Paint with emotion

CoverArtist: "It's me, it's what I have to do." Westy Caswell Copeland's artwork and personal sense of worth is all wrapped up in one bag.

Inside me

CoverArtist: Lucy Rose Fischer, transforms her collection of images and sketches into new art forms, including a new book, "I'm New at Being Old"

Meaning maker

CoverArtist: Mimi Holmes' artwork is fiber-rich, inventive and full of stories

Colorful grrrl

CoverArtist: Pam McIntosh's artistic mission is to put a grin on your chin

Illustrative risktaker

CoverArtist: A scary and rewarding choice for Aimee Johnson

Women and the Watershed

CoverArtist: Barbara Riegel Bend creates sculptures that attempt to make sense of our disjointed world

Mudita machine

CoverArtist: Bonnie Fournier lifts people's hearts with The Smooch! Project

Storyteller

CoverArtist: In film, painting, sculpture and public art advocacy, cover artist Pamela Belding sets strong intentions

Changemaker2009: Elizabeth Erickson and Patricia Olson, Women's Art Institute

Artists and teachers, Erickson and Olson, create community for artists through the Women's Art Institute

Go with the flow

CoverArtist: Rosemary Guttormsson reflects on her watercolor lessons

Womanspirit rising

Cover Artist: Risa Tritabaugh finds her artistic voice rising out of grief and despair

Handwork

CoverArtist: Gloria Adrian captures light and meaning in her portraits of women who work with their hands

The five elements

CoverArtist: Glass artisan Sharon Frykman connects heaven and earth

Tree woman

CoverArtist: Mary Lee Eischen draws inspiration from nature for her quilts and fiber arts

Happy chaos

CoverArtist: Christina Hankins' paintings are full of family, friends, food, flowers and even the kitchen sink

Powerful portraits

Heba Amin gives faces to extraordinary Muslim women

Subtle, yet expressive

CoverArtist: In one-line drawings, Kristin Helle draws the women she wants to be.