December 2009

You’re invited to Krista Bermeo’s Grand Opening Celebration!

Saturday, December 5
1–6 p.m.

You’re invited to the Grand Opening Celebration of glass artist Krista Bermeo’s new Mass. Ave. studio, a colorful and eclectic space in the downstairs of Arts A Poppin’, 425 Massachusetts Avenue in Indianapolis, 317.822.1200.

At this opening, you’ll get the first look at Krista’s Winter White Collection, featuring delicate acid etched bird pendants. You’ll also see the premiere of Krista’s glass buttons. Priced from $4 to $12, these buttons are great for spicing up knitting and sewing projects.

Looking for locally made holiday gifts? Browse Krista’s expansive collection of necklaces, earrings, key chains and more. (Custom work happily accepted.)

The festivities include live music from Colin Obremski, homemade cookies and hot apple cider.

Also for sale: Work by Larry Bennett (Krista’s father), including walnut jewelry and key chains inlaid with crushed minerals, metals, turquoise and more.

Hope to see you December 5!

First Friday at the Murphy Art Center, Fountain Square, 6–10 p.m.

$20 Wonderfully soft German-made cashmere scarves from traditional to funky. 

Ambre Blends oils, body cream and spritzers

New! Glass buttons for knitting and handcrafted sewing projects

Lots of new items in time for Holiday gifts

Krista Bermeo
Determined to combine her artistic talent for art glass with her vision to satisfy a local marketplace in need of authentic and creative jewelry, Krista Bermeo set aside a lucrative career in pharmaceutical research to build a remarkably successful jewelry design business. She quickly discovered that the art of lampworking lent itself well to experimentation and innovation in design. As a result, she began showing a line of affordable jewelry in local museums and galleries.

As orders began to demand full-time attention, Krista opened her first studio in 2007, located in the historic arts district of Fountain Square near downtown Indianapolis, filling requests from galleries and specialty shops around the country. Krista began her studies under Indianapolis' own Jari Sheese, Creative Renewal Arts Fellow, and furthered her skills with Loren Stump at the Corning Museum of Glass. She furthered her skills with instruction from renowned Italian artist Diego Bottacin of Murano. 

Krista’s jewelry ranges from whimsical pins to the more elegant necklaces, often featuring a spectrum of colors reminiscent of rainbows streaming through a science laboratory. Krista currently resides in downtown Indianapolis.