She builds fauxvintage products and advertisements that feel eerily real, complete with slogans and branding that echo midcentury consumerism. Nostalgia becomes camouflage; humor becomes a blade.

For the first time, he didn’t hide the finished piece in the garage. He brought it to Catalyst — and people believed in it. They believed in him.

When reminiscing about such sci-fi cult classics as Star Trek and Star Wars, Casey concluded, “There’s something about looking into the black.”

“I’m a rockaholic,” she laughs, explaining how she climbs hills of rainbow cobblestone to find the perfect base for each tree.

Her artistic voice blends the playfulness of classic American cartoons with the ambition and detail of Renaissance painting.

“Catalyst is really a laboratory for me, it’s the place where I get to try things, mess up, start over, and share. That’s what makes it special.”

"From fiber to found objects, Barbara Balkin continues to weave together intrigue, humor, and the beauty of nature one imaginative loom at a time."

A visual artist based in Boise, Kayla works primarily in painting and mixed media. A lifelong creator, she began drawing and painting as...

Her work lives in that space, in between the sacred and the everyday. One person once said her art feels like “Matisse and Kandinsky had a child.”

Art didn’t start as a career for Danica Factor, it began as survival.

“Learning how to draw is like chipping away at a wall of granite with a spoon,” she says. Art takes time, focus, and endurance.

“Every face tells a story," Mitsuko mused while commenting on this kind of art.

When asked about her art aesthetic Jessica replied, “I don’t have style, I just have moods.”

Frankie Sims has been an artist most of her life, but she hasn't always been aware of this truth...