Hello, my name is Candice Adams and I live in North Royalton with my husband and dog Levi. I graduated from the University of Akron in 2011 and I am a high school intervention specialist for Lorain City Schools. During the summer of 2016 I decided to design and create jewelry with the goal of opening an Etsy shop.
Meet Brittany Christmas from The White Rabbit...
I'm Brittany. I graduated from Kent State with a degree in English. I started crafting as a kid. In the last four years I've put together my own handmade business, The White Rabbit. When I'm not working on creations for The White Rabbit you can usually find me spending time with my husband, David and our rabbit, Chance. I've been doing craft shows for about five years now. This will be my third Avant-Garde Art & Craft Show.
I'm usually inspired to create by the things happening around me.
How I got into my craft.. My grandma taught me how to crochet when I was in elementary school. For a long time that was mainly what I did as far as crafting. After I started selling at shows I started to branch out into other crafts.
How I discovered my creative process... Through trial and error, honestly. I've had a lot of failed craft attempts and mishaps over the years. It takes awhile sometimes to find the "right" thing for you, but I think I finally have. My creative process, more often than not, is organized chaos. I work the best under pressure. Organized chaos has proven to provide me with just enough pressure to be productive and have good results.
In five years I hope to see The White Rabbit grow. I'd love to have my work in more local shops and still be participating in handmade events.
The message behind my work is individuality. I try to create products that people can use to decorate their personal space and express themselves. Too often we find ourselves all working and living in cookie cutter circumstances, so I like to make small items that can bring individuality and happiness to people.
Meet Polly Reiheld from Planet Polly...
I am a creative soul, animal lover, and part-time cat rescuer who lives in Akron, OH with my husband and – you guessed it – some cats! We also have a condo in St. Petersburg, FL which is where I collect the shells for my jewelry. I have been having fun making jewelry for a couple of years and have been selling on Etsy since 2016. The Strongsville Show will be the first Avant-Garde show for myself and my table-mate (and fellow animal-lover) Sarah Barford – we are looking forward to it!
I have a BA in Graphic Design and an MA in Arts Administration. I have always seen the world artistically through colors, shapes, ideas, music and words…creating as well as supporting the arts is very important to me. I love the idea of recycling and repurposing things to create new, usable and/or wearable items, and look forward to “rescuing” objects to turn them into something that can be appreciated in new and different ways.
I began making bracelets from pop tabs because I saw the potential for recycling and creating in a way I had not seen before – my hand-painted bracelets are colorful, unique and versatile. They can be worn as an earth-friendly statement piece or jazzed up with dangling charms for an evening out. The concept of using shells for earrings was born when we started spending time walking the beautiful beaches in FL. I began to notice that many of the smaller shells already had holes in them – perfect for my distinctive, lightweight, one-of-a-kind earrings that creatively capture the beauty of the ocean and the spirit of a beach vacation!
My Etsy shop is named Planet Polly because I believe that we all have the potential – and responsibility - to respect and save our planet and all living things through our words, deeds and actions. I donate proceeds of my sales to animal rescue and environmental groups because their causes are near and dear to my heart, and giving back is a way to pay it forward.
2017 Fairlawn Spring Avant-Garde Art & Craft Show
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