August 2024 - Kyle Leach

Kyle Leach is a visual artist who specializes in acrylic painting, watercolor, oil pastel, monoprinting, and collage. Kyle's work often represents nature, human forms, abstract expressions, and social and political commentary. While art is a passion for him, Kyle is also a poet, gardener, community activist, and small museum curator.

Kyle writes: "Miniature wax fruit floral arrangement is a non-mechanized process in which handmade modeling clay dough is low fired and the resulting fruit is wax dipped by hand then arranged and combined with other materials to form a truly unusual form of floral art. This beautiful tradition was passed down from my grandmother to me. They are somewhat fragile, especially when handling but can last for decades.