Here is the link to a beautiful video of Art at Cedar Point, my summer course taught at UNL Cedar Point Biological Station, near Ogallala, Nebraska. Created by Kat Shiffler, who has captured the intent of this art and science collaboration. Watch and enjoy!
Hand Papermaking Workshop Action Shots!
Thanks everyone for a great workshop! We first made paper from cotton linters and Half-stuff, and t-shirts. And then we processed kozo fibers, which we cooked, washed and beat by hand and in the beater. Great experiments and experiences were enjoyed, and good discussions of the process and history. Here are some action shots!











Workshop action shots!
Spotlight on Members & Summer Interns
Here are the folks in the current Constellation Members Show:
Anne Burton is a faculty member at Metro Community College Omaha, where she is teaching printmaking, drawing and 2D design. Here she is with her recent woodcut prints.

Adrian Armstrong is a recent undergrad from UNL, and was a Constellation Studios intern summer 2014. These works are lithographs, and his self portrait is on the right).

Joyce Bingeman is a current UNL grad student in printmaking, and has a small business selling original screen prints at local markets. Her work here is handmade paper with drawing.

Arianna Corredor is a Venezuelan writer and currently living in Lincoln. She has an MFA in creative writing from NYU. Her monoprint series convey the reinterpretation of language through visual art.

Shawn Ballarin received his BFA from UNL and his MFA from Illinois State University. His relief prints investigate color interactions and ink effects.

Camille Hawbaker earned her MFA from UNL in 2014. She has taught surface design and weaving at UNL Department of Textiles. Her works are line etchings on silk, embedded into sewn thread compositions.

David Diaz is originally from Bogata, Colombia, and is currently an MFA student at the University of Texas at Arlington, working with Nancy Palmeri. He is a summer intern at Constellation Studios. His work is rust on metal made thru a vinyl cut stencil.


Skyler Simpson is a current undergrad student at UNL in art and Textiles. She is in the Honors program and a mentor for students through the Thompson Learning Community. She is a summer intern at Constellation Studios.

Kelly Seacrest is a LPS middle school art teacher, and has an art degree in printmaking. She has created interrelationships through overlapping and layered imagery from woodblocks and wood engravings.

Trudie Teijink is originally from Amsterdam, the Netherlands and studied art in Ghent, Belgium. She received her MFA from UNL in 2010, and teaches art at SECC and Metro CC. Her mixed media works investigate natural processes and elements of time.

Mary Stoner has her BA in Art Education from the University of Northern Iowa. She is the docent council chair at the Sheldon Museum of Art and coordinator of Sheldon Statewide Classroom Initiative.


Madison Svendgard is an undergraduate student at UNL with an emphasis in printmaking. She studied abroad this summer through the UNL program at SRISA in Florence, Italy, and is a current summer intern at Constellation Studios.

Toan Vuong is from Omaha, and has received his BFA from UNL. He works with organizations such as the LUX Art Center, the Lincoln Art Council, and the Sheldon Museum of Art to encourage community creativity. His series of biographical portraits are woodcuts.

Mass Migrations Printing with Artist in Residence Rachel Simmons
Participate in creating a paper flock of birds made by carving into easy flexi-cut and printing on the letterpress, in response to Simmons’ inquiry into the cycle and impact of birds in our lives. All hands and energies needed for this skylight installation!
Happy Hour Printing Action: Friday, July 24, 4:00 – 7:00
Drop in to contribute and share your story of bird sightings! Cool refreshments and materials provided.

Artist Bio
Rachel Simmons teaches foundations, printmaking and book arts at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. She creates socially engaged art projects which help students become responsible leaders and active citizens. In 2009, she was awarded the Service-Learning Faculty Award for the State of Florida.