I have long created metal art and gemstone jewelry, but my current focus is on my newest art form which I call “Metal Earth Art”. My newest creations are multi-media “paintings” that contain a lot of natural materials, including plants, gemstones, and precious metals in addition to paints. I also use copper, brass, bronze, silver, and sometimes gold as elements of composition.

In addition, I wanted to bring back the fairly lost art of Black Velvet Painting so the backgrounds of some of my pieces have the rich texture and iridescence of that technique.

I indulge my love of nature and animals in the hope that the viewer will feel the deep sense of peace that can be experienced in the natural world, a world I know well. My family has always held nature in awe and we are avid rock hounds and miners.

In addition to my Metal Earth Art, I continue to make metal art and gemstone jewelry as well. Like the family I come from, I am always creating.

My work can be found at the Guild Gallery in Kerby and sometimes at the Saturday Art Market in Grants Pass, Oregon.

Mary Reynolds is a Southwest Oregon artist living in the scenic Illinois River Valley. She developed a thrill for beads and beading over years of hobby craft. Looking for her niche, she tried working with all types of beads and techniques. In the process, she developed a passion for freeform peyote stitch art made of glass seed beads, into which she incorporates locally crafted handmade art glass beads. Her use of color and embellishment with unique glass, metal, pearls and even shell beads makes each item -- whether jewelry, sculpture or wall art -- a masterpiece.

In addition, Mary became fascinated with the endless patterns used in traditional quilting. She created a series of miniature beaded quilts, each displayed in a shadowbox to enjoy as wall art.

You will discover something new each time you admire your one-of-a-kind piece of Elegant Bug art by Mary Reynolds.

Kathi Culver is a mixed media artist living and working in Southern Oregon. She was born as a twin into a family of artists and surrounded by creativity from a young age. Her mother, a decorative arts and painting teacher, and her father, a radio and movie/TV actor. She and her sister grew up spending their summers in the mountains of Southern California, knowing they would someday live in a land of tall evergreens. Having played with paper dolls as a child, Kathi felt her discovery of collage was a natural evolution of her work.

In the late ‘90s, she was introduced to collage through a class taught by her friend Via, a professional collage artist in Northern California. This new medium allowed her to create a space where her intentions were exhibited in a wonderful and inventive way. Several years later after, Kathi learned how to apply collage onto 3-dimensional objects through her friend Becki. In her collage business, "Tortuga Art", Kathi currently utilizes a wide range of new and recycled materials to work on such as trays, boxes, furniture, dolls, and even toilet seats!

Her heart and artistic process have been enriched by the many different countries she has visited in her life. Glimpses of these places are featured in her pieces and celebrate her love of cultural and visual juxtaposition. Alongside collage, Kathi also enjoys photography, beading, drawing, dancing, reading, gardening, food preservation, and hiking around her home in the Illinois Valley.

A diverse collection of her art such as greetings cards, jewelry, collage trays, and framed pieces are available for purchase through the Southern Oregon Guild Gallery in Kerby, Oregon.

After a career as a social science professor, I now have time to develop my lifelong interest in art. I am a painter who uses mixed media to depict my views of nature. In addition to watercolor, I often work with natural materials like beeswax and limestone clay. Using these materials means that I can marry 2D and 3D art by scraping forms into the clay or wax and then using various tools to bring out color and forms in a way that highlights the natural features that are the subject of the painting. I an inspired by the natural beauty of my home state of Oregon and include its flora and/or fauna in all my work. My pieces convey emotion and an appreciation of nature through bright colors and strong design elements.

I have taken classes and workshops at places like Sitka Center for Art, and have studied watercolor and encaustics with accomplished artists in these media. I teach encaustic and other mixed-media classes

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