Art has been a part of Mary Escobedo's life since she was a young child. "My first creations were in my mother's lipstick. The inside of her closets have never been the same!"
Immediately following high school, Mary's love for art and a scholarship, took her to the breezy city of San Francisco. Her academic pursuits led her to San Jose where she majored in Art and English. "My first job as a teacher was short-lived. I love to teach but hate taking attendance!" Her creative muse was calling and after some graphic design training, Mary began her new career as a graphic designer.
Well-known for her versatility and ability to create imagery ...
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, ...
