Mixed Media Artist Featured in February 2026

The mixed media artwork Cindi Horste brings to the Village Gallery is a vibrant explosion of bright color, texture and subliminal story. She displays a mixture of highly crafted functional art and evocative visual art. The Gallery is pleased to showcase this exceptional body of work during the month of February 2026. A reception will be held for Horste on Friday, February 6th from 5-8pm.

Storytelling is prominent in Horste’s artwork. She strives to create connection between ancient wisdom from various global cultures, to our present world using texture, form, shape, color, pattern, and rhythm in her work. Horste categorizes her creative process as “Art-e-ology” and hopes to inspire others to resonate with those stories and symbols.

Taking “mixed media” to the outer limits, Horste applies assorted materials including wood, copper, clay, turquoise and exotic stones to her pieces. Another element at her disposal is “Spark Art” wood burning technique using 2K volts of electricity to create unique burn patterns that she later embellishes with turquoise inlay.

Horste studied fine arts at several universities with an emphasis on clay, jewelry and some woodworking and pursued additional education thru seminars and workshops.

While her two girls were growing up, Horste and her husband lived in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Later they moved to the Pacific NW where Horste worked as a Creative Director in graphic design. Once her children graduated from university, she was able to resume her life in Fine Art. Horste and her husband settled full time in Sedona over 10 years ago and she says “My exploration of new techniques continues and my art keeps evolving!”

Horste’s vivacious and open-hearted personality comes through her designs with color and whimsy. She says, “An unexpected twist often occurs in my art. I love to get a chuckle out of my patrons!”

Horste enjoys interacting with her customers and hearing how ancient stories and symbols touch them. The public is invited to come and meet Cindi Horste at the Village Gallery on Friday, February 6th from 5-8pm. Light refreshments will be served at this free event and many Village Gallery members will be there as well.

The Village Gallery of Local Artists is located at 6512 State Route 179, in the Village of Oak Creek. The gallery accepts applications for unique art and new membership in their cooperative style gallery. For more information, go to sedonalocalartists.com or phone (928) 284-1416.