Featured Artists

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  Heather grew up in a small town, Blooming Prairie, MN, and moved to Caledonia, MN, in 2004. She did some art as a young girl, but life got busy as a mother of 4 children. Heather is a self-taught artist who gained the desire to paint again after the death of her father and grandmother. In 2018 she bought paint and some canvases. Creating was a way of releasing emotion and stress. She developed quite the collection of pieces and started selling her art on social media platforms. Heather named her business Meraki Arts and Design, Meraki means “the soul, creativity, or love you put into something.” It is the essence of yourself that you put into your work. 

“I am a spiritual painter. Everything comes from my inner soul. I am wanting to touch someone’s soul through my art. Every piece speaks differently to all. I am hoping one will speak to you.” – Heather Larson

Tim Craig is a self-taught artist and has been drawing since he could hold a pencil. He was born in La Crosse, WI and currently lives in Caledonia, MN with his wife Dawn. Tim lives in the country and spends as much time as he can in the outdoors. He is an avid bow hunter and fisherman. Tim studies and loves the wildlife in his art, which allows him to create highly detailed and true to life art where wildlife and their habitats spring to life before your eyes.  

Tim began his love of the arts with pencil and ink drawings and murals on consignment, which he has showcased at outdoor shows and various wildlife banquets such as Whitetails Unlimited, National Wild Turkey Federation, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, and Ducks Unlimited. He has also created illustrations published in Fur Fish Game magazine.

In 2006 Tim took on the unfamiliar and challenging medium of acrylic paint. Tim has found acrylics to be rewarding and continues to hone his skills with each piece he completes.