Brittnie Sturm
Hi. I’m Brittnie. The lady behind the lens (hence the name). I am a mama with a serious caffeine addiction and a camera. I graduated from the University of North Texas with a degree in Art. I had no idea what I wanted to do after college but I knew it had to be something relating to creativity. Read more>>
Sharonda Lawson
I have always had a passion for baking/cooking (my family deemed me the Betty Crocker of the family), Growing up I was always watching my grandmother and my father cook (he taught me so much). When my father passed away in 2006 I wanted to do something special in his memory, so I started writing a cookbook as a way of saying “thank you dad for everything you taught me”, I titled the cookbook Daddy Taught Me Well (its available online). Read more>>
Tiffany Hankla
From an early age, I have been inspired to create. While other kids were looking forward to playing at recess, I was looking forward to art class. I’m inspired by my environment. I am fascinated by shadows and the way natural light lands. Read more>>
Bart Forbes
I have been a freelance artist for over 45 years, first as an illustrator and now as a landscape painter. I graduated from the University of North Carolina with a BA in art. After military service, I did graduate study at the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles where my major was illustration/painting. Read more>>
Chrissy Cruz
I knew very early in life that I loved taking pictures; 10 years old in fact. I loved taking pictures of just about anything insight. When I was younger I always carried a disposable film camera in my backpack to school, Snapping away and creating memories with my friends. Read more>>
Fred Becker
Fred Becker began his interest in magic at an early age. He started by making frequent trips to the local library and devoured all the information he could. One year he received a magic set as a Christmas present and that further cemented his studies into magic and performance. Read more>>
Charlie Meizlish
It really all started when I visited my local yarn store (LYS) at the time with a friend. I knew how to crochet and knit but I had never actually been to a yarn store. I didn’t know there were such things. It changed my life to know that I could create things from all the beautiful fibers I saw. Read more>>
Ann Augustin
My journey into the clay world actually began when I was a little girl. We lived within walking distance of a county playground that offered organized sports during the summer. My mother, who is pretty athletic, decided that each of her children, me and four boys, should participate in a sport each summer. Read more>>
Kara Shade
After I finished my master’s in conflict resolution I did a little work as a family mediator, helping couples have more collaborative divorces: working out child custody, splitting up assets, etc. The work was emotionally exhausting for me, and in many cases. Read more>>
Natasha Dehart
My husband and I lived and worked in Germany for a number of years. It was there that we fell in love with amazing beer made with simple ingredients. It was also during this time that we became interested in the brewing, and later, distillation process. Read more>>
Ryan Bertolino
My journey into the events industry all began on the west coast when I happened to stumble upon an opportunity to work for a production company in Hollywood, CA. This was an opportunity for me to first-hand find out what the events industry was all about. Read more>>
Domineka Lablanc
I always wanted to be a model but growing up I was tall and skinny and had dark skin with big lips and now that I’m older I’m more confident in my body. Sometimes I don’t feel pretty or skinny enough but who cares I want to reach out to other young African Americans Gilr’s like me and let them know they can be whatever they want in this world wake hard. Read more>>
Anannya Chowdhury
Anannya Chowdhury is a self-taught, award winning artist from Dallas, Texas, USA. She is an artist with a vibrant personality that is reflected in all the art she creates. Her voice and sentiment can be felt and heard in her pieces that are meticulously painted with small brushes and lined in a way that your eyes gravitate to take a closer look at all the fine detail. Read more>>
Kathy Voigtsberger
My story began in 1980,when my first baby was born in a hospital with an epidural that resulted with a somewhat traumatic delivery. In 1983, when I birthed my second baby at home with a Certified Nurse Midwife who was from Scotland. I knew I had to do something different. Read more>>
