Featured Artists 2012
Featured Artists 2012
unter Hall | Folk Angel
Folk Angel was formed on a cold night in October of 2009. Our desire as a band is to make known the greatness of Jesus Christ and to exalt Him through the music that we create. We write and rearrange traditional Christmas songs, and through that creative process we retell the (continue reading) ...
arah Seay | Founder, One Pink Cookie
Sarah Seay majored in English and minored in Education at University of Texas in Austin. She currently lives in Dallas and is a mother to three lovely children -- Margaret, George, and Elizabeth. Her passions have led to: schoolteacher, community volunteer, Chaired Council For Life Volunteer. She has chaired the Legacy Family Retreat, GCA Garden Club, (continue reading) ...
elissa Stinson Ellis | Painter
Artist and native Texan, Melissa Stinson Ellis, specializes in oil paintings and pencil drawings. Her distinct use of color is apparent in all of her work, from large-scale contemporary abstract paintings to beautiful and unique nature pieces. Although her main focus is working with oil and pencil, Melissa also works in acrylic, charcoal, marker, wood, metal and pastels. Melissa is also passionate about photography (continue reading) ...
izza Connor | Singer-Songwriter
Lizza Connor will release her first children’s album, Commander Salamander, this fall. The whimsical CD, inspired by Connor’s foray into parenthood, is comprised of 13 original songs promoting healthy lifestyle, positive self-esteem, nutrition and physical activity. Connor is the recipient of the prestigious Merlefest Songwriting Award, joining the ranks (continue reading) ...
Dennis Gonzalez | Musician & Educator
Trumpeter Dennis Gonzalez is a visual artist, broadcaster, writer, educator, linguist/translator, and world traveler who has recorded 45 CD's, 10 LP's, and one 7" as a leader for European and American jazz labels. He has played with many of the leading lights in the international jazz scene, as well as performed in festivals, concerts, workshops, and television (continue reading) ...
Jason Illian | Author, Speaker, CEO of Bookshout
Jason Illian is the Founder and CEO of Rethink Books, a dynamic social e-book company which focuses on connecting people around books. Their flagship technology, Bookshout!, allows people to read together, engaging and interacting around content across multiple devices and platforms. Jason is a published author and nationally-renown (continue reading) ...
Kent Rabalais | Executive Producer, BFM Creative
Kent is Chief Creative Officer of Edmund Pevensey, LLC and Executive Producer at BFM Creative, a boutique video production agency. Prior to Edmund Pevensey and BFM Creative, Kent served as an award-winning Creative Director for The Pursuant Group, worked as a Creative for Apple Inc, and produced Between Notes, an iTunes top 10 independent film. Kent has overseen creative (continue reading) ...
Cliff Welch | Architect
Cliff is a Dallas architect whose work has been honored at the local and national levels. His background includes working with the late Dallas modernist Bud Oglesby, serving as principal with Design International, and he now has his own practice. His firm's focus is modern architecture, (continue reading) ...
ary Pierce | Producer, Singer, Songwriter, Performer
Cary Pierce is a producer, singer-songwriter and performer. His mission is to connect with millions of people and make their lives better through his music, performance and production. His songs and co-writes have appeared on almost 4 million records. He has shared stages with (continue reading) ...
Courtney Miles | Painter, Photographer, and Installations
Born in Dallas, Texas, Courtney Miles received a BFA from Texas Christian University in 2001 and a MA, in 2009, and a MFA, in 2010, from the University of Dallas. A former high school art teacher, Courtney “quit her day job” to pursue making art full time. She is currently the artist in (continue reading) ...
Nate Allen Wilson | Social Entrepreneur & Human Rights Photographer
Characterizing myself is a taxing effort. With no true stomping grounds, a semi-nomadic upbringing, and a borderland lifestyle, much of my autobiographical details are unsystematic, indiscriminate, and tedious. In yet another respect, I am a follower of Jesus Christ, and a family man (continue reading) ...
Sean Carter | Singer-Songwriter
Sean Carter is a singer, songwriter and worship leader from Dallas, Texas. His raw, honest, passionate approach to conveying story, truth, and struggle through lyric and soundscape has impacted audiences for over a decade in the Dallas area. He has a nothing's-off-the-table approach to melody and musical texture, using an eclectic mix of vintage and modern instruments to take listeners on a creative journey. Sean's full-length indie release (continue reading) ...
Austin Mann | Photographer & Owner, WELD
Austin considers himself a technician that understands how to capture the splendor in the Creation around him. He has traveled to over 40 different countries in the last three years and has worked with numerous non-profit and faith-based organizations to help them better cast their vision worldwide. His work has been published by National (continue reading) ...
Melina McKinnon & Michael Cain | Co-Founders, M3 Films
M3 Films was co-founded in 2003 by Melina McKinnon and Michael Cain as a production studio focused on producing socially relevant films, concert films and curriculum films. Inspired by the legacy of entrepreneurial and philanthropic families, Melina and Michael have (continue reading) ...
Luke Coffee | Actor, Producer, Director
Luke worked for five years in Los Angeles for both Warner Brothers and NBC/Universal as the post-production coordinator for such shows as "Everwood" and "Las Vegas." He returned to Texas in 2007, soon after starting his production company, Coffee Productions, Inc. Luke spent the next two years shooting and directing music (continue reading) ...
icky Johnson | Drummer, Studio, and Live
Dallas based drummer, Ricky Johnson, has been writing, performing, and recording with different genres of bands and solo artists for over ten years. In 2007, after studying music performance at Ouachita Baptist University, he began making a fulltime investment in music by playing freelance gigs across Dallas (continue reading) ...
icah Davis | Social Entrepreneur & Interactive Designer
Micah, 29, is a social entrepreneur with a passion for using design and technology to birth social good. He works as an Mobile/Web Interface Designer at Oven Bits and serves as the Creative Director Instead.com. Community, design, micro-benevolence and the local church are what make his core passions. He may or may not have an infatuation with all things bread and (continue reading) ...
Andrew Shepherd | Photographer
Andrew Shepherd is a Dallas-based multimedia content creator who freelances on the editorial and commercial side of photography and graphic design. He thrives in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary model in which the synthesis of a team's collective specialty, vision and passion allow the formation of more genuine and whole multimedia experiences. The potential for telling stories (continue reading) ...
yle Steed | Artist, Illustrator, Designer
Kyle Steed is a simple dude. He loves to draw, design, and make things by hand. When not doing one of those things, he also enjoys cooking, eating, drinking scotch and documenting it all on Instagram. The desire to make work that’s both fun and meaningful is what he’s passionate about (continue reading) ...