From John

Hi there.

I wake up in gratitude.

Art, design, and nature have always shaped my life. My ability to create, one day at a time, is a religion of sorts. It has a color: green.

Just over 20 years ago, while outside surrounded by it, two words came out of my mouth:

Green Religion.

I didn’t invent them. I recognized them.

Green Religion is.

The work below reflects years of curiosity, observation, and making. Some was created under my birth name, John DeCristofaro. The rest continues through Green Religion and my studio practice.

To learn more about my story, I invite you to read my recent Canvas Rebel interview.

Read the Canvas Rebel feature →

True Tree 'By the Bay' Women's all cotton tee

True Tree 'Swirl with It' 2025. pencil. 18 by 16 inches

Patio Shore. 2016. 51 by 49 by 15 inches. mixed media assemblage.

Licensed home furnishings collection for Lexington Furniture Industries, 1993.

Bridgehampton Outdoor Chair featured on the cover of *Metropolitan Home* magazine.

Creating artwork for *The Art and Soul of Country* collection during the development of licensed furniture, textile, and home furnishing designs for Lexington Furniture Industries. The *Primitive Forest* quilted textile frames the studio scene in the foreground.

Louvered Entertainment Center. Designed for Lexington Furniture Industries.

Cobb Road, Water Mill. 1983. Acrylic on canvas. 20 by 24 inches.

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Studio Art

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