Beyond Vision - A Tactile Art Experience


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Exhibiting Artists



A little bit about our artists. Not all images are of the work to be exhibited, but represent the artists vision.







Gina Ferraro



Gina is a local artist who works in mixed media. She creates abstract paintings and composites, this will be her first venture into accessible art.



Sarah Allison / 1 Of A Kind Mind



Jewelery creator from louisville, ky



Molly Brockman



A native of the miami valley, molly is the curator and creator of beyond vision art. her installation will be an olfactory experience with scents of essential oils and a tactile item that explanes the feel of the scent.



Dee Char



Dee Char is a multidisciplinary artist whose works are inspired by found and recycled objects, with expression of the hues of nature. Dee’s work is most often of an abstract nature, and as she has been losing her vision, her art pieces are incorporating vibrancy and dimensionality in the form of contrasts of colors and textures.
You may have seen one of Dee’s public art pieces on Third Street in downtown Dayton between KeOwee and Webster. A 13 foot mural of Carrots on the concrete retaining wall created as part of a beautification project in the Fall of 2012. Dee envisioned and then executed the work with the help of a fellow artist after her entry submission was chosen for the project.



Chuck Krains



Grace, Balance and Poise

These remarkably beautiful, massive works, carved by nature/sculpted through artistry, astound with their ability to dance, sway, twirl and teeter. A lightning bolt, frozen in wood, illustrates the struggle between life and death. The story mesmerizes audiences. All three pieces come from a single 4,000lb log of a red oak behemoth.



Brittney Aracoco



Britney is an artist in the Dayton area. She works with many different mediums and found materials to create her art. She typically works with clay, sculptures, paintings, collages, faux finishes, wood burning, carving, etc.



Robert Bokone



Robert Bokone is an autistic musician and artist who is currently losing his vision and is very interested in producing art for people with low vision so that everyone can enjoy art.



Allison Bokone



Allison Bokone is more crafty than artistic, but has been inspired by her husband and daughter’s talents, and enjoys trying new things during family art night. She was excited to contribute to this tactile art show to learn more about how she can further her family’s love of art while her husband is going blind.



Adelaide Bokone



Adelaide Bokone is an autistic artist who works across a wide variety of mediums. She thought it was very fun to experiment with textures and materials for this art show, and added an interesting element to her experience given her sensory neurodiversity. It was also a nice challenge to make art outside of her preferred digital platforms. You can find her digital art @SadderDayStudios on Instagram and YouTube.





Angellica Clark



Angelica was born and raised in the Dayton area. She enjoys working in mixed media and multiple creative pursuits. She is currently exploring the creation of dimensional art pieces.



Emily von Stuckrad-Smolinski



Emily holds a BFA from Wright State University in Design/Technology with a focus in Stage Management. She also has a certificate from Sinclair in Arts Management. As of 2021, she is in pursuit of an Associates in Painting from Sinclair. Since 2000, she has worked backstage in the shadows of Dayton's theaters. She is currently the Stage Production Manager at The Dayton Art Institute.Emily found a love for finger painting in oils after her husband introduced her to a few artists who did the same. The style allows the artist to connect to the art without an extension. A direct connect and intention. The artist/work connection becomes more personal and loving with each fingerprint.



Jing (Ellen) Xu



Jing% (Ellen) Xu (b. 1987, Inner Mongolia, China)! holds a BA in Sculpture and Law from Xiamen University in Xiamen, China, and an MFA in Photomedia from the University of Washington in Seattle. Making art is the way to communicate with both my heart and the world surrounding me. My art practice is a combination of sculpture, drawing and installation creating an immersive, dreamlike environment to respond to the unique architectural features of space. My work is influenced by Chinese folk art. I use labor-intensive, repetitive methods to represent the history of Chinese working people and identity



Ashley Simons



From The Artist: I have always enjoyed anything that involves being crafty and creative. From painting to pottery, and everything in between, art has always held an important place in my life. My studio is in my home and it’s my favorite place to be.



Caroline Pennington



Caroline is a fire dancer and will be performing several shows. Feel the heat and hear the music the fire makes as she twirls and dances with the flames.



Dean Burden



Dean retired from the USAF in 2005 and has always had a fascination with computers, electronics in general, & how they work. He has built his own computers and is very good at troubleshooting also. His fascination began when the 3D technology showed up on the market, but it was really not affordable back then. In 2021, there was a vendor selling 3D printers at Traders World Flea Market, and Dean wanted in. So, (2) 3D printers later, he has been creating many things and enjoying it very much.



