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Mary Lake-Thompson is the creative force behind Mary Lake-Thompson Ltd., a company known for its charming, art-driven home and gift products. A lifelong artist, Mary studied at the University of Colorado and the San Francisco Art Institute before settling in Oroville, California. Inspired by her daughters, local wildlife, and rural landscapes, she began her career selling original paintings and prints throughout Northern California. Her success led to greeting cards, licensing partnerships, and eventually the launch of her own product lines. Today, Mary’s distinctive artwork continues to shape the company’s beloved towels, kitchen accessories, and gift items, all rooted in her enduring passi

Lisa S. Roberts is a Philadelphia-based designer and artist whose career spans architecture, product design, publishing, and fine art. After beginning her career as an architect, she spent more than three decades designing licensed products for the home furnishings industry. She is also the author of four books on contemporary product design and was featured in the television series My Design Life. In 2020, Lisa turned her focus to creating original artwork and has since exhibited her work in multiple solo and group exhibitions. Working in cut paper collage, she intuitively builds each composition one layer at a time, trusting color to guide the process until the piece feels complete.

Jessica Rodgers is a Philadelphia based illustrator with a degree in Fashion Design from Drexel University. She realized soon into working in fashion design that illustrating was her true passion and has pursued it ever since. Her favorite subjects to illustrate are architecture and fashion, whenever the two can be combined is the best. Jessica loves to walk around her hometown of Philadelphia and discover all the old and ornate architecture that is abundant in historic Philly. All of her illustrations are hand drawn with pencils and markers.

Clement DaVinci is a Philadelphia-based watercolor artist whose work celebrates the beauty, history, and character of both urban and natural landscapes. Inspired by the rich architectural heritage of Philadelphia and a lifelong passion for travel, he creates paintings that capture the unique atmosphere and spirit of the places he visits. A member of the Philadelphia Water Color Society, the Delaware Valley Art League, and the 3rd Street Gallery, Clement has developed a distinctive style that combines detailed observation with the fluid, expressive qualities of watercolor. His subjects range from Philadelphia's iconic landmarks to picturesque landscapes from around the world.

As an engineer turned artist, Jennifer creates colorful and seasonal designs inspired by what she discovers on her travels. Since 2013 her company Tandem For Two has been selling retail and wholesale gifts, and licensing her artwork to celebrate where we live and where life takes us. When not creating or exploring, she coaches others creatives how to grow their small business. When it's time to relax, you can find her cruising around her Lake Michigan beach town on her tandem bike, painting with gouache in her studio, or drawing from the front porch of her Craftsman bungalow with her dachshund Max and a coffee or cocktail in hand.

Kate is best known for her colorful graphic designs originating from cut paper collages and block prints. Her coastal designs and patterns are reminiscent of summers in her favorite place, her home town of Kennebunkport, Maine. For many years, she worked as a product designer developing collections for the gift and home décor markets until launching her own design collection.

Award-winning artist and published author, Michael Storrings, creates “Art that Celebrates.” Whether on ornaments, home decor, or paper, Michael’s work captures that special essence—the sounds, colors, fashions, diversity, and energy—of seasons and cities across the world. As VP Executive Creative Director at Macmillan, Michael has designed book jackets for New York Times bestselling authors and won awards from the American Institute of Graphic Artists, Print Magazine, The Circle Foundation for the Arts, and others. Under the Michael Storrings® brand, his acclaimed artwork can be found on puzzles, ornaments, stationery, snow globes, home accessories, and other items at top retailers.

Kerry Michaels is a fine art and commercial photographer, writer, living in Freeport, Maine. She wrote and photographed the book Art From the Garden. She also photographed A Gateless Garden, Growing the Northeast Garden, The Proven Winners Garden Book, and The Landscapes of Anne of Green Gables. Her photographs have appeared in magazines and are included in private and museum collections. She co-produced and co-directed the award-winning documentary film River of Steel. Kerry also collaborates on many of the tray designs with Liz Micheels, who was owner of Artful Blooms, a floral business specializing in personalized and creative flower and plant design.

Grace is a Midwest illustrator and Graphic Designer whose art celebrates the spirit of outdoor living across Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, and the Dakotas. She finds inspiration everywhere—casting for walleye in northern lakes, chasing trout in clear streams, paddling quiet rivers, hiking hidden trails, and road-tripping through charming small towns. Whether sketching after a sunrise canoe ride, picking apples or blueberries, or wandering the rocky shores of Lake Superior, she captures the joy, simplicity, and wild beauty that define Midwest life.

Brigida Swanson is a CHamoru botanical artist from Seattle and the founder of Yardia, where she creates nature-inspired watercolor stationery, home goods and gifts that help folks to express their identity and love the place they live. Her art is inspired by the kinship with nature that her ancestors instilled in her. Brigida was formally trained in painting at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), taught middle school art for over a decade before becoming a full time artist. She was named one of Stationery Trends Magazine's Ten Makers To Watch In 2025 and has been honored with the inaugural Indigenous Maker of Note Award from the Greeting Card Association’s annual Louie Awards.

