• Read more about AKGAlways

Hi, I’m Ashley Always. Your friendly neighborhood maker of all things cute, curious, and creatively chaotic. I’m a multidisciplinary artist who loves turning beads, broken jewelry, recycled bits, and straight up trash into sustainable art and home décor that makes people smile. If it sparkles, rattles, used to be something else, or was headed for the dumpster, there’s a good chance it will end up in one of my pieces.

• Read more about Amy Oden

A multi-disciplinary visual artist, Emmy Award winning producer and director Amy Oden is best known for her person-first documentary and multimedia work. Amy’s oil painting works are represented by the Lockhouse Gallery in Maryland.  Amy served as senior director of the video team at the Human Rights Campaign, where she produced and supervised the production of video content advocating for LGBTQ+ communities. Her recent project "Daniel Really Suits You” won the social impact award at TribecaX in 2025, screened at Sundance’s BrandStorytelling in 2025, and earned a 2024 Vimeo Staff Pick.

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• Read more about Nasim Kaheh

Nasim Kaheh is an Iranian American multidisciplinary artist based in Washington, D.C. Her work blends acrylic, collage, and mixed media to explore resilience, identity, and the tension between inner values and external influences. Through layered compositions on wood and paper, she creates symbolic, emotionally grounded narratives shaped by cultural movement and personal experience.