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Thursday, February 14, 2013

I Am Collingswood

I Am Collingswood: Devon Winfree

The Collingswood coffee shop manager is part barista, curator and booking agent. This week she tells Patch about her new venture into jewelry-making.

As manager of popular Haddon Avenue coffee shop Grooveground, jewelry designer Devon Winfree finds herself connected to a variety of art and music. She says the borough nurtures young artists, and provides many opportunities for her to grow her new custom jewelry business, Earthen Treasures. Collingswood Patch: Tell me about your background in the arts. What was your first love? Drawing, painting, sculpting? Devon Winfree: I started doing lots of arts classes in high school. I did fine art, sculpture, web design. Then when I went to college I started doing more fine arts like painting and getting into expressive drawing classes and abstract painting. I went to Monclair State University for one year, and then I did a year at Rowan …

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Thursday, October 11, 2012

I Am Collingswood

I am Collingswood: Evelyn Taylor

Prolific and talented jeweler Evelyn Taylor didn't think she could make a go of her art as a business until she came to the supportive community of Collingswood.

When she's not handling marketing and website management for the Kimmel Center, artist-designer Evelyn Taylor spends hours in her basement studio crafting one-of-a-kind pieces of jewelry, decorative tiles and mosaics. Taylor says that Collingswood gave her her first breaks as a gallery artist, and its welcoming atmosphere supports the home-based business she shares with her boyfriend, potter Chris Bonner.  Collingwood Patch: When did you fall in love with ceramics? Evelyn Taylor: I remember watching a PBS show as a kid and they were talking about disabilities and people doing stuff despite their disabilities. This guy was throwing pots with his feet because he didn't have any arms. I was really blown away by that! I mean, just the throwing…

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