"Biome Sweet Biome" is the 4th annual collaboration between local elementary student artists, PNW-based adult artists, and Make.Shift Art Space. 4th, 5th and 6th graders at Samish Woods Montessori and Cedar Tree Montessori created paintings and writing on the theme of “Design your own Biome.” Adult artists were each assigned a students’ painting and writing, and then created a “response piece” to that student’s work in the medium of their choice.
This year’s show theme may feel a bit like art therapy. In the last two years, children have experienced the isolation of quarantine, the uncertainty and concern on the faces of the adults in their lives, nearly an entire school year wearing masks. They express worry about Ukraine, the climate, and the future. These concerns exist alongside the curiosity, adaptability and sense of play that children so skillfully bring to all they do. This project offered them the chance to discuss the concept of biomes: environments perfectly suited to the creatures who live there. Each student imagined a biome with everything they need to thrive and be happy, whether it's filled with friends and books, certain trees and plants they love, their favorite music and food, or mini-volcanos and tiny dinosaurs. Their imaginative, thought-provoking biomes open a window into the variety of ways children process their lives and understand their own needs and preferences.
-Written by Nora Hughes, teacher of student artists
PLEASE CONTACT GALLERY@MAKESHIFTARTSPACE.ORG FOR ALL SALES INQUIRIES
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ERNIE//YIN DWYER
Ernie: My biome is a magical place. There are dragons of all shapes, colors and sizes who fly through the beautiful twilight. There is fresh clean air everywhere and two bright suns float through the twilight but they won’t burn you. There is almost any creature you can imagine on the floating islands. Most islands have mountains and valleys and luscious temperate rainforests with a splattering of seas, rivers, lakes and streams. The architecture includes futuristic and medieval buildings and even just your every day condo or residential house. There is a huge museum with exhibits on everything from meteorology to the Romans. In the museums there is almost everything, even magic artifacts. There is a big cloud floating around; it has many islands hidden in its depths. Rumor has it there is a tree on one of the islands that can answer any question. To exist, you will start as a glowing puff of light. You can then get thrown into one of the pools of magic water that are floating around and you will eventually become whatever you become.
Yin Dwyer, She/They
Title: What I See In The Dragon's Wing
Materials: curly willow cuttings, linen, embroidery floss, yarn, twine, and lots of imagination.
Dimensions:3ft by 1ft
Year Made: 2022
Price: not currently for sale
This is the biggest embroidery piece I've ever done!! The biome Ernie created was so inspiring to me! When I made the frame out of curly willow twigs and linen I immediately saw a dragon wing inside of a cloud. I created different panels of the wing with the things Ernie imagined: (Bottom left to bottom right) buildings, a magical tree that can answer any question, pools of magic water, a magic tapestry from one of the museums, bright colorful feathers from creatures on the islands, two bright colorful suns, a purple dragon tail, and colorful glowing puffs of light! Thank you Ernie for creating this Biome, Sweet Biome for me to play in.
Social Media/ website
@youcancallmeyin (Instagram)
COOLIDGE// JESSYCA MURPHY
Coolidge: My biome is about food. There are no humans, just food. There are food fights to the death and food grows on trees. It’s about 75 degrees all year round. Pizza and ice cream are arch nemesis even though they grow on the same tree, they are also the strongest of them all.
Jessyca Murphy (she/they)
Food Fight, 2022
Craft Felt, embroidery floss, polyester filling, tin foil, and toy parts
NFS, donate to kid
EMMA//AMANDA RHINE
Emma: This is my biome. It is my perfect moment in life that I would live in forever til the day I die. My biome is a sunset trail, a river blue, a swing on a tree, a house in nature. Oh my sweet, sweet biome, the dream life, the perfect moment. The beautiful sunset, the river flowing, trees swaying. The sounds of life. The sound the dirt makes when you walk on it down the trail to the river or town or tree swing. The warm sun, the cool water. The warm weather even at sunset. The nice cool breeze, the sounds of relaxation. The river current small and relaxing. The feel, the sound. All so perfect. The swing sways as the breeze passes through.
Amanda Rhine (she/her)
"Dirt Medicine"
Ink + Watercolor
9x12
2022
NFS
Bellingham, WA
IG: redbicycle
Text reads: "Can you hear the sound of the dirt"“
FINN// KAREN HANRAHAN
Finn: This is my biome! I put a castle in it because I think castles are really historical and cool. I put Ada, mom, dad, me (my family) in the doorway of the castle because they are super important to me. I made a special stage for Drake because he is my favorite singer. He has a great voice. I made lots of grassy hills because I think it would be fun to roll down them! That’s my biome for you!
Artist: Karen Hanrahan /she
Title: Finn’s Biome
Medium: stitched collage
Price: $75
Bio: Karen Hanrahan found her way to WA State in her mid-50's after living most of her life in the midwest. She has grown children, a cat, she loves road trips, scratch cooking and anything made out of glass. She lives small in less than 300 square feet and values light, quiet and privacy. She makes quilt like mixed media pieces out of paper. Her materials are gifted or found, which keeps her making very low cost and sustainable. She has been a collage artist for over 25 years. Her work has been shown in galleries all over the country. She teaches others the creative subconscious mind collaging process.
