American born and Chile-based Deborah Donelson has been a working artist since 1990. Her work centers around the relationship between wildlife (especially birds) and humans. Throughout her career, she had numerous solo shows throughout the US as well as internationally - from France to Japan, Canada, the UK, Santo Domingo, Venezuela, Puerto Rico and India.

Erika Rier is a self-taught interdisciplinary artist creating paintings, ceramics, and art zines in a style she calls folk surrealism. Writing was her first love and she still secretly writes stories. Having lived in Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, NYC, Arizona, and Washington state, Erika now resides in Portland, OR. She also has one of each of the following: a husband, a daughter, a fluffy cat, a curly haired cat, and a little dog.

I am creating unique pottery with inspiration from life experience and my connection with nature. I really enjoy hand building and how many ways and forms to manipulate the clay with having control. When I place myself at my wheel to work, it’s a totally different experience with control altogether. It’s more of a spiritual process for me as I get on my “Boss Lady” wheel and center the clay and self with reflecting the daily challenges and changes of life that comes my way. Throwing has a way of softening the hard parts of my life. With my left hand staying firm in my choices and my right hand of the potter symbolizing the outer pressures of life’s influence in my life with the universe and without releasing control, my life will collapse. Earth is a potter’s playground and where I have learned to fully embrace the earth again. Artist Statement: Erin Patricia Redding with Herbal Earth pottery has loved playing in the mud for decades now. Starting as a gardener in the Adirondack mountains, I became involved in organic farming which brought me out west from New York to Oregon. When my farming career came to an end, and we closed The Earth that Gives, LLC, I went on to finish my college degree. That’s where I fell in love with ceramics almost seven years ago!

Jacquline is obsessed with layering her canvas with history. The first painting becomes the backbone of the story, an original story that remains as she layers another painting on top of it and then another. It's this development of history that so intrigues and pushes her forward to the next layer. In her own words: "This works for me psychologically. I view my paintings as I view my life. I'm layered with new experiences and take on personality adjustments as I go about my journey. My paintings mimic this process of growth and renewal. The results are complex combinations of rich texture, story and mystery… like us."

"I am drawn to the struggle that art making presents and I always return to that process. As I paint and build, (and even when I curate exhibitions) I respond to innate impulses, trusting my gut. While weaving bits of memories and/or mementos (from past paintings, sketches, fabric, and old letters) throughout the painting or sculpture. The work then holds a sense of story - each piece revealing a part of life, my unconscious, or my dreams. The resulting creations may emerge as an abstraction or a dream-like scape. My current working process relies on references from the subconscious and dream states. These elements of my work may at times be recognizable or conversely, may be mostly obscured. My primary concern when I work is to follow impulses just below the surface. I paint and build first, I gain momentum by changing the surface and moving across the plane until I find something that calls to me and seems to work. This brings momentary relief…. until the next problem.” Jennifer Gillia Cutshall’s work is collected worldwide and she has designed and painted hundreds of murals and public art pieces. She is an artist and curator in Portland Oregon where she has curated over 60 exhibitions.

Jennifer Mercede describes her art as "street art meets toddler art meets fine art." She loves scribbling, doodling, being silly and expressive with paint, markers, crayons and/or whatever is closest and suits the mood. Her goal is to get into 'the zone', the flow zone, where she can forget all else and surrender to the joy of creating. She is spontaneous in her creation and loves to think on a whim in a variety of expressions, including art, music, writing and play. Jennifer worked with international companies such as KEEN, Oopsy Daisy and the teNeues Publishing Group.

Kari Phillips is a jewelry artist producing limited edition and one-of-a-kind pieces. With a degree in Art History and an early career in fine art museums, her work is an explorative homage to ancient emblems and modern art movements. Handcrafted in her Portland, Oregon studio, each piece is fabricated with consideration toward revival and originality; form and material; intent and the wearer.

My drive to create is as involuntary as breathing. In contrast to my business school education and to offset hours of sitting in front of a computer screen creating better ways to deliver intangibles, I crave opportunities to manipulate solid materials and observe the way color changes in the light. Thanks to modern day information and virtual courses I learned the basics of metalsmithing which led to a creative crush I never knew I needed, and the results are what you see here. A lifelong resident of the Willamette Valley and currently residing in Oregon City, I’m infinitely inspired by the outdoors: color of stone, movement in the clouds, sounds of the water, distance to the stars and planets, constant change in contrast and mood as the Earth spins us toward and away from the sun. I’ll take pictures all day long to capture shape, shadow, light, ambience and bring that back to my bench to collaborate with the tools, silver, and gems that await.

Washington-based Leslie McMillan trained with Master Momoko Okada in the ancient art of Japanese silver leaf, which dates back to the 15th century. Along with silver leaf, she uses traditional silversmithing techniques - including soldering, forging and casting - to create sculptural wearable art.

Marla Baggetta is a nationally acclaimed artist, a gifted instructor, and a pioneer in the realm of online art education. With a career spanning over three decades, Marla’s artistry has flourished in pastel, oil, and notably, abstract acrylic. Born with a passion for art, Marla honed her skills at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. Following her graduation, she embarked on a successful 20-year journey as a commercial illustrator. Her list of esteemed clients included household names like Walt Disney, Nissan Motors, and Houghton Mifflin Publishing.

