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Historic Kenwood
Our Artists
HISTORIC KENWOOD IS PROUD
THAT SO MANY VISUAL AND
PERFORMING ARTISTS MAKE
THEIR HOMES HERE.
PROFESSIONALS, STUDENTS AND
AMATEURS ALL ENRICH OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD.
Marty Bosy
Copper Jewelry
“I love the feel, the organic look,
and the color of copper – which
changes with time, air, by applying
beautiful patinas and glazes, or by
simply heating it with a very hot
flame.”
Marty grew up in Central America,
where she was taught embroidery and
sewing in elementary school. She
experimented with beadwork and
other jewelry mediums before
choosing copper.
Sallie Hackett Brown
Reconstruction Sculpture
Sallie Hackett Brown creates “reconstruction” sculptures
that draw from the inherent vitality of their pre-tooled
wood and metal components. Through these she
endeavors to express her observations of familial and
societal situations. Before she worked in wood and metal,
she had a fabric sculpture business that led to assemblage
constructions. Her work has been represented by four
galleries in Connecticut.
She also worked as a crafts development consultant for
Save the Children, Aid to Artisans, and the United
Nations High Command for Refugees, specializing in
product design and display, and has given presentations
at the International Gift Show, World Bank, United
Nations, U.S. Press Club in Washington, D.C., the
Jordanian Embassy, and Save the Children
Headquarters. She has also worked as a gallery manager
in Manhattan.
Earlier in her career, Sallie worked for several years as a
photographic model and mannequin for the international
couture market.
Sallie was educated at the State University of New
York at Buffalo in an accelerated art education
program. She has also studied at The New School for
Social Research, The Creative Arts Workshop and
The Guildford Handcrafts Center in Connecticut,
and the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York
City.
727-321-5190
Dianne Caton
High and Low-Fired Ceramics
 Born and raised in New Zealand
 Dianne’s work has echoes of the
traditional Maori forms and
designs
 Has lived in the U.S. and
worked in clay for more than 35
years
 Pieces are thrown on the wheel
or hand built, then carved and
burnished when they are leather
hard. They are then fired with
sawdust and horse hair.
(727) 321 1884
www.catonpottery.com
Diane Cromp
Sunshine Design Studio
Graphic designer and owner of
Sunshine Design Studio
Specializes in logo design and
branding, and full service graphic
design including print packages, ads,
website design, mobile app design,
social marketing
Formerly known as DCdeziner in the
Washington D.C. area,
Sandy relocated to St. Petersburg in
2005 and is currently owner of
Sunshine Design Studio in Historic
Kenwood. Originally from Buffalo, NY
she has over 15 years of creative
experience and was employed by award
winning agencies, technical giants,
non-profits and government agencies
in both the New York and Washington
DC areas.
CyberCraft Robots
by Sarah Thee Campagna
Science Fiction Themed Sculpture
“At CyberCraft Robots, our Orbiting
Laboratory allows us to search local star
systems for Artifacts from the Future.
A small percentage of the ‘ordinary objects’
around you are actually fragments of
disassembled Robots, Rayguns, and
Spaceships! Our mission is to collect these
items and reassemble them into the marvelous
Artifacts they were intended to be.”
Our sculptures are composed of variety of
metals and glass, and are constructed with
fasteners – no adhesives, no welding.
This method creates a strong and stable
art object with the effortless, “these parts
belong together” feel which is a hallmark
of CyberCraft Robots. Each Artifact has a
story and narrative that is part of the
piece.
Images, from top:
Cybercraft logo
Primary robot creator with sparks
Econaut
Lady of the Veil
CyberCraftRobots.com
info@CyberCraftRobots.com
727.501.3878
David Gruskin
Photography
“I grew up in Treasure Island when
David is interested in
most types of
photography, but travel
and music are two main
interests.
there were jungles and no condos. I
am a lawyer in my day job, but
majored in Hollywood movie
making at USF back in the day. I
am currently trying to spend more
time doing what I really love,
taking pictures.”