RADLER// EILEEN LANTHIER
Radler: My biome has two sides to it. One side is of a beach, where I can surf, swim, play in the sand and play with beach penguins. The other side of my biome is of a tropical forest with a river in it so I can play with the toucans and go white water rafting, hiking, and swinging through the trees. This biome is the perfect place for me.
Eileen Lanthier They/Them
“Radler’s Biome”
Watercolor on watercolor paper
5”/8”
2022
$20
@_egglette_ (instagram)
IONA//OLIVER MCCARTNEY
Iona: I breathe in the sweet crisp air and scratch my wolf Obsidian behind his ear. I sit up in the tree of all knowledge. It’s a land sweet and cold like snow but stay warm in a cave with a sheep skin blanket and maybe a small vole. My dragon Cole guards the exit. The hammock I picked straight out of the tree is just perfect for me. Mountains surround us, lakes on the other side of all the tall trees. This land is perfect for me. Oh, and if you’re lucky you might come across a uwu.
Oliver McCartney
Title Land We Live
Materials Mixed Media (Mylar, Pen/Acrylic Paint, colored pencil)
2022
Price Gift to Kiddo!
JACOBO//AIREEKA LAUDERT
Jacobo: Did you know that my biome is in the middle of the ocean? I love swimming, surfing, and boating, so my biome is perfect for me. :) You can also get free tickets to my biome on Sundays! Now, you’re probably wondering what I like to do in my free time. Well, I love to eat seafood.
Jacobo’s Biome Ticket!
Aireekah Laudert
Digital Art, Die Cut Ticket
$2
Jacobo’s Biome Ticket Pin!
Aireekah Laudert
Digital Art, Laser Cut Acrylic
$20
NEILAN// STEPHAN HAMILTON
Neilan: It is always happy and good spirits come and visit the island. The great big blue ocean is always sparkling with pride. It is always cool. This is my biome!!!!!!!!!!!
Stephan Hamilton
“Manzanita at Sundown”
Color positive film, photographic paper
$100
2022
PABLO//SARAH SIMPSON
Pablo: My biome is a warm and comfortable place for dinosaurs. My biome has a humming sound coming from a river. The temperature ranges from 68 degrees fahrenheit in the winter and 83 degrees in the summer. There are a lot of birds in my biome. My biome rests in a wide valley next to some of the largest mountains in the world.
Artist name/Pronouns: Sarah Simpson; she-her-hers
Title: Pablo’s Vision
Materials: cotton fabric, felt and thread
Dimensions: 16” x 14”
Year Made: 2022
Price: not for sale
ZURAI//CASSANDRA HART
Cassandra Hart (she/her/hers)
Mystery Water Creatures
Analogue collage
9” x 12”
2022
Not for sale.
Instagram: @slyfoxandbirdie
For this piece I really was inspired by Zurai’s interest in the strange creatures included in the
Harry Potter Universe. I wanted to include both creatures mentioned in the books and movies
(hippogryphs and thestrals), as well as creatures that could be imagined to be in the universe
(seahorses with wings).
CAMDEN//SARAH LANE
Camden: My biome is a safe place for all extinct animals to go. It floats on a cloud in the sky with many palm trees and clean air and it inhabits dinosaurs and mostly dodo birds. With many waterfalls and lots of greens and plenty to eat, my biome can be as big as you want it to be. There is one cabin where any visitor can stay as long as they like. My biome is called Exio biome. It is a place where all animals are safe.
Sarah Lane, she/her
“Land of the Found”
8x20”
Acrylic print/collage
Made in 2022
Price: $120
JASPER W// ——-
Jasper W.: My biome is half mountain (with a helicopter) and half dirt jumps/MTB (AKA mountain biking) with a chairlift. My biome has birds: robins and chickadees. The weather is 63-74 degrees Fahrenheit, rain (in the biking biome) once a week, and the other days sunny. In hte skiing biome now 5 times a week with a temp of 25 to 18 degrees.
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“This biome has eyes too see it’s self, this biome has brains to understand what it sees”
Various materials
2022
Gift to Jasper
LIAM//CHARLOTTE OLMSTEAD
Liam: Talabantha: So you have dared to enter Talabantha, the impossible realm. I will give you a tour! So we have dragons, some are evil, others good. They are an ancient species who master magic. They are the overlords of this world! So we’ve gotten past dragons, now we have average animals but some of them can talk. The animals that live here are: cats of all types, otters, beavers, fish, lizards and reindeer. We have only 250 humans who live in small tribes with no tech. The weather is constantly changing and our world has many types of regions. There are plants from our world but it also has the gava gava tree that grows fruits that let you fly for an hour if you eat ‘em. There’s also the oby tree that walks and talks, and a rare flower will protect you from harm if held, but it dies an hour after being picked. Our world is beautiful and lush with adventurous battles, wizards, and types of animal hybrids like the Pixie Bird, a golden hawk with a distinctive golden row of feathers around its neck. It is rare but it will grant you a wish if you catch it. It flies low and fast and it can spray golden dust that all are allergic to. The lioncorn is a noble lion with a horn that heals harm and disease. Otherwise it is a talking lion. I hope you enjoy the tour.
