Geneva Chin

Uli Kirchler carves whimsical telescoping castles out of gnarly pieces of burl wood. He says he collaborates with nature, coaxing magic from wood.

Meet three Pacific Northwest artists whose creativity is inseparable from food.

Pfeifer delights in the aha moment when someone recognizes a familiar object cleverly integrated into her wood sculptures.

Five-time Grammy nominee and Pulitzer Prize finalist Andy Akiho is known for creating a buzz and wooing younger audiences to his symphonies by creating eyepopping and immersive experiences.

Dani Rowe has been the artistic director for Oregon Ballet Theatre for a little over a year now. She brings her experience as a dancer, a choreographer and a mother to bear in her new role.

Oregon Ballet Theatre Artistic Director Dani Rowe hopes to instill in her dancers joy and pure love for dance. She strives to create a sanctuary for her dancers, where they can explore the artistry of their roles and produce incredible work.

Step into the enchanting world of Japanese tea sweets called wagashi. Portland's Gena Renaud draws on 25 years of design experience to create miniature pieces of edible art. She loves the ethereal nature of her work, because it inspires appreciation for the here and now.

The first woman to serve as Oregon Ballet Theatre's permanent artistic director is charting a transformative path for the 34-year-old company. Dani Rowe's plans for 2030 include eliminating apprentices and prioritizing the dancers' well-being.

After fabricating costumes for Broadway shows like "Phantom of the Opera" and "Lion King," Fuchsia Lin now surprises Oregon audiences with exciting costumes and films.

Artist Daniela Molnar does it all. She makes her own paint with pigments and water that she forages from the wild and in Portland. She is also a painter and a poet. Molnar has launched the New Earth Series, which includes shapes of glacier loss all over the world. She derives the "shapes of loss" from satellite images.