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Bio: I grew up in the Pacific Northwest where I developed my love of nature, which is often featured in my creations. As a child, I watched my grandfather cut and polish semi precious stones that they often dug up themselves. I took up beading as a way to heal. Bead weaving, netting, and stringing keep me busy. I've done several custom wedding sets and look forward to doing more custom projects.
Medium(s) - Painting |
peace2u5477@sbcglobal.net |
(417) 782-5865 |
I have been intrigued for some time with the idea of alternate realities. My abstract paintings explore depictions of energy manifesting into various forms. Three-dimensional pieces include found and re-purposed items with interesting textures and shapes
Medium(s) - Clay |
4lindab61@gmail.com |
(417) 850-6206 |
As an artist, my craft has evolved and changed over time. The past couple of years my clay pieces have become a canvas of sort. I discovered the love of "sgraffito" which is Italian for scratching the surface. I'm always amazed when I scratch away the underglaze from the surface of a piece revealing the clay below. I'm drawn to the positive and negative spaces I can create. It's nice to discover your gift, but the real joy comes in sharing it.
Medium(s) - Photography, alternative photography, brush making, painting, and more.
Bio - I'm a passionate photographer, artist, writer, gardener, and more. I'm always studying and learning new things from other passionate artists; I also love sharing my passion by teaching others. As Vincent van Gogh once wrote: “I would rather die of passion than of boredom.”
Email: mcessna@gmail.com
Website:
www.flickr.com/photos/mcessna
Medium(s) - Drawing
savingchurch@gmail.com
cherylchurch.com
(417) 388-0476
As an artist, I am attracted to movement with color. Water especially, the shimmering reflections in the water can obtain my full attention on the canvas or during observation. I relish on capturing that moment that is rarely seen, showing the beauty of a frozen moment.
My work is an exploration of the sacred. I gravitate to earth-based spirituality and ecofeminism. I primarily work in watercolor, ink, and other water-based media, often utilizing subject matter that embodies the transitory complexity of nature, the duality of growth and decay, and the connection between women and the natural world. The symbolism and content in my work are heavily informed by motherhood, my religious upbringing, and immersive spiritual experiences. Through my art practice, I seek to manifest an alternative way of thinking about the power structures within which we live. I hope to contribute to the shifting of common social paradigms by challenging institutions and ideas that provide the script for our widely embraced, unexamined, and often destructive belief systems.
Bio - Liz Darling is a visual artist from Kansas. Deliberate and intricate, Darling uses watercolor, ink, and other water-based media to create cosmic, organic compositions that often center on themes of spirituality, transience, the divine feminine, and the natural world.
Website: www.lizdarlingart.com
Medium(s) - Mixed Media
I am from a small farming community in Clay Center, Nebraska with a population of about 800 people. I first picked up a paintbrush 30 years ago when my two daughters were very young and being a stay at home Mom, I began looking for a way to make a little extra money. I tried everything from painting on river rocks to painting on old windows. Later I started painting and wood burning on gourds, then adding pine needles to the rims. I still paint around 100 real pumpkins in the fall, attend the occasional art show, and belong to farmer's markets in two nearby cities.
www.something123.com
www.etsy.com/shop/somethin123
Stephen Doerr |
Medium(s) - Sculpture |
sdoerr@thewoodendoerr.com |
www.thewoodendoerr.com |
(417) 529-3730 |
I love the surprises and beauty that are found in the grain that comes forth when you start working with wood. God in His ultimate wisdom has chosen to cover the beauty of the wood with bark and leaves, but has allowed us to reveal His art and beauty through the gifts and talents He has given us. My goal as a wood turner is to bring to life God’s beautiful art work, so others may see His work
Medium(s) - Painting |
perwin@tristate-engineering.com |
(417) 781-3078
Joplin artist Nancy Erwin immortalizes long-gone area landmarks by painting their "portraits" based on vintage photographs. Not only do these works preserve memories, they also document a way of life that we'll never see again. Born and raised in Joplin, Nancy has been a part of the changes from the 50's era of Joplin to present day. Her love for the landmarks that immortalize this beautiful city are captured on canvas for generations to enjoy.
