As a young child, Judy Thompson was fascinated with illustration books, often spending hours studying the imagery and drawing them in her own storybooks. As a young adult, she began to seriously focus on her art. . . read more
Before graduating from art school, Emma SanCartier had to complete a final project. She chose to create an original children's story told in pictures and spent an entire semester filling sketchbooks with characters and concept sketches. . . read more
Prior to becoming a licensed artist, Australian designer Chris Chun paid his dues by working as a textile designer and product manager for home décor. Today he spends his days creating original works of art for collectors, and commercial work for his licensing clients.
While his work is. . . read more
When Alisa Burnette took a basic “Principles of Welding” class she immediately recognized there was a lot of potential there to create beautiful art. But while she loved the look of metal. . . read more
Mark Langan comes from a long line of artists, but it wasn’t until 2003, after 20+ years in the transportation industry that he officially took his talent seriously and decided to devote more time to becoming a professional artist himself. . . read more
Diane Allison has been creating and selling her custom game boards for eighteen years, and was listed in Country Living Magazine as the 29th Guild Artist. . . a great honor.
While Diane reached success by having her custom game boards sold throughout the world in shops and catalogs, she. . . read more
Rebecca Latham first started painting in 1992 and since then has studied with notable artists such as Robert Bateman and Carl Brenders. Shortly after her art career began, she. . . read more
As a child, Shari Warren was never without a drawing or painting tool nearby. She was even voted the “class artist.” Today, she’s a commercially licensed artist with many designs gracing retail stores worldwide. . . read more
Angela B, of Charming Habits Jewelry believes that words offer the ability to empower people. . . choose the right word, the right mantra, and your world can change forever.
Originally Angela just designed her jewelry in an effort to regain confidence in her own being; to remind herself of. . . read more
Louis Farkovitz has been doodling and creating art, in one form or another, for over forty years. But it wasn’t until his friends and family convinced him that he was more than a goldsmith that he realized his true potential as a creative being. . . as an artist.
In our interview,. . . read more
Now that her children are nearly grown, Anne Manner-McLarty has more time to devote to clay sculpting. . . a craft that continually challenges her to make artwork that is truly one-of-a-kind, and unique to her alone. . . read more
Julie Burton runs JD Salvaged Style Creations with her husband, Dave, who is also an artist. Together they are on a mission to reduce the amount of waste that enters local landfills, and, through their art, educate others. . . read more
Eric Johnson started selling his work in 1991 after being accepted to a show at the Birmingham Civic Center. To pass the time, he began sketching during the show. . . read more
Over the years, Robert Houston Sneed has tried sculpting, photography, and other art forms but has always returned to his true love of painting. In today’s interview, Robert explains (among other things) why. . . read more