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CONTENTS
April 2017
64 FEATURES
OUT & ABOUT
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27 | Desoto's Best Awards Banquet
CREATIVE DIRECTION
From the garage to the gallery and everywhere in between, these 9 local artists are making the Mid-South a brighter place
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PETAL TO THE METAL
Fantastic floral patterns and must-have accessories to steel your way into spring
30 | Dancing for Our Stars 32 | Tangled In Art 34 | 6th Annual Mardi Gras Ball 36 | Night to Shine 38 | Whiskey, Wine and Chocolates 40 | Grand Krewe of Luxor Coronation 42 | Mid-South Heart Ball
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CONTENTS April 2017
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DEPARTMENTS 13 | INTERVIEW Painting the Planet Mississippi artist Randy Hayes on capturing the beauty of travel through the lens and paintbrush
16 | MUSIC Hangin’ with Halo Self-made from the start, Southern Halo knows how to turn lemons into lemonade
18 | BOOKS Outlaws & Existentialism Donald Ray Pollock’s newest novel, The Heavenly Table, release brings the “hillbilly gothic” to life
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20 | EVENTS Honor and Art The Women’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis’ Annual Legends Award uses art to say ‘Thank You’ 23 | RECIPE Building a Better Breakfast A trio of homespun breakfast recipes to make your morning brighter 75 | ENTERTAINING April Showers Planning your own fashion week-inspired baby shower
78 | THE POUR Peach Crumble Smoothie Sweet, sweet peaches with a hint of spice, nutty undertones, and plenty of oat-y goodness
IN EVERY ISSUE 8 | Editor’s Letter 10 | Contributors 44 | Calendar 80 | See & Do
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CASEY HILDER
editor’s letter
Art for All Creativity isn’t easy for some of us. Take me, for example. I can’t paint a lick and coloring in between the lines is still a challenge for me at age 30. Really, the only thing I’m good at drawing is a crowd. But that’s not the case for the nine artists in this month’s central feature, “Creative Direction” (page 47). From the otherworldly photography of Ziggy Mack to the smooth moves of ballet dancer Camilla Curran and alcohol-inspired craftiness of Angelina Mazzanti, these guys have art down to a science. This is probably my favorite annual piece to put together and I hope you guys enjoy this year’s all-new, all-different selection of artists. Speaking of artists, this month’s featured interview showcases one of Mississippi’s best in Randy Hayes (page 13). Hayes has traveled the world creating beautiful oil paintings and photos for the better part of his 72 years, crafting some unforgettable scenes in the process. The theme continues in this month’s “heavy metal” fashion shoot, composed by expert stylist Mary Conley, captured by photographer Madison Yen and hosted by the gracious folks at the Memphis Metal Museum. Check out our featured looks for April on page 64. And there’s nothing like a good breakfast to get the creative juices flowing. It’s still the most important meal of the day, right? Check out Andrea LeTard’s trio of early-morning recipes on page 23. Those scrambled eggs surely won’t disappoint. So from all of us to all of you: make something today. Everybody’s got their artistic niche, so get out there and find yours.
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contributors
April 2017
Tess Catlett
Mike Lee
Click’s social calendar for this month was compiled by Tess Catlett. A Southaven native and recent graduate of University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, Catlett is a former intern for Click. An avid and tenacious writer, Catlett has been featured in various publications including Vox Magazine, The Columbia Missourian and The DeSoto TimesTribune. When not writing, Catlett enjoys binge watching underrated TV dramas.
Event photos in this issue were captured by Click photographer Mike Lee. Mike started in news in 1971 as a TV writer, photographer, and art director. For 20 years, his work appeared on national and international television broadcasts, and was published in print media worldwide.
Michelle Hope & Jamie Newsom Owners and lead designers of Social Butterflies, LLC, Hope and Newsom have a combined 20 years of experience in the wedding and special events industry. This month, Hope pulls double duty as our featured interview and chief wedding compiler. Together, Hope and Newsom have planned numerous notable events, including celebrity weddings, charity galas and Super Sweet 16s for the hit MTV show.
Andrea LeTard
Madison Yen
Andrea LeTard is a personal chef, cooking instructor, and creator of Andrea’s Cooktales, a recipe website and video series where there’s a story behind every recipe. Her recipes are what she calls “nextgeneration Southern” — fun and fresh with a modern twist using unexpected ingredients. Her recipes have been featured on The Today Show and she was chosen as a Top 100 contestant on MasterChef Season 6. She’s a regular cooking segment contributor on Local Memphis Live. Follow Andrea on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or read her blog and watch her video series at AndreasCooktales.com.
This month’s cover and fashion spread were photographed by Madison Yen of Yen Studios and Maddie Moree. Madison specializes in wedding and engagement photography as well as professional headshots. In her spare time, she is a merchandiser for Chloe + Isabel Jewelry and consults small businesses to ramp up their marketing and sales. Her work can be viewed at maddiemoree.com and chloeandisabel.com/boutique/madisonyen.
