(Stephanie Cissna) Raised in the urban sprawl of Los Angeles, Stephanie grew up surrounded by city life. “As a child, I was always drawing, always creating, and I knew I wanted to be an artist,” she recalls. “My parents valued art. My mother’s oil and watercolor paintings were displayed in our home, while my father…
The Cause of Conservation & the Delight of Capturing Light
(Emerging Cathedrals by Krystal Allen) Krystal’s journey into art began as a child in Orchard Park, New York. She learned that announcing she was bored inspired her mother to give her tiring chores. Pads and pencils became her constant companions. “Drawing kept me busy and, more importantly, it became a way for me to process…
The Magic Behind the Lens ~ Revealing What the Eye Can’t See
(Photography by Michele Adams) When asked, landscape photographer Michelle Adams decided that her favorite image is one of the Milky Way, titled Reflections, taken from Todd Lake three years ago. “My day began with a phone call from my sister at 4am, saying these words, ‘He’s gone. It was peaceful.’ That call was the capstone…