In The Studio
Susan Freda
Co-Owner. Artist.
Marketing & Business Strategist
Susan Freda and Arn Krebs are partners in all things. Sue is a sculptor with a head for business. Sue started and ran Gallery 4 in Tiverton, RI for 12 years before moving on to a studio practice with Arn.
Susan Graduated from RISD with a BFA in sculpture and the Massachusetts College of Arts with a MFA in sculpture. She is also a 10KSB Alumni. Sue is a Pollock Krasner Grant recipient and has taught and exhibited at the de Young Museum in San Francisco and now exhibits internationally.
Tending to find beauty in neglected areas, she explores themes such as the underdog, the subtle and the forgotten. She assembles objects in her studio to create her own materials before weaving them together to create ephemeral, intimate pieces inspired by fashion and nature.
See Sue’s work here! susanfredastudios.com
Claudia DeMelo
Office Goddess & Customer Service
Claudia is a RI native with a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design. She enjoys spending time with her boyfriend and her cute little doggie & sketching daily.
Claudia has an eye for detail and can see nuances in color and pattern with effortless aplomb. She also possesses amazing drawing skills and a way with words. Claudia is our studio fixer and doer. She keeps it all rolling and on time. So grateful to have this woman on our team!
You can see some of Claudia’s work here! instagram.com/csdemelo
Jason Wessel
Photography & Web Development
Jason is a Commercial Photographer based in Providence RI. Jason specializes in product photography that includes food & beverage, jewelry, apparel, real estate and architecture.
Jason’s other professional passion is web development, evident throughout the experience of this website!
See Jason’s work here! jwesselphoto.com