Charlotte Olmstead she/her
Title: Talabantha
Made with acrylics, 12 by 16
2022
SOLD
LUCITA//ALISA NEWHALL
Lucita: Imagine a world with cute sunda leopard cats curling up in your lap. A world where all animals and plants are magical. A world where the calendar and the weather were like this. The summer would be from May 18th to September 1st. All summer days would be between 65 and 78 degrees. Winter would be from Thanksgiving to New Years. It would always be between 10 and 32 degrees (and it would always have snow for the whole winter.) Spring & Fall would have the same weather: 55 to 65 degrees and always sprinkling. Spring would be from New Years to May 18th and Fall would be from September 1st to Thanksgiving. Whew, that was enough about weather! Imagine a place where you could just look to the right of you and see a yummy sushi restaurant that serves all wild fish. A world where all the restaurants served good quality meat. A world where you could make a mini model house and have it come to life. Imagine a world where it sounds like water rushing through a creek, like the quiet chickadee-dee-dee of the gentle chickadee, and the sound of crickets chirping not too loud, not too soft. Imagine a world where there are beautiful cherry blossoms bursting out of the ground, where the aroma of pine trees, doug fir and alder blowing through the breeze. A world where once a month you could come to the tree of answers and ask the tree a question and the tree would always tell the truth. A world where an outfit could change itself to match what you wanted it to look like. This world I have described to you is my dream biome.
Ailisa Newhall she/her
Title: The Truth Tree
Materials: Audio (piano & vocal)
Dimensions: na
Year Made: 2022
Price:na
Social Media/ website: www.ailisanewhall.com * Insta: @ailisa
OLIVE// CORY LYKAINA
Olive: My biome is a peninsula with a very very small town in it. It has 56 people and the town has a small bookstore, cute bakery, tiny ice cream shop, pizza shop, and farmers market in the summer. The most common plants that grow in my biome are dahlias, willows, and pine trees. There are bears, bunnies, dogs, hamsters, llamas, goats, baby cows and cows that don’t age and whales. The birds in my biome are hummingbirds and chickens. My biome is surrounded by mountains and rainforest. My biome is everything I love and enjoy in one place.
Cory Lykaina she/ki
Title: "Olive's Sweet Biome"
Materials: Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper
Dimensions: 14x17"
Year Made: 2022
Price: NFS
Social Media/ website: @owleyefarm
SOLLY//B. CRICKET
Solly: My biome is basically what I wanted to be in the real world but still includes some real things. Some of the real things are: goats, bearded dragon birds, trees and flowers. I made up some plants and animals as well like: the sharm plant, the callif plant, robot lizards, snirds which are basically snakes with wings, droahorns which are like lizards with wings and horns. The ground is sandy like a desert, but the plants are still able to survive. There are also some machines that roam around. That is a small explanation of my biome but there is a lot more to it.
:: sing along snird song::
b. cricket
acrylic on canvas
2022
contact artist
@noizecricket
ADA// BLAIR TAYLOR
Ada: Where grass ripples swift like a river and rocks stack strong and tall, wolves run free and wild and as they run, everything runs with them, mountains, rivers, raindrops. As we fly, we can all let go. A wolf runs like thunder, a mountain stands like a soldier, loyal and fierce like lynxes and wolves, like iron and wood, or black and white. To be swallowed by the wind, and stroked by the breeze, that’s when you know you are home.
Blair Taylor
“Together in the dark we howled”
Watercolor and gouache on paper
2022
35$
@theomelettesaremunchkins on IG :)
EMERSON//JADYN COVNOT-MEYER
Emerson: My biome is all about having mountain biking and music. It has forests and other landscapes. It’s mostly dry and hot and has deserts but it is also wet to still have its green nature. There are big cities and urban home stores and a lot of people but mountain biking rules here!
Jadyn Covnot-Meyer
“The Sound of the Rush”
Watercolor, colored pencil, and permanent marker ink on canvas
8’’x8’’
$100
Bellingham Artist ~ Contact on Instagram @jadyn_artist
~ This piece is a new directional step for me artistically, partly inspired by a friend - I began with a permanent ink marker in a single sketch (with a few corrections!), continued with colored pencil, and finished with watercolor paint. Emerson’s biome inspired me to create something reminiscent of my late childhood, biking through Jones Creek Trail in southern Washington, forest-filled but dry enough to enjoy the trails. On the top of one of those hills, I can still remember it, you could see down for miles around from the very tip of a steep, singular mountain incline. One way up, one way down - narrow all the way, a sheer dropoff at the top. The peace on that precipice was unmatched - and the adrenaline spike getting up there was unlike anything I'd felt before. There was something special about that combination of sport and freedom in nature - I had a motorbike, and while I'm sure that's quite different than the mountain-biking Emerson enjoys, I'd bet we've experienced similar things on those ever-speeding wheels.
