“I’m Luz, I’m a mestiza artist of Peruvian, Spanish, and Native American descent expressing my heritage through my art. I love colors, and used them to convey feelings in my work! My main medium is my signature sharpie art, as well as dabbling in fiber art and collage!” CPJ: So, […]
Artist Feature: Noquisi Christian-Smith
Artist Feature: Noquisi Christian-Smith by Natalie “Lee” Arneson Noquisi (they/them), is a multi-racial third-year student at Evergreen. They have a focus in history and cultural studies. Their favorite art mediums are ceramics, paper cuts, and darkroom photography. Their current project is a series of paper cuts that are based on […]
Artist Feature: Alec Phipps
Hi, I’m Alec and I’m an illustrator and aspiring children’s book author! I work mainly on large-scale gouache paintings and monochrome ink on paper pieces. I’m an advocate for the weird and hope to keep creating till I drop! CPJ: The question that I always like to open up with […]
Artist Feature: Makenna Ramey
Howdy! I’m Makenna, a multimedia artist currently working on developing my professional practice. I grew up in Hawaii, but I have been falling in love with the fog and rain of Washington. My original idea coming to Evergreen was to be a teacher, but within the last 2 years art […]
Artist Feature: Sage Sorensen
Natalie “lee” Arneson Hi! I’m Sage, and I work with many mediums, but clay is my favorite to manipulate. I’m lucky to have been very involved in the ceramic studio during my time here at evergreen. I’ve taken three full time programs that carried me into participating in an amazing […]
Artist Feature: Kavon King
by Natalie “Lee” Arneson “I’m Kavon King (he/they), I am a sophomore here at Evergreen, and originally I am from Sacramento, California.” CPJ: When did you first begin creating art? Was there a specific moment or event that drew you to art? Kavon: I think 4th grade is when I […]
Artist Interview: Paige Pettibon
by Natalie “Lee” Arneson Paige Pettibon is an artist based in Tacoma, Washington. Her medium focus is acrylic painting, but has extended to fiber art, beadwork, digital design, and other media. Paige is Black, White, and Salish (from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes). She is influenced by her multicultural […]
Artist Interview: Parker Wong
by Natalie “Lee” Arneson My name is Parker Wong, and I’ve been drawing for about 15 years. Most of my work is character and environmental design, as well as fanart. I’ve dabbled a bit in scientific illustration and am considering it as a career. Most of my art is viewable […]
The Fantasies of Youth: an Interview with Artist Elayna Sturm
by Lee Arneson Hello! My name’s Elayna (she/her), I’ll be newly twenty-two by the time this is printed (yes, I’m a Sagittarius) and I’m always changing my favorite color but currently it’s cedar-branch-green. I grew up in Massachusetts and moved to Olympia to attend Evergreen, where I will be graduating […]