[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Matt Jones Wildwood, MO [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""]Artist Statement: Every good painter paints what he is.” My art is an expression of my life. Self taught and still learning. I use a mixture of acrylics, inks, spray paint tie dye inks and...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] YanFang Inlow Alameda, CA [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""] Artist Website: www.yansdesign.com [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""]Artist Statement: I watercolor an image on silk backing and then accenting the painting with silk embroidery over the image[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="100px"][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Lee Galusha Chicago, IL [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""] Artist Website: www.origamionly.com [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""]Bio: Lee became interested in paper arts when she came upon a book on origami. Soon after, she felt comfortable with letting her experimentation soar. Butterfly paper folding is a simple process; some pieces...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Mark Waninger Magnet, IN [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""] Artist Website: mlwaninger.com [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""]Bio: From his childhood in rural southern Indiana to the launch of his custom millwork business, Mark has always been fascinated with the natural beauty of wood and what he can create...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] John Lipe Carbondale, IL [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""]Bio: Each of my pieces begins with a tree in the forests of Southern Illinois.  This tree is harvested by a small, local sawyer who mills it into lumber, which is then sold to an...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Ronald Vieceli Carbondale, IL [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""] Artist Website: www.studiovieceli.com [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""]Artist Statement: Works are a melding of wood and steel. Bases are welded from the discarded pieces of industrial fabrication destined for the scrapyard. Each possesses unique shapes and textures. Wood is...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Robert Asselmeier Waterloo, IL [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""] Artist Website: rasselarts.com [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""]Artist Statement: Roberts current body of work focuses on sustainability of art in nature through already fallen trees. He represents the spirit & energy of the tree through uniquely turned wooden vessels...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Tonya & Kevin Koerner Metropolis, IL [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""] Artist Website: circlekcreations.com [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""]Bio: I never thought my second act would entail becoming a woodworker but through a series of events it happened. My husband is a master woodworker and upon his retirement...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Jay and Sherry Phillips Chesterfield, MO [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""]Artist Statement: We turn wood on lathe & segment wood using planer, power sander, table saw. We upcycle MO/IL woods & exotic woods. We mix & mold resin blanks. We mix resins fill...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Donald Markham Russiaville, IN [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""]Artist Statement: I look for local and exotic hardwood that has character, unusual grain patterns and color variation and assemble multiple wood species together to create unique functional artwork to be used everyday.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][social_icons type="square_social" icon="fa-facebook"...