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First Friday Artist Ashley Kujat

Over with wanting to take things too seriously, I started creating to make people laugh and to avoid stuffy, uptight artwork. Working with vintage magazine and book illustration and photos is like stepping into a time machine. The essence of vintage imagery and modern thoughts makes for an amusing combo. Through collage, printmaking, painting, and a well placed pun, I like to experiment and make carefree artwork people could relate to. 

Ashley Kujat (Panther Puke)

September First Friday "Naturally: Photos by Zak Zavada"

Zak is a photojournalist based in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Born and raised in the beautiful Pennsylvania countryside, Zak grew up with a camera always in his hand. An international education in the arts and several early gallery exhibitions of his work quickly led to years of world travel in pursuit of the beautiful. Since first gaining international recognition for his innovative wall-sized enlargements of polaroid images taken in Tokyo, his star has not stopped rising. After returning to Pennsylvania with three books published under his name, nearly a decade of photographing weddings worldwide, and countless memories, his unique style of seeing the light in this world is now available for your weddings, portraits, or special events.