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Oct 1st, 2025
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ARTICLE BY MEREDITH MCKINNIEPHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK After a life devoted to both physical pursuits and artistic expression, Larry Cavalier found new purpose through creativity following a life-altering stroke. Blending resilience, reinvention, and deep partnership, his evolving art reflects ...
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Aug 28th, 2025
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ARTICLE BY STARLA GATSONPHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK Artist and MFA candidate Daija Essien channels her lifelong hustle and evolving identity into her art and screen printing brand, using creativity as a means to explore cultural belonging and self-acceptance. Daija Essien is a busy woman. She sa...
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Jul 30th, 2025
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ARTICLE BY STARLA GATSONPHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK A decade after his last feature in BayouLife, artist and educator Cliff Tresner returns with Swimming in the Sky—a new solo exhibition that reflects his evolving creative journey, curiosity, and enduring passion for making and teaching art. Aug...
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Article by April C. DoughtyPhotographer by Kelly Moore ClarkJansyn’s preferred pronouns they/them Jansyn Jenkins, a recent ULM graduate with dual degrees in psychology and ceramics, is navigating the challenges of post-college life with resilience and passion, determined to build an intentional, crea...
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May 30th, 2025
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Article STARLA GATSONPhotographer KELLY MOORE CLARK Sara Beth Howard isn’t just an artist; she’s an artist-activist, a title that makes perfect sense when you consider all the Lake Providence resident has been exposed to and experienced throughout her life. Howard’s interest in creativity and artist...
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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...
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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...
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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....
