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A Artist Profle
When I was fve or so, one of my aunts collected It’s no wonder that I love to work with clay. As a
lipstick, eye shadow and liner from guests at a family youngster, I loved to play in the dirt, the red clay dirt that
gathering and painted the face, legs and arms of an surrounded our home and the neighboring farms of rural
attendee that had lots of leg and arm exposed. Everyone Georgia. My brothers and sisters would always try to Orchestration I by Sidney Carter
got their cameras out to snap photos as she posed for the make a better mud pie than me, but my mud pies, dried
crowd. I was hooked. Over the years, most photographs pieces of interesting structures, were always judged
that made a lasting impression involved body art of some the best.
sort. During painting classes in college, I often thought it
would be more interesting to paint on people instead of My life seems to have always involved some sort of
on paper or canvas. Finally, I’ve gotten around to trying creativity. My mother is an artist and poet, as well as a
it. source of inspiration for me. My work involves many
factors. I take my love of family, music, nature and
The photograph above was taken by Adrienne Mills after spirituality and apply them to my art. When taking a
she completed the body painting of model Greta Martz. fat, lifeless piece of raw clay into my hands, I am not
Makeup is being applied by Sharon Richmond. restricted by the substance. I like to incorporate and
experiment with various mediums, taking bits of copper,
Adrienne Mills exotic wood and pieces of metal and intertwining them
Body Painter / Photographer within the clay. When creating, there are no boundaries.
Washington, DC The most enjoyable part of being an artist is taking
something with virtually no substance and composing a
creation that stimulates emotions as well as conversation.
Elliott Hubbard
Visual Artist
Fairburn, GA
Rhapsody by Keith Mallett
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When I was fve or so, one of my aunts collected It’s no wonder that I love to work with clay. As a
lipstick, eye shadow and liner from guests at a family youngster, I loved to play in the dirt, the red clay dirt that
gathering and painted the face, legs and arms of an surrounded our home and the neighboring farms of rural
attendee that had lots of leg and arm exposed. Everyone Georgia. My brothers and sisters would always try to Orchestration I by Sidney Carter
got their cameras out to snap photos as she posed for the make a better mud pie than me, but my mud pies, dried
crowd. I was hooked. Over the years, most photographs pieces of interesting structures, were always judged
that made a lasting impression involved body art of some the best.
sort. During painting classes in college, I often thought it
would be more interesting to paint on people instead of My life seems to have always involved some sort of
on paper or canvas. Finally, I’ve gotten around to trying creativity. My mother is an artist and poet, as well as a
it. source of inspiration for me. My work involves many
factors. I take my love of family, music, nature and
The photograph above was taken by Adrienne Mills after spirituality and apply them to my art. When taking a
she completed the body painting of model Greta Martz. fat, lifeless piece of raw clay into my hands, I am not
Makeup is being applied by Sharon Richmond. restricted by the substance. I like to incorporate and
experiment with various mediums, taking bits of copper,
Adrienne Mills exotic wood and pieces of metal and intertwining them
Body Painter / Photographer within the clay. When creating, there are no boundaries.
Washington, DC The most enjoyable part of being an artist is taking
something with virtually no substance and composing a
creation that stimulates emotions as well as conversation.
Elliott Hubbard
Visual Artist
Fairburn, GA
Rhapsody by Keith Mallett
387
386 387
