the society of layerists in multi-media

full members’ links
Full Members have been juried by the organization.
Their work and philosophy of layering are compatible
with that of SLMM

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associate members’ links

Karen Becker Benedetti

The layers in my art are like the fragments and layers of my life, that together, form my voice, the voice of the artist.


Susan Boyes


Sue Burke–Harrington


Claudia Chapline

My paintings are influenced by Asian and Native American ways of thinking about art and life. My intention is that the viewer may enter a spiritual place, a place of healing through the physical medium of the painting. The flat circle on the wall acts like a porthole to the subconscious. It is a window into the spiritual dimension.


Patricia Cole–Ferullo, SLMM, ISEA

My work expresses an inner vision of reality; the invisible made visible through the process of layering color, texture, form, and line. I play intuitively with the elements, to create emotionally motivated images, originating somewhere between observation and knowing.


Meinrad Craighead


John Andrew Dixon

In both my fine art and applied design, a profound sense of interconnectedness reinforces my visual approach, as I seek to reflect the underlying balance and universal synchronicity of all things.


Janaia Donaldson

I love combining images from quantum physics to tribal art, from natural forms to crop circles.


Eileen Downes

My layered collages are imbued with visual metaphor; something other than the tangible lives within my artwork.


Nancy Dunaway

I think art making is a dialogue between me and the work. I put something down, it tells me where to go next. I try to listen.


Leslie Ebert

Luscious Cast paper, and mixed media collage, textural work about my dance with muse.


Jaleh Etemad

With my work, I gather inspiration from books, dreams, or unexpected emotions.
My motivation is not only getting in touch with my feelings, but also creating thought-provoking pieces for the viewer.


Judi Foster

In my paintings, I project the spirit and energy of the American Southwest. I also allow my under painting to dictate the final result. Veils of color and texture, both transparent and opaque create a mood — a feeling of place and space. By expressing my mind, I hope to connect my feelings with those of the viewer in an emotional manner. Through my work I reflect my perception of life.


Catherine Fraser

I paint from the outside in and the inside out outdoors in nature and from my imagination in the studio. With my nursing background, I am interested in the topic of health care and art. I practice as an art therapist in private practice and work artistically in my studio in a variety of mediums. One of my artistic methods is to encapsulate experience by painting in a series.


Caroline S. Garrett

Art is an expression of soul. In the case of “Art that Heals”, love tapped into is not just a good feeling, it is a power which heals.


Ilena Grayson

My multi media sculptural forms explore our link with the etheral world through animal forms and iconic figures.


Stanley Grosse

I use a layering process, adding & subtracting, tearing–off & re–applying a variety of paints, textural medium and collage materials. This gives me a wonderful creative latitude. The techniques I use are uniquely my own and have taken decades to develop.
I want each piece of art to be special. Each piece that I produce has been nurtured along with great care."


Marlene Zander Gutierrez


Alice Harrison


Pamela Walker Hart

Energetic lines and marks in my work symbolize the perpetual omni–action of Mind.


Ann B. Hartley


Nadia Hlibka

Myths, symbols, and legends of various cultures, sometimes referring to specific historic occurrences interwoven with modern issues, are important elements in my work. I am fascinated with the effects of time on artifacts, people, events and experiences.


Ritchie Kaye


Lynne Kroll


My art invites personal reflection exploring the interconnectedness of
nature, life, spirit and time. I invite you to take this magical journey
With me.


Ara Leites

My goal as a painter is to bring all that I have become into visual existence using acquired artistic knowledge and intuition to develop a concept of reality.


Karen Rand Mitchell

In my painting and assemblage work, I am interested in illustrating personal and trans–personal issues — such as intimacy and relationship, death and rebirth, choice and the passage of time — by utilizing metaphor, imagery and symbols, words and titles, chance visual happenings, and occasional artistic whimsy.


Stephanie Nadolski


Mary Carroll Nelson

My preoccupation has been to study and express the multidimensional nature of the world we experience.


Jean Nevin

Underlying all my imagery is my strong belief in the interconnectedness of all things and our need to reach out to one another and embrace our common humanity and our common home.


Richard and Rochelle Newman

multimedia artists, workshop presenters and lecturer

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Elle Nicolaï

ellenicolai@yahoo.com
ellenicolai.com

Nancy Egol Nikkal

I love touching, tearing and gluing paper. I am a collage artist. Life is a collage. It’s layered, textured and complex.


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Merry G. Norris

My focus is on art as a spiritual expression. My goals are to continue my unfolding through art and to help others bring art into play on their spiritual journeys.


Jane E. Peterman

My paintings concentrate on feminine strengths: loyalty, care, the holding of family and society, strength of purpose, guiding from behind, gratitude. My questions include how are people alike and how are they different; where do we fit in the cosmos?


Terry Gay Puckett

Creating art is my way to interact, share, and complete a major part of my destiny.
I want to capture the passing moment, and saturate my work with the colors and textures of my surroundings.


Annemarie Rawlinson


Nancy Richards–Davis

Through the layering of pigmented beeswax(encaustic), oil and collage, I articulate a continual journey that seeks to reveal an idea, a memory, a truth.
A spiritual connection forms between each layer as the painting becomes a living organism which mines the uncharted, nonverbal areas of my life experience.


Priscilla Robinson

Multimedia Collage & Wall Sculpture


Helenn Rumpel

What do I do that I love? I create… constantly, consistently and creatively.
I strive to realize my dreams, often portraying them in my art with hard work & devotion, looking above for guidance. Color—intensity—texture—vitality—these are my friends.


Lydia Ruyle

Art and the Ancient Mothers call me on a journey. Art is my soul language.
I create because I must.


Jan Sitts

Embedded stones in earthen layers enrich & reveal mysteries....
as do the artists’ painted layers in time.
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Delda Skinner

I paint or collage in layers and between the layers. I insert prayers, blessings and names.
I feel that this adds positive spiritual energy to the Universal dialogue that is forever taking place.


Mimi Chen Ting


Hilda Volkin


Juliet Wood


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associate members’ links


Marilyn R. Bos

Painting for me is pure joy. I learned at an early age that painting lifted me to a higher place and carried me through life and its challenge’s into the real world of beauty.


Susan Chapman

I pursue personal and spiritual questions by creating visual images of ideas and emotion. My work explores layers of ideas, perceptions, beliefs and realties.


Gale Craig

I see in the Universe a mystical world of flowing energies. It is the essence of this spiritual energy and its beautiful vibrant colors that inspire my paintings.


anjali de bellefroid

Painting for me, is building bridges that connect my inner reality to the outer world.


Sharon Higgins


Beatriz E Ledesma

Influenced by the work of surrealists, symbolists and the seminal ideas of psychoanalysis my art work attempts to unveil the unconscious, the spiritual, and the mystical through the art–making process.


Kathryn Manry

My art comes out of the interplay between my love of the outdoors (hiking, paddling, skiing) and of travel, and the joy I find in developing the visual stimulation that I take back to my studio. Images captured in my mind or on my camera are examined and interpreted in mixed media compositions, in an effort to embed elements of the experience of a place in the artwork that it inspires.


Tanya Mead Mullen


Patty Van Dyke

Creativity is the essence of our human spirit.


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