primarily city/landscape/abstract/artistic nude, photojournalism.

RAW Location: 3759 N. Ravenswood

michael@thecombinephoto.com

http://www.thecombinephoto.com