Knotted One

Knotted OneKristine Facchetti Colored Pencil on Paper The inherent physicality of oil pastels allows me to prioritize color light and texture while permitting finer elements to recede akin to how a viewer perceives an elaborate costume from the audience

This surreal photograph is sure to spark questions

Jen Sanders Acrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas Lately my work has been deeply inspired by the fluid transitions and soothing interactions of analogous colors This piece captures this exploration with its tranquil and refreshing palette Staying true to the ethos of my artistic practice it wasn t born from a predetermined idea but emerged organically letting the colors shape their own story

Aislinn Forbes Oil pastel and colored pencil on paper I am inspired by the forms and negative space created by organic objects found in nature

In the midst of her drawings and installations Janna also makes collages with common materials like envelopes and origami as a way to explore abstraction intuitively Collage Janna Luttrell

The shadow work on these figurative pieces is almost abstract upon closer inspection

meditation

Janna’s everyday collage materials are immediately recognizable: we love the way she repurposes the familiar/banal into thoughtful abstraction

Elizabeth J Holmes Archival Print on Hahnemuhle German Etching Paper I am drawn to places layered with different histories rural landscapes storefronts city architecture anywhere personal and collective memory overlap My images are born from this connection to place

Zifeng Zang Mixed Media on Canvas I aim to create an image that will invite viewers to contemplate spirituality and imagination combining abstract elements and textural surfaces to highlight a reverence for the natural world and the vastness that exists between people and space

These larger works can stand on their own in a living room

I use the shapes

Annette Rotz Chalk pastel on newsprint I m drawn to seeing the richness of color beauty and humor in everyday life It could be a certain quality of light a feeling of deep connection or a striking composition that inspires me to explore and experiment further to reveal a deeper layer