Fantastic Creatures, Beautiful Beasts

More About Fantastic Creatures, Beautiful Beasts

What if you gave your imagination total freedom?

Strange creatures, imagined worlds, curious hybrids—do they only exist in our minds, or can we bring them to life?

This work lives in that in-between space,where fantasy becomes form and play becomes purpose.

Colors misbehave. Materials mix in unexpected ways.There are no rules about size, shape, or seriousness.

It’s about creating for the sheer joy of it.About letting imagination lead, wherever it wants to go.

Sometimes it’s funny. Sometimes it’s unsettling.Often, it’s both.

Now feels like a good time to escape a little—to let our minds bend toward something beautifully strange.

Enjoy some happiness!Natalie and Paige

More About Paige Cox

Paige Cox, a fiber artist based in North Carolina, is celebrated for her distinctive textile creations and inventive sculptures using paper mache' and found objects. Known for her experimentation with various materials and techniques like felting, weaving, tufting, and up-cycled art assembly, Paige currently focuses on creating art to help us escape.

Infusing her work with lively colors and textures, she brings a playful touch and a sense of humor to her pieces. Paige strives to make her art approachable, inviting people to engage with art and enjoy experiencing works made to provoke a smile.

Paige Cox uses fiber like some people use fireworks: loud, unpredictable, and guaranteed to leave an impression. This North Carolina-based artist spins vibrant sculptures from tufted yarn, scrap fabric, and bits of upcycled treasures she finds irresistible. Her art is rooted in whimsy, but her vision is clear: fiber is a tool for connection, not just decoration.

Tufting anchors her process—quick, immersive, and joyfully chaotic. Her pieces vibrate with energy, overflowing with color and touchable texture. There’s a sense of invitation in her work, a wink of mischief that says: come closer, it’s okay to laugh.Cox doesn't stay still. She leaps between mediums—felting, weaving, found-object collage—guided by a love of the unexpected. Materials are sourced from anywhere and everywhere, reimagined into forms that feel both familiar and fantastical.Her goal? To make art that resonates on a gut level—fun to look at, fun to think about, and maybe even fun to hold. She’s not afraid of color, not afraid of play, and definitely not afraid to remind us that art can be strange and sincere at the same time.

To learn more follow Paige on instagram @paigecox_art

More About Natalie Schorr

Born into the waning days of the Eisenhower administration, Natalie’s work is influenced by her memories of the 1960s and 70s, and is usually based on people and emotions rather than places or things.

Natalie Schorr spent 12 years working as an art director and set designer in motion pictures and television before leaving to raise her children. Her early work focused on realistic drawing and watercolor. In 1999, she added printmaking to her skills, experimenting extensively with early photopolymers and other nontoxic methods.

Over time, Natalie’s work has become more focused on analog collage mixed media, frequently employing printmaking as a starting point. Her current work includes old and recycled items, with works primarily relating to memory and social comment arising from past trauma. Natalie believes that in a perfect moment, mixed media brings together all her skills to create something no one skill or medium could possibly express.

After living in several cities over 4 states, Natalie recently returned to Greensboro, NC. She holds a BFA in Costume Design from the University of North Carolina Greensboro, and an MFA in Scene Design from Carnegie Mellon University. Her studio includes a large printing press and an embarrassingly comprehensive supply of old magazines, wallpapers and ephemera.

My work comes from my personal experiences and memories, and it expresses feelings I cannot adequately explain with words. As with most pop surrealism there is usually an element of humor that’s obscure, which helps me cope with life.

To learn more visit her website here and follow her on Instagram @natalieschorrart

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