JOVAN//ALISON WITWER
Jovan: My biome has cows, chickens, wolves you can tame, and flamingos. The landscape has beautiful lush green grasslands with the occasional hill and clear skies. It has the normal climate cycle. It has little groups of trees but the main type is birch and yew. Some activities are skiing, snowboarding, mudboarding, ziplining and paragliding. There are plenty of fruits including tropical mangoes, pomegranates, coconuts, watermelons and much more. Plenty of resources to build an amazing home. There are beautiful clean lakes to swim and drink in.
Alison Witwer (she/her)
Paragliding at Birch Lake
Materials: Acrylic
Dimensions: 8in x 10in
Year Made: 2022
Price: Free for Jovan
Social Media/ website @alisonshaye on instagram
LOLA// NETTLE ADA
Lola: I am a people person. My biome is a big city. There are forests and beaches surrounding it. There is a large population so there are a lot of activities including movie theatres, arcades, art classes, a ski mountain, soccer teams, and skate parks. Everyone loves food, so there is a variety of restaurants including pizza shops, burrito shops (why not?), Mediterranean food, burgers, pretzel places and a restaurant that ONLY serves caesar salads. Caesar salads are the most incredible food ever. That’s a fact. The population of my biome is very diverse. There are a lot of types of music in my biome because music is very important to me. Cars are not allowed, only electric and normal bikes are allowed for transportation. It snows all winter and it’s pretty hot all summer. Soccer is worshipped in this city so there is a large stadium in the city center. Fashion is also important so there are several cool clothing shops. My biome captures my interests and my ideal way of life.
Nettle Ada, she/they
Big City Biome
Materials: Digital
Dimensions: 8x11
Year Made: 2022
Price: $60
MICAH// GUINEVERE JOHNSON
Micah: My biome is a snow globe-ish shape with 4 distinct biomes with a translucent liquid wall that sections the biomes and also clears your senses to experience the next biome in full splendor. You can get quests from a glowing orb in the center, and if you complete them you get a gift and another quest. Before I tell you about my biomes themselves, I’ll explain my creatures. First all creatures are tameable, some are rideable, and others like to ride on you. One creature is the guineasaurus. Ther guineasaurus is a guinea pig combined with a brachiosaurus that is rideable if tamed, and tries not to trample plants, but there are a lot of plants where it lives. Another creature is the Flapperdash. The Flapperdash is a golden brown bird the size of a hawk or goose, with wings as fast as a hummingbird’s. It runs away if you get too close and gives you a smug look, then disappears, only to show up in a new place if you catch it.
The first biome/section is a sprin-like plain with floating rock slabs to jump off and onto the next one like a ninja warrior. At the top there is a cloud that you can walk on to gain a variety of prizes so you can get something new each time. Then you get to surf down on a slide made of twisting, swirling rain.
The second biome/section is a vast ocean with beaches that experiences an eternal summer. You can go tubing behind a Plesiosaur, scuba diving with friendly, cute seals, or jump off cliffs into the water. The water also has hyper-bioluminescent phytoplankton, so disrupter water glows a beautiful turquoise.
The third biome/section is a breezy but no too cold forest suspended in permanent Fall. The Guineasauruses inhabit this place, and are kind and slow, and they try to avoid stepping on plants. There are tall trees and leaning birch trees, all of them losing leaves with colors of golden, brown, red, orange, deep maroon-purple, and soft yellow. Dark lime moss lit by golden shafts of light covers the ground. Slow, warm-esque rivers filled with more hyper-bioluminescent phytoplankton wind through the forests, and little hills show magnificent views. River otters live mostly in water but also on land, and they are always happy to see you and they will come to you wanting pets and food. The curving knowledge tree lives here too. This is the most common place to find Flapperdashes, and if you chase them, you will have amazing parkour skills.
Guinevere Johnson (she/her)
“Guineasaurus Stomp on Tiptoes”
Collage: paper, glue, digital, colored pencil
28”x32”
2022
Free to student
“Micah has a lot of imagination and creativity going on in the biome they created, and it was a challenge to focus all the fantastic inspiration I was flooded with in reading about it, and the worlds within a world that they described. The Guineasauruses captured my heart and delighted me so much that in the end, they won out.”
PHOEBE// RUBY ROEBUCK
Phoebe: My biome is an island in the shape of a half moon. It is surrounded on almost all sides with sandy, warm beaches. It has a lake on the south side that takes up half the island. Surrounding the lake is forest and the town. In the forest, you can find many animals including deer, bear, bunnies, foxes, wild goats, many birds and even unicorns and phoenixes. Many of the animals don’t age. In town, you can find stores like ice cream shops, bookstores, hot cocoa shops, bakeries, a pizza shop, bike shops and a record store. There is also a concert venue and a movie theater. The climate in my biome is sunny, sometimes windy, light rain, heavy rain, and snow in the winter. The main flower is the dahlia. The main trees are cedar trees, oak and pine. In the summer and spring, there is a farmers market in the middle of town.
