Featured Member Interviews
A series started quite a few years ago. We keep it updated by adding interviews of our artist members as they join. Enjoy this series of interesting interviews by and of our member artists.
Colleen Hammond
Featured Artist: Colleen Hammond
Interview by: Brenda Howell
Artessa Alliance welcomed two new members in 2021. So we’re starting off the new year in a tradition dating back years– by interviewing them so we can all get acquainted. First up is painter and multi-media…
Elena Drozdova
Featured Artist: Elena Drozdova Interview by: Karen Hunter McLaughlin As one if our newer members, Elena Drozdova hasn't had the chance to be a featured Artessa Alliance member– a series we ran a few years back. Recently Elena traveled back to Moscow to be with her...
Rebecca Schultz
Featured Artist: Rebecca Schultz Interview by Karen Hunter McLaughlin Since we've featured our member artists in 2016, we've added a few new members. Rebecca Schultz and I have gotten to know each other a little since working together on some new printmaking projects...
Megan Grugan
Featured Artist Megan Grugan
Interview by Nathalie Borozny
Featured artist Megan Grugan talks about thinking in color, creative decision making, and how she communicates through her encausting paintings.
Julie Mann
Featured Artist Julie Mann
Interview by Mo Ganey
Mo Ganey recently had the pleasure of interviewing featured artist Julie Mann to learn about the many tools she employs to create art, and how she got involved in our artist collective.
Brenda Howell
Featured Artist Brenda Howell
Interview by Karen Hunter McLaughlin
Karen Hunter McLaughlin and Brenda Howell sat down recently for a conversation about art, friendship and motivation.
Nathalie Borozny
Featured Artist Nathalie Borozny
Interview by Megan Greenholt
Nathalie Borozny, a newer member of our artist collective, talks about papermaking and her unique approach to photographic art.
Janice Hayes-Cha
Featured Artist, Janice Hayes Cha
Interview by Kimberly Mehler
Boston artist Janice Hayes-Cha on creative inspiration, life challenges, feminism and Philly…
Gillian Bedford
Featured Artist Gillian Bedford
Interview by Glynis Raisch
Expressionist painter Gillian Beford– “More than being interested by the changing light on a subject, I care deeply about the emotion my work creates and about expressing what is inside of me.”
Michelle Ciarlo-Hayes
Featured Artist Michelle Ciarlo-Hayes
Written by Julia Rix
A Studio of Her Own
Yes, all of the appropriate permits were obtained, a proper foundation was laid, and even soffit vents were all aptly installed.
Megan Greenholt
Featured Artist Megan Greenholt
Written by Julia Rix
Megan Greenholt and her garden live in St. Peter’s Village in Chester County, PA
Julia Rix
Featured Artist Julia Rix
Interview by Karen Hunter McLaughlin
Dig into how award winning print and watercolor artist, and art blogger, Julia Rix, stays motivated and where she finds inspiration.
Karen Hunter McLaughlin
Featured Member Karen McLaughlin
Interview by Julia Rix
To find out a little bit more about the soul within her very keen mind, I asked her a few questions about her practice in Fine Art…
Mo Ganey
Featured Artist Mo Ganey
Interview by GIllian Bedford
“I started to paint very simple designs with line and color and fell in love with painting. “
Kimberly Mehler
Featured Artist Kimberly Mehler
Interview by Michelle Ciarlo Hayes
Michelle Ciarlo-Hayes sat down with Kimberly to play a bit of art-related word association so we could learn more about Kim’s creativity and inspiration.
Teresa Westkaemper
Featured Artist Teresa Shields
Interview by Ann Buss
Teresa describes herself as an artist who works in fiber at this moment.
Interview by Ann Buss
Glynis Raisch
Featured Artist Glynis Raisch
Interview by Audrey Sullivan
Featured Artist Glynis Raisch is a painter, graphic designer, wife and mother of two.
“I like to see the brush strokes. I’m drawn to the more painterly and abstract. I guess that’s where I use my children’s artwork as inspiration.”