A Kenosha resident, Joe Barr specializes in photographing flowers. With the skillful use of his camera and the right amount of lighting, Joe is able to improve on something that is already conventionally beautiful and make it so that the viewer sees it in a new, original way.

From Florida, the Barwick family's work, along the way has ranged from functional to floral to whimsical. Now their current line consists of impressionistic painting in a pastel look under a ceramic glaze. The bright, fun colors and cheerful patterns give their work a lively, happy feel. These pieces are food safe, but should only be hand washed. Do not use in microwave or oven.

Katie is a self-taught painter and works as a part-time private art tutor and freelance illustrator. She grew up in Virginia and has lived in Kenosha for 13 years. Nearly all of Katie’s subjects are anonymous and painted from photos found at estate sales or in the online photo accounts of random people around the country. Though a bit voyeuristic, she really likes the idea that you can never tell where a photo will end up or what family photograph a stranger might consider beautiful enough to paint. Several of her paintings showcase Evelyn Nesbit, an artist's model from the early 1900's. She began this series after reading 'American Eve' by Paulina Urburu, a biography about Nesbit’s tumultuous life.

Foxberry Lane was created by Georgia born mother and son team. The Magnolia line features gift and serving pieces adorned by hand crafted ceramic magnolias. The Love Letters line features monogrammed ceramic pieces that are hand carved and customizable with either monograms or single letters. The pieces are ideal for bridesmaid’s gifts, hostess gifts, or any occasion where you want to give something personal.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Tracey Frugoli learned about art at her father’s knee. She eventually received a degree in Fine Art from Illinois State University, and took up the profession of art therapy. Tracey is a member of Oil Painters of America, the Illinois Art League, and the Chicago Arts Coalition. With each painting, Tracey offers an ethereal connection and sense of place that cannot be erased.

David Gordon from New Mexico has been creating ceramic forms and glazes for the past fifteen years. He uses feathers, pine needles, and horsehair to leave striking carbon trails on the pottery’s surface.

Terry Habeger paints with acrylics on a variety of surfaces. Clay surfaces include wheel-thrown and altered sculptural forms as well as flat and 3D wall pieces. He also paints on masonite, foam core board and on canvas. The compositions are abstract geometric variations. A full time artist since 1988, Terry has participated in many majors shows throughout the States and has received numerous awards.

Healing Touch Pottery began in the quiet town of Sandown, New Hampshire in 2009. They create one of a kind pottery where each piece is crafted to be unique in its appearance and healing energy. Their patented Birthstone Mugs and Healing Stone Mugs have become the core of their business with popularity growing. They hand make all pottery on the potter’s wheel.

After moving to Chicago in 1983, Lee Hill turned to a mode of expressionistic painting, developing a three-dimensional assemblage technique using mixed media. Her pieces also incorporate the use of glass, metal, handmade papers, and found objects, and she has recently expanded her work to include sculpture as well. Lee refers to her work as “organic art” as she creates it as an echo of the natural world.

Daryl Harwood uses the leaves found outside his studio in Louisiana to help him create his ceramic vases. The forms, patterns, and textures found in nature give him the inspiration necessary to make pieces that are practical as well as beautiful. His name “Ikebana” refers to the Japanese art of flower arrangement.

Adam Jablonski is a renowned Polish glass artist and certified glass technologist. He is a master craftsman in the art of hand blown glass, with award-winning glass art designs. Jablonski’s work is featured in art studios, museums and shops world-wide.

Racine Photo Artist Jason Madson has made photography a true passion in his life. His photographs are an expression of his experiences as he sees them. His view of the world is one that finds beauty everywhere, even in the most unlikely of places. In sharing his work he creates new interactions with people and between people.

Fort Collins, Colorado Photographer David Mayhew has become a world class photographer capturing cityscapes, mountains, national parks, and the most exciting storm chasing. Besides Northern Lights Gallery, David’s photography is on display at several art galleries throughout the United States.

Desert forms and colors as well as the erosive forces of sun and wind have come to be organically represented in their work. Additionally, layers of reds and rich browns emerging from old pieces of metal decaying in the sun over decades, contrasted with open blue skies, also inform their color palate. While they take pride in the true functionality of their work, they tend to stray away from the ordinary. Being largely self taught, old school concepts do not necessarily influence their ideas on form and function.

Though Cathy Mongeau began her artistic endeavors as an oil painter, she has focused exclusively on pastels for the last ten years. In her artwork, she tries to recreate the beauty of nature and intends to convey a feeling of tranquility to viewers. Cathy hopes viewers to experience a respite from their hectic worlds when they look at the scene she has created.

All their pottery creations are hand crafted from white stoneware clay and individually formed using either the potters wheel, hand building, or a combination of both processes, and exhibit a variety of earth tone glazes. Their glazes and clays have no lead and are food safe, microwaveable, and can endure the harsh detergents used in the modern dishwasher.

Kenosha artist Brian Pier captures diverse subjects with realism. He uses a warm pallet that is comforting to behold. His paintings beckon you in to enjoy a day at the beach, a stroll in the city or a walk along the waterfront. Every piece Pier creates is done with subtle detail.

Raku is attributed to Zen Buddhist Monks of 16th Century Japan and was favored for the tea bowls of the great tea masters. In that culture and time Raku was much more than a method of making and firing pottery, it was a philosophy. The Japanese symbol for Raku can be translated as "enjoyment of freedom." However, as is often the case with other cultures' philosophies, we in the West have distilled Raku to a technical process. Raku is now generally accepted to mean a method of rapid firing and cooling of ceramic ware, and names the finished product.

Racine artist, Ken Swanson’s limited edition block prints are snapshots of experiences. Although his work is usually autobiographical, it is also intended to cause the viewer to recall their own memories and extract their own interpretation. Most of his work is untitled for that reason.

Kenosha artist, Rebecca Venn has no limits. Considering herself self educated rather than self taught, she has sought out artists whose work she admired and studied under them. She works in a variety of mediums to keep her eye fresh; she enjoys the risk that leaving her comfort zone provides. Rebecca has won various awards for her work and is in numerous private collections throughout the United States. “It is that personal history of experience that fascinates me. The way the light and shadow defines strength, fragility, beauty and the resilience of all that is human.” –Rebecca Venn

Chicago native, Ray Zirkle, had neither a desire nor a reason to pursue photography, until seeing Ansel Adams work, which struck him as being so beautiful in its natural simplicity. This experience inspired him to experiment with infrared black and white film and opened his eyes to how profound photographic art could be.