Jewelry & Accessories

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Pat Newton grew up in Logansport, exploring the woods of Dykeman Park and the banks of the Eel River before heading west to Colorado. There, surrounded by the San Juan Mountains, he discovered pottery after enrolling in a local class. What began as a curiosity became a passion, inspired by Puebloan traditions and teachers who introduced him to burnishing, horsehair, saggar, and pit firing.

A lifelong coffee drinker, Pat approaches clay the way he approaches his mornings: steady, grounded, and with a respect for nature’s intelligence. His favorite color, purple, threads through his work and reflects both his humor and creativity—qualities that connect him back to his granddaughter’s playful fascination with dinosaurs.

Brenda Brink’s work walks the line between the delicate and the dramatic. Known for her flower paintings and inventive material arrangements, she transforms the overlooked—thrifted finds, antiques, natural textures—into statements of beauty and presence. Her art thrives in the execution: the messy moment in her studio where vision meets hand, where chaos settles into something deliberate and striking.

Raised on a farm in Carroll County, Brenda draws inspiration from the world around her—whether it’s a flea market treasure or the way light falls on branches in winter. Theatricality is never far from her touch (she calls black her favorite color, “so dramatic!”), but there’s also playfulness—her granddaughter’s question about purple dinosaurs was met with the quick, joyful reply: “Well of course, who doesn’t!”

At Black Dog, she’s a coffee person through and through—though she admits the wine is her guilty pleasure here. And when asked for her favorite book, she chose Where the Crawdads Sing, a fitting echo of her work: grounded in nature, rooted in storytelling, layered with mystery and resilience.

Her pieces, whether globe-trotting mannequins wrapped in wanderlust or dresses alive with birds, invite you to see ordinary objects in extraordinary ways. In them, there’s always a reminder that beauty is close at hand—you just need to be willing to look, and to play.

For Bev Frushour, inspiration always begins in nature. After spotting delicate beaded trees on a vacation in South Carolina, she was disappointed by how sparse they looked—and decided to create her own. Her versions are full, joyful, and designed to bring a sense of calm to anyone who sees them.

Originally from the west side of Indianapolis, Bev has called Logansport home for the past eight years. She’s an animal lover at heart (with a soft spot for cats and dogs), and when she isn’t making art, you’ll likely find her fishing, foraging mushrooms, or spending time with family. A lover of the ocean’s colors and the occasional whimsical purple dinosaur, Bev’s favorite treat at Black Dog is a lavender green tea latte—an echo of her natural, soothing style.

Brett creates a world where the beautiful and the uncanny live side by side. Her work includes paintings, hand-poured candles, dolls, and small sculptural pieces, each carrying a quiet sense of story — part folklore, part dream.

Working from her studio in Logansport, she draws inspiration from natural decay, old myths, and the textures of everyday life — the kind of details most people overlook. Her colors lean toward moss, rust, and smoke, grounded in the warmth of handmade craft.

Every piece feels personal, a little strange, and wholly alive — much like the artist herself.