FIRST FRIDAY - Ashley Martin, Woody Martin, Michael Willard "Beneath the Surface"

Woody Martin is a Colorado artist, illustrator, animator, author, and musician whose work explores the connection between creativity, nature, and the human experience. After graduating from Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design in 2003, Woody spent four years in Brooklyn, New York, creating and exhibiting art before returning to Colorado.

Through whimsical illustration, animation, woodcarving, books, and music, Woody uses storytelling to explore ideas about freedom, natural law, and our relationship with the world around us. His work reflects a lifelong curiosity and a desire to inspire others to think differently, question what they’ve been taught, and discover the light path.

Michael Willard is a Colorado-based ceramic artist whose work explores character, emotion, and

storytelling through sculptural clay. Drawn to pieces that feel slightly dark, weathered, and

mysterious, he creates work that suggests a history beyond what is immediately visible.

Much of Michael’s inspiration comes from tribal art and…