April 2026
Mia Simonsen & Karen Vollmer-Poseley
Left to right: Resin Art by Karen Vollmer-Poseley, Felted Cacti by Mia Simonsen
Mia Simonsen, Felt Artist
Needle felting is the art of using barbed needles to sculpt wool roving into an infinite variety of shapes and forms. Owl Song Feltery creates botanicals out of wool. Owl Song Feltery was started by Mia Simonsen in 2024 and is located in Cheney,Wa. Cactus and succulents were Mia’s first botanicals of choice, and she has since added mushrooms and other fungi to her feltery. Growing up in North Idaho gave Mia plenty of chances to fall in love with the outdoors, a passion that continues to influence her art today. She has long been obsessed with growing things and has been an avid gardener for the past 30 years and a florist for the past 6 years. Needle felting allows Mia to design with botanicals year-round. From picking the shape and colors of a new project to finding just the right vintage container to showcase the finished form, the entire process offers her endless possibilities. Mia also values the joy and whimsy “feltanicals” bring to this world. Yes, that’s a word she made up to describe her art! Her realistic sculptures bring delight in a way unique to Owl Song Feltery.
Karen Vollmer-Poseley, Resin Artist
Greetings!
My name is and I started working with resin to create art that would help me to preserve my flowers from my garden.
My creative process took off and soon I found that my flowers weren’t growing as fast as I was itching to create. So I started watching many YouTube tutorials and got hooked on creating my own “Blooms”.
It’s been a year now and I’m challenged between this being just a hobby or making it into a business. For now, I’m going to cherish this as my hobby and keep my passion focused on my day job 4 days out of the week as a counselor!
The magic with this art form is in the process of creating and watching as each piece is unique in the final form. No two pieces are alike! While I’m creating; pouring the resin mixture into the mold, then adding the alcohol ink, creating designs all with the hope that when it’s cured (hardened) 6 to 12 hours later…or more, I will have something beautiful. When the piece is removed from the mold the design is underneath the top portion. It’s always a surprise!
MAY 2026
Cherylee Duncan
There is a school of thought that artists must have only one recognizable style but I have too much artful energy to adhere to that 'rule'. If I have a distinct trademark, I would label it 'eclectic'; I abhor waste and therefore get excited about reusing and upcycling as much as possible. When I crochet rugs from all recycled fabrics (see my regular display here within the gallery), I save bits and pieces for use in my mixed media paintings. This method, along with using only what I already have on hand, is how I've created this series, Threadscapes II. I am elated to find the perfect scrap of lace, thread, rope, shoestring, yarn, dried flowers from my garden, pencil shavings, dried paint scraps, old gel medium I've sculpted, stamp-carving remnants, upholstery samples, curtains, doilies, bits of jewelry, etc, to emulate nature's delight in each piece; the options are excitingly endless. I invite you to look closely and enjoy the texture!
June 2026
Suzan LeDoux & Sherry Syrie
Suzan LeDoux, Artist
Hi there! My name is Suzan LeDoux and I am the artist behind Craft & Textile! I grew up in North East Washington, and after a few years of moving around we settled in Kettle Falls, Washington. Growing up around creative women, I always wondered what would be my niche. I have tried so many types of art expression, but printmaking was the one that finally took hold. Specifically linocut printmaking, which is a form of relief printing. An image is cut or gouged from a sheet of linoleum, which is softer and easier to carve than wood. The surface is inked and paper laid on top, with printing accomplished either by rubbing manually with a spoon or similar tool, or on a printing press. As a printmaker, my work is primarily inspired by the natural world and the beauty of flora and fauna. Through carving I aim to capture the textures we observe in nature, and the intricate details that often go unnoticed.
Sherry A. Syrie, Artist and Art Educator
I am a mixed media artist and middle school art educator. I have been an educator for 28 years and have explored a variety of art media and styles during that time. This broad experience has helped improve my skills and confidence both as a creator and as a professional in the field. I have worked with oils, acrylics, watercolors, fabric, fibers, pastels, and clay, creating realistic landscape paintings, drawings, baskets, rugs, sculptures, quilts, and realistic and abstract portraits.
I am currently exploring abstract mixed media landscapes. These landscapes are a creative challenge for me! I find interesting images and materials and piece them together in unique ways to create clean, beautiful, and original pieces. I try to reveal the beautiful qualities and hidden potential of my materials—some of them long forgotten and headed for a landfill—by elevating them through color, composition, and my own creative imagination. Through them, I create distant worlds that now exist for others to enjoy. I hope you find my artwork fun and interesting!
