The RISD Holiday Sale is coming up in just a few weeks on Saturday, December 3rd from 10am to 5pm. Check back here for a daily preview of artists participating in the sale!
1 DAY TO GO!
Friday, DECEMBER 2
Kerrie Yeung at the Fall Sale, photo by Alex Forsyth.
Kerrie Yeung, ’08 JM, is an artist interested in combing precious and non-precious materials in her jewelry. Kerrie lives and works in Brooklyn, NY where she now teaches classes at the Bloomfield School.
See Kerrie at Booth 525.
2 DAYS TO GO!
Thursday, December 1
Key Lime Loop Necklace by Glitterlimes
Debbie Tuch, ’96 JM, is the creative designer behind Glitterlimes, a jewelry company that uses fruit and candy sealed in a glittery resin. Glitterlimes is based in Brooklyn, NY and will be featuring their fruit based necklaces, bracelets, and earrings as well as holiday pieces with peppermint candies.
Glitterlimes is also part of Lady Gaga’s Holiday Workshop at Barneys NY! The rock candy earrings seen below are part of her line designed specifically for the store which will also feature glittery rainbow lollipop and cola gummy candy jewelry.
Visit Debbie and Glitterlimes at Booth 407.
3 DAYS TO GO!
Wednesday, NOVEMBER 30
Dynamo House by Meg Turner
Meg Turner, ’08PR, is a printmaker living and working in Louisiana. Meg’s photogravure prints are based on industrial ruins throughout New England, Pennsylvania, and Louisiana. She prints her own work from copper and polymer plates.
See Meg, Pippin Frisbie-Calder, ’08 PR, and Meredith Younger, ’05 CR, at Booth 432!
4 DAYS TO GO!
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29
Tom Grabbert
Tom Grabbert, ’77 CR, is a ceramic artist living and working in Rhode Island. Tom’s work is functional and decorative ranging from vases, cups, and dinnerware. He’s also part of our Alumni Sale Committee helping to staff the Alumni Association Raffle at the sale!
Visit Tom at Booth 300!
5 DAYS TO GO!
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28
Heather Guidero, photo by Alex Forsyth
Heather Guidero, ’02 JM, is a jeweler based in Rhode Island. She works with gold, sterling silver, precious and semi-precious stones to create pieces composed of repeated geometric shapes. Her work is lightweight and instantly recognizable.
Visit Heather at Booth 500.
6 DAYS TO GO!
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27
Secret Door Projects, photo by Alex Forsyth
Ian Cozzens, ’05 AR, is the artist behind Secret Door Projects. Ian describes his own work as, ”meticulous drawings and hand-cut stencils, from which I make silkscreened prints and posters. I am interested in architecture, buildings, and cities, so that is generally what the prints are about — especially with a focus on Providence and its industrial buildings and mill-workers’ housing.”
Ian will be sharing his booth with Wesley Chau, ’12 ID, and Ji Won Rim, ’12 ID, of Wrubble Soaps. Wesley and Ji Won create handmade soaps in custom made molds.
See Secret Door Projects and Wrubble Soaps at Booth 205.
Wrubble Soaps, photo by Alex Forsyth
7 DAYS TO GO!
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26
Quench Metalworks, photo by Alex Forsyth
Jennifer Lisa, ’94 JM, is the founder of Quench Metalworks seen above at the RISD Fall Alumni + Student Art Sale. Quench Metalworks creates sterling silver jewelry that incorporates vintage buttons, gemstones, linen and watch crystals.
Visit Jennifer and Quench Metalworks at Booth 425.
8 DAYS TO GO!
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25
Prismera Design, photo by Alex Forsyth
Laura Su, ’04 IL, is the creator and designer of Prismera Design, a jewelry company that draws inspiration from natural forms. Laura describes her work as, “…primarily a collection of botanical silhouettes that have been cut from stainless steel. Traditional floral motifs are used in conjunction with modern style to create a timeless body of work.”
Visit Laura Su and Prismera Design at Booth 606.
9 DAYS TO GO!
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24
Elias Studios, photo by Alex Forsyth
Jennie Elias, ’75 MAE, is the founder and designer of Elias Studios, a glass blowing company based in Rhode Island. Elias Studios creates colorful ornaments, vases, glassware, ring holders, and jewlery. Jennie keeps her shapes and forms simple so that the colors of the glass are highlighted.
