Alisson Terreros is a student at Westchester Academy with an interest in Graphic Design and Business. The mural design “Stained Glass Butterflies” was created for Newspring’s Student Art Auction Poster Competition held in April of 2020. When Newspring was asked to submit a design to MetroNational for a possible mural, the Newpsring directors could think of no better design than Alisson’s that won the poster competition. Of Alisson’s winning design she says, “Designing this mural design was really funto do.” I thought, “Why not make something simple and colorful? I Decided to add some colorful butterflies to make it more interesting and stand out. I chose butterflies because it brought me back to the spring season: colorful and alive. It turns out that Newspring uses a butterfly in its logo to represent new beginnings and new possibilities.”

Catarina Clarkson is a artist who specializes in abstract landscapes using acrylic paints and portraits. Her inspiration comes from nature and the environment around her.

She is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin class of 2014 with a Bachelors of Art. She also attended the High School for Performing & Visual Arts (HSPVA!), class of 2010. She has been teaching elementary art in Houston for three years. Her work is featured in several books including “Intercambio,” (2012) which were watercolor landscapes that she painted while teaching abroad in Brazil as apart of the US-Brazil Connect program. Her paintings are also featured in the book titled “The Staff” (2020) which features employed artists of The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. In 2019 her art car titled “Flower Power” was in the Houston Art Car Parade and was featured of the promotional material.

Her most recent works are murals located at Old Town Harrisburg in the East End Houston.