Denise Byrnes Graham: Art gives me the power to express myself and communicate my impressions of what I am seeing and feeling.

Heather Kinney: Art gives me the power to express my love of color, the earth, and my emotions.

Zarla Ludin, The Spare Studio, keeping art supplies and materials in active use, through mindful purchasing, and out of landfills, through creative reuse and second-hand retail.

Sue Casey: Art gives me the power to express emotions that words can’t capture and create space for ideas and experiences to be seen in a different way.

Melissa Diane: Art gives me the power to openly mourn.

Nancy Colella: Art Gives me the power to: express my love of color, the earth, and my emotions.

Karen Cass: Art gives me the power to play!

Kelly Carey Macdonald: Art gives me the power to convey my joy and wonder about this wonderful world.

Laura Tryon Jennings: Art gives me the power to invite others to pause, reflect, and rediscover the beauty hidden in everyday moments.

Esther Maschio, Coastal Printmakers

Sally Dean: Art gives me the power to connect with my inner child.

A Photographic Essay by Joanie Lawlor

Dina Brennan: Color Noise

Does sound have a color? Does color make a noise?

A Photographic Essay by Stephanie C. Olsen

Debe Nelson, “The Dress”

Erika Stern, mixed media art

Sacred Portals of Entry ©2026 Cladio Eshun

Shed, a photo essay by ©2021 Megan Kubasch from her Private Collection

Photos by Karen Wong ©2026 from her private collection