Inspired by worldwide craft culture, Marisa Edghill creates beautiful things from simple materials. With just a few folds and cuts, origami paper effortlessly transforms into airy blooms and pretty tapes into layer cakes. Louise Gale is a British mixed media artist with a passion for color, pattern, and energy. Alyssa Stokes (www.alyssastokes.blogspot.com) is a Baltimore artist and art educator with her BFA and Masters in Art Teaching from MICA. Andrea Thompson is a wife and mother of four children, with a full-time job and a desire to paint every chance she gets to stay sane.