By Nathan Coker
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Apr 30th, 2025
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ARTICLE BYSTARLA GATSON | PHOTOGRAPHY BYKELLY MOORE CLARK Jaki Wilkinson has felt compelled to make art for as long as she can remember. For the times the Ouachita resident was too young to recall herself, others have reminded her of her need to create. Jaki Wilkinson’s title of “artist” was not g...
By Nathan Coker
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Mar 28th, 2025
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article by Starla Gatsonphotography by Kelly Moore Clark Dorothy Williams isn’t a big fan of sticking to a set pattern when she sews. She prefers to be original and to do things her way so her personality shines through in the end. Williams lives her life this way, too. The fiber artist is one-of-a-k...
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Feb 28th, 2025
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article by STARLA GATSONphotography by KELLY MOORE CLARK BayouArtist Pat Howard didn’t pick up a paintbrush until she moved to the Bayou State. After a hiatus, Howard has returned to the canvas. Though many of her art industry peers recall childhood days filled with arts and crafts, Pat Howard canno...
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Jan 30th, 2025
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article by Starla Gatsonphotography by Kelly Moore Clark Tony Thomas spent 15 years in the newspaper industry before traveling with his wife through Central America. After civil unrest in Nicaragua, they returned to the U.S. and settled in Ouachita Parish, where he now works as a full-time artist. To...
By Nathan Coker
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Dec 4th, 2024
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ARTICLE BY BEN CANNONPHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK One day in early October, Kathy Biedenharn stepped into an art gallery behind West Monroe’s Antique Alley. A handful of friends and associates greeted Biedenharn and helped her unload a couple dozen paintings parceled up in paper and packing foam....
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Oct 31st, 2024
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Article by Starla GatsonPhotography by Kelly Moore Clark It’s hard to put Ansell M. Jordan, II into a box. From floral design to painting, sewing and textile work, the Monroe native wears many hats, and he has for years. “I enjoy a lot, and I don’t feel like a person should just be limited to one thi...
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Oct 1st, 2024
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article by STARLA GATSONphotography by KELLY MOORE CLARK Natalie Armstrong loves juxtaposition – she is a collage artist, layering images on top of each other on wood panels. Her current works blend burlesque with the bayou. Natalie Armstrong loves juxtaposition, the concept Merriam-Webster define...
By Nathan Coker
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Sep 2nd, 2024
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article by Starla Gatsonphotography by Kelly Moore Clark Gray Risinger always had a love for art, but his journey to being a full-time working artist has been one filled with happiness, failure, a hiatus and a resurgence. Ask Gray Risinger to sum himself up, and he’ll do it in two sentences: “I love ...
By Nathan Coker
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Jul 31st, 2024
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ARTICLE BY STARLA GATSONPHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK Heather Gill is all about authenticity. She doesn’t mind standing out for the sake of staying true to herself, a fact confirmed by her appearance. When she sits down with BayouLife, she’s sporting a turquoise braided mohawk, nose and septum pie...
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Jul 1st, 2024
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ARTICLE BY STARLA GATSONPHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK New Mexico native Walter Green, now residing in Ruston, LA, finds creative inspiration in his extensive travels and diverse life experiences, blending memories of his youth with reflections on the world around him through his art. WHILE SEEING ...