Artist name/Pronouns: Ruby They/Them
Title: The Magical Island
Materials: paper, colored pencils, and pens
Dimensions: 8” 1/2 by 11”
Year Made: 2022
Price: $1
SOPHIA// JORDAN CRUMITY
Sophia Juanita Yoshi Felton Lopez: Ilhuicaatontli (island) Hugicallizaharra (grassy): Imagine a marshy, grassy, wet, muddy landscape with islands and pygmy elephants, red crowned cranes, cherry trees and matsutake mushrooms. There is a sound of school children gossiping, screaming at each other and questioning their work. All the diverse trees here are bonsai: litchi bonsai, plum bonsai, nectarine bonsai, pear bonsai and peach bonsai. Green rice plants and water grass and bamboo grow on the miniscule islands. Red crowned cranes nest in the grass that grows in the water alongside lotus flowers. The enoki, lobster, chanterelle and matsutake mushrooms are plentiful. The temperature is colder with an average of 54 degrees year round. There are koi in the muddy water in between stalks of grass that protect the koi. There are all kinds of ducks flying overhead and nesting next to the cranes. This is the Huoicallizaharrailhuicaatontli environment.
Jordan Crumity He/ They/Them
Title: Bi(H)ome
Materials: Watercolor & Ink
Dimensions: 12in x 9in
Year Made: 2022
Price: $125
Social Media: JustJorDinner
WILLIAM//KAYLEN BARBER
William- My island’s people are hunter gatherers that utilize all manner of spears, bows, traps, and even explosive nut-shooting bazookas! They live in a tropical habitat and ride giant puppies called Blushingo. They also worship the deity Claymore and the rain god Busakulli. They fly through the skies on Pupgriffs. They also dig through the earth with Puksokas, and train giant dogs with huge claws that carve through stone as if it were water.
Kaylen Barber, she/they
Title: Aerial Archer
Materials: Digital
Dimensions: 16x20
Year made: 2022
Price: $30 per 13x17 print (original 16x20 foam mounted print can be gifted to my collaborator, William)
Social Media: clovercacti on Instagram
FELIX//MICHELLE SCHUTTE
Felix- My biome is very large in size but only inhabits a few animals that are visible. However, many species in my biome don’t let light bounce off of them. This makes them invisible, but since light isn’t hitting their eyes they can’t see either. Some animals you would be able to see are platypodes, snakes, alligators, and the one panther. The panther is really big at around 8 feet tall and 11 feet long, and 5 feet wide. There are a lot of other things like swamps and really small trees/bushes. My biome is almost like a compound of a few different biomes. There is often a lot of sunlight in my biome and a lot of rain. Sometimes there is even fog, but, not often.
Michelle Schutte, she/her
For Felix “I am a forest, and a night of dark trees”
Acrylic on canvas
36”x36”
2022
$500
GRIFFIN//CYNTHIA FRENCH
Griffin- There is immense wildlife. The native animals are dogs, cats, dolphins, and wifers. Wifers are microscopic blobs that generate wifi. The island is split in half, with the marble palace in the middle. One half is a snowy skiing mountain open year round. The other half is a tropical resort with a rad beach. The marble palace has a swimming pool, a fridge that conjures any food I want. There is a library with every book that suits me. It creates books that I want to exist. My room has a king sized bed with an Xbox with all the games. I also have a gaming PC with Minecraft. There are 20 guest bedrooms. There is also a grand dining hall. The ski mountain creates ski runs that are perfect for me. The beach has a snack stand and the waves change depending on my preference.
Jessyca Murphy (she/they)
Tardigrade + Router = Wifer
Digital Illustration
NFS (give to kid)
JAMISON//BLAIRE SEBREN
Jamisen- Lots of dogs all around. Puppies, big dogs, small dogs, lots of dogs. It is around 67-74℉ and sunny most of the time, and rainy some of the time. There is a little nice hut with dog food, dog treats, and a living space. And near the hut is a lake for water. For food, there are wildlife and berries. There are some oak trees scattered around with fewer pine trees, but still some pine trees. The place is mainly quiet all the time except for the sounds of wind, wildlife and dogs.
Artist name/Pronouns : Blaire Sebren he/they
Title: Dog Lake
Materials: Gouache on paper
Dimensions: 8 by 11? I think?
Year Made: 2022
Price: $100
Social Media/ website
ZUBIN//IRENE A. LAWSON
Zubin- My dream biome is exactly like the real world because without challenges, people would become lazy. But climate change is not a thing in my biome, because oil, gas and coal do not exist. Plastic doesn’t exist either but all of the other worldly problems do exist. Murren, Switzerland is the exact location of my biome. Also, Covid does exist because I can’t imagine growing up without it. Blah. There is a lot of food and water, sushi, ramen, and udon. There are lots of animals thriving and plants too. There is a large library full of non-fiction books only, and a theater where shows are played but not on a screen. There is also a sports facility,
IRENE A. LAWSON she/her
Title ZUBIN'S DREAM BIOME
Materials CERAMIC
Dimensions 8X10
Year Made 2022
Price NFS
Social Media/ website
@irenealawson
JONAH/LISA CITRON
Jonah- Jonah’s world is a planet with yellow skies, sushi people, a sentient sun, and a lot more too! And the whole thing’s ruled by me! Me and my friends all rule our own continents and each continent is full of things we love and we even have our own castles! My continent is the biggest (obviously) and that’s the one shown here but there are lots of other continents too!
