Lauren Bencivengo / Pears and Plaid

Lauren Bencivengo / Pears and PlaidLauren Bencivengo is a painter and interior designer based in Encinitas, California. With a background in Commercial Interior Design and a BFA from Miami University of Ohio, Laurens creative journey has always been rooted in her desire to shape spaces with meaning and beauty. Working primarily in acrylic and gouache, Lauren draws inspiration from the quiet poetry of everyday life sunlight on a windowsill, the curve of a vase, the texture of nature in

We love how the strokes of watercolour make this piece feel three dimensional

At the age of 13

Our curator recommends this as a focal point piece above a desk or console table

1989) is a Filipina-American artist and writer living and working between Joshua Tree

the ways in which specific marks invoke a pre-linguistic syntax

when she began offering commission portraits surrounding themes of body positivity

and gesture to unearth a deeper connection with my roots and rediscover a revitalized sense of purpose

Through this revived creative practice

) Working in the confluence of visual arts

Janice Cormier is a ceramic artist whose practice is informed by a deep connection to the landscape

and within ourselves

The title was inspired by Natalie Bergman’s “You Make My World Go Round