10%, Megan Greenholt

10%, Megan Greenholt From the Apart:Together Exhibit I participated in an online creativity project for 100 days in 2020 with the intention to develop a daily practice. Most of my project was completed during the initial phase of the covid pandemic and quarantine. My...

My Joy, Teresa Shields

My Joy, Teresa Shields   When my 1st daughter was born, more often than not she would seek out Dad. Jokingly, I said, “The next one is mine.” And she was. Of my three daughters, Mia Joy resembles me the most and we share the strongest connection. Mia means...

Varied Works, Brenda Howell

Varied Works, Brenda Howell My fellow Artessa artists have held me up Made me laugh (a lot) AND Made me get my butt in the studio They’ve really helped me stay sane I hope that everyone has had one special person or better yet a group of special someone’s to help them...

Apart:Together, Karen Hunter McLaughlin

Monotype Prints, Karen Hunter McLaughlin My imagery has almost always referenced nature and its structures. I have a vocabulary of forms which depict objects that typically float and drift through nature– leaf, petal, seed. My hope is to create atmospheric worlds that...

Ouroboros, Julie Mann

Ouroboros, Julie Mann   The human brain has an uncanny ability to see patterns and make connections based on the world we’ve experienced. That is one reason optical illusions work, and why we see digital images and Pointillist paintings as something more...

Branching Out, Boxed In- Glynis Frost Raisch

Boxed Out, Branching In- Glynis Frost Raisch   I have 2 pieces in this show. They are both paper mache and they both incorporate little houses; the houses are symbolic of family and home and community. They are made of cardboard and wheat paste and newspaper. The...