The One That Got Away

Coyle Parker

 

"The One That Got Away," by Coyle Parker

“The One That Got Away,” by Coyle Parker

 

 

Driving past a brown house that sat in the middle ground of the main strip in Redmond, OR COYLE PARKER (in child form) fantasized about his career as an inventor. He grew up making plans to build wooden robots and attempted a WWII replica out of Popsicle sticks. He later won best-looking car in the pine wood derby (with a little help from his brother), and won a blue ribbon for best original artwork at the Oregon State fair in High school. His desire to create something from nothing never died and his vision to have a career as an inventor came to life but in the form as a visual artist. The now all grown up, Coyle Parker resides in New Orleans, LA. Here he has developed greatly as an artist and has moved from the kitchen slanging food to the streets slanging art. There is no other place that Coyle would rather be than engulfed in the richness of culture, diversity, and overflow of spirit that New Orleans offers. His work is at coyleparker.com.

Lunar Condor

Fiona McCallum

"Lunar Condor," by Fiona McCallum

“Lunar Condor,” by Fiona McCallum

FIONA McCALLUM, a rock climber and artist from Fredericksburg, Texas, is inspired to paint her experiences during climbing adventures. She blends shamans, spiritualism, and fantasy into flowing statements of the natural world. Her work has been featured in galleries and openings throughout the Texas Hill Country. She can be contacted via email: fmccallum@austin.rr.com.

Fire Breather

Lauren Marx

"Fire Breather," by Lauren Marx

“Fire Breather,” by Lauren Marx

LAUREN MARX’s work combines elements of animal symbolism, biology, mythology, and cosmology into personal mythologies of nature and the Cosmos; she seeks to illustrate how humans attempt to understand the epic intricacies and mysteries of the Universe. She holds a BFA from Webster University and currently resides in St. Louis, Missouri. You can find her work online at laurenmarx.com.