Khiton Team

Picture this: rabbit-skin glue simmering in a Massachusetts studio, its Renaissance-era scent mingling with gold leaf and hot solder, as Brian Lies builds a 14th-century Italian portrait ground for a single spread in Cat Nap. What begins as a kitten's cozy nap on a couch spirals into a dream-chase leaping across centuries—Egyptian reliefs in plaster, illuminated manuscripts on goatskin parchment, vivid stained-glass panels—all handcrafted by Lies in their historic techniques. In an age of...

Oereishi Aeoma is a poet, storyteller, and performer whose work explores the meeting point of intuition, creativity, and community. Rejecting rigid labels, he approaches art as a living practice—one rooted in presence, emotion, and the courage of honest expression. In a region often known for its reserve, Aeoma has quietly gathered an attentive audience across New England through live readings and storytelling performances. "I can feel when something shifts in the room,"  he says. "You see it...

Elin Johansonn at The Living Room Collective. Photo credit Mark Amudson On Loss, Hands, and the Return of Community Some creations begin with inspiration.Others begin with absence. During the pandemic, many of the quiet structures that once held women together—pregnancy groups, craft circles, spaces of shared learning—simply vanished. Not dramatically, but quietly. They were there one moment, and gone the next. For Elin, who had recently moved to Barrington and was expecting her son Reed,...