VIVA’s Featured Member Artist for April is weaver Kathleen Aaker!
“I am a fiber artist working on a handloom. Weaving is an unplugged and earth-friendly art. It is slow cloth. Fabric from my loom is designed and woven with in-tention, each piece unique.”
VIVA’s Featured Member Artist for September is M’Lou Wilkie
“I primarily design and create stained glass windows. I take my inspiration from nature. I love being outside and am especially attracted to water. I am aware of our delicate balance with the environment and try to express the importance of the tiny beings in my stained glass work. In my windows, I use a mix of transparent and opaque glass. Color, texture and composition are key to my designs.”
VIVA’s Featured Member Artist for August is potter, Charna Schwartz
“My current work is influenced by experimenting with a relaxed approach to clay. By choosing to alter rim design, it liberates my creative perceptions. “
VIVA’s Featured Member Artist for July is jeweler, Alena Mack
“I am most influenced and inspired by nature. I grew up surrounded by nature, and try to live as close to nature as I possibly can. I feel the most at peace in the mountains, at the ocean and in the woods. I try to bring this feeling of peace and nature into my work. “