The “Quarantini” cocktail picks were created by Atomic Kraftworks of Venice, CA because sometimes we just need a little sense of humor to get through times like this. Atomic Kraftworks is a husband & wife team that normally produces items for events and celebrations. But now they are working with other makers to provide plastic […]
Lucia Heffernan’s paintings are full of surprises. Inspired by her fascination with animals, she creates whimsical and amusing works of art in oil. By placing animals in uniquely human situations, Lucia paints a playful world where animals do everything we do. She believes laughter is the best medicine, so her paintings are usually the visual […]
This month’s cover art is a family treasure. Pilar presented the original painting as a wedding present to CATALYST art director, Polly and her husband, Mark Mottonen. It was still wet and unsigned that day in October, 1995. Many years later it was dropped off at Pilar’s to finally have her signature added. As Pilar […]
Kristen O’Brien finishing the ’truth window’ in home number 5 in Moab, Utah – Spring 2013. The ’truth window’ shows you what is inside your walls and has turned into an artistic tradition in Community Rebuilds’ homes. Community Rebuilds is a non-profit organization located in Moab, Utah. Their mission is to build energy-efficient housing, provide […]
Halley Jean Bruno, professionally known under the alias Cinder Ash, was born and raised in Utah and works as an illustrator and freelance artist in downtown Salt Lake City. Bruno’s work focuses on the spiritual connection between human and nature and her current project explores the relationship between the power of the natural world and […]
In my search for meaning and joy in life, I have become a painter. I have found both there. But really, I have found all of life there. In the creative act I have continuously cycled through the struggles and rewards that are the common experience, every day. There are moments of quiet peaceful meditation […]
Since a very young age I have a had a deep desire to connect with people. Painting has been a way to bridge the raw energies of the subconscious and a way to communicate to the world. I use acrylic to paint familiar objects that appear otherworldly and mysterious. When I look at a blank […]
Photo by John deJong.
Adelaide Ryder is an artist based in Salt Lake City. She uses photography as a medium of honesty and record. Her artistic work involves the study of place and memory and how people and space affect each other.
“Mending a Broken Heart.” —by Kindra Fehr
“Farmer’s Market,” by Sophie Soprano.
The image on the cover titled “Talk to God” is a self portrait of Weston Hall at Burning Man 2008. A year prior, after 10 years in a banking & finance career, Weston had made the move to pursue photography full time.
Corinne Geertsen’s works are quirky visual narratives about psychological situations. She creates her work digitally and prints it herself in small editions on archival photo paper.
“Tuxedo Cat” by Lucia Heffernan
“Breaking Love” –by Keith Carlsen
