Author: Seraphina Calder

Deborah K. Tash was born in 1949 and grew up in California’s Bay Area. From an early age, she saw no need to separate poetry from painting. Words and images carried the same weight for her, each a way of telling story. She calls herself a Mestiza, rooted in the Mexican heritage of her mother and the Celtic lineage of her father. This mixture is not just a genealogical fact—it is the lens through which she sees the world. For Tash, culture and ancestry are more than memory. They are ongoing, living presences. Her work is a place where they…

David Burch’s artistic journey is layered with the unexpected. Born in Alberta, Canada, he did not begin his adult life with a paintbrush in hand. In 1967, at the age of 23, he completed a second degree with First Class Honours in Sociology at the University of Calgary. Shortly after, he moved east to Toronto, where he spent nearly three decades. Those years opened doors not only to a career and a new city, but also to art itself. What began as collecting grew into a calling, and Burch shifted from sociology toward the canvas. His eventual embrace of abstract…

Jane Gottlieb is an artist who has built her life around the language of color. Born and based in Los Angeles, she began with painting, then shifted toward photography, only to circle back by bringing the painter’s hand into her photographic work. Over three decades ago, she entered a new phase of creativity: hand-painting Cibachrome prints, a medium that allowed her to merge photography with her love of bold, saturated hues. Her work doesn’t sit neatly in one category—it carries the discipline of painting, the immediacy of photography, and the vision of someone unwilling to stop at the surface. Through…

Sebastian Di Mauro, an artist hailing from Australia, embarked on a transformative journey to the United States, a land far from his homeland. In this new environment, he discovered not only the intricate interplay of identity but also a way to express it through art. His move to the USA was not simply a relocation but a personal transformation. Guided by his spouse, who calls Wilmington, Delaware home, Di Mauro set out to explore a nation layered with contradictions. Like many who grew up in Australia, he had absorbed an idea of America through television and film—images of possibility, promise,…

Martin Collier, who also goes by Marcol from ArtistAffect, is an artist who doesn’t stop at painting—he digs into the very pigments that make the work possible. His practice is as much about material as it is about image. When a supplier left him waiting with no answers about an order, he didn’t just shrug it off. Instead, he took the plunge into making his own oil paints from raw pigment. That step speaks volumes. It wasn’t just about frustration—it was about wanting control, wanting to understand every layer of what goes onto the canvas. Collier approaches art this way:…

Mitchell Rosenzweig is an experienced artist whose abstract mixed media paintings don’t demand attention—they earn it. At first glance, they might appear spontaneous, but beneath the surface lies a solid framework. Layers of paint, scraps of paper, and fragments of material stack together like strata, settling into a careful order. His work isn’t about random piling; it’s structure with intent. The surfaces he builds form a kind of visual scaffolding that holds everything in balance. Each piece grows from this process, where chance and deliberation meet, and where accidents are absorbed into design. Rosenzweig’s art doesn’t chase spectacle. It develops…

Andreas von Huene is a sculptor who doesn’t just create sculptures; he brings them to life. With a boundless imagination and an unwavering dedication to his craft, von Huene crafts pieces that engage people on a profound level. His work spans the spectrum from figurative to abstract, with each piece pulsating with character and vitality. What makes his art resonate is not only the form itself, but also the sense of presence it carries—every curve, edge, and opening suggests a dialogue between material and meaning. For von Huene, sculpting isn’t about imposing form on stone, but about uncovering the rhythms…

John Gardner’s journey into sculpture is as textured and layered as his bronzes. He is a storyteller with clay and metal, capturing more than just the physical likeness of his subjects. His sculptures radiate warmth and humanity—qualities he believes history should remember alongside the achievements of remarkable individuals. For Gardner, the work is not about chasing perfection, but about revealing essence. He sees his role as translating memory, spirit, and lived character into a physical form that endures. His bronzes are human in the truest sense—faces that carry emotion, postures that hold presence, gestures that remain long after the people…

Alan Brown’s artistic journey began not in a gallery, but in the quiet shadows of a darkroom. It was there, watching images emerge slowly on photographic paper, that he first felt the magnetic pull of art. That moment—seemingly ordinary, deeply transformative—ignited a passion for visual storytelling that has carried him through more than forty years of creative work. With a BS in Communications from Syracuse University, where he majored in Advertising Photography and minored in Art History, Brown built a strong foundation that bridged both the technical and historical sides of art. Over time, that balance of craft and context…

Patricia Skibbe, a 72-year-old artist from North Central Texas, is just now coming into her own as an artist. Her connection to fine art and music runs deep—she grew up in an artistic family and always carried a creative impulse. But like many, the push and pull of everyday life often left little room for pursuing that impulse fully. Raising a family, work, responsibilities—those came first. The easel, the brushes, the sketchbook, they were always nearby but rarely at the center. Now, after years of quiet observation and living with that pull in the background, Skibbe has stepped into her…