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JASMINE DENNIS

Jasmine is a mixed-media artist living in San Antonio, Texas. Her

work explores personal mythology through archetypes, symbolism,
and storytelling. Through her creations, she identifies the turbulence
in body, mind, and spirit, allowing her to transform her anxieties and
pain into a grounded practice of embodied meditation. She thrives

on experimentation with varied mediums, including but not limited to
paint, pastels, wax, poetry, found objects, and everyday household
items. The natural world, mythology, music, and contemporary
poetry heavily influence her visual ruminations on identity and social

conditioning while providing a necessary respite from the noise
of the world. Jasmine has worked as an art instructor, a yoga and
meditation teacher, and a homeschool educator for neurodivergent
creatives.

MAGGIE FITCH

Wildflowers, especially the dandelion, are an enduring symbol of
hope to me ever since picking them from abandoned lots in my
deteriorating, once-booming hometown. After obtaining a BA from

Youngstown State University in Studio Art, circumstances led to a
practical job path instead of a creative one. However, I practiced
printmaking, painting and ceramics whenever possible while focus-

ing on juggling family life within the work-a-day world. After retire-
ment in 2013 from The University of Texas at Austin, I returned to
the creative journey at San Antonio’s Southwest School of Art’s
community program. My work has been exhibited locally and sold
to individual collectors.

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