Paula Joerling, widely known for her creative use of unorthodox materials in her illustrations, has always been on the cutting edge. She is know for incorporating fabric, stitched paper and found objects into her art. Forever in search of inspiration, she scours flea markets, antique stores and garage sales in search of goodies to work into her mixed media pieces. Old department store catalogs, vintage wallpaper sample books, costume jewelry and buttons are some favorites. Although she is better known as an illustrator, the sound of paper being stitched has lured her back into the magical world of stitched paper collage and 3 dimentional paper sculpture. Originally from Cincinnati, ...
C. J. Swanson draws inspiration from the vibrant city-life and breathtaking landscapes of the Puget Sound Region of Washington State. As a fine artist and studio painter, she has been selling and exhibiting her work to collectors both private and public for several years. She has done commissioned paintings for Microsoft in Redmond, Washington and for interior designers. Her artistic background consists of natural creative ability, art school, private study and countless hours of painting in her art studio. She has worked in the decorative arts field, as a mural and scenic painter. C.J. Swanson’s painting style possesses a unique combination of pop and chic abstracted forms with exc...
Artist Robbin Rawlings lives in a "charming world" that feeds her upbeat and exuberant style. Painting from her home/studio a place she calls the ''glass box on the hill'' Robbin is surrounded by incredible mountain beauty, a lumbering deerhound, quizzical cats and a mysterious fox that visits her daily.
With her art journal in hand, Robbin loves to jump in the car and travel around the country. For her, the 2,000 mile road trip is forever revealing new jewels of inspiration as she recognizes that, "being original means seeking the unexpected." This originality can be seen in her paintings which display her stylish use of color and whimsical a...
