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Paula J. Lambert is a literary and visual artist from Columbus, Ohio. Author of The Sudden Seduction of Gravity, The Guilt That Gathers, and a new, special-edition chapbook The Ecstasy of Wanting, she is a Residency Artist for the Ohio Arts Council Arts Learning Program and past recipient of an Ohio Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship.  She has published poetry and prose in a wide variety of journals, appeared at featured readings locally, regionally, and nationally, and taught seminars and workshops at regional and national conferences. 

As an accomplished multidisciplinary visual artist, Lambert is particularly interested in using recyclable materials. Cardboard is a favorite medium. Her work includes mixed-media collage, sculpture/assemblage, wearable art and iPhone photography.