Lisa Citron (she/her)
“We Be Here”
Acrylic, paper grocery bag,
17¼” x 18⅛”
April 2022
NFS
https://www.instagram.com/@project_we_beam
https://fromachildspointofview.org
NOAH//GABI GONZALES-YOXHEIMER
Noah- Hello there. My biome is in a kelp forest under the sea but a giant bubble surrounds it. In this bubble, there is a giant neighborhood, a Vietnamese Pho restaurant called the Soy House, a giant library and a Haggen that when u walk in the door anything u want is there. There’s a giant sports field. There are marine animals floating by wherever u go. No one has a car- everyone walks or bikes, etc.
Gabi Gonzalez-Yoxtheimer (she/they)
"A View From Below"
Digital Painting
11x14
2022
$180
OTTO///J. CADIENNE J.LORENZ
Otto- Hot on the outside, cool on the inside. It’s a geode in a big sand mountain. There are two suns. The geode has a gate at the front to keep the heat out. The city on the inside has a lot of blanket stores. Everybody can eat what they want but no animals are killed or hurt in the process. There are a bunch of pets and none of them can hurt people. Big rock statue in the middle of the city. Great doctors. No one is homeless. Big and small houses. When you walk, it makes a noise. Big museum. Pigeon flying and spying on people. Big river through the city. Deer roaming around and small cute lions. One big library.
J. Cadienne J. Lorenz, She/her
"Otto"
Acrylic, Glass on Canvas
11"X14"
2022
$250
IG: @capricorn_creative
HUCK//HANNAH CWIEK
Huck: This planet is a large rocky planet that is two times the size of Earth. There is little to no light. It’s a red, desolate world that is technologically advanced enough to build other planets. It doesn’t have any life on the surface. It’s inhabitants are underground and live in tunnels. The surface is a bit like the surface of Mars. There isn’t really an atmosphere.
The inhabitants are mice that you might see on Earth. There is no plant life on the surface but they have developed a way to grow plants for crops in their caves.
Hannah Cwiek
Multimedia on panel
2022
BENI// JOEY
Beni: World of Fun.
There’s always a wave to ride in the ocean with a surf shack with a bunch of surfboards on the beach. There’s a van that drives in that brings all your buddies. There’s a shop that gives you the best food in the world - you can order whatever you want! There’s a shop that sells soccer stuff and a soccer field in the back. There’s also a baseball field where you can play baseball. The weather is always super sunny. The ocean is salt water and has a lot of sea turtles that love people.
Joey Schnuck
“World of Fun”
Globe, toy car, acrylics, hot glue
2022
Free to student
EKAM//GILLIAN MYERS
Ekam: The weather is mostly sunny and sometimes rains lightly. There is night and day, and the sunsets are beautiful. You can do everything here - it has the best restaurants in the world, the most beautiful beaches. The beaches have light turquoise water with soft, cloudlike sand. The sand is a light beige and there are palm trees everywhere. There are animals. Humans live there, anyone is welcome.
There are a lot of buildings that have apartments and restaurants on the lowest floor. The large tower in the middle is the tallest tower in the world. You can stay in rooms there. It has a beautiful view of the city.
Gillian Myers she/her
“Greetings from Miami”
Acrylic
16”x20”
2022
Giving to Ekam
SAIGE//ERIN MARTINEZ
Saige: Candyland
The weather is always night. It can rain and the rain tastes like kit-kats and it can be really sunny. And the stars always stay out. The sun can come out but the sky stays purpley-blue. It’s a candyland. You never get tired because you are jacked up on sugar from eating the candy canes. You can eat whatever you want there.
The inhabitants of this biome are gingerbread people and humans. The gingerbread people are alive and have different personalities but are mostly nice and funny. The creatures include dragons, cats, dogs, axolotls, foxes, monkeys, giraffes, and my friends. Butterflies too. There are books to read.
Artist name/Pronouns: Erin Martinez/ she/her
Title: Winter in Candy Cane Valley
Materials: canvas, wood, staples, heavy body acrylic
Dimensions: 20"×16"
Year Made: 2022
Price: $323
Social Media/ website: Instagram @LightOfHue
ASHER//JABEZ RICHARD
Asher: Anything World: Anything World is a world in which anything can happen. It’s a world where you can do anything and everything you want to do. All you have to do is walk through the portal in my room. You will be transported to… Earth. But not just any Earth: in this dimension, you just think of somehtin gyou want or want to do and you’ll get it!
Artist name: Jabez Richard
Title: Anythingverse
Materials: canvas board and acrylic paint
Dimensions: 20” *16”
Year: 2022
Price: $25
Website: IG@bf_knowhere
MORGAN//BROOKE EOLANDE
Morgan: This biome is split down the middle by a gorgeous rushing river. Some say if you drink from it, you will have year long luck. To the right of the river is sledding paradise. It snows every night to ensure the best sledding conditions. During the day, the sun shines brightly. At the top of the hill sits the Sled Mania sled shop. Although it’s not really a shop since all the sleds are free! Also in this sled shop there are no bad sleds, no sleds that will break if you sit on them too hard. Nope, all the sleds here are high quality and ready to use! After you have had your share of sledding, you can grab a nice warm hot chocolate, complete with whipped cream and marshmallows. To the left of the river, you can enjoy the sound of crashing waves and sunshine. But before you head to the beach, you might want to get prepared. The seaside town is the perfect place to get all your beach necessities. At the beach, you can play volleyball, boogie board, sunbathe, and find shells. There are no roads in the town, only dirt paths. To go from one side of the river to another you will have to cross the Rivendale Bridge. The bridge will connect the two sides for eternity.
