RESIDENT ARTISTS
Browse our vibrant collective of house artists below.
KATHRYN E. NOSKA / IMAGINAL ARTWORK
I majored in Fine Art for two years of college. Over the years, I won awards and exhibited in the State Museum of Pennsylvania, Yellow Springs Art Show, Art Gallery at Devon, Malvern Retreat Art Show, Chester County Studio Tour, 25 Days of Minis, and in galleries in Pennsylvania, New York, Nevada, Oregon, and California.
But, my path has been winding. In college, headaches due to solvents caused me to stop painting for several years. Returning to art, I used acrylics for 15 years, but became sensitive to the paint so I stopped, again. By 2010, I learned I have Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, which means I’m affected by tiny amounts of many different chemicals.
By 2015, eager to paint, I used chemical-free walnut oil paint without solvents. I happily painted… until fall of 2023. I got sensitized to this paint and had to quit them, too. Being persistent, I switched to watercolor with blackberry honey (cuts down on biocide). I work in concert with the watercolor which has a mind of it’s own, and I rely on my intuition more which feels great!
My imaginal artwork highlights choices made in life to courageously do what’s in your heart and go your own way even if you don’t always know where you’ll end up. With belief in yourself and in the process, you’ll get where you need to be. My art encourages you to find your way when you feel lost, and believe in yourself to confidently choose your own path knowing that when you take chances and trust the unknown, you can do it!
LESLIE CLEARWATER / GOLDSMITH
Ten Air Studios
Indie Phoenixville goldsmith Leslie Clearwater creates jewelry that is talismanic: vivid, wearable emblems of the nature of the wearer's spirit. Each piece is alive with color and intention, created with traditional metalsmithing techniques and an embrace of the philosophy of "slow fashion."
Leslie curates a carefully-chosen and ethical library of gemstones and minerals from lapidary artists across the globe, including stones she herself has collected and cut.
She has been recognized globally in publications including Vogue and Vanity Fair, and was twice honored with a Best of Main Line award.
Leslie's work has been called fresh, vibrant, and enchanting. She frequently hides pieces of her jewelry around Chester County as serendipitous "treasure hunts."
BOB HAKUN / ASSEMBLAGE ART
I collect old, discarded items: some natural like bones or wood, some man-made, like wheels or rusty wire. I look for old things that show the graphic effects of aging: the beauty and harshness of the breaking-down over time of all things. I collect objects that are burnt, broken, rusty, crushed, bent, and stained: these things naturally imply a history or narrative. I stitch or bolt them together in a very un-craftsmanlike manner, and assemble a relatively crude and unrefined piece of art. My assembled artwork is intended to tell a story or convey a message greater than the individual items would project separately. The interpretation of that message is left to the viewer.
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Bob has recently retired, and works full time as a fine artist. His artistic interests include painting, sculpture, and photography.
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Bob has won numerous awards in local art shows, including numerous “Best of Show” awards for his “Industrial Primitive” assemblages made from found objects. Bob was accepted into the Pennsylvania Art of the State exhibit in 2014, and won third place in sculpture in the 2016 exhibit. He has participated in both the Chester County Studio Tour and the Montgomery County Studio Tour over the last several years. He has had three one-person shows and numerous two and three-person shows in the last several years.
DAVE YASENCHAK / PEN & INK
Hailing from Berks County, Pennsylvania, Dave Yasenchak is an ever-evolving illustrator, printmaker, and muralist typically working in a monochromatic, line-based neo-surrealist style. In his highly detailed work, Dave is drawn to subject matter that reveals the inseparability and inevitable clash of man and nature – the yin and the yang, the geometric and the organic.
RHONA CANDELORO / PAINTER
I am enthralled by light and the illumination of a single moment. I am enraptured by the colors of the sky, by how light bounces around the atmosphere, and the colors of darkness.
There are moments of awe, wonder, illumination and beauty — moments of light. The arts illuminate those moments through both the process and the product. My goal is to learn to paint and see not just the person, landscape or object, but the light and atmosphere emanating from them.
I have a painting degree from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and a BFA from the University of Pennsylvania. In addition to painting, I work as a teaching artist with the PA Council on the Arts and teach drawing and painting at Chester Springs Art Studio as well as privately.
HARRIET HILL
I paint bold, bright abstract designs in oil and gouache that increase the happiness factor in myself and others. We need all the happiness we can get!
My work speaks of the bold, bright energy of Africa, where I spent much of my life and where I learned how to embrace life and laughter even in the midst of challenges.
Http://www.HarrietsPaintings.com
Insta/FB: #HarrietsPaintings
KATHERYN JENSEN / DECORATIVE & WATERCOLOR PAINTER
Over 20 years ago, armed with books, paints, brushes and designs inspired by nature, Katheryn decided to leave the corporate world and pursue her passion for painting. Her “canvas” was a wealth of found materials: old galvanized buckets, vintage furniture, cigar boxes, glassware, and anything else she could wrap her design around.
For several years she did shows and commissioned custom pieces until a health crisis brought everything to a halt. During that time Katheryn discovered a love for watercolor which offered a new set of challenges. She was intrigued by the looseness and spontaneity of the medium. She took numerous watercolor classes and displayed her work in shows. Eventually she realized how much she missed painting on “things” and decided to get back to her roots of finding cast-off items and giving them new life.
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Katheryn’s current focus is painting unique designs on glass which creates a stained-glass effect. She still loves to paint on other unique items, and recently completed two custom pieces, a guitar and a vintage kerosene heater.
Katheryn resides in Upper Providence with her overly patient, supportive and creative in his own right, husband, Steve. Her other hobbies include: gardening, over-thinking, annoying her husband and thinking up episode names for the pretend sitcom she’s developing about their life together. She also enjoys feeding and befriending chipmunks, squirrels and whatever other wildlife happens to venture into their yard.