Oct 27, 2021
Artist Sema Martin has a degree in aerospace engineering, and worked in the space program. Art was always calling her, and after just a couple of years, she left to become a full-time artist. She creates realistic pet portraits using colored pencils, and her business is based on commissions. Over the years, she’s...
Oct 20, 2021
Artist Cyndi Lanier does nature printing, using natural materials like sea fans, sea oats, or feathers. She also makes prints using fish, which is called gyotaku. Cyndi uses inks to cover the fish and then lays paper over them to transfer the image. She also dyes papers to create a background, and will create...
Oct 13, 2021
Robin Olsen is an artist in Portland, Oregon. She creates abstract art that may contain paper and many layers of paint, as well as removed layers through sanding or painting over. Her paintings sometimes take on a grid pattern with geometric shapes like circles or diamonds. She also incorporates marks and lines, finding...
Oct 6, 2021
Laurie Mika is a polymer clay artist who shapes, paints and stamps clay, and assembles the pieces into mosaic creations. Her polymer clay tiles can be square like traditional mosaics, or they can take on an organic form. Laurie’s mixed media art has evolved over the years, but she’s stayed true to her love of...