Ellen Bett-Witt

Ellen grew up in Farmington Hills, MI. She moved to Marquette nearly forty years ago, and has been in love ever since!

Ellen is a nature and travel photographer inspired by discovery, and the cultures and scenery she encounters. Ellen tries to accurately capture the world around her with minimal digital processing.

Joy Bender-Hadley

Joy is a multi-disciplinary artist who is always pushing herself through various mediums. She sees herself as a painter who will also choose to use clay, recycled materials, collage, and printmaking as a tool to convey her imagery. Joy’s process is all about exploration. While challenging herself with various mediums, she works to unite color with nature, whimsical stories, and creative meditation.

Jenny Frein Hamel

Jenny is primarily a ceramics artist, but she works with fiber and some other mediums as well. She finds inspiration for her work while spending time in nature.  

Jenny’s pottery is functional and meant to be used as part of our daily rituals, like making a cup of coffee. Her unique handmade pieces bring joy to the everyday. 

K Harris Pfaffle

Kristianna is a multi-media artist whose work focuses on fine details of line-work, whether those lines are created with henna, ink, paint, by pyrography, or via Dremel bit. It’s not unusual to find her lost in a project on fabric, paper, canvas, leather, bone, wood, or stone surfaces until she feels ready to step back and let the piece speak for itself. Inspiration is derived from traditional mehndi art styles blended with nature motifs and a lifelong love of symbolism.

Virginia Killough

Ginnie Killough, spinner and handweaver A lifelong fiber enthusiast, Ginnie loves exploring traditional weave structures and designing original weaving plans which incorporate vivid color and handspun yarns as much as possible. She enjoys making functional items which bring art and craft into our daily lives.

Colleen Maki

Colleen is a nature photographer and painter who’s love for the outdoors shines through all of her work. Colleen’s connection with the environment of the Upper Peninsula shows through her artwork as she photographs the intricate details of nature and the astonishing macro beauty of Lake Superior.  Colleen can also be found walking up and down the beaches in search of the perfect rock in which she paints recreations of famous works and of course, nature scenes.

Mavis

I’m a self-taught metalsmith and jewelry designer. I work studio in Marquette, and this year, on remote in Houghton. I’m an avid photographer, writer, and home chef. I’m a mama and a drawing enthusiast. I like glitter and hammers and rust and stars. I’ve been making jewelry for 29 years, and  teaching workshops and classes for 25. I like to create fun things to wear and to repurpose forgotten things into fabulous new ones.  

Custom sizing, pieces, and workshops available upon request. athttps://mineralspiritjewelry.com/mineralspiritjewelry     mineralspiritjewelry.com

David Payant

“Let the chips fall where they may.”
David Payant is a wood turner from Marquette.
“I have been turning for 10 years and I love wood. All of my work is in local woods. Each piece of wood is unique and when you “open” it up amazing beauty is revealed. 

Candace Prill

I am a native Yooper and life-long agate hunter. My passion for nature and science are shown through my art of agate suncatchers.
I enjoy spending time in The Gallery surrounded by local art, if I’m not there I am likely hiking around with my family or chasing our chickens around.

Christine Saari

Christine is a multidisciplinary artist who expresses her angle on life through mixed media, photography and written word. Christine is known for her cigar box shrines, insightful photography, and heart touching poetry.

Larissa Schmock

Larissa is primarily an oil and acrylic painter who often dabbles in pen and
ink drawing. Her interest in the natural world is demonstrated in her
paintings and drawings, most often of a variety of flora, fauna, and
landscapes. She has been drawing and painting since she was young and
has carried her artistic practice throughout her life, which stems from an
intense urge to create and capture moments of beauty or ideas.

Sarah Sobczak

Sarah joined The Gallery in May 2023. She works in macrame and wire wrapping. Many of her materials are sourced locally. Sarah’s love of macrame started as a child with friendship bracelets. Macrame knots taught her much about jewelry making! Sarah loves living in Marquette for it’s support of the arts and the beautiful nature. She is raising a teen and has THREE Australian Shepherds!
See Sarah’s work at: www.daystarcreations.com facebook & Instagram @daystarcreations906

Don Wilson

Don creates jewelry using local materials. His unique designs often include copper, agates, Petosky stones, and local woods. Don taught Art, Woodworking and Jewelry Design at a high school near Seattle for many years. He now uses those skills to design his own line of jewelry. His collections reflect the wide range of influences on his life.