Collaborators
We are two artists with very different educational and occupational backgrounds. Coming together works for us. Our art is better because of it.
Gary Erbe
Ceramicist and Painter
Gary is a graduate of the Kansas City Art Institute. His area of study was in painting. Gary was fortunate to have had a career with Hallmark Cards as a designer for twenty years. Gary is currently retired and pursuing his interest in ceramics. Gary loves to create sculptures influenced by different artists and cultures. Some of his work is created on the wheel, but his real love is hand building with red clay.
Janice Mead Fiber Artist and Jewelry Maker
Janice has been sewing and creating for as long as she can remember. She received her formal education from Avila University in Kansas City where she earned a graduate degree in Counseling Psychology and Art Therapy. After a successful career as an art psychotherapist and university professor, she decided to retire and make her own art. She works with fiber, fabric dyeing, sewing and embroidery. Her jewelry making practice allows her to work with metals, ceramic bead making, vintage buttons and fibers.