INDEX of ARTISTS
MICHAEL HOWER My name is Michael Hower. I am a photographer from Central Pennsylvania where I reside with my wife and two boys. I have been working in the digital medium for the past five years. Over that time, I have amassed a resume of more than a hundred exhibitions and publication credits. In the past year I have been involved in shows at Marshall University and the Pennsylvania State Museum. For me, the artwork is not just the photograph. The process starts before the photograph and continues after it is made. I begin with historical research and end with the telling of forgotten stories. I photograph history. I look for places of deep significance like a waterless canal lock lost in the woods or an abandoned World War II POW camp hidden in the mountains of Pennsylvania. I capture abandoned human objects and places with story lines written into the landscape. My art is about man’s impact on nature in a landscape now devoid of human activity. www.michaelhowerphotography.com (Pages 92-93 & 94) JOHN HUMPHRIES Originally from Texas pausing briefly on the Ozark Plateau and along the Puget Sound John Humphries feels the Miami Valley is a location for locking in roots. Having completed degrees in Architecture, and Fine Arts in Design, John is now Professor of Architecture and Interior Design at Miami University. John is a visual artist, gardener, and designer. http://www.rancho-hio.com/#/tree-line/ (Pages 144-147) MARY KAMERER I am a Pittsburgh native living in Charlotte, North Carolina. I graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in English and television production from UNCC, but soon realized that art was my passion. For over thirty years, I’ve pursued creative arts of all sorts with instruction from notable local and national artists in ceramics, watercolor, stained glass, photography and even completed a one-year goldsmithing apprenticeship--but I still consider myself an emerging oil painter, painting now for ten years. The Carolinas afford a beautiful variety of landscapes, from the mountains to the sea, and I’ve become enchanted with capturing the charm and simplicity of life in the rural South. Bicycles rides and walks along our local greenway have inspired me to capture the natural beauty of the marshes, trees and flora that grows wild along the route in my latest works. An emphasis on textures, light and shadows can be seen in my impressionistic paintings of these landscapes as well as occasional still lifes in my studio. https://marykamerer.com/ (Pages 119, 132, & 135) HEATHER KAISER is a Master of Arts candidate in sculpture at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP). She is an Army veteran and finished serving 11 years of active duty in March of 2018 and served in both Iraq and Afghanistan. In addition to being published, she has exhibited work locally and nationally. She recently received scholarships from both the IUP wood center and the Elks Lodge in Blairsville. She received her BS from West Point in 2007. She currently lives in Western Pennsylvania. www.heather-kaiser.com (Page 124) MARTHA NANCE is a physician in Minnesota for whom gardening provides relaxation and healing (although her back might disagree with this statement). She is intrigued, among other things, by the variety of shapes, textures, colors, and patterns hidden in the vegetables we eat. (Page 203) ALEX NODOPAKA originated in Kyiv, Ukraine. Speaks San Franciscan, Parisian, Kievan & Muscovite i un poco Espanol. Mumbles in English & sings in tongues. Studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Casablanca, Morocco. Presently full time author, visual artist in the USA but considers his past irrelevant as he seeks new reincarnations. http://fineartamerica. com/profiles/alex-nodopaka. html (Pages 100 & 102)
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