“Photography may be the
only field more crowded
than law, but I try and stand
out by producing a quality
product.”
www.davidgruskin.smugmug.com
davidjgruskin@gmail.com
Steven Kenny
Painter
Steven Kenny was born in Peekskill, New York in 1962. He attended the Rhode Island
School of Design, receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1984. His final year of art
school was spent studying independently in Rome. This direct exposure to European art
(especially the Baroque works of the Italian, Dutch and Flemish schools) had a
significant effect on his painting style.
First settling in New York City, he gained notoriety as a freelance commercial illustrator.
Clients included Sony Music, Time Magazine, AT&T, United Airlines, Celestial
Seasonings, Microsoft and many others. His illustrations repeatedly received awards
from the Society of Illustrators, Communication Arts Magazine and the Art Directors'
Club of New York.
In 1997 Steven turned away from illustration in order to devote his full attention to the
fine arts. Since that time he has lived in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia and his
home state of New York before settling in St Petersburg, Florida. His award-winning
paintings are exhibited in galleries across the United States and Europe.
From an early age the beauty and mystery of nature have deeply influenced his chosen
subject matter: compositions that most often combine the human figure with elements
from nature to comment on our interactions with the environment while symbolically
alluding to the dynamics of human nature in general.
www.stevenkenny.com
Ya La’ford
Visual painter, installation artist, and muralist
“Many of my paintings have detailed
work on the back and the front of the
canvas and address the canvas much like
a fabric. I create intricate pieces of work
that are meditative and informed by my
instinctive inner worlds and traditional
cultural textile forms. I repurpose
commercial culturally iconic materials
and use hand-woven and hand-dyed
materials to create pieces that speak to
both highly developed consumer cultures
and traditionally self-sufficient cultures
who must interact economically with
consumer cultures in a developing global
environment.”
B.A., J.D.,
University of Florida
M.F.A., Art Institute
of Boston
Exhibits
internationally
Studios in NYC and
St. Petersburg
yalaford@gmail.com
212-203-0026
www.yalaford.com
Andrea Moraes Manson
Singer
Andrea moved to the Tampa Bay
area from Rio de Janeiro in
2000. Trained as an architect in
Brazil, she sings in O Som do
Jazz, a Brazilian Bossa Nova,
samba and MPB (Música
Popular Brasileira) group, led by
her husband David. She also
sings with the Helios Jazz
Orchestra, an 18-piece big band.
Andrea grew up listening to classic Bossa Nova and
MPB. She sings the classic works and writes new
Brazilian music. Her recordings include “Infinita Bossa”
and “A Kiss for Rio”
www.osomdojazz.com
(727) 341-4363
David Manson
Composer, Trombonist, Presenter, Educator
Dr. David Manson has been
director of the EMIT series since
1996 and leads the Brazilian
group O Som Do Jazz and the
Helios Jazz Orchestra. He teaches
courses in the MIRA (Music
Industry/Recording Arts)
program at St. Petersburg College.
He is a recipient of two Artist
Fellowships from the Florida Arts
Council and holds a doctorate in
musical arts from the Cincinnati
Conservatory.
David’s works flows between
several genres including new
classical, electronic, jazz,
and sound art. He is very active in
the community, believing that a
composer has
to create opportunities for
performance.
(727) 341-4363
davidmansonmusic@gmail.com www.davidmansonmusic.com
Brandon Marshall
Abstract Assemblages
“Growing up in Pittsburgh, I would find
the most fascinating forms of abstraction
when the detritus of yester years meets the
ever powerful forces of nature. I would see
this amazing formation everywhere in
Pittsburgh and was always inspired to
create this in my own way.”
According to Brandon , a leaky shower changed
his life. After fixing it with two tubes of
mismatched caulking, he found the beauty in its
shape and texture as it dried. Soon, using scraps
of wood, caulking, and color, he turned his living
room into his studio, and discovered who he was
and what he loved. His passion continues.
Now, Brandon creates large abstract
assemblages using found objects, silicone and
latex; about 90% of the color he applies is from
food coloring. He creates layer upon layer to
create his effects.
