Drawing South

@mikewindyart and @queenbeeink have been talking about sitting down for at least a few years and finally were able to make it happen today in Elisheba Israel Mrozik's amazing newish studio space. We talked about AI, what's in a name, taking time to reflect on her accomplishments, how she recharges, and more. If you don't know her work she is a tattoo artist, muralist, painter, sculptor, installation artist, a public intellectual, and Tennessee's 2026 Creative Capital State of the Art Prize winner. We hope you give this conversation a listen.

Tile Art: Elisheba's portrait from Creative Capital Website

@jimsherraden told me it's Sherraden like Alladin so I am offering Fishbein like Prine for Aaron Fishbein @furtheradventuresof who told @mikewindyart all about working with artists or on projects for artists from Enrique Iglesias to DMX to Beyonce to Missy Elliot & the Biggie Duets record. We also talk about him peeking artistically in his photography practice at 10 but still sticking with it from Cincinnati to Miami to LA and beyond. We hope you give it a listen! #AaronFishbein #mikewindypodcast #drawingsouth #drawingsouthpodcast

Tile Art: @cowtownchad portrait posted on Aaron's IG

@mikewindyart and @qw.ynn aka @parthenoncity had an early taco dinner made by @winwinmitch last week before she headed back to @otiscollege for Junior year. We talked about using the wood lathe, having strong opinions, and strategy for year 3. She also gave me an incredible gift that I open during the episode. We hope you give our third recorded conversation a listen! #qwynngarrett #drawingsouth #drawingsouthpodcast #mikewindypodcast

@mikewindyart recently read @debolinunferth 's Earth 7.

"Sometimes a book rattles your cage but you don't quite notice. Deb Olin Unferth's Earth 7 isn't that kind of book. It's the kind of book that made me feel like the word on the tip of my own tongue, that one day I know will come, but not today, but someday, maybe?"

Their conversation covered ambition, trying to be present in big moments, why being funny is important, her being at The Southern Festival of Books on October 17 & 18th in Nashville, loyalty, @graywolfpress , and a whole lot more. We hope you'll give it a listen and go buy Deb's Books at your local book store! #debolinunferth #drawingsouthpodcast #mikewindypodcast #drawingsouth #earth7

Tile Art: Earth 7 cover from @graywolfpress website

@graduatesrise and @mikewindyart sat down for a nice long chat in Inglewood this week. Cynthia George PHD, MSSW is a professor in the Social Work program at Tennessee State University, Founding Chair of Disabled to the Front Advisory Group and band leader of Dr. Cyn and the Graduates Rise. This conversation covered a lot of ground including an upcoming wheelchair repair party planned for September at Drifters in Five Points. Dr. Cyn's idea to connect bicycle, roller derby, skaters, and the disabled communities is brilliant but you have to hear it for yourself! We hope you give it a listen! #drcynandthegraduatesrise #drcyncorrigible #drawingsouthpodcast #mikewindypodcast

Tile Art: photo from @graduatesrise IG by @hairby.emaline

@mikewindyart has been a fan of @thecroftonshow for over twenty years via his music, comedy, and longtime advice column in the Nashville Scene now a book through @vanderbiltuniversitypress and even more recently as a political candidate. They sat down for a lovely two and a half hour chat and talked about Chris's career, the state of the world, being sober, creativity, capitalism, and his ability to communicate with any audience and how laughs aren't as important to him as they used to be. You might even hear him giving Mazzy some treats during the episode. We hope you give it a listen and dive into his podcast Cold Brew Got Me Like and find SO many projects on the link tree in his IG Bio like his album "I'm your man" available on CD or Vinyl through Bandcamp

#coldbrewgotmelike #chriscrofton #nashvillefamous #mikewindypodcast #drawingsouthpodcast

Tile Art: Chris's album "I'm Your Man" photo Dave Dawson

@mikewindyart and @diceydycee met on a panel for @bubblegumtheatrecompany thanks to @mrjackstell In this conversation Dycee and Mikey dive into her incredible filmmaking practice, her co-founding @defyfilmfest, and her new collaboration @afterlifenashville with @gardeningnotarchitecture that they describe as an Amusement Park about Death playing for the month of June 2026 @themadnest in Neely's Bend area of Madison We hope you give our conversation a listen

#afterlifenashville #dyceewildman #drawingsouthpodcast #drawingsouth #mikewindypodcast

Tile Art: Still from Hope Chest with actor Sophie Scheel, written and directed by Jennifer Bonior & Dycee Wildman

@mikewindyart has know @truettramp aka @djrx2000house since he was in 7th grade through @traphousedominatrix and The #pocketknifeskatecrew It has been amazing to see his continual dive into the music and art scenes that are integrated and adjacent to the skate scenes in and around Nashville and beyond. This was such a fun conversation and generous of Truett to let us into his process AND he create an EXCLUSIVE one-hour set that starts at the end of our chat! Dive into DJRX2000house is up to and follow the connections to other amazing creators in our ecosystem

#djrx2000house #truettespinosa #mikewindypodcast #drawingsouthpodcast #drawingsouth

Tile Art: Handmade banner by DJRX2000house photo mikewindy

@mikewindyart and @jobiriccio met on the Cayamo cruise but it's her new, perfect, sophmore record that they spend most of this conversation talking about. They discuss songwriting, reading, social climbing bs, taking care of the artists in your own ecosystem and beyond and so much more. We hope you give the conversation a listen and please go buy Jobi's new record out now on @yeproc

#jobiriccio #mikewindypodcast #drawingsouth #drawingsouthpodcast #facethefeeling

Tile Art: Face the Feeling Record Cover @nathangolub

@mikewindyart can't remember how he started following @_traplanta_ but suffice it to say he's so glad he did. Thanks to a clumsy first attempt at an assignment(we've all had those, but most of us won't admit it) Willis leaned into photographing the communities he's known throughout his life as an Atlanta native and let's the rest of us in on what we won't see at the Trap Museum, which for him is authenticity and respect of and for the people in those communities. He reads in great length to get the right caption for each image and sometimes takes him many months until he feels like he gets it right. We talk about the strategies and skills he acquired in his 20 years serving in the US military and how they are serving him well in his own art career. PLEASE give this episode a listen and dive into Willis' work and read other interviews and articles @photobookmagazine @motherjonesmag @shoutoutatlantaofficial

#traplanta #streetphotography #justcallmewillisphotography #justcallmewillis #drawingsouth #drawingsouthpodcast #mikewindypodcast

Tile Art: from Just Call Me Willis @_traplanta_ February 20,2025 post