Jessica Gondek, a teaching artist living in the Chicago area, creates abstract work that stems from an interest in technology, geometry, machine aesthetics, nature and architecture. Karl Johnson, a former arborist, is inspired by the rhythm and chaos of the dynamic systems found in nature and the sciences. C. Stowe Myers (1906 – 1995) was a local Evanston industrial designer with clients such as the U.S. Commerce Department, Wahl Clipper, Parker Pen, Tinker Toy and many others.