Please welcome these three  new members:

Deepail Jani:  Deepail joined as a community member last month and has decided to be an active member.  She works in acrylics, alcohol inks, and mixed media. She has cards and unframed art already in the gallery. She also has crafts waiting to be put out in the craft closet.

Clayton Lamb: Clay is a transplant from Denver who learned about us while searching for an art community to join. He has run his own company and is currently on the hunt for his new job here in Oregon. Fun fact, he also volunteered for a turtle conservation group in Costa Rica! Here is Clay in his own words.  

“Sup, I’m Clayton Lamb also known as Clamasaurus on Instagram and my artist moniker! I’m a self-taught Neo Pop artist from California. I get seriously stoked on the intense contrast between nature’s intense and bright colors and the often grey and drab world we humans have built. My art is all about flowers, but not the delicate kind. I paint them using a distinctive style that borrows heavily from graffiti and street art, using super bold black outlines and colors that practically jump off the canvas. I love setting this vibrant, natural beauty against gritty, urban backgrounds because it really highlights the difference and evokes some powerful emotions. It’s like a loud, happy scream in a quiet, grey room.”

Jenni Holman:  Jenni was referred to us through the Chalk Art Festival. She came to us looking for an art community that fosters creativity for emerging artists. She has her own business Moonstone Curated Decor. Please welcome Jenni and say hello when you get the chance.

Kristie Duyckinck: Kristie came to us as a customer and joined because she is looking for a community of artists and a place to display her art. She is a retired highschool history and economics teacher. She is a photographer. In her words “Like most Oregonians, I love our state’s natural beauty.  The Oregon coast has been my special place of reflection and renewal.  As a beachcomber, I began to photograph not just the scenic panoramas, but also the patterns which wave action creates in the sand.  My “See the Sand” photo collection reveals the intricate beauty of these ephemeral creations. ”