Featured Artists 2011
Featured Artists 2011
Casey Wiegand | Teacher, Painter, & Founder, A Little Artsy
Casey Wiegand grew up in Dallas and studied early childhood education at Baylor. After graduating, she combined her undergraduate pursuits with her passion for art to create “A Little Artsy”, an art school for children and adults. Casey is a self-taught, mixed media abstract artist who uses a combination of various materials in her work to achieve a layered and textured look (continue reading) ...
David Rodriguez | Painter & Co-Founder, ArtLoveMagic
Most known for his dynamic paintings that are filled with thought provoking messages, David Rodriguez has made an incredible impact creating live interpretive performance paintings that communicate concise messages and spiritual matters through the visual arts. His approach generally begins with serious research and alignment to the content he is complimenting. He uses this understanding to then create (continue reading) ...
Joshua & Kimberly Jones | KHYI Radio GM | Music & Media Marketing
“Our story is like music. Actually, our story is music.” Joshua is the General Manager for country/Americana radio station 95.3 KHYI and Kimberly is the Show Marketing Manager for AT&T Performing Arts Center. There is nothing more different than a Texas-born southern gentleman and a California beach girl, but their love for music and working (continue reading) ...
Brady Williams | Chef/Food and Beverage Director for Oddfellows
My name is Brady Williams. I'm 25. I live in Dallas, Texas, where I am the Chef/Food and Beverage director for Oddfellows, Eno's Pizza Tavern, and the soon-to-be-open Union Bear. I don't have a “real” bio and the thought of writing about myself in the third-person makes me uncomfortable, but I will say that I never would of thought I would do this for a living, and am really blessed to be able to do so (continue reading) ...
Alissa Hollimon | Photographer
Alissa Hollimon lives in Dallas, Texas and runs Hollimon Photography. Alissa works mainly for Zachry Group and the National Basketball Association. Years ago, during the NBA offseason, Alissa began taking photos for many aid organizations throughout Africa. After a few years she felt a need to give back more than just images. With overwhelming generosity and help from others, Alissa (continue reading) ...
Doug Burr | Singer-Songwriter
Doug Burr doesn’t want to tell you what’s on his mind; he wants to show you ‘til you feel it in your bones. For over ten years Doug has garnered acclaim as one of North Texas’ finest singer/songwriters, and his latest release O Ye Devastator only serves to further the validity of those claims. Read as Doug talks performing, parenting and more (continue reading) ...
Nathan Allen | Seryn
Seryn is a 5-piece band who calls Denton, Texas their home. When listening to the well-layered textures of guitars, ukulele, accordion, bass, viola, banjo and various percussion, it's hard to imagine This Is Where We Are is the band's debut effort. The band's strength resides in their vast musical talent and understanding of dynamics. Their beauty is gracefully displayed through chilling harmonies (continue reading) ...
Christine Bailey | Owner, Urban Acres Co-Op
Christine Bailey is wife to Steven and mama to 15-month-old Luci Isabelle. After working in the music industry in Nashville for many years, then for an African relief organization, she and her husband now own a farm store in Dallas, and would love to have their own farm one day. In her (not so) spare time she shares her art, photography and writings on her blog Dreams of Simple Life, works in her backyard garden, takes walks with her little girl (continue reading) ...
Mary DeMuth | Writer
Mary DeMuth is the author of twelve books, including her latest novelThe Muir House, and her first ebook, The 11 Secrets of Getting Published. She’s spoken around the country and the world, helping writers grow and succeed, and she loves to help people live uncaged lives. She lives in Texas with her husband and three teenagers (continue reading) ...
Dan Ostebo | The Afters
Dan Ostebo is approaching his four-year anniversary as bassist for The Afters, a chart-topping Christian rock band hitting the road this fall with Casting Crowns and Sanctus Real for a 40-city tour. Read as Dan talks music, faith, family and fun (continue reading) ...
Steve Rokks | Producer
At the age of fourteen Steve Rokks was playing drums in New York City jazz clubs. Now, he is a successful music producer who works with major record labels and stellar independent artists around the world. Steve understands his ability is a gift from God, and he feels blessed every day to go to work and get paid to do what he loves (continue reading) ...
Josh Jenkins | Green River Ordinance
This fall season marks the 10th Anniversary of Josh Jenkins' musical career with his band Green River Ordinance. To say it has been an up-and-down journey or a very winding road with extreme highs and lows would be an understatement (continue reading) ...
Shannon Neffendorf | Founder, Oak Cliff Coffee Roasters
Shannon Neffendorf, the owner of Oak Cliff Coffee Roasters, graduated from Texas Tech and worked in the financial world for years until discovering his passion for good coffee. He resides in Oak Cliff with his wife and two kids and has a passion for his community. Shannon provided some really interesting insights concerning the coffee business and his craft as an artisan and entrepreneur (continue reading) ...
Damany Daniel | Event Planner
J. Damany Daniel hails from Brooklyn, NY and this smooth talking city boy merges all the style of the big city with the charm, warmth, and humour (yes, with a “u”) of one of your best friends. An experienced event planner, Damany has planned scores of events for clients across the nation and always brings a unique flair to everything he touches. As the DFW Event Evangelist for Eventbrite, Damany is responsible for working with event planners and organizers all over to help them manage the registration and promotion needs for their events to ensure maximum exposure. Having worked with artists such as David Cook, Hawk Nelson, and Safety Suit, Damany knows events and knows how to make them shine. An avid student of communication, Damany loves to connect with people and loves to discuss their passions, read on to find out how (continue reading) ...
Shaun Menary | Photographer
Shaun Menary, a brilliant local photographer, captures images with his camera not only beautifully, but in such a way that the image forces you into an experience with itself. Graduating from Sam Houston University with a degree in photography, Shaun and his best friend Aaron Cave started a t-shirt company, Randomshirts.com, which furthered his creative knowledge in graphic design, web development, and photography. Shaun also plays drums in the band Sleeperstar (continue reading) ...
Laura Allen | Singer-Songwriter
Laura Allen, one of the founders of DFW’s Walk The Light Arts Festival (walkthelight.org), showcases her passion for the arts in all that she does. She is a singer-songwriter and desires the arts to be a vehicle for change for our own community that, with hope, will spread and affect the greater global community. We found a kindred spirit in Laura and have been greatly encouraged by the work that she is doing (continue reading) ...
Vanessa Warren | Designer, Stylist
Vanessa Warren, owner of Butterfly Sparks (a graphic design and creative styling company built to connect entrepreneurs and artists with photographers for brand make up), is a native of Dallas and graduated from SMU with a degree in advertising. After graduating, she moved to Nashville and worked for EMI in their marketing division for about eight years. After having their first child, Vanessa and her husband decided to come back home (to the greatest state, in her opinion) in order to (continue reading) ...
Cameron Ernst | Singer-Songwriter
Cameron Ernst, an emerging artist in our own backyard, writes music filled with passion and sincerity that obviously stems from the depths of his soul (check out his music here: www.cameronernst.com). Though originally from Kansas, he began his career in college at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, and then soon found himself placed in the great city of Dallas, Texas (continue reading) ...