Natalie Patrick

In 1964 after graduating from Norton High School, he received a scholarship for the Cooper Institute of Art in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1989 he graduated with a Manufacturing degree from The University of Akron. After 31 years, he retired from the Babcock & Wilcox Company in Barberton, Ohio. By working in Quality Assurance for over […]

Brett describes himself as a self-made artist. He first learned he had a knack for the visual arts when he started putting pictures into the poems he would write. After he purchased his first iPad, he found some apps where he could draw, manipulate and create stunning patterns and colors. His inspiration is drawn from

Mary Defer (she/her/hers) is a visual artist living and working in Cleveland. She grew up drawing and painting on a family farm and discovered her love of photography at Kenyon College, where she earned a B.A. in Studio Art. Her work has been exhibited both regionally and nationally through organizations such as Summit Artspace, BAYarts,

Theresa Göttl Brightman‘s poems have appeared in many online and print publications, two chapbooks, and one full-length collection, as well as on Akron’s 91.3 WAPS The Summit and 89.7 WOSU Columbus.  She has received writing awards from the University of Akron, the City of Ventura, CA, Cleveland Museum of Art, and has been nominated for