Brenda Hayes
Medium(s) - Jewelry
brendalouhayes@yahoo.com
http://brendalou2.blogspot.com
(417) 621-1121
I make one of a kind jewelry from found objects, re-purposed items, the unusual and unexpected. I am always rummaging through flea markets, antique stores and yard sales looking for treasures to use in my jewelry.
Medium(s) - Painting |
OzarkQuilter@aol.com |
(417) 437-8734 |
I have loved art since I was a small child. As far back as I can remember, I was always doing something “artsy”. Over the years, I have enjoyed many different mediums, including: Calligraphy, quilt making and fabric arts, repurposing furniture, mixed media and recently, painting. My style comes from the “little girl within me and my goal is simply to make people happy! If my artwork makes you smile, then I’ve succeeded in what I set out to do!
Medium(s) - Painting |
stevenheadagency@aol.com |
(417) 673-8844 |
I have always loved art, and studied art in high school and college. Since 1985 I’ve owned & operated an Ad Agency. In all those years, I have designed logos, written jingles, created countless TV and radio commercials and hundreds of videos, but my true love is photography and painting! I have recently begun rediscovering those two mediums. The “little kid” in me who always wanted to be an artist is now doing so. The best part - is doing it with my wonderful wife, Cindy, also an artist!
Mediums - Ceramics, Textiles, and Metals (Sculpture & Jewelry)
Facebook: www.destopiaart.com
Email: destopia.art@gmail.com
Instagram:@destopiaart
Des (they/them) is a mixed-media artist studying at Pittsburg State University. Much of their work is inspired by nature or their experiences of synesthesia sparked by music. As an artist, they love working with a variety of mediums and often combine their different areas of focus into one piece.
Medium(s) - Clay |
madeofclay06@gmail.com |
madeofclaypottery.net |
(417) 483-4096
Christina loves the feel of mud between her fingers as it spins on the potter's wheel. The Lorenzen's fire cone-ten gas-reduction to achieve colors unique and expressive not to mention desirable. Christina also sculpts in clay often adding molded designs to her pottery. The Lorenzens teach pottery lessons in their studio at their home helping their students to achieve outstanding results.
Medium(s) - Photography, Painting
kmartin@kokadesign.com
www.koralmartin.com
(417) 358-2889
Nature has always drawn me in because of its innate beauty found both in its order and chaos. It is ever changing with unending variety and always surprising. When photographing I strive to capture this beauty that so often has a story to tell in ways that the casual observer may never see. I also feel that nature art is healing and it has been documented that it in truth does. I have received great response from my work in the medical and commercial environments as well as homes.
Medium - Oil
margiemonet@gmail.com
www.margiemoss.com
(417) 785-4125
I have enjoyed creating for as long as I can remember. I feel that it's a God given talent, one that I must continue to nurture.I am an oil painter and an interior decorator, always working with color, texture, and design elements. I received a B.A. degree,with an emphasis on Graphic Design,from the University of Arkansas.I have exhibited at the Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin, Mo.,Art Central, Carthage,Mo.,the Midwest Gathering of the Arts, Carthage,Mo.,and the Bartlesville Art Center.
My name is Valorie Ockert owner of Ockertheim Glassworks. My Medium is fused glass.
Phone: 417-439-9140
Email: valorie@ockertheim.com
I started in pottery but found I don't like to get dirty. When I was introduced to glass I found my home and my people, as they say. My belief has always been to Live Pretty and with glass one can do exactly that... there is nothing more beautiful than colored glass.
I am a mosaic, polymer clay, and fused glass (warm glass/kiln-formed glass) artist. My interest in the first two mediums began in 2006, with fused glass starting in 2011 and has since become my favorite. I am a retiree of three-years and recently built my retirement home in Carthage, along with a new mosaic/glass studio above my garage. My business name is Imagine More Mosaics and Glass.
rjreed@cableone.net |
www.deborareedfineart.com |
(417) 624-4180 |
Debbie Reed, born in Lubbock, Texas, has made Joplin her home since 1979. After receiving her R.N., B.S.N. from the University of Nebraska, she obtained a second degree in studio art from Missouri Southern State University. With 20 years of painting experience under her belt, Debbie opened Mosaics Art Gallery, at 20th and Indiana, Joplin. I feel so blessed to be able to spend this portion of my life dedicated to creating art. A love of painting has always dominated her life, and in her work
I like to draw, paint and scupt. But I really like to photograph. I love photographing textures and shapes and how light affects scenes, sometimes from a little different perspective, to make images new and fresh.
