In Which I Talk To Artists

Michael will be one of several artists participating in the 2021 show, One Night Stand at the Ole Miss Motel, taking place October 16, 2021. Contact [email protected] for more information.

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Untrained and schooled only by museums and the Friday New York Times, Michael started painting and collaging and building with whatever he could find. He loved 90’s bands like Guided By Voices and Sebadoh that made music in the bedroom or garage without fancy equipment—low fidelity but still fantastic and beautiful. Lo-Fi. Signing his name to something when he wasn’t a “real” artist seemed presumptuous and weird. He decided to just use Lo-Fi because that’s the way his work is made.

https://www.instagram.com/lofi_mikep/

Marshall will be one of several artists participating in the 2021 show, One Night Stand at the Ole Miss Motel, taking place October 16, 2021. Contact [email protected] for more information.

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(from therealridercup.com)

Marshall Blevins, or “Church Goin Mule,” is an outsider artist living in Louisiana. She had the opportunity to work in horse racing from age 14-23, and now works as a track photographer at Evangeline Downs. She owes horse racing her livelihood, and is honored to participate in this fundraising effort for off track Thoroughbreds. Horses have been her biggest teachers in art and life. You can see her work at www.churchgoinmule.com.

https://www.instagram.com/churchgoinmule/tagged/

James will be one of several artists participating in the 2021 show, One Night Stand at the Ole Miss Motel, taking place October 16, 2021. Contact [email protected] for more information.

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(from theresidencyproject.org)

"No one medium or concept defines James “Capt.” Stovall’s artistic practice. He flows seamlessly from larger-than-life murals to intimate doodles and off-the-cuff musings, to text-based works with cadences that beg to be read aloud. Regardless of the form his work takes, there seems to be a constant tension between the figurative and the abstract, the flat and the unfolding, the whimsical and the grotesque, the primal and the evolved (...or evolving), the child and the man.

As one half of LZY GENiUS (an artist collaboration with his brother), Capt. James hails from Henderson, Nevada but describes himself as a "Pasadena kid," graduating from Pasadena High School in 2004. He is a close friend and collaborator of artist Frances Berry, and his work can be viewed at https://www.instagram.com/capt4sale/.

Amy is an artist based in Mississippi. She will be one of several artists participating in the 2021 show, One Night Stand at the Ole Miss Motel, taking place October 16, 2021. Contact [email protected] for more information.

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https://www.instagram.com/marce_oh/

Katherine will be one of several artists participating in the 2021 show, One Night Stand at the Ole Miss Motel, taking place October 16, 2021. Contact [email protected] for more information.

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Based in Memphis, Katherine's current work is inspired by the variety of forms found on daily walks: the foliage, a glimpse into a neighbor’s back garden, and the leafy shadows cast on the pavement. She is drawn to the delicate appearance, implicit strength, and patient and confident growth of plant life.

In addition to my website, her work can be purchased through Juniper Print Shop and Artfully Walls.

https://www.instagram.com/katherinegeorgeart/

Ashleigh will be one of several artists participating in the 2021 show, One Night Stand at the Ole Miss Motel, taking place October 16, 2021. Contact [email protected] for more information.

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Ashleigh Coleman (1983, Virginia) is a self-taught photographer. As she susses out where she lives and what is required of her as a mother, Ashleigh looks through the lens of an inherited Hasselblad.

In the meantime, her photographs have exhibited across the United States, including solo shows at the Fischer Galleries in Jackson, MS, the University of Mississippi's Center for the Study of Southern Culture, and the Claire Elizabeth Gallery in New Orleans. Her work has also been shown at the Ogden Museum, the Griffin Museum of Photography, the University of West Virginia, the University of Southern Mississippi, the Bo Bartlett Center, and is currently part of the traveling exhibitions for Looking for Appalachia and A Yellow Rose Project. She is a founding member of Due South Co.

Ashleigh lives on the land of her husband’s family in rural Mississippi.

https://www.instagram.com/ashleighcoleman/

Heather will be one of several artists participating in the 2021 show, One Night Stand at the Ole Miss Motel, taking place October 16, 2021. Contact [email protected] for more information.

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Heather Sundquist Hall is an artist based in Smithville, Texas. Her work is heavily influenced by narratives, nostalgia and details.

Heather’s illustrations have become pieces of her own stories whose purpose is to preserve memories like souvenirs.

Much of Heather’s focus is on the details. It’s the subtle floral pattern on a curtain, or the kind of plaid a certain couch was that she sat on in November of 1986 that she is most attracted to explore.

Heather’s work is also an attempt to honor the past, either by way of exploring it's authentic parts or through her own interpretations.

Although Heather’s work illustrates her personal stories, it is her hope that when making and sharing art, that she can create a connection with the person looking at it, inviting them to pause for a quiet moment, to feel even just the smallest pull on their heartstrings. Heather hopes to help them recall their own narratives, the stories that have helped to shape them and the ones that they live by.

www.instagram.com/heathersundquisthall/

O’Fallon, MO based artist, Christina Hummer, has been honing her skills as a mural painter since 2009 when she launched her company Sweet Dream Murals LLC.

Christina’s clients run the gamut from school administrators, restaurateurs, professional small business owners, home owners and creative professionals such as interior designers and photographers. She prides herself in creating colorful, visual narratives that are as engaging and unique as each client she meets.

Prior to becoming a small business owner, Christina spent 14 years working in various corporate positions including advertising/marketing specialist and web programmer. In these roles, Christina learned the importance of connecting with her clients by paying close attention to their needs and understanding how she can help them achieve their goals. This experience is what has made her one of the most sought after mural artists in St. Louis.

https://www.instagram.com/sweetdreammurals/

David Quarles is a Memphis-based, multi-hyphenate creative and wellness enthusiast whose philosophy on life stems from doing all things from a place of love. David comes from African-American, Afro-Caribbean, European and Indigenous-American descent; a vibrant cultural background that influences his work and movement in this world.

With a professional background in Jewelry Design, Interior Styling and Design, Visual Merchandising, and Wellness Coaching, David views creativity as more than an activity, he views it as his way of life.

So while you’re here, make sure to journey through all of the intricate musings that make David who he truly is while gaining an enriched perspective on how just how amazing you are!

“Our lives are meant to be lived. Our lives are meant to be loved. We may not be able to control what happens, but we can definitely control how we move about this life in order to get the most out of all of our beautiful days.”

https://www.instagram.com/david.quarlesiv/

David Quarles is a Memphis-based, multi-hyphenate creative and wellness enthusiast whose philosophy on life stems from doing all things from a place of love. David comes from African-American, Afro-Caribbean, European and Indigenous-American descent; a vibrant cultural background that influences his work and movement in this world.

With a professional background in Jewelry Design, Interior Styling and Design, Visual Merchandising, and Wellness Coaching, David views creativity as more than an activity, he views it as his way of life.

So while you’re here, make sure to journey through all of the intricate musings that make David who he truly is while gaining an enriched perspective on how just how amazing you are!

“Our lives are meant to be lived. Our lives are meant to be loved. We may not be able to control what happens, but we can definitely control how we move about this life in order to get the most out of all of our beautiful days.”

https://www.instagram.com/david.quarlesiv/