When Josie Girand talks about her early years, she remembers moving quietly through classrooms, feeling out of place in her own skin. Those years left her with a sense of introspection that would later shape her art. “I used to be really shy,” she says. “I felt like I was covered in grease… and I […]
When Holly Lampen looks back on her younger self, she remembers a girl who sometimes hesitated to share her work. “I don’t know, when I was younger I felt timid about sharing my work or thinking about what my friends were doing, what they were studying,” she says. “My advice to my younger self would
Aiden Lapp grew up in Los Angeles, performing Shakespeare from a young age and spending his early years on stage. “Kind of pretentious,” he jokes, but even then he understood that what drew him in was the chance to be with people, to study them, to shape something creative in their company. That early love
Yael Dresdner speaks with the same focus that appears in her work. When she describes painting, it isn’t with grand gestures or lofty words but with a simple truth: “It’s a necessity. Almost like eating and sleeping.” From Israel to the United States, from graphic design to painting her path has always circled back to
Christopher Schade speaks about painting with the conviction of someone who has been doing it for as long as he can remember. He describes his career as an ongoing loop between painting and teaching. What he makes in the studio influences what he shares with students, and what he learns in the classroom returns to
When asked what he does, Md Tokon doesn’t call himself an artist. He prefers something simpler: “I always say I’m a painter. I feel good about it.” To Tokon, painting is more than a profession—it’s an identity. The word “painter” holds a weight and clarity that no other label can carry. Tokon was born in
Meeting Zuriel Waters, you notice first his peace. An understanding of who he is and his works within the world. That same quiet focus runs through his art. Waters works across fabric sculpture, building forms that seem simple at first but reveal layers of rhythm, balance, and curiosity the longer you stay with them. Waters
Lydia Nobles has always needed to make art. Growing up in Bangor, Maine, she was creating from an early age. But it wasn’t until college that she realized art could be conceptual, something that could carry stories and experiences beyond representation. “I started working with my body and doing a lot of photography, video, like
Dean Millien sits with an energy that feels both grounded and electric. His hands move across foil and scrap metal the way a painter might move a brush, pulling life out of materials most people overlook. Entering into his space was a welcoming force of passion. Aluminum , tin, and copper line the walls and
In a quaint little town in Michigan we came across a beautiful home of bright colors and paintings hung on the exterior. As we grew closer the mounds of oil paint tubes in the garage welcomed us in. This is the home of artist Ellie Harold. At 52 years old, Ellie Harold picked up a
