Participating Artists
We are so excited to welcome these artists to the 2019 East Buntyn ArtWalk!
erika roberts
A former lawyer turned full-time artist, Erika has lived in and around Memphis for over a decade and she loves our town! She is inspired by architecture and loves to reinterpret traditional subject matter with a loose, modern twist. Visit Erika’s ArtWalk booth to discover her paintings, as well as fine art prints, notecards, and tea towels that showcase her talented artwork.
jody kane
Jody and her husband met here in Memphis. Both were transplants -- Jody and her son moved to Memphis in 1990 and her husband is originally from England. Jody is a former employee of Shelby County Government/Shelby County Sheriff's Office, retiring after 16 years. Her son and daughter-in-law have blessed them with three beautiful grandchildren. You don’t want to miss Mama Jody’s Famous Bloody Mary Mix. Stop by her booth to purchase a bottle!
lori cook
A local artist and elementary school art teacher, Lori has commission pieces all over the country. “Heavy texture and loose brushstrokes are my favorite ways to paint. I love vivid colors of florals but also soft serene of landscapes,” she says. Lori painted the Germantown Charity Horse Show Pink “Race For the Cure” horse on display in Germantown. Her booth will feature her outstanding acrylic paintings on canvas and wood, and small and large mixed media.
Sarah Brubaker
After five years of running a jewelry business that provides employment to refugees, Sarah decided to step into a new medium and has been making pottery for a little over a year. She focuses on handmade mugs that are carved and decorated in order to lend themselves to remembering, celebrating, and living slowly. Discover her handmade stoneware pottery decorated with stains, underglaze, and carved designs. She’ll offer her popular adventure mugs, skyline mugs, monster mugs, and potheads.
Mike Wright
Mike is a craftsman and furniture restorer; his wife is a florist and soft sculpture artist. Be sure to visit the River Road Florist booth to check out the Wrights’ delightful small woodwork items, soft sculpture, and dried and silk florals!
Chrissy Dodd
Chrissy is a local artist from Walls, MS, right outside of Memphis. She’s been drawing and painting for around 30 years and holds an associates degree in both Fine Art and Graphic Design. Chrissy enjoys working on a variety of projects, from comics to realistic portraits to custom painted furniture. She uses, pen, Copic markers and watercolor for smaller pieces such as portraits, and acrylic for larger canvases. Using paint and epoxy, she creates unique furniture pieces. Discover her creations at her gallery!
bill draper
A long-time woodcarver, Bill creates portrait busts, walking canes, toys, and furniture. He says he especially enjoys making toys and Christmas knick-knacks. Stop by his booth to find Bill’s delightful Christmas items, decorative items, profile characters, and full portrait busts.
Tifny Miller
Tifny is a Southern artist inspired by her Mississippi roots and world travels. Her original acrylic and oil paintings in various styles will be for sale at her gallery, so be sure to stop by to meet Tifny!
Kimeli wade
A native of Memphis, Kemeli says she is a tree hugger, herbalist, homeschool mom, and Fairy Soap Mother! Her booth will be filled with handcrafted natural soaps, Naked Bath Bombs, finishing oils, herbal salves and tinctures, and succulent gardens.
Beth Mitchell
Beth is a creative entrepreneur and native Memphian with a background in graphic design, lettering, illustration, calligraphy, and watercolor. She features her art and designs on paper and textiles. “In 2019, I am focused on celebrating Memphis' bicentennial... Happy Birthday, Memphis!” she says. Her art and designs are reproduced on textiles such as t-shirts, tea towels, and aprons; on paper, including notecards, notepads, coasters, prints, paper sculpture, and paper napkins; and on miscellaneous items including insulated cups, stickers, rubber stamps, and enamel pins.
Rita Woodward
A classroom and art teacher for 30 years, Rita picked up her paint brushes after retirement and hasn’t stopped painting in her little home studio since! Her work is sold at three shops in the Memphis area: Bingham and Broad, Palladio Interiors, and Southern Avenue Company. Her husband Doug is a woodworker who creates beautiful and functional pieces from fallen trees, using what nature provides and giving a second life to things that may have been discarded. Rita usually paints with acrylics, sometimes combined with other types of media, on canvas and wood. Her work includes Memphis scenes, landscapes, and still lifes. The Woodwards will display and sell their paintings and woodworkings at their ArtWalk gallery.
