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LAURA MONTGOMERY WAAG
Laura enjoyed an award-winning career in graphic design with her own business: Sidedoor Studio. She now works primarily in two mediums. The first is letterpress printing. Using an antique Vandercook printing press, she designs a variety of cards and prints. She also does silk painting, creating vibrant designs on Habotai silk. The dyed silk is steamed, joining the fiber and dyes molecularly, creating incredibly vibrant, luminescent colors. This unique, challenging art form inspires Laura’s love of bold color and graphic forms.
FRIDA TICEHURST
My creative practice includes painting, murals, illustrations, graphics, and textiles. This mixed media approach provides a unique kaleidoscopic expression and multifaceted approach to art and design. In this way, what I create reflects where I create from, a multicultural background and identity that bridges cultures, languages, stories, and mediums together.
DARICE MACHEL MCGUIRE
I am an artist living in Grass Valley, California. I have been studying and pursuing art for most my life. My art works include Hawaii and California landscapes, creatures of the land and sea, and still life, in either oil or acrylic mediums.
CHÉRI GUERRETTE
My work expresses itself through a passion for unlimited possibilities, exploration and experimentation with watercolor, acrylic, mixed media collage and most recently oils. My work is based on my love of the figurative image, developing an overall concept to tell a story relating to the American culture of the 1950’s and 60’s. I am very drawn to the elegance, style and simplicity of that era. The creative process for me is a continuous experience of stepping into the unknown and allowing the magic to unfold.
MYRTLE TREE ARTS
Focused on the intersection of art, music, media, nature, and community, Myrtle Tree Arts is an arts collaborative with the mission to develop and present new creative works, experiences, and performances, and especially those that explore relationships with the natural world. We encourage creativity by hosting local and international musicians, artists, and writers and by collaborating with scientists, cultural keepers, and supporters of all kinds. We partner with local organizations and others interested in presenting the arts and supporting community engagement in the Sierra Foothills of CA and beyond.
AMEERA GODWIN
Ameera Godwin is co-founder and artistic director of Myrtle Tree Arts. Her creative works include public events and multimedia performance and installation, including FIRE/LAND: Knowing the Territory, Earth Dayta, The Size of What I See, and RIPE AREA, supported by CA Arts Council funding in partnership with American River Conservancy. Her interdisciplinary artwork integrates digital photography and video collage, drawing, and writing with collaborative, site-specific ritual, performance, installation, and musical concerts. The themes of her work lie at the intersection of art, science, and community action around resilience, learning, and caring for the environment.
DIANE SYLVIA
Diane Sylvia is a Truckee, California based artist. As the daughter of an artist, she grew up in a creative environment. After leaving her Emergency Nursing career, she began to explore her artistic abilities. Working in acrylic and graphite, nature is a strong influence in Diane's artwork as she seeks to celebrate the beauty of her mountain home. Diane was a featured artist in the 9th annual pARTicipate Art Show, and in Truckee Arts Alliance Tahoe Perspective Exhibition.
JAN ANDERSON
I am a fused glass artist and have been working this medium for approximately 25 years. I love to explore new techniques and mostly love creating designs that celebrate both nature and the human spirit.
DAVID HARPER
David Harper is a Nevada county based, freelance animator and character designer.