Baharal-Gnida

Artist's Statement
Over the years, the continuous creative collaboration of Talya Baharal and Gene Gnida has had a broad and sweeping influence on each other's work. The artistic and personal relationship flamed their innately intense curiosity and attraction for working with new forms, materials and techniques. In 1988, they decided to channel their creative energies together and as a team founded Baharal-Gnida Designs. The confluence of Baharal's strong conceptual and design sense and Gnida's creativity with sculptural forms and extensive technical expertise has impacted their individual as well as collaborative efforts and their work has evolved into gallery caliber pieces.

Their work was accepted to the Smithsonian Institution's annual craft shows and the American Craft Council juried shows. Over the years they also exhibited their work at the Philadelphia Museum of Art craft show, American Craft Expo show in Evanston, Illinois and Crafts at the Castle in Boston, and many well-known galleries across the United States.