During his retirement, Don explored woodworking as a hobby while making toys for his grandchildren. He began studying under other woodturners after falling in love with bowl making, eventually mastering his techniques and the lathe. In his pieces, Don preserves the natural beauty of the wood, creating functional yet delicate designs that spark dialogue between viewers and the natural world.

Lauren Braun is a visual artist based in Pittsburgh, PA. Inspired by the ornate optimism of the Art Deco movement, Braun experiments with a variety of materials in her collages and drawings, from yupo paper to scratchboards, and hand-painted paper pebble.

Hannah Steele is a teacher, artist, and painter with a BFA in Studio Art from Messiah College. In her work, Steele’s fascination with tactile materials and the intrinsic beauty of her subject matter seeks to embed passing moments into a concrete memory.

Inspired by architecture, art, and people, Sarah Royer Hirsch creates high-contrast screen prints of photographs capturing the timelessness of cities throughout the U.S. and Europe. Using photographic emulsion, she works with silkscreen, stencils, and printing materials to capture the experience of a place and time, a process that distills the essence of a beginning and an end.

Claire Hardy is a painter and artist from California, known for her still-life portraitures and abstract realism. Her work can be found in numerous private collections in Pittsburgh, the Southwest, Canada and Europe. Claire has no familial relations to the Hardy Family of Nemacolin Resort or 84 Lumber.

Monty Montgomery is an artist based in Virginia, specializing in bold, colorful lines and abstract patterns. Influenced by his mother who was a kindergarten teacher, Montgomery’s interest in art began with coloring books at a young age, developing a fascination with borders and the boundaries of emotional expression which is still reflected in his work today.