-Meet the Artists-
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Sister Jane Mary Sorosiak, OSF
Sister Jane Mary is a well-known local artist who has produced ceramic murals locally and nationally. Our Sylvania campus is graced with a number of her murals, most noticeably on the Franciscan Center. |
Sister Sharon Havelak, OSF
Sister Sharon produces one-of-a-kind hand-painted silk scarves, silk screen art, weaving and ceramic tiles for All Good Things. She is involved in justice and peace activities and teaches art classes at Lourdes University. Sister Sharon founded All Good Things in 2009 and continues to serve as a consultant for the Sylvania Franciscan art and gift shop. |
Sister Karen Zielinski, OSF
Sister Karen created the line of homemade soaps and body lotions that are produced for All Good Things under the name Holy Aromas. She is a writer and lecturer, producing articles on spirituality and health issues for Abbey Press and Toledo area publications. Her book Hope and Help for Living with Illness was published by Franciscan Media in 2013. Sister Karen was the Director of Communications for the Sylvania Franciscans from 1991 to 2008. |
Sister Nancy Johnson, OSF
Sister Nancy oversees the soap-making process. Besides checking to make sure we have enough of the soaps, she also produces the hand and body lotion, body wash, and body mist, and packages the gift sets. |
Sister Mary Peter Kaminski, OSF
Sister Mary Peter is kept busy producing our very popular lotion bars. She also crochets the bath puffs, wash cloths and soap pockets we sell as complements to our soaps. You can also find her work in the jewelry cases! |
Sister Margaret Hall, OSF
Sister Margaret oversees the volunteers working in Alverno Studio and produces many of the tiles herself. She especially delights in the Frog tiles which serve as a reminder to Fully Rely On God. |
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Sister Martha Herkness, OSF
Sister Martha Herkness has a knack for taking cast off pieces of wood and turning them into uniquely re-purposed walking sticks. No two are alike. She hand crafts them from a variety of different kinds of wood. She also creates unique jewelry using chainmaille techniques. |
