David Connor: is a Maine native who grew up in Cape Elizabeth. When he’s not creating art, he teaches it at a charter high school in Portland. He is a husband, father, and veteran of the Coast Guard. Most of his work is 6×6 inch blocks matted in a 10×10 inch mat. He makes all his frames out of reclaimed hardwood that he scavenges from the local dump. He has done original prints for business logos, rock bands, craft brewers, surf shops, and film festivals. His work has been shown in a variety of Greater Portland restaurants and stores and can be found at Maine Craft and Casco Bay Artisans. davidconnorlinocuts.com

Maria/Noma Bliss: response to art constitutes a body of work which redirects viewers from being overly linked with technology, to having a revitalizing connection with nature. Through her use of color, design and subject matter, one becomes at peace with what is truly important in life, that is, our earth and all that it contains. Noma believes in focusing her creative ability on bringing light to this place we call home, we will in turn bring harmony between mankind and all of creation. If we do not reestablish ecological unity with the natural world, all of our artistic accomplishments will be meaningless. Noma’s work is executed in a variety of materials, it is simplistic, abstract, and conceptual.

Wayne Atherton: attended Massachusetts College of Art 1969-1972 and served as senior editor of The Café Review from 1992 to 2019. He began making photomontage, mixed media collage and assemblages circa 1990 and has built a substantial body of work in those particular mediums ever since. His work has appeared in several gallery exhibitions, online, in print, and in poetry book collaborations. Most recently, his work appeared in the July 2025 issue of MAINTENANT 19, a Journal of Contemporary Dada Writing and Art. A broad sampling of his life’s work through 2022 may be viewed at, www.legbaland.com.