Replanting Family Trees

By Citlali Morales. Alyssa Osceola is from the Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation in South Florida. She is currently pursuing a BFA in Illustration at Ringling College of Art & Design, with work in the “Reclaiming Home: Contemporary Seminole Art”  exhibition at the Ringling … Read More

Studio 69

https://youtu.be/kZM0kN8K8eU Welcome to Studio 69, the place where I created my paintings for the Creative Pinellas Emerging Artist show. The video is on YouTube. The building was built in 1969, thus… Read More

Weaving the World Into Being

By Tony Wong Palms. The ancient Egyptian goddess, Neith, associated with the spider, wove the world into existence. Weaving, knitting, macrame, crochet, sewing, stitching, embroidery, dyeing, quilting, smocking, draping, pleating, appliqué… are some of the techniques and methods fabric artists use – and some of the results are on exhibit in … Read More

Sharing My Work

I love my work and means of expression as well as sharing it with others. Teaching and contributing ideas that I have learned brings joy to my heart. Richard Bach… Read More

Heroes

By Ralph Wimbish. Anyone familiar with the history of St. Petersburg should know how important my parents, Ralph and Bette Wimbish, were in the fight against segregation. Restaurants, theaters, public restrooms, beaches, swimming pools, schools and hospitals were integrated by 1967, the year my dad died at the age of 45…. Read More

Mentors (the importance of)

Many artists I’ve met proudly proclaim that they are “self-taught” and for many years, I often said that myself because I didn’t learn pastel from a specific person. However, I’ve… Read More

The Making of “The Swan”

I am so happy to share my latest finished work with you, ” The Swan”. This piece took me 8 months to complete and is carved from a 300 lb… Read More

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