Emily Loughlin is a multi-media artist working primarily in ceramic sculpture. Since receiving her B.A. in Sculpture from Sarah Lawrence College in 2015, her practice has fluctuated between dedicated studio time and intensive ecological research, with a particular focus on biological longevity and resilience. As a long-term Artist in Residence with Friends of Pando – an organism that partners with the National Forest Service to protect the World’s Largest Tree - Emily regularly travels between her home in Brooklyn, NY, and central Utah, where she is researching clonal Aspen colonies.

Zeke Depas is the founder of Brooklyn Mushroom, a Brooklyn based independent small business that is passionate about fostering the NYC mushroom growing community. Their mission is to spread the knowledge of growing mushrooms at home. They're dedicated to building a vibrant NYC mushroom growing scene and offer high-quality Brooklyn made mushroom grow kits.