Dam Thongphun – Green Touch Nursery

The hardest part about my small garden is eyeing a large specimen that I want to bring home, and then dealing with what needs to go and how to move things around to make space for it.

Regina Fernandez – Port Town Pottery

My mother introduced succulents to me when I was a child I still remember her words, “succulents can come in such cool shapes and many colors and are easy to grow.”

Lisa Nix – Studio Fern Ceramics

My main sources of inspiration are from natural forms and gothic nostalgia. Growing up in the 90s. I’ve always loved the work of artist HR Giger, and grew up immersed in the dark world of Tim Burton.

Joshua Evan – Death Caxtus

I’ve always been into a stark black and white pallete for my paintings, and coming from a critical art school of thought I wanted to make pottery that reflected a newer and more cutting edge attitude

Keith Taylor – Kitoi Ceramics

I wanted to take a succulent to a cactus and succulent show and I didn’t like any of the pots that were available so I went on YouTube and figured out how to make a simple pot.

Dean Karras – Gnosis Nursery

It’s important to cultivate a strong moral compass and code of conduct. It’s as simple as asking: how do the actions I take and the decisions I make impact the world around me?

David Madrigal – Prickly Dave

Whether you’re starting out or have been at it for a decade, your collection is a part of you! You’ve provided your plants with the love and nutrition they need so enjoy it!

Gary Duke – The Duke of Long Beach

My mother bought me a plant gift package, which my father helped me pot in a planter. I did not get really interested until I was a sophomore in high school and I needed a show and tell topic. My dad suggested cacti.

Adam Baker – Baker Succs

I remember the first time I saw an Astrophytum asterias cv. Super Kabuto and I had to look it up. I thought the patterns were painted on. That is how foreign and perfect they looked to me!

Cole James – Cole James Ceramics

As humans we perceive natural phenomena as taking ages, yet in the eyes of the earth the growth, erosion, decay and destruction it performs on itself is just the blink of an eye.