A former U.S. Marine turned Washington, DC artist, Tuesday Winslow gives discarded paper a second life through her distinctive papier-mâché work. Her signature mirrors draw on a self-developed technique and designs inspired by Mayan and Japanese cultures, creating functional art from materials that might otherwise be thrown away.
HURDLECARDSSondra Jordan’s Hurdlecards is a writing-led art practice built around reflection, consolation and humor. She creates framed word-art gifts by pairing meaningful messages with hand-painted surfaces, including salvaged naval brass, for people marking life’s turning points. Her work has been presented at venues ranging from the Kennedy Center Gift Shop to the Pentagon.COLUMBIA, MD
TR RISK ARTEstablished in 1998, TR Risk is an artist-led studio creating custom furniture and distinctive environments from salvaged and antique architectural materials. Raised in Pennsylvania’s Brandywine Valley, T.R. Risk began by dismantling abandoned barns and turning their lumber into furniture, a practice that remains central to his work. The studio also produces paintings and sculpture, treating reclaimed materials as the starting point for functional art.
Dom Lo Studios, LLCDom Lo Studios, LLC makes sculptural furniture and art mirrors in New York, turning hand-worked plaster and burnt ash into pieces with a distinctly archaeological feel. Its Pompeii mirror series draws on the ruins of Pompeii and the casts of those caught in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, while its furniture is framed as a hand-crafted art connected to history. The studio also develops collaborations with artists including Andreas Anastasis.