Taylor Bennett-Wiens is a photographer from Toledo. She wrote that the goal of her work is to “display the beauty that often goes overlooked in our day to day lives. I’ve always been passionate about nature and wildlife, and especially the conservation of it. I’m a full time mom and going to school full time to…
Tayla Stevenson is a photographer from Toledo. Tayla wrote about her art stating, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Through photography even the slightest movement of the camera can completely change the image produced. Photography shows how everyone sees the world through a different lens and in a different light. Each photo tells a…
Kim Bush explores the light that bathes every day scenes. That some may assume, at a glance mundane. The moment transforms them into a magical point in time. Her influences are varied, she looks to contemporary female artists including Erin Hanson, Irina Cumberland, Lola Gil, and Pamela Wilson. For as long as she can remember she…
Erin Smith (b. 1989, Oceanside, United States) is a painter and mixed media artist who lives and works in Newport. They work in watercolor and mixed media because they love the fluidity of paint and how it’s slightly unpredictable. They are inspired by the visual artist Frida Kahlo because she persisted despite physical limitations and bared…
Makena Shay is a photographer from Toledo, Oregon. She specializes in nature and fine art photography that focuses on mental health awareness. Photography has helped Makena to express herself and has challenged her to grow as an artist. Contact Makena Email: makenashay@outlook.com
Toshio Toguchi was born and raised in Hawai’i and grew up around the ocean. He developed a deep passion for the ocean and everything in it. Toshio got into gyotaku through his mentor and one of Hawaii’s best gyotaku artists: Naoki Hayashi. Naoki describes his version of gyotaku as “a window into the underwater world he…
Rebecca Hooper is a weaver from Siletz. As a weaver for over 15 years, Rebecca loves experimenting with new techniques and materials. Whether creating tapestry art or artisan doormats and baskets, she weaves every day. While searching for inspiration on weaving beach trash as art, Rebecca was inspired by famous lobster rope mats from Maine. That…
McKyla Stevenson is an artist from Toledo, Oregon. She graduated from Toledo Senior High School in 2021. She is a passionate artist and a creative minded individual. McKyla’s art is heavily inspired by nature and her colorful imagination. She is striving to become a full-time artist. She looks forward to meeting other artists and more like-minded…
Richard Laycock is an artist from Lincoln City. His art reflects a personal journey in pastel and pencil from his boyhood home in Yorkshire to the present day here on the Oregon coast. He served for 15 years as an Art Director with Leo Burnet Advertising in London. For the past 25 years, he has also…
Cassandra Brandt is an artist from Newport. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin, River Falls in 2015 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and moved to Oregon in 2017. She enjoys working in watercolor and acrylic mixed media. Brandt is a full-time mom to her two-year-old son and is returning to school to become…