Kilian Croghan - Influenced by my passion for the natural world, I have always found joy in telling stories through art. My drawings, illustrations, and paintings correspond to these interests, working from both observation and imagination to create narratives within the landscape, evoking a sense of place and process within the work.
Sommerleigh D’Elia - Sommerleigh D’Elia is a multidisciplinary artist with a focus on ceramics and watercolor illustration. For Sommerleigh, found objects in the natural world contain a magical quality, and her work seeks to share that childlike wonder with her audience. With influences deriving from both fairytales and field guides, she hopes to place these commonly found pieces of nature onto a pedestal and foster an appreciation for the remarkableness of the ordinary.
This particular body of work, “Driftwood,” is a petite snippet of long summer days spent along the eastern coast of Maine. From beachcombing to foraging, these sculptures are an extension of the coastline they hail from, filled with memories of warm summer days to hold close until the frost melts and the sun finally returns.
