Posted June 04, 2025in Iowa Artist
With 195 artists showcasing their work at the Des Moines Arts Festival, only a selected handful represent artists from Iowa. Hanna Piepel from Ankeny will be displaying her hand-painted functional porcelain and ceramic pieces at the juried festival June 27-29 in Des Moines’ Western Gateway Park. Piepel’s inspiration is drawn
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Posted April 30, 2025in Iowa Artist
Artist Annick Ibsen’s definition of her artwork is complex and ever-changing. With sculptures of nudes and other figures, she identifies as a ceramicist, as she builds items from clay. Her work also includes a dose of pottery, but she insists she isn’t a potter, as pottery making is a particular
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Posted April 02, 2025in Iowa Artist
Flowers and plants can be beautiful to see and intoxicating to smell. Yet, when Molly Wood approaches a live plant to photograph with her camera, it is more than capturing the exquisite details; it is a metaphor for her personal experiences. Wood is a professional photographer with Molly Wood Photography.
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Posted March 05, 2025in Iowa Artist
Entering Mary Kline-Misol’s home art studio is like walking into a high-end art gallery. Exquisite artwork spanning 50 years covers multiple walls, while Kline-Misol recounts stories and inspiration behind the pieces. One element stands out, and it is not just one type of artwork, such as portraits. She has expanded
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Posted February 05, 2025in Iowa Artist
Eric Duke Miller’s artwork is multidimensional. It’s not creating a painting, a sculpture, fashion items or repurposing objects; it’s all of the above. He finds motivation from recently researched history or whatever he discovers is relevant in today’s society. Miller considers himself a surrealist artist. His studio at Mainframe Studios
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Posted January 01, 2025in Iowa Artist
As Tom Whalley sits in his living room, he points out 26 unique wood pieces he has created, all displayed on his own crafted wood tables. These gallery-type works of exquisitely handcrafted wood join hundreds, perhaps thousands, of pieces he has created in his lifetime. Whalley is a woodworker yet
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Posted December 04, 2024in Iowa Artist
Artist Maggie Douglas finds inspiration for her artwork from nature. One nature-inspired element — water — often is at work on her canvas. She uses watered-down paint, which lends to both subtle as well as dramatic elements. “The duality of water can be life giving, but it’s also powerful and
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Posted November 06, 2024in Iowa Artist
When Adam Oestreich “stumbled on” an art exhibit of William Hawkins at Figge Art Museum in Davenport, he says the experience was life-changing to his career. He became enchanted with the works of Hawkins, a self-taught artist. “The colors were vibrant, powerful and incredible. It blew me away. I discovered
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Posted October 02, 2024in Iowa Artist
Paola James’ studio at Mainframe Studios includes an array of jewelry from around the globe, including her handmade jewelry and items from other artisans. James opened up her studio, Piedras Haseya, in 2023. Piedras means “stones,” and Haseya is a female Navajo name meaning “she rises up.” James chose the
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Posted September 04, 2024in Iowa Artist
Tevka Lackmann began her art career as a youth. Her parents, supportive of her creative endeavors, allowed her to paint murals on her childhood home’s interior walls and garage door. Her artwork today consists of a variety of mediums, and she considers herself a multimedia artist with a wide range
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