• Raised in Pittsburgh
• Studied at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh,
Slippery Rock State University (PA), and Full
Sail University
www.BrandonMarshallArt.com
Susan Miller
Painting
“In my paintings I
try to convey my love
and respect for the wolf,
and to honor his strong
and wild spirit.”
Of Cherokee descent, Susan was born and raised in
southwestern Oklahoma and studied art at the
University of North Texas.
Susan works primarily in acrylic, using vivid color to
create large paintings on wood panels. Highly
stylized wolves and coyotes are favorite subjects,
along with Native American motifs. She is
represented by Natural Accents Gallery in Taos, NM.
Susan passionately supports the reintroduction of
the Mexican Gray Wolf into the American
Southwest, and believes in the importance of wolves
to a healthy ecosystem.
Her painting “Wolf Totem” was
chosen by the New Mexico
Wilderness Alliance as their
2013 Mexican Wolf Conservation
Stamp, an annual series of framing
quality art prints offered to
collectors in a 4.5 x 5.5 inch format.
575-779-8294
Natural Accents Gallery, Taos, NM
Kristine Palowski
Jewelry
“I design classy, custom wearable art with a flair using various
materials. Most pieces are one of a kind. I can also recreate
your old jewelry and make custom orders and jewelry
repairs.”
This Chicago native and former educator of the deaf is
a self-taught visual artist, who nurtured her eye and
creative abilities through teaching and
communicating solely relying on visuals (shapes,
color, photographs, forms, emotions, facial
expressions, manipulatives, body language, sign
language and everything in between).
773-330-1500
www.thepieceboutique.com
kristinepawloski@gmail.com
Ginny Respess
Violinist
A native of Atlanta, Ginny began
studying the violin at age 2. She
received a Bachelor's and Master's
Degree in Music Performance and has
since performed with numerous
organizations all over the world.
In 2009 she moved to Historic Kenwood
after winning a position with The
Florida Orchestra. Ginny also
performs with the St. Petersburg
Opera and Opera Tampa and
maintains a private
studio where she gives violin lessons.
Besides performing with The Florida
Orchestra, Ginny serves on the
Orchestra Committee, a small elected
body of musicians who represent
their colleagues at board meetings
and in negotiations for the Collective
Bargaining Agreement as well as
other pertinent business
matters. She also created and
maintains the website for the Florida
Orchestra Musicians Association.
ginnyrespess@gmail.com
Susan Rohr
Gardener, Stained Glass Designer/Artist
Susan provides professional gardening,
interior painting, and home care
services through her business, Home &
Garden Solutions, Inc. A master
gardener, she has been gardening for
more than thirty years in Colorado and
Florida. She has won Historic
Kenwood’s Home and Garden Award
and a Water Wise beautification award
from the City of St. Petersburg.
“Although I have had success in
edible gardening, my main focus is
flower or foliage gardens as a
statement for beautification of my
yard and my neighborhood.”
Susan moved to St.
Petersburg from Fort
Collins, Colorado with her
husband Jeremiah on
Christmas Day, 2007. Their
son Pierson lives in
California.
727-599-6197
skrohr@gmail.com
Joyce Salvage
The Good Earth Tileworks
• Handmade decorative accent tiles.
• Bas relief and sgraffito, natural motifs on
white or red earthenware.
• Custom designs by special order.
•Started The Good Earth Tileworks in the
1980s in Maine
“I set up my first real studio in our cabin
in the woods of Maine, and started my
own business – “The Good Earth
Tileworks” in the 80’s. I mixed my own
clay and glazes. After teaching for many
years, I am now back to making tiles, now
inspired by Florida flora and fauna,
including sea life, for the kitchen and
bath backsplash, fireplace surround, and
outdoor art.”
Studied ceramics at Cambridge Adult
Community Center, California State University,
Berkeley Potter’s Coop, University of California
at Santa Cruz, DeYoung Museum.
Ron Salvage
Kenwood Photos
• Focus on form, shadow, and light.
• Nature photography
• Abstract shadow and design
• Natural light environmental portraiture
I prefer to take portraits (both human
and animal) in natural light with
subjects in their own surroundings. I
started with black and white film and
technical darkroom developing and
printing in my own home studio in
Berkeley. My current work is digital,
color and black and white.
