Jeff Hersey is a painter and sculptor who draws inspiration from natural forms and colors. He works with a variety of mediums and styles and enjoys exploring new adaptations and combinations of metal, glass, and traditional painting mediums.

His sculpture techniques include kiln firing, folding, hammering, and assemblage, He enjoys creating wall sculptures, free-standing mixed-media sculptures, and hammered pewter torsos. He paints in impressionistic, realistic, and abstract styles. “My goal is to engage the viewer to be moved by unique works that may evoke a small sense of wonder and a connection to nature.” Jeff has a BA in Industrial Psychology from The Ohio State University. He has attended the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts and has taught metal and mixed media art and impressionist painting for over 10 years. He resides in Upper Arlington and has been the owner and curator for Terra Gallery & Creative Studio for over 15 years.

Jill C. Springer is an artist currently located in central Ohio. She was born and raised in Marysville, Ohio. She received her bachelor's in Behavioral Science and Art Therapy from Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, TN. She received her masters in Counseling and Art Therapy from Ursuline College in Cleveland, OH. Art has always been a source of comfort and joy for Jill. She finds pleasure in encouraging others to creatively express themselves in various ways. Her love of creating goes back from an early age and her creations frequently contain themes that include evidence of dreamwork, nature and her personal synesthesia experience. She enjoys utilizing many different mediums such as acrylic paints, oil pastels, watercolor paints, gel printing and collage materials. She also appreciates the exploration of playing with new mediums and creating mixed media works of art.

Jill is available to work in collaboration with clients to create custom commissioned art for their own spaces!

Lisa Rose Miller is the daughter of two hardworking creatives - her father with his gardening and cooking, while her mother has had her hand in a wide variety of crafting, sewing, miniature house building, and so much more. Encouraged and inspired by them as she also watched her older sister create, Lisa went on to obtain her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with an emphasis in drawing from the Columbus College of Art and Design.

Recently, she has rekindled a love for paper making and has become engrossed in paper pulping and sculpting. She creates pieces varying from casting vessels and frames and often combines 2D and 3D creations in her artwork. She loves the nature of her paper creations and is endeared by the many precious life lessons and discoveries of the fibers, vessels, and frames.

Isabel Palmer is a contemporary abstract painter and illustrator whose work provokes thoughts and emotions with vibrant colors and dynamic movement. Born and raised in Perrysburg, Ohio, Isabel is pursuing a BFA in Illustration from the Columbus College of Art and Design. She devotes most of her time to helping others convey themselves through art as a resident artist and art teacher with Terra Gallery and Creative Studios.

Taking a bold yet delicate approach, Isabel channels raw emotion and personal experience into each canvas, creating richly textured pieces that invite viewers to interact with her work. Isabel Palmer's work has been exhibited in galleries in Los Angeles, Columbus, Chicago, and Cincinnati.

Kendyl Roberts is a passionate artist who specializes in people and pet portraits. She began showing an interest in art from a very young age, taking a chair around her house and drawing everything in front of her. She continued practicing art and honing her creativity throughout grade school.

During the pandemic, Kendyl started drawing more as an escape from the world and a relaxing way to express her feelings. This is when she started getting into portrait drawings. Since she was stuck at home, she started drawing her family, friends, pets, and even herself to continue expanding her drawing skills. From 2022 to 2024, she’s had several pieces in art exhibits and she even got to create the advertisements for one of these exhibits.

Showcasing her art made her realize that she wants to continue making art and sharing it with others, which is why she is currently in her second year studying graphic design at Columbus State. Kendyl is eager to share her artistic journey and she looks forward to sharing her love for art with others.

Deepika is a visual artist with a degree in Fine Arts, known for transforming everyday spaces into vibrant works of art. With a passion for storytelling through color and form, Deepika specializes in large-scale murals that breathe life into both residential and commercial spaces.

In addition to murals, Deepika creates hand-painted coasters - each a miniature canvas that brings art into the small, meaningful moments of daily life. Her work also includes expressive acrylic paintings, often inspired by nature, culture, and personal reflection.

Whether it’s a mural, a set of coasters, or a canvas, her art is made to connect and inspire.

Sophia Tonti is a Jesus follower and artist based in Plain City, OH. She believes that all of her creativity and artistic abilities were derived from God the Creator as we were made in His creative image.

Using mediums including oil paint, clay, digital paintings, graphite, and colored pencils, Sophia uses art to express the feelings that she is unable to express with words. A common visual theme across her work is abstraction. Focusing a fair amount on abstract oil paintings, Sophia intends to represent her journey as a rising artist in a colorful and truthful respect.

Sophia graduated from Cedarville University in May of 2024 with a BA in Studio Art. As an introverted homebody she likes to spend time at home with her family. Her favorite pastime is curling up in her chair, listening to videos about her current interests, and working on her current art projects.

Along with being a talented watercolor artist, Diana is our custom framing queen!

Shelby Sarisky is a multidisciplinary artist and art educator based in Columbus, Ohio. She earned her Bachelor of Art Education from The Ohio State University and has experience working with both elementary and secondary students. Drawn to three-dimensional mediums, her practice centers around pottery, sculpture, and installation. Shelby has contributed to public art through sculpture restoration, including work on the iconic bronze deer sculptures in downtown Columbus.

Her artistic style explores organic and abstract forms, often weaving in humor and a sense of nostalgia. She currently teaches a variety of pottery classes at Terra Gallery and is developing a series of ceramic tiles intended for larger-scale installations.

Ainslee is an artist with a background in education, working primarily in ceramics while also exploring different styles of printmaking and painting. Clay remains her central medium for its tactile, grounding qualities, but she is equally drawn to the slow, meditative process of printmaking. Guided by her experience as an educator, Ainslee brings curiosity, patience, and a love of process to every piece she creates.

Ruby is mainly a self-taught artist, inspired by nature, her style has evolved from landscapes, to surrealism, to now a reverence for visionary art. She grew up with sketching as a hobby, then learned to paint through infrequent grade school classes, and after one college intro-to-painting course, started creating her own acrylic paintings on canvas. Her meditative visions are aligned with life events, which she learns from in the process, and shares in stories for each piece. A theme of balance between Earth and Spirit defines her latest work, and as she explores this, Ruby also guides others through life coaching - to remove creative blocks and hold inner peace.

Marcia Barnhart is an artist who has a passion for capturing beauty-especially nature’s beauty.  She uses a variety of mediums including clay, glass, watercolor and real flowers. 

Gathering flowers from her own garden as well as online suppliers, Marcia teaches classes  which encourage participants to express their personalities in art.  She learned to delve into nature’s beauty from her grandmother and continues the tradition with her flower art.  Using clay and glazes, she also handbuilds unusual ceramic pieces available at her Etsy store. Mosaic artists then utilize these inclusions to enhance their designs.

“I was born to be a teacher.  For years I taught high school English and ended my career in education by training teachers all across the state of Ohio for the State Department.  As a retiree, I have delved headlong into art which had been only a hobby during my career.  Once again, I am compelled to share my passion with others.”

Marcia has a B.S. in English Education and a M.A. in Policy and Leadership from The Ohio State University.  Contact Marcia at Jdgirl1972@gmail.com .