Kae Pea is a designer, instructor, illustrator, painter and creative moonbeam. It is not uncommon to find her in her studio, experimenting with numerous creative projects, a wide variety of mediums, or maybe dabbling with digital art, all on any given day!
She was, until 2011 at age forty-five, a self-taught, mixed-media artist, when she went on to receive her B.F.A. in Studio Art from Maryville University in Saint Louis. In 2012 she took over RubberMoon Art Stamps, and merged her love of paper crafting and illustration with her passion for art. In 2020, she expanded her universe to include foam stamps with the acquisition of ArtFoamies. She brings her enthusiasm and knowledge to like-minded creative souls through live and online workshops all across the USA and abroad. You can find her getting makey every day on her Patreon, where she hosts daily tutorials on a variety of creative projects and artful techniques. You can join her there at patreon.com/kaepea
Kae Pea is a firm believer in the magical powers of art making and loves nothing more than to share her ideas, inspire and empower others to ‘get makey’ and live their creative dreams.
Originally from the California Bay Area, Kae Pea now lives and operates The Moon and The Maker Creative Space, RubberMoon Art Stamps, and ArtFoamies in a historic little river town in the Midwest.
Tina Walker is a multi-media creator, antique junker, and dog lover. ♥ She loves all things mixed media, including art journaling and book making, as well as pottery and fabric arts. Her project selection and medium choice are always changing, and you will frequently see her hosting on-line collaborations and challenges. She is a frequent contributor to various Stampington magazines and you can find more of her art in her various in-person and online workshops.
When she isn’t creating, you will often find Tina perusing local Antique stores looking for project inspiration or combining nature with art.
Art is my dream world, in the real world I’ve authored several best selling books including Fanciful Paper Projects (Sterling/Chapelle 2005) and Fanciful Paper Flowers (Lark/Chapelle 2007). I’m an artist, designer and contributing editor to the WHERE WOMEN CREATE magazine franchise. I’ve designed numerous rubber stamp lines exclusive to RubberMoon and Stampington & Company and have contributed extensively to all of their magazines including Somerset Studio, Artful Blogging, Art Doll Quarterly and Somerset Life. In my 20’s I found myself living in Los Angeles, a time filled with fast paced glamorous excitement, modeling, acting and traveling the world. I settled in Austin in my 30’s and spent my days adventure hunting and selling antiques. When my 40’s swung around, my career as an artist truly began. I guess you could say I spent my entire life chasing and living my dreams. So far it has been a series of serendipitous escapades, one after another each of which has led me directly here.
Jen Crossley is an Australian mixed-media artist and highly sought after instructor. Her art is truly unique, incorporating found objects, vintage ephemera, etched metal, resin, and more. With a true eye for detail and the ability to see past a rusty bit of metal, Jen is able to create assemblage pieces, tiny books, and stunning jewelry from this assortment of pieces she collects.
In her own words…
“Teaching is my passion. I have been doing it now for 25years, 15years of which have been spent teaching mixed media techniques. Seven years ago I achieved my dream of teaching in the United States, and have gone on to teach at art retreats such as the CREATE Mixed Media Retreat, Art Is You, Art & Soul, Artiscape, and Vivi Magoo’s Art Retreat at The Prairie. Over this time I have featured in many magazines including Somerset Studio, BelleAmore Jewelry, Cloth Paper Scissors, and Australian Stamping and Papercraft. In literature, I was featured in “The Guilded Journey” by Anne Freund and Cynthia Shaffer, and was chosen one of only three Australian artists to feature in Seth Apter’s book “The Pulse of Mixed Media: Secrets and Passions of 100 Artists Revealed”.
A highlight for me was when I was asked to film four DVD’s for Cloth Paper Scissors featuring my more popular classes. I have also instructed for many additional webinars and online classes, and served on the ICE Resin design team for two years which also involved many online demonstrations of my techniques. I’ve been praised for appealing to both beginners and advanced students, giving clear and concise instructions, and making techniques look easy which in turn, provides my students with the confidence to go forward in their creative processes.”
Joe’s work has appeared in Scrap & Stamp Arts, Just Cards, Just Steampunk! and Somerset Studio Gallery magazines. He’s been a guest on Crafting at the Spotted Canary with Joy Macdonell and Scrapbook Soup TV. Look for him on the TV show airing now, Make It Artsy, airing on PBS TV and Create TV. He’s won Archiver’s One-of-a-Kind Wall Art contest and blue ribbons at the Ohio State Fair. He’s served on the Viva Las Vegastamps!, Want2Scrap, USArtQuest and Proxxon design teams. He’s a regular instructor at Artiscape, Stampaway, and Gen Con and has his own line of embellishments and kits. Learn more about Joe on his site, www.createNcraft.com
Gwen Lafleur is a lifelong artist, crafter, designer, and world traveler from Herndon, Virginia. She has been involved in arts and crafts her entire life, trying anything from drawing lessons to paper crafts and finally finding her true home as a mixed media artist and designer. Gwen’s work has been displayed in galleries and can be found in private collections around the world. She has also been published in Cloth Paper Scissors, Somerset Studio, and Creative Scrapbooker magazines. Gwen is a columnist and stencil designer for StencilGirl Products and has a line of embossing powders and embellishments with Emerald Creek Craft Supplies as well as a line of rubber stamps with PaperArtsy.
Diana attended Penna. Academy of the Fine Arts majoring in oil painting and the figure. She’s been breaking those rules ever since as she experiments with paint, art journaling and book arts, and mixed media.
Teaching all over the country and in Italy has offered a wide variety of students and experiences. She learns something new from each of them.
She is author of Journal Spilling, Mixed Media Techniques for Free Expression.
Diana Trout is one of my first inspirations – I literally gasped in delight and anticipation when I saw her name today. And her video was awesome. I am inspired to create a notebook of symbols. Off I go!
About Jimmy:
Jimmy Leslie is a painter, former college art professor and currently Resident Artist for the fine art brands Liquitex and Winsor & Newton. Jimmy also directs The Fine Art Collective education program for the brands in North America and works with the marketing team on assets related to new product development. His paintings have been exhibited across the United States and reside in collections in the US and UK.
Of his personal work Jimmy says, “I am constantly trying to achieve simplicity in my paintings which continues to be a lifelong challenge”. When teaching Jimmy enjoys sharing the process of that challenge and seeking ways in which he can convey information to students in a clear and concise manner that helps them overcome stumbling blocks.
Check out Jimmy’s style:
I am once again inspired to get back into collage medium. Joe R. is so creative. A joy when I bought my beloved Zing, Joe was so encouraging in stretching my imagination and skills as a crafter. Thanks Joe for sharing
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