Meet Our Artists
Syd Lee : Founder/President
Born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, Syd's work tends to focus on the ups and downs of life as she feels her hometown embodies the best and worst parts of humanity and is her constant influence. She focuses on hard hitting topics such as addiction, sexual assault, and mental health, as her goal with her work is to spread awareness and understanding for causes she holds dear.
Marley Robinson
Artist/Social Media Manager
Born and raised in Boulder Colorado, Marley Robinson decided to continue her studies, currently studying studio art and art history at the University of Denver.
"The intricate and fantastic stories of heroes and monsters from works a fantasy are a large influence to me. I enjoy weaving my own storytelling into my artwork, transforming it into an adventure, one that is only ever felt otherwise by reading awesome tales of wonder and adventure, exploration and discovery. I want to express fragile delicacy, vulnerability, and expression in my work through body language and features, but also through the use of color."
Adailia Lorson
Artist/Vice President
Artists should have confidence in their drawings because a new drawing is changing the world’s perspective little by little. Adailia has a passion for art because she wants to influence and inspire the future.
Adailia is 20 years old and is from Fort Collins, CO. She is attending the University of Denver to study Studio Art, Entrepreneurship, and Leadership Studies. Her passion for the arts has been apparent ever since she was able to lift a pencil (she is also a proud lefty).
Ever since she could remember, she was always drawing with whatever materials and paper she could find. Most of the time this included dried out Crayon markers and restaurant crayons found in that one random cabinet in the kitchen and scrap paper from her mom’s office. No matter what material she was provided, she would draw whatever she wanted to.
As Adailia grew more artistically, she found a passion for surrealism and how that can relate to nature, color, and shapes. A lot of Adailia’s work starts a conversation of “what if this is possible?” The main materials Adailia uses in her drawing is color pencil, watercolor, and white gel pen. The combination of color pencil and watercolor is something she has experimented with for over 10 year. Adailia likes the use of white gel pen because she has a fascination for star constellations.
In general, Adailia’s work is often labeled as “tedious” because of the details, skills, and patience it takes to create her work. Adailia doesn’t just still with drawing materials, she also uses ceramics, wood, metal, and printmaking techniques. Adailia is ambitious to learn more types of art as she expands her knowledge at the University of Denver (and beyond).
Theo Hansen
Artist/Photographer/Chief Technology Officer
“There is no point in living in this world if you aren’t speaking your truth. My art tells mine. How do you tell yours?”
Katelyn Allen
Artist/Sales Manager
Within the last year, I have found myself focusing on a few particular themes in my work that I want to continue to explore in my studio practice. I’m interested in body image, sexuality and identity, the ideals of childhood, and the re-examination of objects. Because of my personal struggles with body image and eating disorders, I have always avoided depicting the body, especially the female form and instead focused on material objects.
Within the last year, I've come to appreciate the value of the body and how it can express more things besides the physical form we see. The body can mean vulnerability, insecurity, power, and desire, which I want to continue to explore as I work through my own mental blocks. Similarly, I’ve also begun experimenting with my expression of my identity as queer, what that means to me and how I choose to portray that. I’m finding stability and beauty in expressing the hidden parts of myself through mediums such as printmaking and drawing where I can really utilize layers to reflect the complexities I feel regarding my upbringing and identity conflict.
I tend to frequent a cartoon-like style when portraying things that I identify as traits of childhood or the innocent and pure ideals that only a child can truly feel because they’re not yet corrupted by all the negative influences and pressures that we face every day. I struggle to remember parts of my childhood, so I really have a fascination with imagining the feelings that I might’ve felt, the way I may have seen the world, and how I can portray that in a reflective and contemplative way that shows that “lost” ghost of a feeling. In the spirit of childish exploration, I think there’s also a fascinating phenomenon in the age of technology and the overlooked nature of mundane objects. There are so many things that we use, walk by, and overlook every day because we take their existence for granted, but what happens when we stop to really look at them, what happens when we change their context, their appearance, their use?
I am currently focusing on developing my skills in ceramics, printmaking, and drawing and using the powers of distortion, repetition, and a varying mixture of realistic and cartoonish styles to examine my history, identity, and childish exploration.
Alex Blom
Artist/ Chief Marketing Officer
Born in Louisville, KY, Alex's work is largely, in its purest form, an introspective of how his Catholic and conservative upbringing has impacted and influenced the way his identity has developed as a queer individual.
"My artistic practice could, therefore, be likened to a therapy that allows me to explore and experiment with ideas that were unspeakable in my childhood: porn, blood, sweat, and tears, and the reclamation/repurposing of religious imagery. I explore these themes through an extensive use of color theory and the combination of printing and painting methods. Although I no longer identify with the Catholic faith, it is undoubtable that the many years surrounded by religious iconography and Catholic culture have left a deep impression on the way I have gone about my life to this point."
Addy Eder
Adjunct Artist
Ever since I was young, I had a passion for all things creative. My love for innovation and creativity influenced me throughout high school and college. Although I have explored many different mediums, printmaking and ceramics are my favorites. My passion for ceramics grew in high school, where I first learned to handbuild using various techniques and eventually learned to throw on the wheel. I was first introduced to printmaking in middle school, but my passion for it grew in college after taking a variety of classes such as screen printing and relief printmaking. My pieces are often reminiscent of childhood, home, and friends/family. They are light-hearted and joyful and provoke happy memories.
Because I love spending my time creating meaningful pieces and learning new techniques, I decided to minor in studio art to explore my artistic expression and technique. While working as a student employee in the ceramics studio at the University of Denver, I love being surrounded by so many other skillful artists and finding inspiration through their works as well. I hope my pieces bring you a moment of comfort as you wander past.
Emma Hunt
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