Artist name/Pronouns: Brooke Eolande she/her
Title: “Morganville”
Materials: Acrylic paint, stretched canvas
Dimensions: 24”x30”
Year Made: 2022
Price: $200
Social Media/ website: @jewelhouseart
ISABEL//ANONY MOUSE
Isabel: In my biome, the only people there are friends and family. There are dogs, bunnies, and penguins. On average, it rains 12 feet each year. The average temperature is about 66 degrees Fahrenheit. The three seasons in my biome are Fall, Spring, and Winter. Even though the temperature stays fairly steady there is still snow in winter, falling leaves in Fall and things that bloom in Spring. Most of the plants are birch trees, pine trees, and weeping willow. There is also Wisteria and Orchids. Things to do include swimming in the underground spring, trees for climbing, grassy hills to roll in, hikes to go on and picnics to be had. The sounds in my biome consist of wind whistling through the trees and the sound of the bubbling spring.
Anony Mouse
"Willow Wabbits"
Birch wood & paper
14 inch diameter
2022
Free for Isabel
JANE//FRAME RATE ZERO
Jane: My biome is an underwater rainforest with these creatures:
Hydra
Dragon
Fox
Otter
Turtle
Wolf
Bat
Sugar glider
Rat
Octopus
Kangaroo
Monkey
Cat
Hedgehog
Toucan
Parrot
Parakeet
Phoenixes
Unicorns
Griffins
Dolphins
Frogs
Lizards
Spiders
These are my plants:
Lilies
Rosewood tree
Banana tree
Bushes
More trees
Palm trees
More flowers
Kelp
Activites to do:
Tree climbing and more tree activities
Parks
Swimming
The Neko Cat Cafe
A grocery store
Ziplines
Sports
Library
Animal riding
Biking
Target
Mall
Fruit:
Strawberries
Bananas
Mangos
Coconuts
Apples
Oranges
Grapes
Blueberries
Raspberries
Watermelons
It’s full of magic and joy.
frameRateZero (Jeffrey Parker)
”Cryptid”
Brass and Copper
10 x 8 x 6 inches
2022
SOLD
This cryptid animal has been claimed to exist but never proven to exist, until now.
ELI//JAYCH
Eli: Hi, My name is E.Z. Welcome to my world. It took quite a while to build, or should I say paint. Let me tell you about it: it is a tropical rainforest. In the middle, it has cliffs with a huge tree on it. I also have an underground art studio and below that, I have a secret laboratory where I make hybrid animals like juckeys (part jellyfish and part ducky). There is a tree fort in the big tree with lots of wooden platforms and hammocks made of rope. The tree also has an elevator made of wood and rope that you have to crank, and a waterfall coming out of its base. Behind the waterfall is a cabe with a big pod of water in it (for the juckeys). There are multiple waterslides that you can get on at the top of the tree. As far as animals, there are a lot of tropical birds, tamarins, chickens, and of course hybrid animals.
Artist name: JaycH (him/he)
Title: Biomazon Falls
Materials: acrylic paint and polyurethane
on wood.
Dimensions: 15in (H) x 14in (W)
Year made 4/2022
SOLD
MALCOM //EMILY CAMPBELL
Malcolm: My biome is damp and deserted but not quiet. Lots of trees on rolling hills. It has some underbrush and not a lot of flowers.
Emily Campbell (they/she)
“IT’S NOT QUIET HERE”
Paper bag, fo foliage, resin, clear coat, acrylic and watercolor.
2022
Gift to student
@m3di4b01
ROWAEN//HEATHER LJUNG
Rowaen: There are furmaids in my biome, and they leap out of the water at birds and mice. The griffins fly through the treetops and live in the book trees sometimes. There is a tree called the alone tree where you can be alone. The Kyclops (AKA cyclops cat) is a calm, gentle creature, and they are very protective of their babies. They are also known for taking in other species’ babies.
Heather Ljung she/her
“Griffins flying in the book trees”
Watercolor
5 x 7”
2022
$75
ADDYSON//LYNETTE POLINDER
Addyson: Ice Cream Land: In a land not so far away, there is a land waiting for you! Come on down to Ice Cream Land and enjoy your stay. We have edible houses made of wafer cookies, or enjoy your time at Brick Hotel, made of edible Lego bricks. You can climb Ice Cream Cone Mountain Range, or get a haircut at Cotton Candy Cuts or get hot chocolate and coffee at Candy Cafe. You can see the candy corn trees everywhere, along with cotton candy bushes. Enjoy the little chocolate chip guys as they build the great monuments of the city. Please come today, and enjoy your stay, at Ice Cream City!
