06 Aug

Posted at 00:23h in

[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=""] Jan Wickersheim Florissant, MO [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""]Bio: I've been creative since I was very young: writing, drawing, painting and I became drawn to beading when I was 14. I bead whatever inspires me, and I'm excited by color. Since I've always...

06 Aug

Posted at 00:21h in

[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=""] Willa Campbell & Megan Fox Columbia, MO [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""] Artist Website: www.stemandstar.com [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""]Artist Statement: Clay-resisted indigo and cyanotype are used to create a cohesive blue-and-white collection of nature-inspired functional and decorative art. Motifs are inspired by the flora and fauna of...

06 Aug

Posted at 00:18h in

[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=""] Pat OBrien Florissant, MO [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""] Artist Website: www.etsy.com/shop/TheBagLadiesCo [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""]Bio: I design and handcraft unique purses using upholstery fabric, cotton, and vinyl. Each piece begins with my own original pattern, created with careful attention to how fabric, color, and texture interact....

06 Aug

Posted at 00:14h in

[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=""] Wayne Gao & Michelle Chang Diamond Bar, CA [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_empty_space height="100px"][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

06 Aug

Posted at 00:01h in

[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=""] Laurie Copeland Longwood, FL [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""] Artist Website: www.ferneruth.com [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""]Bio: Ferne Ruth Jewelry was born from a lifelong love of art and named in honor of my mother, Ferne Ruth, an award-winning watercolor and encaustic painter whose creativity continues to inspire...

05 Aug

Posted at 23:58h in

[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=""] Malia Meyer Cookeville, TN [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""] Artist Website: maliameyer.com [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""]Bio: For more than a decade, Malia Meyer has transformed discarded CDs into vibrant works of art, giving new life to materials that would otherwise end up in landfills. She began her...

05 Aug

Posted at 23:52h in

[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=""] Jill Calver Blue Springs, MO [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""] Artist Website: www.crookedfingersstudio.com [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""]Bio: Jill Calvert is the artist behind Crooked Fingers Studio. She knew from a very young age that art was her passion! Shestarted her career almost 50 years ago as a large-market fashion advertising artist and has enjoyed the many twists and turns living a creative...

05 Aug

Posted at 23:32h in

[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=""] Lori Huddleston-Morris Decatur, IL [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""] Artist Website: www.lulusdesignsjewelry.com [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""]Bio: I use bead embroidery to frame and elevate a semiprecious stone by stitching beads around each focal to highlight its beauty using the stone to guide the composition.  My work blends...

05 Aug

Posted at 23:24h in

[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=""] Debbie & Jon Thompson Lampe, MO [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""] Artist Website: www.etsy.com/shop/debbiesbirdhouses [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""]Artist Statement: High fired stoneware clay. The houses and feeders are thrown on the wheel. The cat faces and toads faces are added after. The nests are clay and added...

05 Aug

Posted at 23:13h in

[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=""] Yuliya & Ari Wolf Hartford, WI [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""] Artist Website: www.wolfleathers.com [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""]Artist Statement: Oil-tanned leather is handpicked specifically to gather unique colors and imperfections. I cut this leather to my designs and match it to accents that create a dialog between...