Rebecca Ziemer
Becky is the artist, brand manager, secretary, groundskeeper, and cat wrangler behind Becky Zee. “As a child I had many different interests and enjoyed all forms of artistic expression, but none of them captured my heart like clay,” she says. Though her ultimate goal was always to become a clay artist, she did not initially choose to follow that path, pursuing a bachelor’s degree in graphic design instead. A graduate of the University of Mississippi, she was a graphic designer by day and an enthusiastic clay nerd by night, gradually building her ceramics studio in her basement and sharpening her technical skills. In 2015, she switched careers to become a full time ceramics artist. Today, you will most likely find her in her basement studio in midtown, either creating new critters or building stories around some of my favorites. Becky will display and sell whimsical creatures of all shapes, sizes, and colors. Some are based on real animals, some are inspired from overused puns and pop culture references, and some are quite UNreal in origin! They are all hand formed with midrange stoneware clay, glazed with a variety of happy colors, and gifted with a unique personality that makes you grin every time you see them.
Hallie Charney
Hallie is a multi-media artist, photographer, and printmaker who creates images in encaustic wax medium, handmade knitted/felted purses from fiber, and also makes one-of-a-kind jewelry. Her jewelry is individually created with her own unique design. At the ArtWalk, Hallie will have handmade necklaces, earrings, and bracelets made from hammered wire, chain, beads, gems, and found items.
Luz Vargas
Luz is an artisan jeweler from the beautiful country of Peru. Her passion for nature and art inspired her to start a small business, “Sumaq Sairi.” She makes and sells handcrafted eco-friendly jewelry sourced from natural materials including orange peels, tagua seeds, stones, and silver. You will find Luz’s amazing earrings, bracelets, necklaces, rings, and ornaments at her ArtWalk booth.
Stacey McNiell
A lifelong Memphian, Stacey loves to bring the outdoor indoors. She creates handmade wall decor and jewelry featuring exotic butterflies and insects, which have been preserved upon their natural passing from tropical farms and sanctuaries. She has begun to incorporate gems and metals into her evolving line of work. Stacey says she loves kitties and traveling -- and although she loves Memphis, she will probably soon disappear into the woods to live! Catch Stacey and her jewelry featuring butterflies, metals, and gems before she goes!
Julie Nouwen
Julie is a local artist who likes to paint trees and flowers with a “folkish” style. She uses bright colors and collage elements in her work. Julie's hope is to make people smile when they look at a piece of her art. You will find her creative acrylic paintings and assemblage art at her ArtWalk booth.
Matthew Lunn
Matthew has lived in Memphis since 1996. In that time he has worked in various aspects as a graphic artist before returning to his first love: oil painting. He enjoys exploring the beauty of the world through landscapes, portraiture, and abstract. Matthew will have watercolors and numbered prints available as well as original works of oil on canvas, including landscapes, still life, portraits, and abstracts.
Olivia New
Olivia is a local Memphis artist who finds joy in bright colors, tons of texture, and liquid gold. She loves to paint things that bring people together. “Tablescapes and home decor inspire me because I love having people over to entertain and cherish the art of a decked out table!” she says. A graduate of the University of Memphis, Olivia works there full time trying to help other people discover their passions like she did. She will display and sell gallery wrapped canvases, painted with a heavy texture medium and acrylic paint, and topped off liquid gold leaf so every painting pops.
Nicolette Edwards
Nicolette is a self-taught artist and all-around creative. Wild Pony Home and Jewelry, her business, features art and jewelry with a unique modern Scandinavian twist, along with touches of whimsy. Inspired by nature, she designs and handcrafts all her art and jewelry. “My concentration -- the thing that makes me happiest -- is to transform classic organic shapes into refined, elegant design, revealing form that is truly simple, yet beautiful in its understated nature,” she says. Favorite mediums include repurposed wood, acrylic paint washes and stains, semi-precious gemstones, and metal. She will display handcrafted art for walls or shelves, featuring a modern Scandinavian folk art style that is very clean with elegant designs portraying simple, bold figures of classic animal shapes. She will also offer smaller, more whimsical wood pieces, detailed paintings on wood, and a unique collection of jewelry made of semi-precious stones, various metals and reclaimed wood.
Jana Wilson
Jana is a Memphis artist who rescues broken and vintage items, furniture, and more, transforming them into beautiful, useful treasures. Decoupage light switch covers, small reliquary boxes, one-of-a-kind art pieces crafted from found objects and vintage items, and some small, hand-painted furniture pieces will be on display.