Ale Rodriguez-Gitler is a Latinx graphic designer and illustrator who has been immersed in the Washington, DC art scene for over a decade. Her vibrant and whimsical portrayal of iconic local landmarks have been featured in exhibitions, shops, and markets around the nation’s capital. Ale often incorporates elements of nature to balance the architectural components of her pieces and to create a more organic feeling in her digital artwork. In every piece she creates, Ale celebrates and shares her culture and love of her city.

Donna Elias is a celebrated watercolor artist whose creative journey began in her teenage years. Growing up on the picturesque South Jersey Shore, she found endless inspiration in the coastal landscapes and beach life that surrounded her. This passion for the sea and shore is reflected in her extensive body of work, which captures the beauty and spirit of coastal environments.Donna Elias is nationally renowned for her acclaimed Great American Lighthouses Series, a collection that honors more than 250 historic beacons across the country. In addition to this signature series, she has produced numerous other coastal-themed artworks.

Oregon Artist Erik Abel captures the raw beauty of nature with a graphic twist. Years spent traveling the world chasing waves has led to a style inspired by a range of cultures and landscapes. For over two decades, Abel has shown his work around the country and abroad and has attracted clients that include REI, Patagonia, Rip Curl and Sector 9 Skateboards.

Ashley Paggi of Ash Cascade Design is a Pacific Northwest artist and surface pattern designer inspired by wild landscapes and handmade craft traditions. Her fine art paintings and illustrative pattern collections blend earthy texture, rich color, and striking form, appearing in museums and galleries as well as on fabric, home goods, clothing, and stationery through licensed collaborations.

Inspired by bold, Poster Style graphics from the 1920’s and 30’s, mixed in with a little Edward Hopper, a heap of drama and a teaspoon of serenity, Alan Claude’s art calmly reflects the beauty of coastal life. Overlooking the Kennebec River, the Alan Claude Gallery is located in historic downtown Gardiner, Maine.

Inspired by summers on Nantucket Island, and brought to life along the coast of Maine, Sara Fitz™ offers the region’s iconic style to you. Whether it be a framed life jacket print, sailboat patterned wallpaper, or the sweetest hydrangea covered tote bag, watercolor artist, Sara Fitzgerald O’Brien, celebrates the beauty of the everyday in her collections of illustrated goods.

Working in colored pencils on paper, Betsy captures the beauty of everyday objects and creates works of art that capture the essence of her pieces. Botanical and nautical subjects are her main inspirations. She can often be found sharing her passion by teaching others her techniques at local garden centers and farms or working on a new design in her sketchbook by the ocean.

Maps can take us to far away places, but they can also ground us to what is close to home. And there's something about the lake that's like nowhere else; we slow down, we let go. At Lakebound® we want to bring a little of that lake magic to you, wherever you may be. We spend a lot of time making sure the geography is accurate because we know you'll want to see your favorite spots. So far, even the old-timers say we're getting it right! We have over 350 vintage-style maps of lakes and waterways all over the US and internationally, and our portfolio is always growing!

As a third generation artist inspired by her mother and grandmother, Valerie remembers a childhood in California full of trips to galleries, museums, local art supply stores, and of course, the beach. She remains awestruck by the coastal beauty of the West Coast that she was raised on and the East Coast that she lives on today. Valerie’s watercolors are distinct and optimistic, carrying the magic of the coastal world and it's creatures.

Artist and owner of The Dry Dock, Janet E. Cook finds inspiration along the Maine coast. She paints landscapes and portraits that are colorful and realistic with a touch of Impressionism.”Painting for me is a meditation, a union of impulse and intellect. Whether my subject is landscape, still life or portrait, I strive to tell an attractive little story which will be read at a single glance.

Bottle Branch botanical images start with real plants and flowers, fresh from the garden. Working in her Massachusetts studio, artist Elizabeth Hammond Pyle arranges all the tiny details of leaves, flowers, stems on a white board, and photographs them using a DSLR camera and natural light. She works and gardens in Newton Massachusetts, where she lives with her husband, children, and one small dog.

Sirpa is an accomplished international designer from Finland. Her body of work ranges from textiles to apparel to commercial design and fine artwork. Their organic patterns, vibrant color palettes and varied subject matter are deeply rooted in nature. Her paintings, prints and photographs reflect the Scandinavian ideals of balance, simplicity, and warmth, combined with her signature element of joy.

All Woodfield Press artwork is created by Cindy Hendrick . She uses pen and ink and watercolors to create her images. Her settings are taken from the New England woodland and coastal landscape and show her love of nature, gardening, and the animals that frequent her environment.

Art by Alyssa was founded in 2010 by Alyssa Watters. A company created to bring happiness and color to your everyday life. All of her gift items use reproductions of her original oil painted images. Alyssa’s work reflects her love for travel, gardening, nature and fun. Her popular line of gifts and stationery has appeared in hundreds of independent boutiques around the country.

Rockport, Maine has been home for Anne Kilham and her family since 1972. She started her business with handprinted block print notes and postcards that she sold by retail mail order and to local shops. Eventually she moved on to watercolors that capture images of the coast and the islands, inland mountains and lakes, and of course flower gardens.