Jonell Warner Dixon Winters



My mother and I came up with an idea to embroider a plain white bed sheet that I could then quilt. I was around 11 or 12 years of age. It took me close to 10 years to finish embroidering. When it came time to quilt, I didn't have the nerve to try. I put it away. I moved onto another idea. I saw an article in the Better Homes and Gardens regarding a bedspread made out of yoyos. Not the toy, but fabric cut in a circle and stitched to make a flower petal. I started then and there making the flowers or yoyos as they are called. I had no idea how many to make. I lost the article, I got married, twice, had kids and added two more kids. Life interrupted. I didn't stop finding time to make the petals, but time marched on.
When our nest emptied, we were able to use the rooms for other spaces than bedrooms. That's when I got my great-grandmother's quilting frame from my mother. I got brave and finished the first quilt and gave it to my daughter after close to 40 years. Now for the last 35 years I am about to complete my other quilt. This quilt has morphed from the original BH&G article to my own creation. I chose to applique the petals onto a plain white bed sheet and using colorful embroidery thread. Since it was picked up and put down so many times my technique changed over time. Some of the petals were nicer than others. I decided to hide my imperfections (which there are many) with buttons. But no ordinary buttons. Cloth covered metal buttons. By then the internet was created and I could go online and purchase metal buttons in bulk. As for other imperfections, you just have to look and touch.



Zoey Abbot



My name is Zoey Abbott, I’m 16 years old and I’m currently a junior enrolled in Madison High School. I’m working toward a degree in graphic design and will soon begin a tattoo apprenticeship after I graduate



Emma Jackson



Emma Jackson is a textile artist and natural dyer native to Dayton, OH. Emma has been weaving and studying tapestry for over 5 years. Her weaving knowledge and inspiration stem from her maternal grandmother, Florentine Brzozowski, whose family immigrated to Dayton from Poland in 1910. Many of Florentine's decades-old fibers are incorporated into Emma’s work.





Angel J. Walker



Angel started being artistic at the tender age of seven. She won many many awards in creative drawing, painting & ceramics throughout her life in elementary, middle and high school years. Her artwork was often displayed on the RTA buses in Dayton Ohio as well as being one of the few candidates selected at just 12 years old for her Artwork to be displayed for several years at the prestigious Kettering towers in downtown Dayton. In her adult life, she put down her paint brush for more than a decade to raise her beautiful family. In 2016, Angel found a new inspirational desire to paint again when her mother took deathly ill in the hospital with colon cancer and a brain aneurysm. While waiting what seem to be endless hours and days in the hospital while the nurses were caring for her mother, she began to pick up her paint brush again. This seem to help her to cope through her pain, sorrow and devastation. To ease the feeling of grief Angel decided to give back to the nurses in the hospital that were taking such exceptional care of her mother during this very turbulent time. As each staff member would come into the room they began to request custom handmade pieces. The word spread all over the hospitals. From the emergency rooms to intensive care soon she began blessing each nurse in the hospital with free artwork. Each nurse would find appreciation, hope and inspiration to do their job with zeal. Currently she has created and opened Dayton Urban Street Dance Studio from her home where she now teaches children the love of art drawing and painting, music and dance.In her mother's legacy she continues to still give back to the community in which she lives. Painting and teach children at the Dayton public libraries, churches, recreational parks and the inner city streets of Dayton Ohio.



Elizabeth Horner



this mask-like weaving with different colored woven coils was GIFTED TO ELIZABETHS MOTHER by Martha Cowden.
Martha was a 1960 graduate of Oakwood High School. She attended Western College for Women, in Oxford, as a special student for four years and was elected an honorary member of the class of 1964. She later earned an Associate of Arts degree with honors at Sinclair Community College. She also studied at the Penland School of Crafts, in North Carolina, and at Arrowmont School of Crafts, in Tennessee. Martha gradually lost her sight as a young adult due to glaucoma. Martha was an artist. She worked principally with clay and natural fibers, with all of her work being tactual. With many of her pieces, she followed a Native American basketry technique that combined hand-built pottery with fiber coiling. Her pottery was created and fired at classes at Sinclair Community College. For her coiling, she wrapped yarn and other fibers around roping in inventive designs. She also made decorative wall-hangings on her loom.



St Christopher School 7th grade art class



Many different tactile works by the kids of St Christopher.



Vees Premium Rubs



Vees Premium is a local dayton brand of dry rubs and sauces that will makeyour mouth water! Founder Kai kash will be cooking up chicken wings at the artist reception for a taste and smell sensation you'll love to experience/



Stephanie Winquist



Stephanie will be performing readings from "the black book of colors" on Friday night.



Jackson Cunningham



From The Artist:
“The Drizzle Boutique”
I used pink construction paper as my base. Then I covered the paper with the most finest glue. I added different colored and textures of yarn on top of the glue to complete my masterpiece.



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Darren Stutton



a local musician who will be providing solo guitar performances throughout the evening on friday night at the artist reception.



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