Local Artist Installation at NDES

These incredible original artworks were donated to our school and are housed on the first level of our building in the various glass cases. Below is information about each piece and its author. This is an evolving installation constantly being added to. Enjoy!

True Identity

ARTIST: Zach Sabatelli

Medium Used: Acrylic on Canvas

Zach Sabatelli is best known as an industrial designer, musician and ceramics artist. He says creating art and playing music allows him to express himself in ways that nothing else can. He speaks to vision, feelings, and ideas among other things. His work can be found in restaurants, as tattoos, in people’s homes, in retail stores and on the internet. Now, he will have a painting at North Dearborn Elementary! You see, art is truly everywhere. Zach says, "to be able to contribute to that bounty of beauty, I am eternally grateful".

*Below is a video about the making of this unique piece.

The Making of True Identity.mp4

Kindness

ARTIST: Stacie Kearns

Medium Used: Acrylic on Wood

Hi, I'm Stacie. I am an artist, art educator, wife and mother of three. I am blessed to paint in my home studio in Cleves, Ohio. It is my passion and mission to spread LOVE, JOY, HOPE and HEALING through the power of art. Each of my paintings have a unique history. My paintings begin with a vintage find. A pallet of neutral colors placed on top of a painted or printed canvas. Layered with love and created with a process unique to Stacie Kearns Art. Bits of the past peak through. This technique produces a beautiful blend of new and old. My process and product celebrates cracks and crevices, finds beauty in imperfection and breathes new life into old.

**For more information about Stacie check out her website by clicking Stacie Kerns Art under the painting to the right.

Check out Stacie's website to purchase art, take classes, or just learn more about her.

www.StacieKernsArt.com

Click here to see more of Cassie's work: Cassie Gaspard's Beautiful Bones

Stardust

ARTIST: Cassie Gaspard

Medium Used: Amethyst, rhinestone, and costume jewelry on bone

Cassie Gaspard is a mixed media artist residing outside of Dillsboro, Indiana. She is a graduate of East Central High School and went on to study art at SAIC ( The School of the Art Institute of Chicago). Her days are now spent as a wife and mother of 3, running a family business, and making art. Currently her medium of choice is skulls. She and her husband Clint meticulously clean each skull by hand in preparation for design. Each piece is one of a kind and made spontaneously over days, weeks, or even months. “Through my art, I can breathe new and beautiful life into death”.

Into the Light

ARTIST: Heather Powell

Medium Used: Photography

Artist Heather Powell is a resident of South Eastern Indiana, Aurora to be specific. She is a registered nurse by degree and now an amateur natural light photographer by trade. She says "natural light allows her to explore the world and capture nature in diverse ways. Photography is my peace in this chaotic world, it allows time to pause, even if for just a second, and then allows that memory to be captured forever." When she's not capturing the still life beauty of nature all around, you can find her capturing the beauty of her active daughters. She's either on the soccer field with her sophomore or taking senior pictures as her oldest prepares to spread her wings and fly.

"Photography is an art of observation. It has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them" Elliot Erwitt

Click the link below to see Heather's Facebook page:

Love and Light Photography

Pharaoh’s Horses

ARTIST: Chris Savage

Medium Used: Watercolor on Paper

Chris is a tattoo artist from Bright, IN. He is a graduate of East Central High School and went to North Dearborn as a kid from 1980-1986. He has been tattooing for 18 years and currently works out of a private studio in Cincinnati, OH called Blackbird Tattoo. Chris is the father to Ila and Jonah and husband to Sarah. Chris says, "Tattooing has allowed me to make a living doing my artwork and has taught me a lot about people."

You can learn more about Chris and his shop at this link:

Blackbird Tattoo Shop

A Place to Start

ARTIST:

Randy Jones

Medium Used: Acrylic on Canvas

Randy Michael Jones ( 1982 - present ) is a Cincinnati, OH based painter / illustrator / production artist.

He went to East Central High School and then graduated in 2004 from the College of Art Advertising in Cincinnati. Randy has been included in a couple of art shows in the Cincinnati area and has sold countless paintings and prints since 2005. He currently works full-time at KDM P.O.P Solutions Group as the Sr. digital print manager.

In his free time he enjoys art, live music, vinyl records, traveling, museums, BMW's, adventures, getting lost, and spending as much time as possible sleeping, which rarely happens.

