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Here at Le Petit Artist, we support local artists. Available for purchase, we have a large selection of handcrafted fine jewelry as well as other gift items from local artists .

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Leslie's Creations

Inspired by an artistic mother, Leslie dabbled in many mediums as a child. Such as sewing "muppet" like puppets for her sisters, drawing, pen and inks, etc. At age 14 she received a Minolta SLR 35mm camera and became hooked. Photography has been a mainstay of her repertoire for many years. Five and one half years ago Leslie took a class from a certified Silversmith to learn Jewelry Making. She has taught beading to a few students and enjoys working with semi-precious stones. Leslie continues to experiment with different mediums.

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W. Eugene Burkhart

Gene is an international lecturer, floral designer, instructor, and pressed flower artist. His designs have been in exhibitions and competitions throughout the United States and the world. He lectured at the International Pressed Flower Art Exhibition held in Nagano, Japan.

Gene received the 2005 Lifetime Achievement in the Arts Award given by The Berks Arts Council. He is the producer and host of "Your Berks Craftsmen" on BCTV. He enjoys creating his unique designs with pressed plant material.

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Roy Hershey

Roy Hershey makes functional pottery, tile pieces and decorative platters for use and others which hang on the wall. These are of abstract design, challenging the eye within the space of a ceramic rondle. Color and texture are important. Commissions taken on dinnerware, other pottery items and decorative platters.

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Sandra Kaye

Sandra is a full time self-employed pastel artist and glass fusing artist. She has been accepting portrait commissions for 20 years and selling her prints and original works through gallery representation and juried shows. Sandra has always had a fascination with glass and began experimenting and

creating in glass fusing 8 years ago. She has since created original tiles, platters, bowls, jewelry, tables and more and now works from two separate studios, one for pastel painting and one for glass fusion.

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Leah Weikel

As an artist Leah has a whimsical approach to design.... Color and shape are her favorite elements of art. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts and Apparel Design from Albright College and also attended an applied Arts School on the west coast. At home ont he canvas as well as with jewelry design, Leah likes to visually satisfy the viewer.

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Wire Concepts by Pam

Pam was born and raised in Berkshire Heights and spent many years in the city of Reading, PA. She now lives in the Stony Creek area with her husband of 28 years. Pam always wanted to create something beautiful but spent time working in the accounting field for 30 years, until she became disabled. She learned many crafts during that time, all self-taught, such as sewing, crocheting, quilting, photography, wood burning, wood working, sketching and painting. Pam never had formal training, just the need to create. The opportunity presented itself when she stumbled upon the book "Making Designer Bead & Wire Jewelry" by Tammy Powley and she hasn't stopped since, learning new things each time she picks up wire.

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Patricia Murtha Friedman

Watercolors and mixed media— landscapes, seascapes, botanicals, and “whimsey”—from decades of memories that relish the seasons—images known for their movement, color, and composition. A self-taught artist who did not discover the artist within until her mid 40’s, Friedman is both a sought-after artist and innovative teacher whose students themselves have won many awards. Now with numerous collectors, Friedman’s work is also published for the stationery, gift & licensing industries.

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Carolyn Yohn McManus

Carolyn, a native of Chester County, PA has been a Master Silversmith and Goldsmith for over twenty-four years. She has a degree from the Bowman Technical School and graduated from The Jewelry Design Institute. Carolyn also attended The Baum School of Art, William Holland School of Lapidary Arts and PMC (precious metal clay) level one and two certification. She gained experience working as a bench jeweler for local fine jewelry stores, but soon realized that she would rather create than repair jewelry. She has created a very unique line of sterling silver, multi metals with semi-precious stone jewelry. She also has been featured in the national magazine, Art Jewelry.

Adding to her repertoire, Carolyn designs and fabricates multi metal sculptures. Her work has been accepted into many regional juried shows and fine art exhibits. In addition she teaches silversmithing, beading, wire wrapping, fused glass cabochons and PMC.

Carolyn enjoys teaching, because her students possess the same passion and excitement as she does. They inspire her when they share ideas. She loves collaborating with others to create. Students like the way she simplifies the jewelry making process and teaches in plain understandable terms. She encourages students to use their creativity within. Carolyn is a former studio artist and instructor at The GoggleWorks Center For The Arts in Reading PA.