Lydia Williams, the first woman welding graduate at Erie County Community College (EC3), works full-time as a welder at the Warren Co. in Erie Pennsylvania. Experienced in forging fabric arts and other mixed media, she is a new and emerging artist who worked with Evan Everhart as an intern in 2025. Her new primary focus is in metal sculpture. She recently finished a three-dimensional, 7' x 4' hot air balloon mixed metal sculpture. Inspired by a dream, “Conversations Abandoned," asks the questions, “What conversations would happen among the clouds? Do you think the clouds will remember? Would looking at the world from a distance make the hard questions easier to answer?”
2025
Ryan Ames, of Under the Pine Woodworking, specializes in crafting custom cedarwood saunas and offers sauna rentals for private or business events, along with local business collaborations providing a relaxing experience wherever you need it. Evan and Ryan frequently collaborate with their love of art, cedar and sauna culture, especially during the intense Erie winters.
Danny and the Daddios performed live at the former studio of Evan Everhart, 6734 Sterrettania Road, Fairview, PA 16415.
2023
Edinboro University art student, Helene Edgett, interned with Evan during the summer months of 2022 at his studio. She learned to weld, assisted with commissions, and was a wonderful addition to the studio!
2022
Danka and Oliver Pigott, of Lamb Lion, performed "The Wedding Song (There is Love)," by Peter, Paul and Mary during the Everhart wedding ceremony. Ian Maciak and Tony Grey, of Galactic Duo, performed their original music during the reception. Both were celebrated at the private residence of Tracey and Paul Diefenbach, in Erie, PA on July 2, 2021.
2021