Peter Elloian

I was one of those students who Mr. Elloian taught and encouraged. He was also my college advisor and gave me good advice to move on and keep doing art. I now live in Cincinnati and wish I would have known he moved here 9 years ago. I would have loved to share a glass of wine and conversation with him as an adult. I'm sure he knew that he was a huge influence on so many of us but he was always modest and had a great sense of humor. This is a big loss and I'm so glad I saw the obit. He had a...

Mr. Elloian has a very special part of my childhood. He was a integral part like a 2nd father. Cybele and I grew up together and spent many days at her house. Mr. Elloian was always jovial and was our chauffeur to the mall in his Volkswagen Golf and always told us,"Don't take any wooden nickels" in jest. He always made feel mepart of the family and had so many stories to tell.He will be sorely missed. My heart goes out to my beloved friend, Cybele. Love Always!!

The smell of the mineral spirits. The bite of the mordant. The warmth of the plate and the weight of the blankets. Sweeping the floor, emptying trash cans. Storing blocks and stone. I was a student of Peter Elloian over the span of eight years at the University of Toledo. He was my first professor in Drawing 101, my mentor in Printmaking, and, as Paul Geiger said, I simply couldn´t stop taking his courses and fell in love with his presence. He brought the best out of his students - I...

I was a printmaking student of Mr. Ellioan's during the late 70's and early 80's. My high school art teacher recommended him to me as a great printmaking instructor and he certainly was that, and more. I admired him greatly, and learned so much from him about printmaking. In fact, I'm still printing to this day. In 2018 I had a knock on my studio door and was shocked to find Mr. E and Cybele standing there. I hadn't seen him in decades and he somehow managed to find me. We had a great time...

I was lucky enough to be Peter´s student for one semester in Toledo between my undergraduate and graduate studies, around 1980. He taught me lithography, and gave me the space to explore new techniques and imagery. I remember him with great fondness, and as one of the best art teachers I learned from!

I was a printmaking student of Peter Elloian 1972-76 at the TMA University etching and lithography classes. " Draw,draw,draw more!, know your masters, know your contemporaries ", he used to say.The art history reference was a strong influence in his classes. I learned so much from him and Carolyn. It was easy to share their wealth of knowledge with my students in the art classroom. The impact of his instruction and hands on with intaglio printing process had deeply ingrained my art career....

I admired Peter immensely and had the utmost respect for him and his work. Not just his work as an artist but also as a teacher and amazing person. He gave me the tools that I needed to become a successful artist. Technically, psychologically and aesthetically he taught me the lessons that have made me who I am today. Peter has had a part in any success that I have enjoyed. And he was a good friend, I will miss him dearly.

Peter was my printmaking instructor at Univ. of Toledo School of Art [1991-1995]. He was so patient with me while always seemingly flubbing my prepping of a litho stone before printing. Such depth of knowledge of art, artists and the artistic process. A true favorite teacher.

Peter Elloian! My printmaking teacher, mentor and role model. Master print maker, artistic genius and most demanding and most popular of teachers. Most importantly, a masterpiece of a human being. Like all great teachers he conveyed a passion for what he did and taught which moved students to teach themselves. He was a connoisseur of all that was fine in life. His classes were a feast of vivid and exuberant conversations about great literature, classical music, art history, obscure movie...