William Smith

I have been an artist my whole life. At a young age I would draw every day for hours. I experimented with pencil, charcoal, pen and ink and finally developed a passion for oil painting. I pursed my artistic passion through art classes in school and commercial art classes in high school where everything changed. After receiving a A.A.S. in Commercial Art from Ferris State University, my career took me from newspaper editorial illustration, to design agencies and eventually to owner and creative director of a successful marketing communications firm in Michigan, from which I retired. My wife and I moved to Montana where I began my latest career in Bigfork, designing full-time for an award-winning creative firm. In my spare time, I work in my home studio putting brush to canvas using the beauty that surrounds me for creative inspiration.

Lindsay Godfrey

"Art has broadened my perception of the world since I was able to hold a pencil. As a native Montanan, I find my work often reflects the beautiful landscapes that surround me. I have an innate desire to create and capture beauty. To get lost for hours in a scene of my own creation indulges this lifelong desire. I hope to give the viewer a small piece of my sanctuary, a place to rest, if only for a few moments."

-Lindsay Godfrey

Born and raised in a small town in western Montana, Lindsay draws deep inspiration from the natural beauty that surrounded her throughout her childhood.

“Most of our family vacations were spent in the woods at my grandparents’ cabin,” she recalls. “It was a time when life slowed down and nature became our sanctuary. My sisters and I would spend hours exploring the woods and creek below the cabin, swimming in the lakes and rivers nearby. So many of my fondest memories were made there.”

Elizabeth Showachert

I launched this practice in 2015 to share the tools I was designing and using in my own work. As an artist, I wanted tools that were both functional and inspiring—something that didn’t exist in mass production.

 Over many years of traveling throughout Asia, I developed a deep respect for the traditional tools and materials used in Chinese and Japanese painting. Time spent in Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, and China shaped how I think about rhythm, brushwork, and the role of the tool in artistic expression.

 The handmade brushes and papers I encountered—particularly in the context of Sumi-e and calligraphy—sparked a lifelong fascination with intentional mark-making. That influence remains at the heart of everything I make.

Terrisa Olson

Terrisa is a popular artist and BACC workshop leader!

Grace Powell

Welcome to Cranky Goose Hill Farm located on the west shore of Flathead Lake in northwestern Montana. We are a small urban farm located in the center of the community of Lakeside committed to providing locally grown cut flowers. 

Started in 2020, our farm was created to fulfill a lifelong desire to be able to farm and provide the beautiful blooms that have always brought me happiness to others.  This lifelong passion has resulted in a ever-expanding collection of annual and perennial blooms. The farm started as a way to provide blooms for ourselves and has grown into my dream job of providing fresh locally grown flowers to our community. 

Cranky Goose strives to provide affordable stunning arrangements and wholesale blooms for just about any occasion that are the epitome of fresh, sustainable, and organically grown. 

Chelcee Humphrey

Chelcee, a Montana native, has nurtured her love for art since childhood. Exploring various mediums from a young age, she studied art in college and showcased her work at local coffee shops and small galleries in Oregon. Transitioning into the nonprofit sector after graduation, Chelcee continued cultivating her passion for art through teaching classes to underprivileged children and families. Even during the pandemic, her commitment to spreading artistic joy persisted as she conducted virtual classes. Art remains Chelcee's enduring passion and source of fulfillment.

Email: Chelcee@baccbigfork.org