Art

Artists currently featured:

Carol Mason, Jewelry & Knitting
“Handmade crafts and things. Always trying new things. Jewelry, yarn things, stones, wood, leather. You never know what I might come up with.” FACEBOOK PAGE

Cecil Williams, Stained Glass
The Blue Water Area’s crown prince of stained glass, Cecil has pencil drawings on display as well. He has entire series hanging in the Raven’s upper-level balcony . The current series illustrates seminal Detroit rockers the MC5 in saint-like depiction. WEBSITE

Donnie Burton, Stained Glass
Donnie specializes in custom design, restoration and repurposing stained glass. He is the artist responsible for the windows on the Raven’s front facade. FACEBOOK

Jay A. DeFoy, Mixed Media
Jay DeFoy is a Michigan based artist currently living in Port Huron and spends all day at his desk looking at Canada. Typical projects include creator owned comics, RPG and game design art, and traditional oil painting of all subject matters, though fantasy is his preferred genre.FACEBOOK

Jody Parmann, Mixed Media
Jody Parmann, aka JP, co-owns the Raven with husband Sadaat Hossain. Once upon a time she painted, and then she had little people. Now she does the Bitty Baddies series on an iPad Pro with an Apple Pencil. Year round the Raven carries prints, postcards and pins of the series, and every October she brings them out in full force with a larger selection of Bitty Baddies prints available for sale. They’re perfect for Halloween. WEBSITE

John HenryMixed Media
John Henry a dear friend of Sadaat and Jody’s. When he passed away 2016 his wife, Carol Henry, gifted the Raven Cafe a few Poe-inspired pieces.

Kristen DeWitte, Charcoal & Color Pencils
Kristen Leigh DeWitte has always been drawn to portraiture, utilizing such mediums as charcoal, acrylics and oils. As a kid she remembers watching Romero’s “Night of the Living Dead” and falling in love with the horror genre. As such, she specializes in pieces that feature dramatic lighting and deep shadows. She has showcased her work at Port Huron’s Art on the River and Art Hop events, and participated in the Women’s Empowerment Postcard Campaign put on by the Raven Café. INSTAGRAM

Lee Ann Hillis, Stained Glass & Art
Lee is a longtime patron of the Raven who slings baked goods from Betsy’s Bakes during the day, solders glass in the evenings and hikes forest trails on the weekend. She currently displays art at the Raven with art prints for sale. She also has stained glass pieces for sale on the mirrors above the Cafe’s tables. FACEBOOK PAGE

Warren Doss, Painting
Warren’s creative pursuits range from making music with his band White & Wong, metal sculpture and abstract paintings. He’s responsible for the wicked bike rack by our rear entrance. He also has paintings adorning the brick that are for sale.

Joanie Roehl, Painting
Joanie is artist who dabbles in many mediums. She currently teaches art at Marysville High School.  She has paintings and drawings currently for sale at Raven Café.

Sara Crosby, Macrame
Sara is a self taught macrame artist. She’s often found at local art festivals selling sublime pieces of yarn art. Sara is responsible for the macrame skull on the second level by the windows.

Stu Davis, Photography
Stu is responsible for many of the beautiful photographs featured on the website. His post-edit work makes his already incredible shots seem to glow and vibrate with energy.

Warren Doss, Painting
Warren’s creative pursuits range from making music with his band White & Wong, metal sculpture and abstract paintings. He’s responsible for the wicked bike rack by our rear entrance. He also has paintings adorning the brick that are for sale.