Jesse Balmer
www.facebook.com/jbpensusa
https://sites.google.com/site/pensbyjesse/home

Jesse Balmer is a 16 year old from Johnston, Iowa.  Jesse has been creating pens for 4 years.  He takes acrylic, exotic woods, deer antlers and even corn cobs and turns them into beautiful pens.  When he isn't turning pens you may find Jesse playing the piano, or running track and cross country for Johnston High School.

Chrissy Danger

Grew up in the Perry area, moved away and returned as an adult. I have been folding origami since grade school, but have just started making it into displayable art in the last few years.

Origami flowers, insects, animals, and abstract. Made from children's books, calendars, bags, maps, and traditional origami papers combined with found objects, beads, vintage jewelry, and lights. 

Brad Kiefer

As long as I can remember I have enjoyed working with diverse and varied building materials.  In the summer of 1978, as I was beginning my senior year of high school, my parents decided to build a log home.  We spent the summer building the log shell of the cabin, at the end of this we concentrated on the interior.  My parents graciously gave me their trust and artistic license to build kitchen cabinets, doors, a kitchen light and stain glass window.  I believe this was the start of my interest with material use and design.

In early 2000 my wife and I started plans to build our own home in rural Boone County. The entire project from design to building the structure was a family project.

Again, I found myself enjoying artistic license.  One of the prime interests I developed during the building phase of our home was my fascination with material texture, and the use of natural and artificial light. I learned how I could use the two to create a mood and an aesthetically pleasing environment.  Extending this to the light designs, I use a mix of copper and wood.  For the light source I use a LED puck light that consumes 1.25 watts of power that gives a “Moonlight Glow” to the lamp.  I like to call them Moon Lights. I also use a 20 Watt puck light depending on the light effect I’m trying to achieve.

Michael Lundberg
https://www.facebook.com/MeekaMouseArt

Prior to moving to Perry in 2011, I was living in Salamanca, Spain, for six years. My travels and studies abroad have given me an unique perspective on painting, especially in terms of mixed media. I enjoy working with a variety of 2-D mixed media ranging from acrylic painting combined with birch wood, oil pastels, many different found materials and gold leaf. I am always looking for my next challenge. Currently, I am working on four different series of works inspired by each of the following: equine, childhood, self-exploration and nature.

Steve Murga
www.murgaman.com

Steve Murga (Murga Man) incorporates metal from a variety of sources in his sculptures. Most of the metal is salvage or has been discarded. Recently he has begun incorporating glass work created by his wife and artist, Lori Murga.

Betsy Peterson
https://www.facebook.com/BetsyPetersonDesigns

When I was young, I wanted to grow up to be an Artist.My Mother was an Artist. It was her creativity and divergent ways of solving  problems that, in part, trained me to to think and design in novel ways.

 Courage, Joy, Whimsey, Resilience,& Grace, are all woven into my 3-dimentional Sculptures and Wooden Paintings to inspire the same in others. Wire , Clay, Wood, and Acrylic Paint are the mediums I use to bring my Heart to each Piece

Jan Stephan

I am a mostly self taught artist working in polymer clay with additions of fabric and whatever other media seem needed in the work. These are small (8-9 inches) sculptures of elder women with character and humor. I have been working in the area for most of the last twenty years. Having a good time and creating models of aging that might give us a chuckle and some hope.

Ryk Weiss and Pam Dennis
https://www.facebook.com/ryk.weiss

We began decades ago building willow furniture and baskets, leading to feature articles and commissions for Better Homes and Gardens. This folk art evolved from functional to fine art wall pieces combining willow, pitfired or raku clay, and copper. We marketed at high end art festivals nationally for 25 years, winning many awards, as well as teaching numerous workshops. With Pam on the IAC Artists in the Schools roster 20+ years, Ryk joins her conducting 6-8 residencies per year which culminate in a permanent work for each community. Also on the Public Artists Roster, we've collaborated on larger public projects the last 10 years beginning with "Vision Sculpture Park" for the Blanden Museum- six willow horses and riders based on Marino Marini's work. Others include installations such as the "Moby Dick Garden Seascape" at Reiman Gardens (ISU) in 2008. Murals such as the Wetzler Memorial Tree at the Boone County Hospital (2012) are built on metal frames, incorporating permanent materials to withstand the Iowa winters. Our latest project was selected for Reiman Gardens "Alien Invasion" 2014 exhibit, and won the Peoples Choice Award.

Jack Wilhoit
www.worldlyviews.com

Photos of bicycles, hanging lamps made from bike frames and wine bottles. Dioramas of bike scenes from photos. Possible table made from bikes and a door.