My name, Gail, means joy. My deepest desire is to brighten the world and share that heart-centered joy through the things I create. Most of my work is collage, made using painted paste paper — a process I like to call “finger paint for grown-ups.” Creating paste paper is deeply playful. It invites us to

I have grown up as part of a generation that prizes “Expressive Individualism”. I see this a lot in modern art as a way of expressing emotional pain or past trauma. While none of this is wrong, I have found that in my life, what encourages me to move forward away from the pain of

Kristen Thornton Pham, Pastel Artist   About the Artist:  Kristen attended CMU and then graduated from Ferris State University with a B.S. in Health Information Mgt. While attending college, she also took art courses including drawing, drafting and design. Kristen is a Michigan native, residing in Grand Rapids, where she also currently teaches pastel painting

Faye Owens is a Grand Rapids, MI mixed media artist. She earned a living in the insurance industry until Dec 2020 when she retired early to dedicate more time to art and family. She works in a variety of art mediums and photography most often in nature themed art. She was born in Illinois but moved to Iran

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