Thursday 26 March 2009 at 06:12 am
Mystele Kirkeeng is a self-taught artist who grew up in a little town in northwest Texas. She had plenty of room to "GROW" in ways so necessary to nurture a creative soul. BUT, before she knew it, some of those little girl joys were packed away in “yesterday”.
According to Mystele;
"basically depression helped get me here today. isn't life strange??? I don't have a whole lot to tell except that I am more alive than I've ever been before!"
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Tuesday 10 March 2009 at 2:13 pm
Call her a painter, a wood worker, a lover of obscure blues music; Miz Thang is all of these things. She honors those obscure (and not-so-obscure) musicians by recreating their images as whimsical and colorful painted wood cutouts. Each one is unique, vibrant, and fun—you can almost hear the music of B.B. King, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Ma Rainey and Captain Beefheart.
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Friday 06 March 2009 at 06:48 am
Cher Shaffer was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1947 on a small farm. She spent her youth surrounded by earth, sky and the whistling pines of the American South. Her mother, who was of Native American decent, accompanied Cher on many of her long walks and taught her about the woods and lands that they both cherished. Cher's mother shared with her young daughter the beliefs and customs of her Native American heritage. Her father was German and a descendant of Martin Luther as well as a practicing Baptist. Through this parental combination Cher developed a deep respect and appreciation for nature and it's Creator. She began painting shortly after the death of her gifted mother. As Cher explains this event opened a "Pandora's box" of emotions and memories. Painting these memories seemed the best way to express and preserve her cherished childhood.
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Wednesday 04 March 2009 at 08:08 am
Gabriel Shaffer lives and works in Asheville, NC. The son of nationally known folk/visionary artist Cher Shaffer (most notable for her appearance in tour/book "O' Appalachia"), Gabriel was raised within the self taught medium and had contact with many folk and self taught masters as a young boy.
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