The more I paint, the more frequently the world I see in everyday life breaks down into abstraction. Through an open conversation between my mark, the surface, and my perception, I create work that both communicates the overall feeling of a subject and challenges my perceptual assumptions. How can a tree be both an uncountable collection of tiny leaves and one solid form at the same time? How can a painting with very little detail contain more truth than one rendered to perfection? These are the kind of questions that keep me painting.

The more I paint, the more frequently the world I see in everyday life breaks down into abstraction. Through an open conversation between my mark, the surface, and my perception, I create work that both communicates the overall feeling of a subject and challenges my perceptual assumptions. How can a tree be both an uncountable collection of tiny leaves and one solid form at the same time? How can a painting with very little detail contain more truth than one rendered to perfection? These are the kind of questions that keep me painting.

The beauty of working with wood is that there are so many different styles that people enjoy, and I think that is great. I gravitate toward simplistic, utilitarian styles like Arts and Craft (Mission Style), Art Decco, Scandinavian, “Modern”. When crafting a piece of furniture or some other wood object, I focus on using rare and incredible pieces of wood that would never be found in factory-made furniture. I also like to accent the pieces I make with inlaid exotic woods from all over the world. My goal is to highlight beautiful unique wood in

interesting ways and, hopefully, create something that is useful and joyful.

Mary Davies is an artist from Mexico, Missouri.

Driven by the force of spreading a little light, Dana chooses to splash color and life into everything in her genre of art. Inspiration from space, science, shape, unity, and color converge in original paintings made to provoke a sense of wonder.  Her pottery, mainly utilitarian, gives patrons a unique option of fun and function.

Award-winning artist Lorraine McFarland works primarily in pastel and sometimes in oil. Her work as a field biologist and her dedication to environmental conservation influenced her decision to learn to paint outdoors, on location. Since 2007 she has pursued and excelled at painting "en plein air", winning many awards and satisfying her desire to connect with Mother Nature.

Jamie Scheppers finds joy in exploring color and texture across multiple mediums. Her paintings are primarily encaustic, though she enjoys exploring other mediums and techniques in hopes of finding new ways to express a sense of carefree and incite curiosity. Though her work may span mediums, she hopes that the playfulness of her bright colors will unite her pieces and help others find ways to be more child-like in their daily lives.