Melissa Stiles received her degree in Architecture and worked in the field for ten years before founding her jewelry company. She makes modern jewelry that combines the discipline of her architectural training with the exploration of industrial materials and processes. Her work expresses modern simplicity and flawless execution with the illusion of effortless design. She strives to expose only the intentional form without gratuitous details. The result is design that celebrates the simple and pure form in beautifully wearable color combinations. Stiles works in various materials including hand-pigmented resin, laser cut stainless steel, brushed aluminum, powder-coated enamel, and silver. These materials lend themselves to blending different means of fabrication resulting in a collection of minimal, durable jewelry in cheerful colors with bold graphic designs. Melissa works from her home on Portland, Oregon. In partnership with her husband, Dan Stiles they produce a number of products ranging from art objects, personal accessories, to housewares.

Raphael Arar works at the nexus of complex systems, transdisciplinary design and arts-based research. His work highlights the social, political and economic implications of technological acceleration and human-to-machine interaction. His artwork has been exhibited at venues internationally including the ZKM | Center for Art and Media, Moscow Museum of Applied Art, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA), ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Gamble House Museum, Boston Cyberarts Gallery, and Athens Video Art Festival. Notable commissions include Noema Magazine, Goethe Institut, Gray Area Foundation for the Arts, Intel Labs and IBM Research. Commercially, his design work has been featured in publications including Forbes, TED, Inc. Magazine, FastCompany, Wired and others.

Myra-Catie enjoys creating art in a variety of mediums and surrounding herself with strange and historical found objects. She is a personal student of human psychology, metaphysics and parapsychology. She is a healer working primarily in massage, energy work and intuitive life coaching. She finds inspiration and solace in nature and music. In her free time she spends time with loved ones, cuddles her pets and reads good books.

Reese Bowes' personal work as an artist ranges from electronic and analog music production, fine art illustration, on to digital interactive multimedia installations. His interactive installations, sound sculptures, and visual work typically focus on the intersections between human-human interactions as modified by technological interfaces, and the lack of representation of peoples of African ancestry, and other often marginalized groups, in technical and design fields. Reese earned an MFA in Applied Craft and Design through a joint degree from the Pacific Northwest College of Art and the Oregon College of Art and Craft. He studied Artificial Intelligence at the Oregon Graduate Institute. He also started his art and design career at the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities, and was part of the second graduate class of the now 24 year old institution (as of 2023). He has thus far been awarded and granted 11 United States Patents for various designs and technologies that have furthered or provided foundation for the virtual and augmented reality industry.

Richard Cutshall is a Mexican-American artist who works in the mediums of drawing/painting, printmaking, and sculpture. His vast exhibition record includes over 100 group and solo shows, both nationally and internationally. His work is included in numerous private and public collections throughout the country and internationally. ​Some of Richard’s earliest memories involve art and he vividly remembers drawing from an early age; using it as a way to understand the sometimes frightening aspects of the world around him. Today that use of art as a way of gaining understanding continues with Cutshall describing his work as “a kind of self-exorcism.” Also a teacher with 30 years’ experience, Mr. Cutshall teaches at Mt Hood Community College and Chemeketa Community College. Currently Richard resides in Portland, OR where he and his wife Jennifer, another fellow artist, share their studios and home with one oversized Dantiff and two spoiled cats.

Robert C Paulson, Jr. (Bob) loves to create found-wood art that immediately elicits a viewer’s WOW. He sculpts freeform, one-of-a-kind wall hangings, bowls, vases, platters, and tabletop / floor sculptures. His art emerges from unusual pieces of salvaged wild trees (blowdowns, snags, fire damaged, driftwood) and trees removed for urban or rural development. When searching for perfect raw-wood items, he seeks those with rich color and dramatic, irresistible shapes. For over 75 years he has loved exploring nature, wild places, and trees. These interests drew him to earn a bachelor’s degree in biology, followed by a master’s degree in educational media, which built on his love of photography and art. He began creating wood art in the 1970’s and selling sculptures in 1991. He thinks his creativity stems in part from a varied employment history: farmer, factory worker, taxidermist, bird researcher, medical and freelance photographer, biology teacher, dog trainer, computer salesperson, college department head, local politician, and business consultant. But his interest has always been exploring the beauty, peace, solitude and challenges of nature and wild places. Creating art inspired by nature is a perfect fit.

Arizona-born now living in Oregon, Trenton Hayes tends to shy away from saying too much about his intriguing background. With a Degree in Zoology, he worked in labs, fishing boats, bars, and... warzones. Besides having an incredible knack for growing and propagating cacti, air plants and orchids, Trenton has loved making art since he was a little kid. We invited him to join us to cultivate his art and plants love further.

Victoria was born & raised in MI, She attended college in NY. She lived in NYC 20 for years and PDX for 12. Jewelry training: 92nd Street Y, Penland, Mendocino, and countless other classes. She has been making jewelry for 22 years & has been a professional stage manager for dance & theatre for 30 years.

Wynter Jones lives in Sherwood, Oregon and is originally from Kaysville, Utah. She has been drawing and painting for most of her life. Wynter also holds a Masters of Education and teaches art locally. Wynter’s art alternates between abstraction and realism, often merging the two. She also explores a variety of 2D media, such as oil paint, acrylic, watercolor, ink and pen. Wynter is interested in merging intangible marks with representational subjects, muting edges and re-defining them. She sees her art as an act of extending minutes, recapturing the passage of time with tiny marks, simple subjects, and connective patterns.