Hot Springs Guest Guide 2015

February 03, 2015 in Published Work

On your last vacation, have you ever noticed the local magazine in your hotel room that provided info on where you should: Shop? Dine? Experience the local nightlife? Of course you have. Just about every major city around the country has something like this.

Hot Springs, which is Arkansas' top tourist destination is no exception.

In December, I worked with Arkansas Business Publishing Group for a series of photos for the 2015 Hot Springs Guest Guide. I spent the afternoon shopping, dining, visiting art galleries and (not really) having a cocktail at one of Hot Springs oldest (and coolest) bars.

Below are the pages and following are the individual photos.

Rooted in History

February 02, 2015 in Published Work

The February issue of Little Rock Family magazine features Sericia Cola, director of the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center.

In the article, MTCC Director Sericia Cole says,

“The Mosaic Templars Cultural Center is Arkansas’ museum of African-American History. We collect, preserve, interpret and celebrate that heritage. Every job I’ve had has been about making people’s lives better. The focus of my career has been about helping Arkansans. We do that here. We have a unique responsibility as a cultural center to address issues in the community, to understand and appreciate humanity in one another, and to not create negative cycles all over again. We’re a state museum for everyone. This is Arkansas’ and everybody’s history.”

You can read more about Sericia, her family and the rich history surrounding the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center by reading the digital issue.

Little Rock Family: January

January 06, 2015 in Published Work

I teamed up once again with the fabulous staff at Little Rock Family magazine to collaborate and photograph their January issue.

January's issue features Little Rock artist Delita Martin whose work is featured all over Arkansas including Crystal Bridges in Bentonville. She recalls her path to becoming an artist:

"When I was 5 years old in kindergarten, I didn’t really know what an artist was. Then I was given a color sheet. It was a farm scene on a hill. I layered different colors of crayons. My teacher said, ‘Look at Delita’s work. You can mix colors.’ Students lined up to look at my work. After that I said I was going to be an artist."