By Cassie Livingston
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Apr 29th, 2020
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INGA WOODS IS A GLASS ARTIST AND STUDENT AT LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY. WHERE ART AND SCIENCE MEET, BEAUTIFUL JEWELRY IS FORMED. ARTICLE BY APRIL CLARK HONAKERPORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY VIA FACETIME BY KELLY MOORE CLARK Inga Woods is a glass artist and Louisiana Tech University student who grew up in Belize...
By Cassie Livingston
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Mar 26th, 2020
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ARTICLE BY KAY STOTHART RECTOR AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK IF YOU CAN DREAM IT, MITCH MITTON CAN PRODUCE IT. IN HIS STORIED CAREER, THE NORTH LOUISIANA NATIVE HAS DESIGNED AND FABRICATED EVERYTHING FROM INTRICATELY CARVED DRAPERY FINIALS TO LIFE-SIZED PIRATE SHIPS FOR HIS CLIENTS. MITTON HAS...
By Nathan Coker
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Mar 5th, 2020
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BROOKE FOY, ART PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA MONROE, HAS CERTAINLY CONTRIBUTED TO A LOT OF GROWTH IN THE ARTS COMMUNITY IN OUR AREA. FROM SPEARHEADING THE ONE MILE OF LOVE PROJECT TO THE RESTORATION OF THE OLD COCA-COLA MURALS THROUGHOUT THE TWIN CITIES, FOY HAS A PASSION FOR PUBLIC ART. ...
By Nathan Coker
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Jan 28th, 2020
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FOR LOCAL ARTISTS LINDA SNIDER-WARD AND ROBERT “BOB” WARD, ART HAS BEEN A BINDING FORCE IN THEIR MARRIAGE FOR 26 YEARS. IT BROUGHT THEM TOGETHER INITIALLY AND HAS CONTINUED TO REINFORCE THEIR BOND. ARTICLE BY APRIL CLARK HONAKER AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK For artists and arts enthusiasts, t...
By Nathan Coker
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Dec 30th, 2019
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Bayou Artist MOLLY ENGEN captures people on large-scale, colorful canvases. Her artwork captures the emotions of her subjects in a spiritual and purposeful way. ARTICLE BY APRIL CLARK HONAKER AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK According to recent research from the Pew Research Center, 68% of adults...
By Nathan Coker
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Nov 30th, 2019
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article by APRIL CLARK HONAKER | photography by KELLY MOORE CLARK Megan Smith enjoys the idea of sharing joy and love with others through her work. She considers her pieces love letters – not in the traditional sense – but in that every piece has a little bit of her soul poured into the clay. [&helli...
By Nathan Coker
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Oct 31st, 2019
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With a renewed sense of purpose, Shelly Nealy has poured her heart into becoming a full-time, professional artist. Article by April Clark Honaker | Photography by Kelly Moore Clark Sometimes in life people have to rediscover their purpose. For artist Shelly Nealy, this has certainly been true. As a k...
By Nathan Coker
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Sep 30th, 2019
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From hand-painted textiles to brightly-hued murals, Ashley Alford-Dollar is making a colorful splash in Northeast Louisiana. Monroe artist Ashley Alford-Dollar grew up in Baton Rouge, but at 19, she left Louisiana to pursue her dreams in New York. She had always wanted to leave home after high school...
By Nathan Coker
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Aug 30th, 2019
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Whitney Caskey graduated from Louisiana Tech University with a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Studio Art. It was her love of the arts that drew her to tattooing and ultimately her career at University Ink. Article by April Clark Honaker | Photography by Kelly Moore Clark Actor Johnny Depp has over 30 tat...
By Nathan Coker
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Jul 29th, 2019
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ASHLEY GREER, THIS MONTH’S BAYOU ARTIST, ATTRIBUTES LOVE AS A KEY INGREDIENT IN HER CREATIVE PROCESS. article by April Clark Honaker | photos by Kelly Moore Clark Like many who are born to be artists, Ashley Greer was often discouraged. “I’ve had a lot of people tell me to drop art,” she said. They w...