Romans 1:20 For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/shawnsartulove
YouTube: shawnsartulove
318 Briarbrook Drive
Carl Junction, MO 64834
417-499-5991
Email sr_96@hotmail.com
Web: www.ozarkimpressionsjewelry.com
Email: ozarkimpressionsjewelry@protonmail.com
A rockhound and nature lover at heart, I’ve always found myself fascinated by the intricate details of nature. I absolutely love exploring the hills, streams, woods, and caves of the Ozark Plateau, where I’ve lived my whole life.
I’m often bringing home various nature-found treasures from these excursions; flowers, leaves, seeds, fungi, sandstone, fossils… anything with a lovely texture that captures my intrigue.
These items are the inspiration and foundation for each of my jewelry pieces. I use them to form one-of-a-kind molds to add natural impressions to each of my unique jewelry pieces. My own fingerprints and maker stamp can be found on the back of many of these pieces, serving as my own one-of-a-kind signature.
My hope is that the wearer feels a bit of the awe and wonder that I myself have found in these Ozark hills.
Medium(s) - Painting, Jewelry
emily.r70@yahoo.com
www.facebook.com/EmilyRoseAtelier
www.instagram.com/emilyroseatelier
Emily’s work is about cutting edge shape and striking colors…she strives for haute couture in oil paint. She names her individual style Sensationalism, a concoction of contemporary realism mixed with expressionist and cubist notes and sprinkled with divine geometry. Emily also dabbles in creating sacred jewelry.
Shari Short
Medium: Painting and Mixed Media
479-366-0884
sharishort1@aol.com
Shari paints with an impressionistic palette and uses heavy texturing and dramatic colors. She loves the depth and uniqueness the texture gives. Her presentations range from abstract to realism. Favorite creations are mixed media on hard boards to include crackle paste and bark paper. Shari prefers palette knife and hand painting techniques to create “one of a kind” artworks.
Website: www.abstractartbydiane.com
Email: dianesimonds@abstractartbydiane.com
Artist statement: I am new to calling myself an artist. I’ve been painting for just under a year now. I am a teacher by trade, so I’m used to trying new things, reflecting, and changing. All things that I do with my art. I use acrylic paints to pour abstract pieces that reveal something different to each eye that looks upon it. In addition to paint pouring on canvas, I also pour on vases, ornaments, and anything I can get my hands on. I use my leftover paint skins to make jewelry, bookmarks, and other like items. I have also found a passion in creating small items with resin, such as custom dominos. I think what I love most about my art is that no two pieces are alike.
Facebook: Debbie's Art Journey
Email: dlsouthar@yahoo.com
I am currently working out of Art Forms Gallery in Pittsburg Kansas
I started painting at the end of 2019. This is a new journey for me and one that I have looked forward to for many years. I see where the culmination of life experiences has given me the knowledge and expertise that I need for this venture. I love learning new things and sharing with others what I have learned. I want to create art that will bring joy to those who ponder the paintings. I would like to also make pieces that cause people to think. For me art has been a good therapy, one that brings me great joy.
Medium(s) - Photography
Email: Lteeter00@gmail.com
Phone: (417) 438-5931
Born: Kansas City, Education: Art and English Educator credentials profession: digital photo-artist Exhibiting since 2004 in over 150 shows: won 40 awards. 2008 Founder of Artwalk in Joplin.MO Co- founder of JRAC 2010, Founder of Urban Art Gallery 2015; retired Farmers Ins Agency 2019, Founder of Joplin Arts District, Inc 2019; I do commissioned works from commercial renderings to intimate portraits!
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Artist statement:
I am Misty White of White Mist Creative Studios, and my art is a place where paint meets Holy Spirit, becomes fluid and an expression of a deeper life. Pouring out the heart of God onto canvas and other surfaces through acrylic pouring and other mediums, creating with all my essence and encouraging others to encounter the kingdom of God through the arts is a passion of mine.
Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/white.mist.creative.studios
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/white.mist.creative.studios/
YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCChOfdDp20PNRCj-vn6bN9A
Website: https://www.whitemistcreativestudios.com/
Email: whitemistcreativestudios@gmail.com
Phone: 417-423-0925