GHETTO GODS Exhibition will be taking place ., August 11, 2023 at studio 620 Located at 620 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg, FL 33701 Since I was younger, the topic… Read More
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Entries for the Arts Coast Magazine
The Art of Growing
By Fatemah Tuwainah. If there is anything I learned from being at the St Pete Youth Farm for 5 straight hours, feeling energized, welcomed and motivated, just being present – excellent people with brilliant, creative and good hearts, still exist here in Tampa Bay. And there are little pieces of paradise in our local neighborhoods … Read More
Replanting Family Trees
By Citlali Morales. Alyssa Osceola is from the Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation in South Florida. She is currently pursuing a BFA in Illustration at Ringling College of Art & Design, with work in the “Reclaiming Home: Contemporary Seminole Art” exhibition at the Ringling … Read More
Studio 69
https://youtu.be/kZM0kN8K8eU Welcome to Studio 69, the place where I created my paintings for the Creative Pinellas Emerging Artist show. The video is on YouTube. The building was built in 1969, thus… Read More
Weaving the World Into Being
By Tony Wong Palms. The ancient Egyptian goddess, Neith, associated with the spider, wove the world into existence. Weaving, knitting, macrame, crochet, sewing, stitching, embroidery, dyeing, quilting, smocking, draping, pleating, appliqué… are some of the techniques and methods fabric artists use – and some of the results are on exhibit in … Read More
Upcoming: My Work to be Featured In Create! Magazine
My work has been accepted for inclusion in Create! Magazine! Edition #40 will be available in print or digitally sometime in late 2023. Create! Magazine is a contemporary art magazine that… Read More
The Artist and Her Symbols (Part 1)
The first time a bird appeared in my work was in 2005. I had just finished college and I had moved back to the Mississippi Delta, where the horizon has… Read More
Sharing My Work
I love my work and means of expression as well as sharing it with others. Teaching and contributing ideas that I have learned brings joy to my heart. Richard Bach… Read More
Heroes
By Ralph Wimbish. Anyone familiar with the history of St. Petersburg should know how important my parents, Ralph and Bette Wimbish, were in the fight against segregation. Restaurants, theaters, public restrooms, beaches, swimming pools, schools and hospitals were integrated by 1967, the year my dad died at the age of 45…. Read More
Mentors (the importance of)
Many artists I’ve met proudly proclaim that they are “self-taught” and for many years, I often said that myself because I didn’t learn pastel from a specific person. However, I’ve… Read More