He currently lives in Cincinnati.

Emerge

ARTIST:

Julie Eckhoff

Medium Used: Mixed Media

Julie is the current art teacher at North Dearborn. Prior to teaching art at ND she was an art teacher at St. Mary's private school. She has done art since she was very small. She enjoys using many different techniques and loves that mixed-media allows her to use a variety all in one piece.

German Shepard

ARTIST:

Jake Hiltz

Medium Used: Colored Pencil Sketch on paper

Jacob Hiltz is a lifelong resident of Dearborn County, Indiana. He graduated from East Central High School in 2001 and is a U.S. Army Veteran. He currently resides in Dover, Indiana where he lives with his wife Stefanie, son Abram, and daughter Harper. Jacob graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati and currently works as a Shop Manager at a machining and fabrication facility in Cincinnati. Jacob spent most of his time drawing and painting while he was growing up but has gotten away from it as an adult. He now enjoys doodling with his kids.

ARTIST:

Margie Metz

Medium Used: Oil on Canvas

Jens artwork is featured or has been shown at several businesses in the greater Cincinnati area;

Queen City Brewery (Blue Ash, OH)

Framing By Faith (Bright, IN)

The Picture Frame Company (Cincinnati, OH)

Bellevue Bistro (Bellevue, KY)

Deupree House (Hyde Park, OH)

Bistro Grace (Northside Cincinnati, OH)

Mio Vino Winery (Blue Ash, OH)

Cincinnati Serene Sunset

ARTIST: Jen Scheper

Medium Used: Spray Paint, Marker, and Acrylic on canvas

Jen graduated with a graphic design degree from Central Academy of Commercial Art (Cincinnati,OH). Jen then worked in the graphic design field for several years. After her devotion to raising her 6 children with her husband Bill in Bright and Guilford,IN she returned to arkwork opening Momma Shep Designs.

Jen is blessed to originate her painting process that resonates bold colors with attention to crisp detail. The process begins with drawing the subject matter, keeping in mind what colors of spray paint she will use in each area. After the drawing is completed she begins the spay painting application, one color at a time. After all spray paint colors are applied she returns to add the crisp detail with a brush tip marker and highlights with white acrylic paint.

Jen is thankful to God for the opportunity to create artwork that touches others souls and connects with their passions.

More information about Jen and her unique works can be found on this website: Jen Scheper Designs

Check out this video to see Jen's unique process!!! So cool!!

Universal Like

ARTIST:

Nelson Kaufman

Medium Used: Acrylic paint, colored pencils, and a hydrocal mold

Nelson Kaufman is an interdisciplinary artist living and working in Atlanta, GA. He graduated from East Central High School and then received his BFA from Indiana University in 2015. Recent works have been on paper, wood, and digital drawings on Samsung devices. Working themes include disorder, congestion, sarcasm, fragmented perspective, and gestural digital compositions influenced by the omnipresent whirlpool of social media.

You can contact Nelson and see more of his work on Instagram page at n_e_where

Drawn to Conclusions Clara

ARTIST:

Lisa Rupp

Medium Used: Assemblage characters from vintage and found objects

Lisa is from Carmel, IN. She has been experimenting with arts and crafts since she was quite small. Her enjoyment of art and the influence of two parents in education led her to become an art teacher. She taught elementary art for 31 years before retiring in 2012. Retirement brought the time and freedom to once again explore her own creative interests and led her to mixed media and assemblage-art. She has been making “Funkie Junkie” characters and animals from vintage and found objects.

She also enjoys doing industrial and Steampunk style pieces. This type of work provides her with the opportunity to work with many different materials and tools, from woodworking, painting, assembling all kinds of hardware and doodads, and even clay. She loves the variety of options that this gives her, but she also enjoys learning about new techniques and materials!

Check out this link to learn more about Maureen and her children's book: Drew and Stu Book

Alaska

ARTIST:

Maureen Born

Medium Used: Watercolor and marker on paper

Maureen graduated from Seton High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. She earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education from the University of Cincinnati. Maureen is a retired Cincinnati Public School Kindergarten teacher. Her artistic talents include watercolor, acrylic painting, abstract collage, pottery, and eco printing. This piece is an original watercolor from Maureen’s first illustrated book titled, Drew and Stu's Adventurous Shoes.

