October 2024 | visual art
The Roman Dream
Fountain in Trastevere
Ignatius O’Neill Sridhar
Based in Toronto, Ignatius Sridhar is an emerging artist and photographer. His work focuses on the digital arts in street photography and landscapes. His current project is Found Latin, a study of the language’s influence in modern Rome.
October 2024 | visual art
Steel Wheels (detail)
Yellow Apples
LeTourneau House (detail)
Stephen Curtis Wilson
Wilson was a medical-surgical and generalist photographer, writer, and communication specialist in the health care and library science fields for 36 years – cut steel in a foundry and drove a truck for a time. “I’m interested in the artfulness of those things that make up the region where I’ve lived all my life,” Wilson said. “My photographs are little portraits of central Illinois. I seek out the time-worn, curious, and funky, exploring rural communities and urban neighborhoods for reminders of humanness, culture, and community.” He is a graduate of the University of Illinois, a juried Illinois Artisan for Photography, and a member of the Peoria Art Guild. stephencurtiswilson.com.
October 2024 | visual art
Dandelion UFO
Pam F. Martin
Pam Martin is a retired therapist who enjoys reading, writing, photography, and walking in the woods with Papi, the elderly rescue chihuahua. She and her husband retired to Deep River, Ontario, having fallen in love with the area years ago due to the pine trees and the best-grilled cheese sandwich ever. Pam was born in Ottawa but spent most of her adult life in Prince Edward Island, working for a few years in Northern Saskatchewan. After being in La Ronge, SK, she doesn’t understand why anyone would travel anywhere but north! Her favorite thing about living in Deep River is the abundance of trails – water, rocks, trees, plants, mosses, and lichens, a world of glory for the walker and photographer, as are the early mornings with the mist rising off the river.
October 2024 | visual art
Graffiti Mask
Sadie
Michael Hower
When Michael Hower began digital photography over ten years ago, it was founded upon a fascination with abandoned buildings and landscapes. His work focuses on historical themes, portraying human objects/structures in modified environments now devoid of human activity, with a particular interest in places of industry, prisons, and graffiti. The work conveys themes of wear, deterioration, and nature’s reclamation of manmade environments. Recently, he has started exploring sculptural spaces using photography to challenge himself further. The first foray into this space was his Cabinet of Curiosity jars, or as he refers to them, “Specimen Jars” of “Sadie” and “Graffiti Mask.” Additionally, Mike started experimenting with altered books, allowing him to explore similar themes tactile and multi-dimensionally.
October 2024 | visual art
Stairs
Aiden Kwon
Aiden Kwon is a sophomore at Yongsan International School of Seoul. Aiden is a student who believes creativity is the key to life. He, therefore, shows interest in art, where he can create and draw his ideas. Creativity crosses Aiden’s eyes every second, with random yet brilliant ideas or a scene coming to his mind. Different colors and shapes for him are the key to the entrance of his creative ideas. His endless adventure of improvements and findings highlights his creativity every day.
October 2024 | visual art
Man and accordion
Kathryn Jordan
Award-winning poet Kathryn Jordan loves to take pictures when she’s not sure she can find the words. http://kathrynjordan.org