Here Comes Toil & Trouble Kristen Ferrell Feeling as though she belonged

Feeling as though she belonged on the other side of the spectrum she set out to find a place where she could nurture her creative spirit that has driven her entire life

She translates this loss into the powerful imagery of the toy gun (the “playful” or distorted appropriation of an object of violence) as a thing of beauty and pride in the form of taxidermy

My earliest influences were my father and brother

Mixed Media: Rose Wood

are tactile visual postcards of urban environments

Here Comes Toil & Trouble Kristen Ferrell Feeling as though she belongedDetails About Oil on birch panel 12 x 12 in. 2017 If thoughts and dreams were photographed then Ben Patterson's works would be just that. Bizarre animals, graffiti birdhouses, and child like characters are all posed in surreal settings. There is an innocence reflected in his works, yet an underlying sadness that sits upon them. Rendered in a high low style, polished yet simple at times, Patterson's art emphasizes the dream and the possibility of