Barbara Raymond is an internationally known Watercolor artist with paintings hanging in Canada and the United Kingdom. She has joined the Caladium Arts and Crafts Co-op here in Lake Placid. She has participated in shows on the west coast of Florida from Venice to Anna Maria Island. She started out painting in the late 1960s. She then earned a degree in nursing from which she is now semi-retired.
Chris Filip, originally from Illinois, started China Painting in 1994 under the instruction of teacher Mary Ann Ball Dean.She and her family moved to Florida in 1999, where she found more interest in the art and a wonderful venue to sell her work, our Caladium Arts and Crafts Co-op.
Cindy is a retired computer professional from a major systems integrator and grew up through the IT evolution. She was the first to program a genealogy database for the home computer: worked in field service: fixing and installing new computers: moved to LAN administration, which lead to UNIX administration for engineers in an automobile environment. She helped her customers move from mainframe to networks saw the dumb terminal replaced with the "smart" terminal (Computer).
Jeni Novak is a native Floridian, raised in the Tampa Bay area. Through out her youth she displayed an affection for the arts. Her artistic abilities became apparent at a very young age and she developed styles in various art media.
Kerry lives in Seward a small town south of Anchorage, Alaska. She moved her Gallery/Studio from New Zeland to Seward in 1996. Kerry delights in the different light she finds in th clear colors of the northern hemishere and finds ways to express them in the mediums she enjoys working with, which include: Dye on silk, oil on canvas, acrylics and water colors. Kerry's work since coming to Alaska includes: A silk movement 82 yards of silk designed and hung with students fromn Seward High School. Exit Glacier 16ft dye on silk, hung for National Park Headquarters in Seward.
Lee Ann says, “Designing and making jewelry is my passion! The hunt for the perfect focal piece is part of the fun. If the piece ‘speaks to me’ I get a vision right away of what could be done with it.”
Lee Ann got into jewelry making as a result of attending an American Cancer Society meeting where jewelry was being sold to raise money. Lee Ann became Chairman of the American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Avon Park and soon she began to make jewelry as a fundraiser. With her first purchase of beads a jewelry designer was born!
"When I lived in Memphis, TN., I trained for and taught in the Lausanne Montessori School. Since leaving there I have been an instructor by mail for Montessori Educators International, a teacher training organization based in Knoxville/Maryville, TN. When I moved back to FL, I returned to public school, where I taught children with learning disabilities, using many of the Montessori techniques I brought with me.
Chris Filip, originally from Illinois, started China Painting in 1994 under the instruction of teacher Mary Ann Ball Dean.She and her family moved to Florida in 1999, where she found more interest in the art and a wonderful venue to sell her work, our Caladium Arts and Crafts Co-op.
Jeni Novak is a native Floridian, raised in the Tampa Bay area. Through out her youth she displayed an affection for the arts. Her artistic abilities became apparent at a very young age and she developed styles in various art media.
Crocheting, knitting,
