Wednesday, March 28, 2012
A limited edition box of Sarris chocolates showcases Johno Prascak's popular Pittsburgh skyline artwork on its cover.
What do you get when you cross crawdads, garlic, paint, sand and now Sarris chocolates? Pittsburgh artist Johno Prascak, of course. A limited edition box of Sarris chocolates—showcasing Prascak’s original artwork—hit shelves Monday, and he couldn’t be more ecstatic. “For an artist, it’s a deal that could go on for the rest of my life…and even in death,” he quipped. “It’s the best chocolate in the world. As I said on TV, I grew up on Hershey’s and my wife Maria introduced me to Sarris 30 years ago—I never looked back.” Prascak made the announcement Tuesday on KDKA’s Pittsburgh Today Live. He was featured in a segment called, “In the Kitchen with Johno Prascak,” where he cooked crawdads—something he told Patch was on his bucket list. The …
Thursday, March 1, 2012
The exhibit will feature the work of 28 adult students.
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Thursday, March 1, 2012
An exhibit of adult students in watercolor—instructed by Marci Evancho Mason—will be featured at the Verona Boulevard Gallery in March. The exhibit will be on display from March 3 to March 30. There will be an opening reception on Saturday, March 3, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the gallery. The reception will be catered by Julie Steinhaus Catering. The work of 28 artists will be displayed. They are: Georgette Belobrajdic, Sarah Milligan, Rose Cardamone, Connie Morenzi, Karen Rose Cercone, Cheryl Nigrini, Judy Dickson, Patricia Nigro, Linda Galati, Eleanor Patton, Dee Grieb, Ramona Polen, Sylvia Henriquez, Pam Price, Barbara Jewell, Winnie Shano, Patty Krepley, Elizabeth Stumpf, Mavis Logan, Margie Tinsley, Marita Maloney, Evelyn Turocy, Marci …
Friday, July 29, 2011
A reception for artist Patti Torok Giordano will be held Aug. 6.
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Friday, July 29, 2011
“Eclectic Explorations in Watercolors” by artist Patti Torok Giordano will be featured at the Verona Boulevard Gallery in August. The exhibit begins Aug. 6 and runs through Aug. 27. There will be an artist reception on opening night from 6 to 9 p.m. The gallery is at 736 Allegheny River Blvd. in Verona. For more information, call 412-828-1031 or see www.boulevardgallery.com. The gallery is open and free to the public on Thursday, Friday and Saturday from noon to 4 p.m.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Plum resident and retired schoolteacher collects everyday items and welds them into works of art.
Retired schoolteacher Bill Berkey has a lot of spoons — and forks, knives, whisks, spatulas and salad tongs. He's not a chef, though. He's an artist, and his drawers full of thrift-store salvaged spoons eventually become sculptures. A spatula can become half of a set a of wings, and a fork can be bent into a foot for animal figurines that are Mr. Berkey's specialty. "I'll use any metal that people don't want," he said. Berkey, 79, crafts entire pieces out of silverware in his Holiday Park home in Plum before having them painted at a shop in Export. The special coating is powder caking, which requires a magnetic surface. The result is a menagerie of colorful critters that adorn the shelves and tables of the home he shares with his wife, …
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