Kelly Lindsey
A lifelong Memphian currently living in Cooper Young, Kelly graduated from University of Memphis with a degree in Art Education and a concentration in sculpture. With 16 years of experience as a teacher, she works at Snowden School as an elementary visual art instructor. Kelly has been making lamps and lighting since 2006 and loves to create unique lamps and lighting using cast concrete and driftwood that she collects along the Mississippi River for the bases, and shades made from hand painted paper and resin. She also creates nightlights and lamp finials using found objects and resin. Discover these amazing creations at the ArtWalk!
Jared Baker
A Native American, Jared has called Memphis home for several years. He has enjoyed woodworking and crafting since he was young. He will offer a wide variety of beautiful items made with cedar: boxes, planters, shelves, benches, picture frames, and chests. His display will also include handcrafted dream catchers, beaded work, jewelry, and crochet items.
Jessica Mahan
A local artist, Jessica was an art teacher for seven years before pursuing a full time career in art. “I see color vividly and pay attention to nature's details, picking up on subtle hints of reflected color or the textures around me,” she says. Her painting process begins with play and experimentation. She starts her acrylic or watercolor paintings with abstract texture: pouring paint of different thicknesses, applying modeling paste, and transferring surface texture of wrinkled saran wrap, sea sponges, combs, mesh fabric, lace, and bubble wrap. Her subject matter emphasizes wildlife and nature, using exaggerated reflected color and an attention to detail, while still emphasizing abstract portions of the composition. Jessica will display and sell original acrylic and watercolor paintings and high quality reproductions at her ArtWalk booth.
Katie Sneed
Katie was born and raised in Aliceville, Alabama, the oldest of two sets of twins by only one minute. Although living in the country was very fun and adventurous, her family moved to Tuscaloosa. Katie started painting with oils when she was 15 under the instruction of a local Tuscaloosa artist. She graduated from the University of Alabama with a double degree in Advertising and Fine Art with a concentration in Painting. “Right after college I taught art at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, NM for a summer where I was able to expand my love of art and influence young girls who needed a ‘southern belle’ mentor,” she says. The experience changed her life, as Georgia O’Keeffe is a favorite artist who inspires Katie with her use of color. She currently lives in Nashville with her husband and two children. Stop by Katie’s booth to check out her variety of oil paintings, watercolors, stationery, and notepads.
Angelique Sloan
“ShopMucho is a very small business that embraces all makers, markets, and brands we love, big and small, with the main focus on Latinx owned businesses and products,” Angelique says. “We love authentic, we love handmade, we love trends, and we love quirk.” Inspired by the Latino culture, the goal of Mucho is to offer a large collection of unique styles. Angelique offers a mixture of sourced and handmade Mexican and Central American goods, including Mexican dresses, blouses, graphic tees, baskets, jewelry, enamel pins, magnets, printed cards, ceramics, pillows, blankets, wallets, handbags, baby booties, bibs, unicorn dolls, mermaid dolls, and more. She also sells her own designs: hablo poco espanol pins, mucho necklaces, embroidered bandanas, and hecho in Memphis graphic tees and onesies.
Leah Shaffer
Leah is a potter based in Memphis. She received her BFA in 2017 from Augusta University. “My work is utilitarian in nature and incorporates bright, contemporary colors,” she says. Leah will offer food safe stoneware ceramics at her ArtWalk gallery.
Christine Marie
Christine is a nationally touring artist. She creates her art using digital media, paint, and collage. She is also a comedienne and director. Christine will sell and display pieces that utilize a mix of working class chemicals. Discover Christine’s unique and creative work at this year’s ArtWalk!
University District Urban Garden Club
UDistrict Gardens is in its fourth year of bringing neighbors together to toil the soil and build community. They will sell bird feeders and houses, soaps, herbs, and canned goods from the University District garden.
Erica S. Qualy
Erica is a Malaysian-American artist currently living in Memphis. She is best known for her poetry, paintings, photography, and sculpture. She says her favorite color is rainbow. You will find her wonderful zines, paintings, prints, sculptures, tapes, CDs, photographs, batik, pins, patches, collage, books, apparel, and accessories at her ArtWalk booth.
Amanda Kohr
Combustion Ceramics features unique, handmade ceramics ranging from functional tableware to large sculptural pieces. Amanda uses finishes in her work that often leave a viewer wondering about the medium, as it could be mistaken for leather or metal depending on the treatment. Discover Amanda’s handmade functional and decorative ceramics at this year’s ArtWalk!
Anna Kelly
A local artist who works mostly with fabric, Anna offers her artwork for sale at Bingham & Broad, The B Collective, and Secret Services Salon. She will display and sell her Memphis- centric fabric bags, purses, pillows, and wall art at the ArtWalk.