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Stories from artists whose voices deserve to be heard and celebrated
“People Around Us believes that art begins with people. Through sharing journeys, creativity, and shared experiences, we make art accessible to all—building community, celebrating diverse voices, and inspiring meaningful human connections. Let’s inspire, create, and connect.” – Leila Ghasempor.
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Meet Carina Rossner, the artist behind Botanical Jewelry. Carina is a multidisciplinary artist working across jewelry, mosaics, painting, collage, fiber arts, and stained glass.
Read the full interview to learn more about Carina’s inspiring art practice and discover how Carina transforms botanical specimens and reclaimed materials into distinctive wearable works of art.
Capturing Nature’s Fleeting Beauty
“My art is a PSA [public service announcement] for Mother Nature”_Carina Rossner
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Every Artist Has a Story, Creative Journey, & Inspiration Worth Sharing
Through our written interviews and short artist spotlight videos, we meet amazing artists, explore their creative worlds, and share their voices, ideas, and inspirations with a wider community.
Creating these stories takes time, dedication, and resources. Behind every artist's story is time, care, and dedication. From researching each artist's background and creative practice, developing thoughtful interview questions, and reviewing and refining written interviews, to filming and producing our short Artist Spotlight videos, there is a lot of work that goes into sharing each creative journey from their stories to their social media and publication.
This also includes editing and sequencing photographs, video editing, coordinating communications, maintaining our website, and investing in professional tools and software such as Adobe Premiere Pro and Photoshop to bring these stories and videos to life.
Most importantly, it takes a genuine passion for art, artists, and the stories they have to share.
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