Karmena Ozola's piece reminds us that nature's majesty can teach us the value of companionship and connection.

Artist's Statement: "Artwork: Hand printed and hand colored linocut

Materials: unknown brand printmaking paper, Thai Mulberry paper, Flint Ink (water based printing ink), St. Petersburg extra fine artist's watercolors, found string

Currently I am an artist without a studio. This summer I spent three months living in a tent in the countryside. My family was far away and nature became my family instead. I observed guinea fowl walking around and picking their food. Gradually they got used to my presence and I could follow them closely. At night I talked to an owl sitting above my tent in a pine tree. There were caves of groundhogs near me. They ate literally everything that farmers grew in the garden. When I closed my eyes to sleep I heard coyotes howling a few fields away. When it rained I found tiny tree frogs sitting on the steps of an old barn. Another night I was sitting by my fire when a skunk with four babies came nearby. The mother stayed away from me but the little ones came very close. They were not scared of people yet. An on and on it went. I thought about the symbiosis between humans and animals and how we affect each other. I felt amazed by the harmony of everything in nature. There is so much we could learn from it.

This project began in New York but was finished in Latvia."

Karmena Ozola's piece reminds us that nature's majesty can teach us the value of companionship and connection.

Artist's Statement: "Artwork: Hand printed and hand colored linocut

Materials: unknown brand printmaking paper, Thai Mulberry paper, Flint Ink (water based printing ink), St. Petersburg extra fine artist's watercolors, found string

Currently I am an artist without a studio. This summer I spent three months living in a tent in the countryside. My family was far away and nature became my family instead. I observed guinea fowl walking around and picking their food. Gradually they got used to my presence and I could follow them closely. At night I talked to an owl sitting above my tent in a pine tree. There were caves of groundhogs near me. They ate literally everything that farmers grew in the garden. When I closed my eyes to sleep I heard coyotes howling a few fields away. When it rained I found tiny tree frogs sitting on the steps of an old barn. Another night I was sitting by my fire when a skunk with four babies came nearby. The mother stayed away from me but the little ones came very close. They were not scared of people yet. An on and on it went. I thought about the symbiosis between humans and animals and how we affect each other. I felt amazed by the harmony of everything in nature. There is so much we could learn from it.

This project began in New York but was finished in Latvia."

In "Ransburg's Homeland", Justin Ransburg lets the viewers into his little corner of the world, and help us remember the importance of location, shared spaces, and community.

This gorgeous photo transfer of Smeerenburg, a settlement on Amsterdam Island helps remind viewers of the majesty of Earth's natural wonders.

Artist's Statement: "Smeerenberg Oct. 2017, abaca, photo transfer, encaustic arctic kelp"

The poem on the front of Kazanjian's "Colophon" reads as follows:

"Layers

Audition

Yarns

Edifying

Random

Symphonies"

Artist's Statement: "Layers, Vertical Poem by Nancy Kazanjian. Small collage of papers, font: Snell Roundhand, thread: waxed linen."

This piece by Jennifer Galvin features a beautiful pulped heart and a hand-painted tree, reminding us that love and nature are inextricably linked.

Nicole D'Agostino's repurposing (and in turn, "reprocessing") of this wedding invitation demonstrates the creativity and ingenuity that we could all use in our day-to-day lives.

Artist's Statement: "Layers of print, paper, spray paint, text"

This piece from Alicia Canary reminds us all that memories are just as ephemeral and precious as the papers we write them on.

Artist's Statement: "Recently I visited with a friend and artist whose recent memories are washing away. Painting is too difficult for her now but we sketched together with some brush pens. For this month's project the most recent sketch that my friend made was my guide. I made these monotypes with akua inks on reclaimed paper from a book of mathematical tables."

This piece from Alicia Canary reminds us all that memories are just as ephemeral and precious as the papers we write them on.

Artist's Statement: "Recently I visited with a friend and artist whose recent memories are washing away. Painting is too difficult for her now but we sketched together with some brush pens. For this month's project the most recent sketch that my friend made was my guide. I made these monotypes with akua inks on reclaimed paper from a book of mathematical tables."

Canaday's multi-layered collage is a masterclass in playing with texture and form.