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SUE CONNER

The encaustic medium’s rich colors and sculptural qualities, for me, are
intriguing and exciting. I find satisfaction when I let the spontaneous nature
of the wax guide me as I explore ways to create textures, embed found
objects, incorporate images, and integrate paper where the wax is the
unifying factor. I have learned that life is essentially about the journey, what
we encounter as we move forward, and how we choose to react. This is
how I approach the creative process — I embrace my failed attempts and
think more purposely about the process, deriving more value from the
lessons learned than in the final product itself.

JOANNE DESMOND

The notion of hiding, covering-up, obscuring the truth – the reality of
who we really are at any given moment in time – has always intrigued
me. Discovering what lies beneath the surface of someone or something
is what I pursue. My current work straddles the thresholds of identity,
experience, and memory as they connect to ancestry, relationships,
and the fear of loss of connection. It is an exploration of the relationship
between the visible and invisible, the gaze, the subject, and the other.

WALDINEI (WALLY) LAFAIETE

Waldinei Lafaiete, aka Wally, has been working with Marketing and
Communications for over 20 years. Wally moved to California from São
Paulo, Brazil in the late 90’s and decided to follow his creative drive by
enrolling in Graphic Design classes. This exposure to New Media Art
gave him the initial inspiration to learn more about Photography. He
left his corporate job to join the editorial board of the publication and
simultaneously created Lafaiete Creative Productions, a small marketing
company that has been creating successful advertising campaigns for
businesses in San Antonio. He is fascinated by making art that suggests
subtle relationships and themes from objects not normally seen together.

ANN LEACH

I am a life coach/therapist and always use creativity as a vehicle for
expression as either a graphic recorder or doodler, creating visual maps
of next steps for my clients. I have supported local artists for years as a
volunteer locally but just began exploring my own creativity in 2011 after losing
everything to the EF 5 tornado that hit my town. I was board president of the
local arts center at the time and saw firsthand the power of the arts to heal. I
have been hooked on art journaling, collage, and spirit dolls as my mediums
for personal healing ever since.
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