Artist : Lynette Polinder She/Her
Title : Cotton Candy Cuts
Materials: Resin, Alcohol Ink, Yupo Paper, Birchwood, Pen Ink
Year : 2022
Price $300
Instagram : lynettepolinder
ARI//KELLY SORBEL
Ari: The Silent Place: Everything in the Silent Place is timeless and gray. The only objects are the sparse scatterings of trees and a small one story house. The only life is the one person there and their perfect cat. The trees, however, are dead and gray. Even the ground and sky are dull gray. In the house there is nothing to do but pet the cat, look out the window, and read. The books in the house will always be perfectly suited to whoever is in the house. If you are in the silent place you will remain there for 100 years before you leave the Silent Place forever and die.
Kelly Sorbel
He/him
“The silent place”
Acrylic on wood panel
12x12
2022
$125
CHARLOTTE//ANONYMOUSE
Charlotte: Oh, I did not see you there! I was too busy looking at the aqua water, the coral reefs, weeping willow, oak and lavender. You look hungry. Do you like sugar? Or a good book? Have you ever had that place that had the sun filtering through the leaves of a tree? Those flying cats there, they are called Katacalas. (Kata means bird and Cala means cat.) Do you want to surf or fly or ski on that mountain over there? Its name is Samara. At night, you could stay up to see the diamond covered moon foxes or you could sleep in the amazingly comfy beds. (No one knows how the beds are made but I will not complain.)
Anony Mouse
"Full Moon on Samara Mountain"
Wood, fabric, paper
15.7 inch diameter
2022
$free for Charlotte
SAMARA//PAIGE HEINEN
Samara: My biome has all sorts of animals. There are cats, dogs, horses, foxes, dragons, unicorns, rabbits, and pandacorns. There’s a skiing hill that’s snowy in the winter and in the summer it’s full of violets. There’s a bamboo forest that the pandacorns live in, and tons of weeping willow trees. There’s a beach for kayaking, canoeing and surfing. There’s a library, a rollerskating rink, and an ice skating rink. When it rains, it rains candy and the type of candy depends on the mood of the people that live there. If they were grumpy, it would rain Sour Patch Kids. If they were happy, it would rain Swedish Fish. The roofs of the houses are slanted, with big barrels on either side, so that when it rains, the candy collects in them. The beach is perfect for some nice sunbathing but watch out for the shoe-loving octopus who will surely steal your shoes if you leave them too close to the water.
j paige heinen (they/she)
“grumpy & happy”
air dry clay, acrylic, colored pencil, (now inedible) Sour Patch Kids and Swedish Fish sealed in acrylic epoxy, clear granular gel, glass bead gel, magnets, e6000, and micaceous iron oxide
6”x 6” (but hanging diagonally, er so technically 8.5”x8.5”??) x2.5” (profile)
2022
$150
ig @yogurtybones
IKER//CASSANDRA HART
Iker: VR world is a world where there is infinite screen time and everything is free! Everybody can be part of the VR world. No one is homeless. No one is hungry. To see the VR world, you need to wear special contacts. There are two modes you can play in, and you need different contacts for each. They are called World Explorer and Game Finder. All the games and equipment is free. There is no currency in VR world and everything is free. The three most common mammals are VR cat, VR dog and VR human. It’s not illegal to take your VR contacts out, but it’s not common. People do take their contacts out to sleep. The only activity besides games and exploring is zip lining. There are many zipline companies but the best one is called Free Fly. To do Free Fly, you have to use your gaming contacts and you need something called the Infinite Invis. Device, which allows you to create invisible items that only you can see. You can use your Infinite Invis. Device to tether yourself to a floating pole, which is how you launch yourself. VR world has levels, like a video game. At the end of each level, you get to choose if you want to move on to the next level. The levels gradually get harder. The only trees in VR world are oak and cherry trees. People mostly die of old age in VR world. They can die other ways but it’s really hard. There is a type of tiny creature in VR world called a Wisp. Every time you feel an emotion during your life, you create a wisp. When you die, all the wisps are released. They are different colors, depending on which emotion they are. Happy wisps are yellow, for example. The number of wisps depends on how many times you’ve experienced each emotion.
Cassandra Hart (she/her/hers)
The Panther Woman
Analogue collage
9” x 12”
2022
Not for sale.
Instagram: @slyfoxandbirdie
For this piece I was inspired by Iker’s interest in VR (virtual reality). In VR, you can be
anything you want to be: human, animal, hybrid. Thus I explored the blend of human and
animal features. I also incorporated their idea of special VR contacts and tethered pillars.
BRYCE//KRISTA KELLY
Bryce: Warm snow, Ivory Billed Woodpeckers, Harris’ Hawks, Peregrine Falcons. The VR headset clamps to your head. Infinite battery and internet. The field of view is 360 degrees. It is always summer, with snow that is warm, VR bodysuits, gloves, and boots (like in the movie Ready Player One), and friends and family. Mountains and Anna’s Hummingbirds. You are never tired. It is always day and you have infinite screen time.
Krista Kelly
Collage
2022
$100
JASPER L//QUIKDRAW
Quikdraw
"Batter up!"
Wiffle ball ball, acrylic paint, pens, clear coat
2022
Gift to student