Elias Studios will be at Booth 601!
10 DAYS TO GO!
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23
Gary Heise at the Fall Sale, photo by Alex Forsyth
Gary Heise, ’83 PT, creates watercolor paintings using a blend of Eastern and Western mediums and techniques.
About his own work Gary says, “My landscape paintings are painted in ink and watercolor on Chinese cotton paper, using a combination of Chinese and Western pigments for my color palette. The paintings range in size from 13.5 x 18 and 18 x 27 inches up to an oversize 27 x 54 inches. The paintings are in an Asian-fusion style, but the subject matter of the work is based entirely on a personal experience of the landscape, including scenes of the bay in Bristol, RI, Yosemite National Park in California, and the highlands of New Jersey near my home.”
Visit Gary at Booth 401.
11 DAYS TO GO!
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22
Jennaca Davies, ’07 MFA JM, whose work draws inspiration from patterns and geometry found in nature. Her work incorporates bright enamels and etched metals.
See Jennaca at Booth 433.
12 DAYS TO GO!
Monday, NOVEMBER 21
Elyse Allen Textiles, photo by Alex Forsyth
Elyse Allen, ’03 TX, creates luxurious knit hats, gloves and other accessories using cashmere and Swarovski crystals. The picture above is Elyse’s table from the RISD Fall Alumni + Student Art Sale with a lucky customer trying on one of Elyse’s hats.
Elyse says, “I make fine knit accessories – hats, scarves, and fingerless gloves. I find the best materials I can, because they’re worth it and they last, and make the work by hand where I live because it’s better for the work and better for my neighborhood. I love to mix yarns, to play with colors and patterns, and to make them all explode a little bit with some sparkle and gleam. Cashmere gives beauty, warmth and durability; Swarovski crystals activate the surface, adding depth and motion. I try to make my pieces special to be near, like reuniting people with their long-lost favorite thing.”
See Elyse at Booth 221.
13 DAYS TO GO!
Sunday, NOVEMBER 20
14 DAYS TO GO!
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19
15 DAYS TO GO!
Friday, NOVEMBER 18
Bill Riker, photo by Alex Forsyth
Bill Riker, ’75 MFA GL, lives and works in Rhode Island creating pieces for Riker Art Glass. Bill gives new life to recycled and found glass bottles, creating glasses, pitchers and vases with his ‘upcycled’ glass.
See Bill at Booth 416 or at the Alumni Association Raffle table near the entrance of the sale. Raffle tickets will be $2.00 a piece and all proceeds go to support the RISD Scholarship Fund.
16 DAYS TO GO!
Thursday, NOVEMBER 17
Yong Joo Kim, Sublime Experiment. Photo by Alex Forsyth.
Yong Joo Kim, ’09 MFA J+M, is the founder and designer for Sublime Experiment. Sublime Experiment creates jewelry from everyday, mundane objects like the Velcro earrings seen above at the RISD Alumni Fall + Student Art Sale.
See Sublime Experiment at Booth 104.
17 DAYS TO GO!
Wednesday, NOVEMBER 16
Yuh Okano, photograph by Alex Forsyth
Yuh Okano, ’91 Textiles, creates beautiful scarves, bags and other accessories. See the photo above from the RISD Fall Alumni +Student Art Sale for her signature scarves in a bright range of colors.
Yuh describes her work as, “Seasonal colors and materials, creating fashion accessories such as scarves, necklaces, flower pins and bags with the finest silk and sculptural forms.”
See her at Booth 233!
18 DAYS TO GO!
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15
Joseph Segal, JAS/Pretty Snake. Photo by Alex Forsyth.
Joseph Segal is a 2009 Textiles Grad now living and working in Providence, RI. Here’s a shot of his sweaters from the RISD Fall Alumni + Student Art Sale in October.
Visit Booth 103 to see artisan made hand loomed knitwear ranging from scarves to dresses. All pieces are made with high quality materials, produced in Providence RI and are sold in fine boutiques worldwide. The Pretty Snake brand focuses on innovative hand printed and dyed apparel.
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