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Latin American/Caribbean artist John Gascot spent the first twelve years of his life in Puerto Rico, to this he attributes his love of bold color. While he creates in a variety of styles, Latin Pop paintings are his signature. He coined the style "Latin Pop" after years of development. The series combines elements of Pop, Cubism and Folk and is flavored with a Latin/Global sensibility.
The figures in John's works are often large and curvaceous. Their mass speaks more about strength and presence than actual size. He strives to create art that is accessible and promotes diversity while simultaneously celebrating and challenging social and gender roles dictated by various cultures.

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Emily Lee Stehle is a Clearwater, FL-based mixed media artist specializing in fiber art who strives to make beautiful things out of discards. An ever-evolving creative basket maker, she began weaving traditional baskets more than 20 years ago learning from books and local weavers. She also took workshops with nationally recognized artists such as Flo Hoppe, Jerry Bleem, Kari Lonning, Marilyn Moore, Jo Stealey and Vladmir Yarish.

Through time, the traditional reed supplies have been switched over to include Florida naturals, trash and other discarded objects. Emily upcycles the unconventional materials with naturals combining traditional weaving techniques to create flat forms, baskets and sculptures. She strives to create beautiful things out of trash, first to show that creating art can cost nothing. Second, it's an opportunity to show how much waste and pollution result from our consumerism.

Her work has been exhibited in shows throughout Florida including Gasparilla Festival of the Arts Emerging Artist 2018 and Florida CraftArt Emerging Artist 2017. She has won numerous awards at the Florida State Fair and grants from Creative Pinellas, National Basketry Organization (NBO) and Fiber Art Network (FAN). She is a member of both NBO and FAN.

Emily's latest project is teaching recycling to make art for a group of disabled artists at the MacDonald Training Center in Tampa. She hopes her recycling practice will inspire others to imagine creating artwork out of cardboard boxes, leftover paint, bottle caps and other "found" and harvested trash.

Now "retired," Emily received her BA in Journalism from Northeastern Unversity in Boston. In her spare time, she freelances as a writer for Creative Pinellas Arts Coast online magazine, plays ukulele in her band (2 Happy Ukers), teaches beginner ukulele, leads jams and directs a one-day music festival at the Florida State Fair.

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About Tricia

I am a Florida resident where I practiced as a Registered Nurse in healthcare administration - improving the quality of healthcare for the patients we served. I graduated from the University of South Florida, receiving a master's degree in nursing with a specialization in adult education. I grew up loving art, but also service to others. My passion for wildlife was recognized through birding expeditions including the jungles of Peru and Costa Rica. I find immense inspiration photographing wildlife, habitats and the many interesting people who represent the various cultures around the world. Many of my photographs become the subject of my artwork. As a teacher, I share stories of my travels and teach not only oil technique, but also express my profound sense of wonder about the subjects being painted and their importance to the planet.

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Gianna creates collage paintings of animals dressed in vintage clothing as well as some awesome mermaids. They are available here as prints, cards, stickers, magnets, ornaments, earrings, totes, and more!

Gianna Pergamo creates all of her images by hand. They are a combination of acrylic painting and collage techniques on canvas or board. The only digital elements are the text on the cards. Gianna's animal illustrations are loved by many adults and children, and make great decor for yourself or gifts for others.

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The primary focus of Terry Scopelliti has been to capture the surreal points in the physical world, with its multiplicities and mysterious complexities, and bring them into his art. His eye for detail, composition, light, shape and design enable him to create extraordinary images. Using vintage, traditional and modern photographic techniques, his objective is to accomplish this aesthetic vision.

As an artist, Scopelliti has been creating photographs for over 45 years. After receiving his degree in photography from The Art Institute of Atlanta, he relocated to New York City, where he worked as an assistant for top fashion and still life photographers. He now resides in Saint Petersburg, FL as of January 2019 he continues his exploration of the photographic medium in commercial, portrait and fine art work.

Terry's photography has been exhibited in solo and group shows throughout the United States. In 2022 he received his Fourteenth Award from the internationally acclaimed American Art Awards.