Amy Goldfarb

Amy has experienced and explored a variety of art forms throughout her life. In college, she studied art history in Florence, and experimented with mixed media as part of her studio art coursework. While earning a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience, Amy discovered a passion for finding art in nature. She used an electron microscope to photograph cells and cellular organelle and developed the images using classic dark room techniques. After attending business school, Amy launched Bella Ventrella Designs, a quilting company specializing in the design and creation of “nostalgia” quilts made from clients’ cherished shirts and other sentimental apparel. In 2018, she began creating coastal art from sea glass, sea pottery, rock and driftwood lovingly collected on the beaches of Marblehead. Each piece of art brings life and movement to carefully assembled pieces of sea glass. These assemblages decorate seaside homes from New Hampshire to Florida.