according to Margaret Olsen Hemming

originally published June 2020

Margaret Olsen Hemming is the former editor in chief of Exponent II and the coauthor of The Book of Mormon for the Least of These. She sits on the advisory board for the Center for Latter-day Saint Arts and lives in North Carolina with her spouse, three children, and a large vegetable garden.

1

Elise Wehle (American, born 1986)

On This Day (2016)

handcut sculpted paper, 14 x 16 x 5 inches

Collection of the artist

2

Kirsten Noelle Anderson (American, born 1992)

Wonderful, Counselor (2016)

relief print, 15 x 44 inches

Collection of the artist

3

Stephanie Kelly Clark (American)

Finding Life

embroidery, 24 x 36 inches

4

Page Turner (American, born 1981)

Beautiful Zion Built Above (2015)

assemblage, hand stitched from personal and found objects, 32 x 22 x 27 inches

Collection of the artist

5

Eliza Crofts (American, born 1998)

Am I Not a Celestial Being (2017)

photography, acrylic, gold leaf, 18 x 12.5 inches

Private collection

6

K Dawn (American)

You’re Not One of Us (2018)

mixed media on wood, 16 x 12 inches

7

Michelle Franzoni Thorley (Mexican American, born U.S.A., 1983)

Resurrection Morning (2018)

oil on wood panel, 21 x 30 inches

Private collection

8

Angela Ellsworth (American, born 1964)

Seer Bonnets (series, 2008-present)

fabric, pearl-tipped corsage pins,

Various collections

9

Kathleen Peterson (American)

Jesus and the Woman Taken

oil on mahogany

10

Kwani Povi Winder (Santa Clara Puebloan, born 1989)

Welcome Home (2019)

oil and metal leaf on linen panel, 16 x 14 inches

Collection of the artist