My work is a societal commentary that uses symbolic imagery to critique cultural norms. My imagery contrasts man-made with organic textures. Within these textures, there are contained, yet expansive spaces. I’m fascinated with these worlds- small enough to hold, yet vast enough to get lost in.

Description My work is a meditation on femininity, womanhood, and the beauty found in growth. Drawing inspiration from the ocean, I explore its connection to the feminine; its beauty, its mystery, its depth, its danger, and its power to give and take life. The ocean is more than a place, it is a presence…

My work explores the quiet, elusive terrain of memory and nostalgia — the way time reshapes truth, and how the past continues to echo through the present. I am drawn to the moments that slip between clarity and distortion: a half-remembered face, the feel of sunlight through an old window…

James Moffitt, aka YAMES, is a Buffalo native and co-founder of Pine Apple Company, an artist collective and gallery/gift shop located in Buffalo’s Allentown neighborhood. Art has been a passion of YAMES’ since a young age, leading him to study at the Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing…

I’ve been working with alcohol ink and watercolors but I like to experiment and branch out. My art is inspired by dreams, the natural world, mythology and folklore.

My focus as an artist is to create pieces that translate my own personality, thoughts, and feelings into 3 dimensional objects and spaces. I was trained in architectural design, but the need to make things with my own hands brought me into the field of woodworking. I use tools often designated for millwork…

I am a ceramic artistic, working with a low fire, red clay body. I draw inspiration from architecture throughout history, artifacts, and recognizable organic forms, trying to hone in on themes particular to my ethnic and cultural background.. I aim to communicate the sensitive struggles of the global south and offer…