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Self taught, her earliest memory of making art at the age of 5 where she won a casual art competition in Nagaland, India. She has always been interested in drawing/painting human figures, hence mostly sticks to the style of figurative abstract. Geeta was introduced to oil and canvas over 30 years ago . Her first oil painting was at the age of 12. Geeta resides in Naperville with her family. You can follow her on Instagram @art_affirmations and see her work in progress.
Rich Lo is an award winning author/illustrator, commercial and fine artist. His work can be found on packaging, on ads for national brands, in large installations in public buildings and in retail stores. His first picture book Father’s Chinese Opera was named an ALA Asian Pacific American Award for Literature Honor Book. A combination of imagination and technical excellence characterize Rich’s work. Rich is excited to see how his piece will launch an initiative that will positively impact the community.
Margeret Bucholz’s formative years were spent in Japan and attending Yokohama International School till age 9 and then she lived in Hawaii until graduation with a Fine Arts degree in Drawing and Painting from the University of Hawaii. She believes that It is so gratifying to be able to work with children and adults as an art teacher at DuPage Art League and Addison Parks District and seeing art in the making. The title of her art piece is “Victory Garden.” As she has made progress on this piece, she has shared snapshots on the journey with her art classes. She deliberately painted children in the picture working in the garden because it is so important for children to learn the importance of growing fresh produce for food. The victory gardens started during World War II were so important in the production of food for the general public on the home front, and with hunger and poor nutrition prevalent in today’s society, she believes that everyone needs to be reminded of the importance of growing our own food.
Thomas J Banks best describes himself as an artist, a creative brainstormer, and an inspiration seeker. Banks specialized and improved upon his craft at Illinois State University, graduating with a degree in Studio Arts. While Banks has experimented with numerous different mediums over the course of his career, his most prominent is acrylic on canvas. Banks looks forward to seeing how his work will positively impact the community and raise awareness about food insecurity.
When Nancy Turner thinks of the homefront during World War II, she immediately thinks of women. At the outbreak of the war, the majority of American women were keeping the households for their husbands, children, fathers, and brothers, while American men were working in the fields, offices, and factories. Many women stepped up to help their country during this time, by not only keeping their households, but also maintaining the war effort by stepping into those jobs vacated by the men who had gone off to war. Without their actions, the American war effort might have fallen short. Her inspiration for this project was the WWII posters that showed women stepping into the shoes of their brothers, fathers, and husbands and inspiring other women to do the same. Women and their families during this time were encouraged to plant Victory Gardens,to be self-sustaining and help keep the food supply chain intact. This project will help eliminate food deserts locally.