Perhaps Love

ARTIST:

Marge Bienkemper

Medium Used: Mixed Media

Marge is an extremely talented artist that resides in Aurora, IN. She thinks that art is a great way to communicate. She says, "sometimes I communicate with color, sometimes with shapes and movement, and sometimes even with words." The piece entitled, Perhaps Love, includes the score to one of her favorite songs. She used a mixture of mediums to show how that song feels to her.

Weeping Cherry in the Fall

ARTIST:

Mallory Somers

Medium Used: Watercolor on Yupo Paper

Mallory is a mother of three boys. She grew up in Aurora, Indiana but now lives in West Harrison, IN. She was raised around art, her mother is an artist, but she never felt like she got her "art gene". She was always creative and loved color, but it wasn't until recently that she started nursing school and needed a creative outlet, it was then that she started to paint. It all started as a little watercolor portrait of her family, and then she fell in love with painting. She mostly uses watercolor, but I enjoys many mediums.

ARTIST:

Robert Hunger

Medium Used: One-of-a-kind pins made with vintage and found jewelry and objects

A native of Aurora, IN. Robert Hunger received a MAE in art education from Ball State University. He taught art at Milan High School (Milan, IN) for 36 years. Currently retired, he now occupies his time scouring rummage sales, flea and antique markets, etc. for vintage jewelry which he re-purposes into collaged pins/broaches sold at numerous fall craft shows and festivals. His future plans include publishing a book of secondary level art projects related to 20th century art history movements using re-purposed found materials.

Manifest Destiny

ARTIST: Michael Hurst

Medium Used: Collage

Michael is an artist based in Cincinnati. He got his BFA from the Art Academy of Cincinnati in ‘02 and his MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art in ‘07. He has shown his work in OH, KY, IN, Baltimore, Alexandria VA, Philadelphia, DC and Lecce, Italy. Currently he works at 21c Museum Hotel Cincinnati as the Museum Manager.

Let Love Lead the Way

ARTIST:

Tara Callahan King

Medium Used: Acrylic on canvas

Tara Calahan King, is an award winning illustrator, muralist and designer. She was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio where she received her BFA from the Art Academy of Cincinnati in 1995, and began her freelance career that same year.

Recognized by the New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and the School Library Journal, she is noted for her endearing characters and odd perspectives. Her illustrations, murals, and designs can be found in children's books, pediatric brochures, greeting cards, magazines, stationary products, libraries, hospitals, and other places and products.

Tara was commissioned to design, paint and renovate two Indiana Public Libraries over the coarse of three years, from 2012-2014. In collaboration with a fabricator, she also designed and painted five large interactive sculptures for children in these libraries.

She is a frequent presenter at schools and libraries, promoting art, literacy, and creativity. She was commended a Kentucky Colonel in 2010, by the Kentucky Governor, Steve Beshear, and State Representative, Susan Westrom, for her work in children’s book illustration and her excellence in children’s programming.

Her book title Enemy Pie, written by Derek Munson, has become a Reading Rainbow feature book and was narrated by the Emmy award winning actor, Ed Harris.

A few of Tara’s latest works has been illustrating the Books by the Banks 2017 poster art, creating imagery of Cincinnati landmarks for various stationary products for Poeme stationary company of Cincinnati, developing and illustrating new children’s book characters, and hand painting large Sesame Street sculptures for Sea World, among other private commissions.

Rainbow Hex

ARTIST: Jennifer Pennekamp

Medium Used: Acrylic Paint on Canvas

My name is Jenny Ackerman and I am an art educator. I have had the privilege of working with students in grades kindergarten through 8th during my career. Currently I teach at Wyoming Middle School in Wyoming, OH. I love working with children and am so inspired by the art that they make. I love when they make connections to their world while learning about works of art!

Rainbow Hex Sign was inspired by Pennsylvania Dutch folk art. Folk art refers to art that is related to a specific culture and is often decorative. Hex signs were typically displayed on the barns of farmers in Pennsylvania Dutch country. Some people think the signs were meant to ward off evil or bring luck to the farm land. A Hex Sign demonstrates the following elements of art and design: radial symmetry, color balance, color mixing, geometric shapes and has a circular picture plane. Kristin Farr, a contemporary artist, connects to her cultural roots by exploring Hex Sign with a modern twist. She uses bright neon colors and complex designs to create her version of a Hex sign. Have you spotted any barn paintings in your community or in your travels? How are they the same or different from this painting?