• Initially self-taught along with Army buddy
photographers in Europe
• Formal study of photography at University of
California at San Francisco
Dwayne Shepherd
Painter
“I am inspired by nature! I love to walk
the beach or in the woods and appreciate
the beauty of living things. My favorite
artists are Monet and Van Gogh, so I like
the impressionistic style. Being an art
teacher is very rewarding so I can share
my talent and love of art with young
creative minds.”
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Originally from Clarksville, Tennessee
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Degree in art and psychology, Austin Peay State
University
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Visual art teacher at Osceola Middle School since 2001
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Previously worked for Dillard’s department stores as
visual merchandiser and fashion coordinator, and as
account executive for Calvin Klein Fragrances
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Member, past president, Pinellas Art Educators
Association
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Board member, Florida Art Education Association
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Active member of King of Peace MCC Church
colorthesoul@yahoo.com
Andrew (Grandy) Smith
Painter
Andrew (Grandy) Smith began studying
painting at Dazzio Art Studio in 2012 “on
a whim” and hasn’t stopped. His subjects
reflect his love of the ocean, sailing, and
nature.
“I enjoy the beauty and colors of
nature and the power of the sea. I
am still finding my way but have
settled on the impressionistic style.”
Grandy was born and raised in the Bronx,
New York and moved to Palm Harbor in
1985. He retired from the St. Petersburg
Times in 2008 and moved to Kenwood in
2009 when he married Nancy (already a
Kenwoodian).
Grandy Smith Art
grandysmithart@hotmail.com
Curtis Sneary
Painter – Oils and Acrylics on Canvas
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Cutting edge, satirical pop art
An interest in the past and pop cultures
mixed with topical happenings allow the
viewer to laugh and ponder.
His ideas and strong design compose an
unforgettable image.
Graduate of Columbus College of Art and
Design
Has lived in Historic Kenwood since 2002
with his wife and son
Curt and Beth Sneary
All in the Family (40x34)
Barbie’s Dead (51 x 36
www.thelaughingartist.com
Curtis.sneary@yahoo.com
Deb Von Cannon
Multiple Art Forms
 Painting
 Drawing
 Pottery
 Recycled art
 Landscape
design
 Comic book art
 Mixed media
 Music
“ It is my firm belief that creativity
and art should continue to be
taught in our schools and
neighborhoods because without it,
future engineers would have no
inspiration, mathematicians would
be needed less and so many other
non-art fields would be affected. Art
gives young minds training to
dream and put dreams into reality
thru a variety of mediums.”
• For 11 years, Deb worked in drafting. Her work
involved architectural, civil-plots/plats, cabinet design
and layout and airplane wiring systems for Boeing's
767 Electrical Engineering Department in Everett, WA
• Art minor, Pacific Lutheran University, AA in drafting,
Indian River State University
And Many More
Historic Kenwood Artists!
Many more artists make their homes in Historic
Kenwood. Here are some we know of who are
not yet included in this catalogue:
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Frank Abrami - drummer
Julio Aguilar
Patrician Borneman
Ben Cochran – photographyer
Charla Cribb
Rahab Cummins – antique restorer
Susan Donathan – painter
Virginia Hardt
Carol Hess – painter
Scott Jogwick
Barbara Lewis – torch fired enamelist
Ray Luck – concert pianist
Maureen McDole - poet
Dawn Merselis
Ricardo Moreira – painter: mixed media, oils
Shantelle Morgan – painter: acrylics
Michael Perenich – photographer
Jennifer Real
Lisa Rojas – jazz vocalist
Rodney Rojas – jazz clarinetist and saxophoneist
Laura Spencer
Kathleen Stoud
Tom Thompson
Francis Tobienne, Jr. – painter: oils
Calling Kenwood Artists
If you are an artist living and/or
working in Kenwood and would
like to be included in this online
catalogue,
please contact
Andy Smith
grandy@tampabay.rr.com
Please also see interviews with some
Kenwood artists at
www.historickenwood.org/kenwood-artists