Line+Form Art Center Staff

Fran Samarripa

Founder & Creative Director
Fran opened Line+Form in 2016 while studying Art Therapy at Marian University, driven by a desire to make art more accessible and playful. She is currently pursuing her Master’s in Mental Health Counseling at Butler University and believes art is an essential part of wellness and self-care. With a strong belief in process art education, Fran has dedicated the last 10 years to bringing process art to Indianapolis through Line+Form’s classes, camps, and events. Beyond the studio, Fran has built a strong outreach program partnering with local schools, museums, and addiction treatment centers in Indianapolis, and is the founder of the ProcessEd Conference, the first conference dedicated to process-art education. As a mom of two, she brings heart, intention, and a deep love for creativity into everything she builds, both in and outside the studio.
**Favorite Art Medium/Project:** Installation art + BIG art. Art that makes a statement. Painting, spray paint, clay, and found objects are my favorite materials.
**Favorite Color:** Blues
**Hobbies/Things You Love:** My kids, Ella and Rowan! Running, hot yoga, thrifting, matcha dates, and traveling. I also love reading and writing. **Favorite Line+Form Class:** Toddler Art Playgroup!! I love teaching our tiniest artists. Also, City Lens Photography Class, Messy Art Camp, and BIG Art Camp.

Alicia Davis

Alicia has been a lover of art since she was child. That inspiration started from finger painting and grew over the years- from pottery to painting and fashion design. She loves getting messy and being covered in paint or clay or oil pastels, and seeing something beautiful end up on the canvas in front of her. “Time is never wasted when something beautiful is created.” I love that every time I put pencil to paper I feel less stressed. Art seems to take all the negative feels and leaves you with a beautiful mess. Those drawings become my favorite because they remind me of hard moments that I’ve overcome.
**Favorite Art Medium/Project:** A tie between watercolors and pastels. I have a few favorite styles of art but I love surrealism and contemporary art. My favorite artists are Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dali, and the American sculptor Alexander Calder.
**Favorite Color:** forest green
**Hobbies/Things You Love:** cooking, singing, anime, rugby, traveling (17 countries so far!), Reeses candy, and Dr. Pepper!

Candice Hartsough

Candice holds a BFA from The Herron School of Art and Design, and these days works as a freelance illustrator. You may know her work if you have visited Celebration Crossing at the Indiana State Museum during the holiday season! She will be sharing her expertise in a series of workshops, as well as working the Art Cafe during the week. “I consider my specialties to be creating cute characters as well as custom family portraits. I absolutely love working with bright colors, and have been experimenting more with textures, collage, and embroidery. I feel driven to help people see that they already have the ability to make art inside themselves; all they have to do is keep showing up!”

Favorite Art Medium/Project: Right now I love working with watersoluble crayons and gouache.
Favorite Color: I have a very strong love affair with yellow, however I am also currently obsessed with combining pink and red.
Hobbies/Things You Love: Cross stitch is my most favorite thing to do! Every night I can’t wait for my morning cup of coffee. I also love hanging out with my husband, three kids, and dog. Favorite Line+Form Class: I can’t wait to teach the pet portrait workshop!!