Old Toy Story

ARTIST: Sandra Eppert

Medium Used: Oil on Canvas

Imagination Set Free

ARTIST: Debi Black

Medium Used: Acrylic Paint on Canvas

Debi loves God and she loves color. When you marry those two loves you find a colorful creative artist. She says, “I remember as a child being so excited when I got a new box of crayons each year. The year I got to a set of watercolors…I thought I was a real artist.” Today, when she sees a row of boats, a shelf of material, spools of thread, or any palette of beautiful colors it fascinates her she says.

Her greatest desire is to depict God’s creation with the expression of color in art, showing the light of His love for His creation in that process. If you look carefully at her work, you will find a feather hidden in each painting, except her very first painting, depicting God’s angels ever watching over us doing His work and sharing His love.

She studied art at Purdue University and The Art Institute of Cincinnati. In addition, she has participated in Art workshops all over the nation from Alaska, Wyoming, Colorado, and Florida to North Carolina, Ohio, Indiana, and Wisconsin. She is collected nationally and shows regionally. Her work can be found in several galleries in Southeastern Indiana and in shows in Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee. She has won awards across the region for her work. Her latest award was at the Madison Regional Art Show. You can also find her work online at

Her work is not limited to the canvas. She has several murals across the Midwest. Her work in the Windows of Aurora can be seen as you drive around the city or participate in the Aurora City tours. She had covered Adirondack Chairs with her designs of apples and a rendition of the Bushing Bridge in Versailles Park. She has designed walking stick medallions for the Versailles State park and had her art put on canvas bags and merchandise. One of her pieces can be found in Kingsport Tennessee on their Carousel of Kingsport Tennessee. Her next mural will be for the side of the Art on Main Gallery in Madison, Indiana.

You may view her work locally at Art on Main in Madison; Rom Weber Marketplace, Batesville; Southeastern Indiana Art Guild Gallery, Aurora; or by appointment at her Home Studio, Art 4 the Light Studio, Milan. You can contact her at 812-584-3436.

Golden Lily

ARTIST: Cindy Crofoot Mulvaney

Medium Used: Oil Paint on Canvas

Cindy is a local artist from Lawrenceburg, IN. She said she fell in love with the beauty of oil painting many years ago. She says it moves her more than any other art form she has ever experienced.

She believes painting is a conversation between the artist and viewer. The subject shows what the artist finds compelling. The way the brushstrokes are applied can convey energy, confidence, and emotion. The color harmony or discord can evoke an emotional response. It can create a mood of serenity, sadness, happiness, or even anger. Cindy says her inspiration as an artist is to find the way that she can share the powerful emotion she feels when she is painting with you, the viewer.

ARTIST: Christine Campbell

Medium Used: Wax Batik on Rice Paper

I have been interested in art my whole life, but didn't focus on it until our six daughters were grown. Watercolor is my chosen media; its ...

ARTIST: Jodie Cole Mule'

Medium Used: Acrylic painting on MDF

Tranquility

ARTIST: Terri LeSaint Keller

Medium Used: Photography

Photography has been a passion of mine since I was a kid. When I married and had a family of my own, my daughters were my primary focus; and then on to the grandchildren and their activities. But as I began to travel, my focus changed from people, to some of the most awesome sights and natural beauty, that I could hardly believe . Being born and raised, and now "aging gracefully" in Cincinnati, Ohio, (currently a Member of the Southeastern IN Art Guild in Aurora IN), I sometimes feel that I didn't always take the time to seek out the natural beauty of my own surroundings. I'm finding that travel seems to accelerate my desire to find more of it. My intent is to capture some of nature's creativity, vibrant colors and uniqueness in photos, then share it with those around me. In times of trouble and unrest, like we see in our world today, it is nice to know there is still some peace and tranquility within our reach. All you have to do is look for it.....

Goldfinch

ARTIST: Ann Seaver

Medium Used: Watercolor on cotton paper

Bicycles

ARTIST: Joan Abdon

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Palm Trees

ARTIST: Mary C. Weldishofer

Medium Used: Mixed Media

Popping Popcorn

ARTIST: David Smith

Medium Used: Colored Pencil

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