I have been a working artist for many years. A Tampa, Florida native, I have studied at Hillsborough Community College, University of South Florida and Penland School of Crafts in Penland, North Carolina. My work is in collections in Russia, Japan, Canada, South America, and the United States. My sculpture is about making a word, […]
Archives: Artists
Gregory Colvin
“Inspiration for my art is found in the natural world. Being in the midst of nature is a tranquil and revitalizing experience. Early morning and late afternoon light paints the landscape with a soft glow, fog and mist create an air of mystery. Sunbeams streaming through the tree branches craft portals of mystic radiance. Reflections […]
Robbie Colley
Robbie Colley is the owner and operator of Play’N Around Theatre Company, a professional theater company that tours live educational musical productions to theatres, schools, libraries and special events. Operating year-round PATC offers main-stage productions, classes and workshops, summer programs, community special events, school collaborative projects, and much more! PATC introduces young audiences to the […]
Heidi Clapp-Temple
When looking at Heidi’s photographs the viewer is privy to a world they have never seen before. Reality has been turned inside out as she delves into the unseen. Her artwork endeavors to create a tangible representation of the invisible world that lives inside our minds. Drawing from personal experiences and of those around her, […]
Rita Ciresi
Rita Ciresi is the author of the novels Blue Italian, Pink Slip, Remind Me Again Why I Married You, and Bring Back My Body to Me, and the short-story collections, Sometimes I Dream in Italian and Mother Rocket. Her flash fiction collections are Second Wife, winner of the Jeanne Leiby Chapbook Award, and Female Education, winner of the Wordrunner e-chapbook prize. She is […]
Judith Henry
Judith Henry is a mixed media artist, writer, and teacher living in Tampa, Florida. Described as a visual storyteller, her joy-filled pieces are often inspired by personal experience, hopes for the future, or even a phrase that captures her imagination. “What comes from the heart enters the heart,” and those who purchase Judith’s work often […]
John Cinchett
Author John V. Cinchett is a third-generation Tampa native with a deep love and appreciation for Tampa history. He is a history writer for the city of Tampa. John is also a columnist for the Penny Saver News in Tampa, and a contributor/guest writer for La Gaceta News in Tampa. John has published three Tampa History Books: Vintage Tampa Signs and Scenes (2009); Vintage […]
Samantha Churchill
Samantha Churchill earned her Sculptural B.F.A. at Maine College of Art in 2003 and enjoyed a study abroad program in Cortona, Italy. She now resides in the Tampa Bay area of Florida. She began her professional art career in early 2007. She happened upon a contact that provided scrapped electrical conduit wire from a condo […]
Laura Castro
Hello, my name is Laura Castle. Currently, I have available my 16-piece Food Insecurity series that all started with a moral dilemma about my own food waste. More information about the series can be viewed at LaurelCastle.com
Ashley Cassens
Ashley Cassens is a native Floridian who earned her BFA from Florida Southern College in 2006. She is an MFA graduate from Florida Atlantic University. In addition to her Graduate Teaching Assistantship in the MFA program, she has been awarded the Provost Fellowship, two Graduate Advisory Board Grants, a Friedland Grant, a Rothenberger Scholarship, an Ambassador of […]