Sylvie Telles is a French mixed-media artist, painter and dancer who has practiced her arts for over 30 years in and around the San Francisco Bay Area. She trained with various artists such as ceramicist Dick Hotchkiss and painter Sandra Miller and continues their focus on technique and tradition. Sylvie’s artwork reminds us to pause and appreciate simple joys found in nature, our society, and our creativity. In an era of high-speed cultural change and disregard for enduring craftwork, Sylvie’s artwork reconnects the observer to the natural and cultural beauty hidden by the distractions that surround us.