Art on Porches 2006

Lois Aquilina – Jewelry

49 Abbottsford Place

Kathy Beyers – Jewelry

397 Bird Avenue

Kathy comes to us from East Aurora, New York. This is how she describes her creations: “My inspiration comes from my love of nature. I even use rocks and slate in a lot of my designs. I also use wire and beads and some of my slate and polymer clay pieces have small abstract paintings I do on one-inch mirrors.” The name of her business is Rocks, Roots & Beads. I’m really looking forward to seeing her work!

Patti and George Boswell – Beaded Jewelry

438 Bird Avenue

Patti and George will be exhibiting their beaded jewelry at 438 Bird Avenue

Michael Calanan – Photography

413 Bird Avenue

Some of Michael’s images can be viewed on his websites here and here

Dan Dietrich – Handcrafted Birdfeeders

17 Abbottsford Place

Dan and his wife will also have some homemade dog biscuits available for your four-legged companions to enjoy!

Eileen Graetz – Photography

35 Abbottsford Place

Eileen specializes in digitally enhanced images and will have prints, notecards and some framed pieces for you to enjoy. Click here to send her an email.

Susan Griskonis – Candle Art

10 Abbottsford Place

Now here’s something I’m looking forward to. This is how Susan describes her unique candles she makes from used wax: “I take wax and other elements, especially rocks, and create a candle that takes on a life of its own while it’s burned. The rocks are laid in the wax and form a sculpture around the wick, which, when lit, illuminates this technique in a beautiful way. Also, the wick is anchored to the bottom of the candle/sculpture by being tied around a rock so that it burns very slowly around the rock, creating this eternal flame feel as it burns for quite a long time like that.”

Susan Harding – Photography

412 Bird Avenue

Susan does freelance work and has her own business: Beautiful Creations Photography. She and her assistant are very excited to be able to share their work with a larger audience this year!

Josh Ingram – Photographs

391 Bird Avenue

In addition to photographs Josh will also offer hand-knit scarves and her home-made dog biscuits for that special dog in your life. You can find her at her home at 391 Bird Avenue.

Donna Jerge and Camille Caggiano – Hand Beaded Jewelry

426 Bird Avenue

Using natural elements to create with, each item is unique in itself. Semi-precious stones, shells, wood and glass beads inspire our creativity. Along with the wire-wrapped single stones, we incorporate wire into many of our necklaces. Stop by and check out the view. Just LOOK FOR THE SUN!

Aminah/Joanne Johnson – Jewelry, Steel Sculpture

17 Abbottsford Place

You can also see her one-of-a-kind creations at 2nd Orbit in Buffalo, New York at 144 Allen Street (across from Gabriel’s Gate). Click here to send her an email.

Adam Koniak – Photography

413 Bird Avenue

Adam is a photographer and some of his work can be viewed on his website.

Pam Kreuzer – Stippling

10 Abbottsford Place

“Stippling” refers to an art technique in which the artist composes a picture with tiny little dots using pen and ink. Pam just added a new element to the normally black and white illustrations: she uses oil paint over the pen and ink to add color to her artwork. I am looking forward to seeing her creations!

Lena May – Vintage Recycled Jewlery

436 Bird Avenue

Lena takes old jewlery apart and reassembles the pieces into beautiful new creations such as windchimes or other jewlery.

Chris McGee – Paintings

425 Bird Avenue

Chris joins us for the third year to exhibit his unusual paintings!

Kenn Morgan – Silverstills Photo Decor Art

26 Abbottsford Place

Black and White Photography.

Mike Mulley – Photography

419 Bird Avenue

Mike will show his photographs of the great architecture that one can find in Buffalo. You can also visit him at his College Street Gallery in Allentown.

Kinsman Independent by Mike Mulley Erie Community College by Mike Mulley

Chris Muranyi

47 Abbottsford Place

Chris Muranyi - Grandparents

Chris is a graduate of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. He currently lives and works in Buffalo. His works include science-fiction, fantasy, cartoons, portraits, tattoo designs and landscapes. Chris also has T-shirts and does custom designs upon request.

Chris Muranyi - Once There Was A Life

James Perry – Jewelry Design

428 Bird Avenue

You can learn more about James at his website

Dennis Piatkowski – Origami

Dennis has created some very beautiful origami ornaments – he also has some neat bookmarks made with plants from his backyard! I found that those make really nice small gifts. Dennis is very enthusiastic about his work and will be more than happy to show you how to make your own origami creation!

Joe Runfola – Stained Glass

393 Bird Avenue

Make sure to stop by Joe and see his amazing stained glass artwork. There is something there for everybody and it’s reasonably priced – think ahead of Christmas…..

Jim Sawyer – Stained Glass

31 Abbottsford Place

See six-dimensional designs, a plethora of beautiful glass snowflakes and butterflies as well as moving models of atoms and molecules. If you want to take a peek before the tour, visit Jim in his shop, Six Dimension Design, at Lexington and Ashland in Buffalo or click here to go to his website.

Kath Schifano – Plein air paintings of Western New York

436 Bird Avenue

Kath comes to us from Grand Island and hopes to have lots of opportunities to talk about art and maybe even draw some scenes from our neighborhood at this year’s Art on Porches!

Bob Schulman – Color Photography

398 Bird Ave.

Bob has an eclectic collection of color photographs of Buffalo scenes as well as industrial abstracts.

Robert A. Schultz – Infrared Photography

26 Abbottsford Place

Robert is really passionate about this unique medium for documenting our environment. He has captured many local landmarks, including the Richardson Towers, in infrared. I am looking forward to this unsual photographer!

Glenn Westlund – Painting

28 Abbottsford Place

Glenn’s style is quite unique and this year he will have prints available as well as his original paintings. See for yourself!

Information for Artists

In 2004, the West Side Times referred to our event as “a well organized and enjoyable affair . . . unique in Buffalo’s summer outdoor event line-up”. Newell Nussbaumer of Buffalo Rising calls it his “favorite community event”. Most of the participants shared our sense of success and had a good time. Art on Porches 2006 will take place on Abbottsford Place and Bird Avenue in the shadows of the Richardson Towers, just south of Forest Avenue.

Attendance

In the past two years we had about 300-500 people visiting the neighborhood. We hope even more will turn out this year. Please be aware our tour does not compare with other art festivals in size and scope. We can’t guarantee visitor attendance or sales but we think this is at the very least a good opportunity for you to promote your work. We encourage you to bring brochures and/or business cards to hand out.

We’ll help you promote your work

We’ll help you promote your work by listing all the participating artists on this webpage. We will include your name, artist statement, images of your work and links to your e-mail, your website or other contact information.

Other things you need to know

This is the fourth year of the event (formerly called RTCA Porch and Garden Art Tour). The artists will be setting up on porches in our neighborhood – please bring any tables or chairs or any other furniture you may need for your exhibit. You might also want to bring something to eat. Restroom facilities are available, but we found that all the homeowners are very hospitable and are happy to have you as a guest on their porch. Last year around 30 artists presented their works and some of them shared some of the larger porches.

If you have more questions

If you have further questions, please give us a call. The contact person is Uli MacDonald at 883-7745, or click here to send Uli an email.

Artists

Click here for last year's artists

List of Artists