Italian/Swiss embroidery and textile artist Cecilia Roger has always had an eye for luxurious details. Initially, she trained her eye on ancient manuscripts as a paleographer, but later transitioned to the details of the family wine business. Throughout, Cecilia’s hands were always busy with a different kind of detail—sewing and embroidery, initially focused on exquisite handbags but now embracing the meticulous details of Japanese embroidery.

MIKE LYON, a Kansas City-based artist creates meticulously detailed large-scale drawings using marks made by traditional tools manipulated by non-traditional means, usually computers he has built and coded to suit his artistic vision. After using his innovation skills in the family cattle hide business, Mike returned to his art, becoming an innovator in wood block and post digital printmaking. With an innately curious mind, Mike also creates handcrafted guitars, ukuleles and other furniture, plays the violin in the Kansas City Civic Orchestra, and holds a 4th degree black belt in karate.