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Dr. Elias' interest in art has inspired her to design many interesting pieces. Dr. Elias designed, decorated and sponsored this guitar named Passionately Pink for a Cure in honor of all those affected by Cancer. She was selected from many competing artists to particpate in GuitarMania®. GuitarMania® is a Greater Cleveland community public art project that has raised more than $1.5 million for its two benefiting charities - United Way of Greater Cleveland and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum's education fund. The project consists of large, oversize Fender® Stratocaster® guitars that are creatively transformed into works of art by local artists and national celebrities and displayed on the city streets of Cleveland for residents and visitors to enjoy from June through October 2007. Corporations, organizations and individuals sponsor the guitars and select from a variety of local artists to paint, sculpt, or decorate them. At the end of the display period the guitars were auctioned at a gala event at the Rock Hall on Oct 18, 2007. It took Dr. Elias three weeks after work and on the weekends to complete the project using paint, crystal rhinestones, and pink glass mosaic squares. The
piece below, entitled ‘Work Boot' is a ceramic project Dr. Elias made in her ceramics class. ‘David' is a sketch she made in a color and design class. Featured expert on American Health Front! See our segment that aired on NBC (WKYC channel 3) See it here now click the link below:
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