Spotlights

Every Sunday, NEPA Creative turns the spotlight on some awesome creatives. This week, we have Jackie Ruane of The Creative Touch! The Creative Touch started out container gardening for residential and commercial businesses, but has since branched out into a few other endeavors. They enjoy making business entryways inviting and eye-catching, whether it be a bank, restaurant or perhaps a back deck.  The Creative Touch is all about enhancing spaces and making things more pleasant to the eye. They base container gardening around…

Every Sunday, NEPA Creative turns the spotlight on some awesome creatives. This week, we have Brett Withjack! Brett is a PA native who moved into Luzerne County in 2018. He works day-to-day as a multimedia artist focused on video production and graphic design. A recent grad of SNHU and Leadership Wilkes-Barre, his off time now consists of maintaining a YouTube channel showcasing DIY woodworking and home remodel videos along with writing and recording music.  Recently, Brett started an online t-shirt business with the…

Every Sunday, NEPA Creative turns the spotlight on some awesome creatives. This week, we have Olivia Pizzella! Olivia is a junior chemistry and forensic science major in the Honors College at Hofstra University and the owner of Chart-Art. She creates customized charcuterie boards, fruit and cheese boards, barkuterie boards (for our furry friends), on-the-go charcuterie, customizable boards, and more. To Olivia, the possibilities and creativity are limitless.  During the pandemic, Olivia opened Chart-Art as a creative outlet to honor the recent passing of…

Every Sunday, NEPA Creative turns the spotlight on some awesome creatives. This week, we have Danielle Premuto! NEPA photographer Danielle Premuto is the owner and founder of Danni P Photography. Her eye for beauty captures the most charming precious moments, freezing them in time to look back on forever. Both her passion and grace shine through each of her works, as her kindness, optimism and creativity make her even more incredible to work with. Originally from Lake Wallenpaupack, Danielle attended the University of…

Every Sunday, NEPA Creative turns the spotlight on some awesome creatives. This week, we have Leana Pande! Leana Pande is a self-taught artist in watercolor, acrylic paint, gouache, pen, and more. She graduated from Wilkes University with a double major in Neuroscience and Psychology. Medical illustration is a recent genre she has been painting since college. Her work has previously been published by the American Medical Student’s Association, American Medical Women’s Association, and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.  Leana paints realistic and…

Every Sunday, NEPA Creative turns the spotlight on some awesome creatives. This week, we have Jazzy Treasures!  Milly is the owner and artistic creator of Jazzy Treasures. The company name is in loving memory of her grandmother. She was a three-time beauty contest winner who would love to get all “jazzed up.” Milly’s memories of her are something she will treasure forever. Milly has always loved jewelry, especially earrings and now she has her own webpage, Facebook, Instagram, and Etsy page full of…

Every Sunday, NEPA Creative turns the spotlight on some awesome creatives. This week, we have Amber Drozda! Amber is the owner of The Paper Poppy where she sells her handmade paper florals, gifts and home decor out of her home in Kingston, PA. Amber has been crafting paper flowers and decor for almost 10 years. Trying to balance a full-time job and devote time to her craft has been a challenge as most creatives can relate to. She recently decided to take a…

Every Sunday, NEPA Creative turns the spotlight on some awesome creatives. This week, we have a returning artist, Jessica Maietta, whose art we featured last July. But this year, Jessica has another talent we are showing off: tattooing!  Jessica Maietta graduated from Keystone College in 2018 with a double concentration in Mixed Media and Art Therapy. Following her education, she has been showing her art at galleries and accepting commission projects.  Jessica started a tattoo apprenticeship early February 2021. She is currently pursuing…

Every Sunday, NEPA Creative turns the spotlight on some awesome creatives. This week, we have Caryn Anne Hawkins! Caryn is the owner of Caryn Anne Designs, where she sells handmade earrings online and at local vendor events in Luzerne County. Starting only recently in April 2021, making clay earrings has become a creative outlet for Caryn that helps her balance day to day life: working full-time as a print production specialist, taking care of two trouble-making felines at home in Kingston, and trying…

Every Sunday, NEPA Creative turns the spotlight on some awesome creatives. This week, we have Allison LaRussa! Allison is an artist and graduate of Marywood University. She has worked in the drug and alcohol field for the last 6 years, incorporating the creative arts within substance use treatment. She has witnessed the immense impact that increasing self-expression and confidence, as well as creating a safe and nurturing outlet, has had within her clients.  In her personal life, Allison uses art as her own…