Jiyong Lee is a studio artist and educator based in Carbondale, Illinois. He earned his MFA from the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York and taught there for several years. “The segmentation series is inspired by my fascination with science of cell, its division and the journey of growth that starts from a single cell and goes […] Read more
Kathleen Dustin is a sculptor born in Evergreen Park, Illinois. She has MFA in Ceramics from Arizona State University. Kathleen makes jewelry and handbags from alternative materials. “I feel that part of my job as an artist is to pay attention, and so for lots of years I have been paying attention to the stages in my life and those […] Read more
Gregory Euclide is an artist and teacher living in the Minnesota River Valley. He received his MFA in Studio Art from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Gregory creates sculptural works, installations and paintings. His works resemble landscape paintings, he explores ideas surrounding nature and the human experience. Read more
Aurora Robson is a multimedia artist. She has a degree in visual arts and art history from Columbia University. “Be Like Water” is made of 80,000 plastic bottle caps and 9000 discarded plastic bottles. Students at 7 public and private schools in Philadelphia assisted in collecting plastic bottle caps to use in the creation of this piece. Read more
Chris Maynard has worked with feathers since he was twelve, he combines his strong backgrounds in ecology and biology into his art. “My work with feathers gives me a satisfying perch from which to view the world,” he says. Chris uses the feathers from private aviaries and zoos to make his stunning artworks. His favorite tools are […] Read more