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BALLOON BUCCCANEERS

Local artists, the Balloon Buccaneers - led by mother, Beth Perez,
and her two teenage sons, Justin and Ryan – have taken balloon art
to a new level. Specializing in large balloon sculptures, this family
has won international recognition including top balloon artist in
the Las Vegas Bling Bling Jam Balloon Convention in 2016. From
birthday parties and festivals to creating a 60-foot octopus with
over 2,000 balloons, the family enjoys working with balloons to
design art for every occasion.

JANE VELLEJO
Self-taught artist and designer, Jane Vallejo, specializes in fashion
and home décor that are derived from her original artwork,
which she refers to as “a mosaic of harmonized painted dots”,
or floral designs made with her signature pointillism technique.
She proudly infuses her love of beautiful bright colors to vibrate
positive energy into all of her paintings,
which are then transferred into her fashion
and home décor collections. She gathers
inspiration from everything beautiful
around her, but especially from her ARTIST AND OWNER OF FLOROMANCYDESIGNS, KATIE
VANCE, SPECIALIZES IN UNIQUELY-DESIGNED HEADPIECES
surroundings right here in Naples.
AND ACCESSORIES. HER WORK WILL BE FEATURED AT THE
NAA’S SCENE TO BE SEEN EVENT ON NOVEMBER 2.
LEEANN KROETSCH
Artist Leeann Kroetsch’s current focus is
on the creation of sustainable artwear. By
deconstructing luxe, vintage dresses and
using the silk fabric mixed with her own
AMY S. PATE’S COUTURE MILLINERY AND WEARABLE ART
felting technique, she is able to breathe PIECES ARE A REFLECTION OF HER TRAVELS AND LIFE’S
PASSIONS.
new life into these often-discarded items
and give them a renewed purpose. In just
the past four years, she has won numerous
awards for her work at high level art
festivals across Florida including Best of Show in the 2017 Santa
Fe College Art Festival, the 2016 SunFest Juried Art Show, and
the 2014 Palm Harbor Chamber of Commerce Art Festival.

Special thanks to Scene to be Seen Presenting Sponsors: A.Jaron Fine
Jewelry; Shula’s Steakhouse; and JOHNNY WAS and Event Sponsors:
First Florida Integrity Bank; Gulfshore Life; Salons by JC; and Volvo
Cars of Naples.
SCENE TO BE SEEN

A Runway Art Show
tickets are just $25 per student ticket,
$75 per general admission ticket,
or $150 per VIP ticket.

For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit
http://www.naplesart.org/scene-to-be-seen-a-runway-art-show
or call 239.262-6517.
WITH A FOCUS ON SUSTAINABLE ARTWEAR, ARTIST
LEEANN KROETSCH’S WORK IS FASHIONABLE, WHILE
RESPONSIBLE.
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