This Edition’s cover story.
Vlasta Smola has made art the fabric of her life. After moving to the United States to receive her MA in Communication Arts, she had a brief corporate career in marketing and graphic design. Her true passion was rooted in the fine arts, however, and before long she found her painting aspirations reignited. In St. Petersburg,…
Q: Where are you from and how does that affect your work? A: I was born in St Petersburg, FL. I grew up around the water and it’s always been a part of me. Sub tropical imagery is more in my bones than mountains and evergreens. I’ve always enjoyed the challenge of painting water and…
Carrie M. Jadus was born in Tampa, Florida. At the age of 5 her family moved across the bay to St. Petersburg. Encouraged by an ancestry of artists and a supportive family, Jadus acknowledged her aspiration at an early age. As a teen, she attended Pinellas County Center for the Arts (PCCA) at Gibbs High…