✨ JULY! PLEASE NOTE! Due to the 4th of July holiday, our “first Sunday” art show will shift to the second Sunday for the month of July. Thanks and we can’t wait to see you! ✨
Our monthly art show featuring two incredible local artists is the first Sunday of every month. Meet the creators – plus live music and wine!
Can’t make it to the debut event? The gallery is open to the public during regular winery hours, and we welcome you to enjoy the space! Selected artists showcase for an entire month and the pieces are available for sale.
Our curator, Lori Loewen, works to find the best and brightest creators in our area, pulling together solo, complimentary and group shows. Visit the Gallery page on our website to submit your work for consideration.
Susan Fox Hirschmann
Ceramic Artist, Susan Fox Hirschmann, has a lifetime of studies in the arts, clay, and design. Her return to her magical home here in Cape May County, in Wildwood Crest, four years ago, has brought her new inspiration. These beaches, the sunsets, the birds, the butterflies, the ocean, the dune grasses, all of nature’s magic energizes her passion to create in clay. And Susan just loves working in clay!
Susan studied at American University (BA) and Corcoran School of Art (Ceramics and Interior Design) both in Washington DC. Her work is in collections and homes worldwide and she has won numerous awards for her unique work, as well as being featured and published in fine craft books and magazines. She has exhibited at nationally renowned juried Art and Craft Shows nationwide. “The joy of working in clay is my passion,” she states, “and my years on the beaches, the trails, all of Cape May’s natural abundance, influence my work. Carving seashells, ocean waves, dune grasses and familiar faces enjoying them all, are incorporated into my work. Color and texture, like those found in the sea scapes of local sunsets, influence my work. I love that people can enjoy my pottery, for then the circle, from maker to user, is complete. This continues to create that magic I feel being a ceramic artist.
To give others joy with my work is truly fulfilling!” Most of Susan’s work begins on the potter’s wheel, with stoneware or porcelain clay and after intricate carving or additions, the work is fired in her kilns. Then she glazes each, with her own glazes, before a second firing to 2400 degrees Fahrenheit, for permanence and durability. Most glazes are either painted
or airbrushed on each piece. Many pieces have added natural reeds, grape vines and bamboo, adding texture to her art. Each piece is a six-week process from wet clay to finished piece making each, one of a kind and unique.
After forty-five years creating in clay, the work from Susan’s hands is ceramic art that is always evolving, like the oceans and the seasons. Susan is honored and excited to be featured artist at Jessie Creek Winery!
Larissa Silva’s art blends harmoniously to evoke curiosity and contemplation through the interplay of textured embroidery threads over bold surface hues of paint and ink. Luscious flora and fauna surrounding her Cumberland County home, near the Maurice River, provide an endless source of inspiration for each unique masterpiece.
Born and raised among generations of artisans on both sides of her family, she never doubted her desire to create and share art. Although her paintings have evolved over the years into the mixed-media abstract paintings you are currently viewing, it wasn’t until she graduated from Rowan University as an Art Educator in 2022 that she felt the confidence to “let go” and unleash her creative renderings and unique style. After raising five children who have transitioned to independent lives, she finds joy and freedom in creating art at home after countless hours of teaching energetic middle-school students in Bridgeton, NJ. Her husband, Jose Silva, remains her greatest source of encouragement, always supporting her artistic wanderings and celebrating her current success.