Shana Raley Lusk A lifelong reader and writer, Shana Raley-Lusk is a freelance writer and book reviewer with a focus on Southern literature. A native of East Tennessee, Lusk holds an English degree with a concentration in literature from the UT Knoxville and her work has appeared in a number of publications including At Home Tennessee magazine, The Knoxville News Sentinel and various others. This month, Lusk reviews
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ARTS, CULTURE & PERSONALITIES
UP FRONT
Painting the Planet Mississippi artist Randy Hayes on capturing the beauty of travel through the lens and paintbrush Interview by CASEY HILDER
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MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST RANDY Hayes is something of a Southern Renaissance Man. Hayes, 72, is a painter, photographer, writer and owner of Herndon, an Antebellum house/gallery located in Holly Springs, Mississippi, that displays a cultivated collection of large paintings he produced from 1980 to the present. His travels have taken him from India to Japan to all across the American South, producing art the whole way.
Click Magazine: How did you get into art? Randy Hayes: I grew up outside of Clinton, Mississippi, and started drawing as a young teenager. I kept at it through studying at Rhodes College and Memphis College of Art, but it still wasn’t really what I intended to do. My original intention was to just go to college because that’s what you were supposed to do. CM: What was the moment that changed? RH: I took a sculpture class with Lawrence Anthony and just loved it. After that, it was tough to concentrate on anything else academic. CM: How did you develop your distinct style of painting on photographs? RH: I shoot all the photos myself. The old ones were on film, but now I’ve moved into digital work. The photographs underneath the painting, I call that the subtext. It tends to give a better idea of what the big piece, the primary image, represents as a whole. I put the photographs down, paint them in acrylic and paint them with oil paints. CM: How was the jump to digital photography? RH: I originally used to use a material called photo linen to produce my paintings, but it was eventually discontinued. But I seemed to take to the digital stuff just fine, you just need to make a few minor adjustments.
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CM: What is it like being an artist in Mississippi? RH: Well, I spent 40 years in Seattle and before that, I was in Boston. I became an urban person who grew up in Mississippi. I came back down here three years ago because my father was ill in Tupelo and my sister was ill in Germantown, so I settled in the middle here in Holly Springs. However, I had done some recent work here at the time: a large commission for the Mississippi Museum of Art and one for the Jackson Airport. So, I figured that I could move down here and keep a studio. CM: A lot of your work deals with memory and things from the past. Is this what you set out to make? RH: I think what I’m trying to do in my work is unite the past and the present. For example, American Jazz and Japanese Jazz: I definitely like the cross-cultural look. You can see it in some of my Kyoto Views series with the contrast in something like a photo of a Japanese man in Western clothing next to Japanese women in traditional kimonos.
WASP NEST (SENRYU) Haiku by Randy Hayes Spraying the wasp nest as I began to run my pants fall to my ankles
CM: There’s an element of photojournalism in your work. Do you introduce yourself to these people you photograph? RH: Sometimes I talk to them, sometimes I ask permission. However, most of the time I’m going for something more candid. I know if I hesitate, it’s gone. More work from Randy Hayes can be seen at randyhayesart.squarespace.com, in his latest art book, Randy Hayes: The World Reveiled, and at an upcoming exhibit scheduled to run August 22 through December 9 at the University of Mississippi Museum. myclickmag.com | APRIL 2017 15
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music
Hangin’ with Halo Self-made from the start, Southern Halo knows how to turn lemons into lemonade Story by TESS CATLETT
HAILING FROM CLEVELAND,
Mississippi, the Morris sisters are living out their wildest dreams as Southern Halo. The country-pop act was born in 2010, when Hannah, Christina, and Natalia were just tweens. “We started out playing blues music in juke joints — local restaurants,” Natalia, now 19, says. “We even got to open up for B.B. King for his birthday homecomings back in 2012 and 2014.” “He was the coolest man in the world,” she says. ”You can just feel his emotions through his music, and when we were kids we wanted to be just like that.” “We actually got a really cool picture of him wearing a Southern Halo hat,” Christina, 18, says. “We were babies back then, too. It was so surreal.” Now, the girls are well on their way to becoming a household name of their 16 APRIL 2017 | myclickmag.com
own. The band just returned stateside from their first European tour in support of their eponymous debut. Released in 2015, Southern Halo features Hannah on bass and Christina on drums. Although Natalia fronts the band as lead vocalist, Hannah and Christina lend their voices to each track, creating the trio’s signature harmonies. The album’s lead single, “Little White Dress,” serves as the perfect introduction, offering up smooth harmonies in a spectacular fashion. Southern Halo’s influences are clear, with an upbeat melody and playful lyrics reminiscent of early material by country-pop pioneers like Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift. “Rewind,” the group’s second single, evokes imagery of a simpler time, spurring nostalgia in even the most hard-to-please listeners. It’s the summer vacation before high school begins, full of promise and possibility. Or maybe it’s those final weeks before head-
ing off to college, bittersweet but primed for adventure. Either way, the magic is there. “[People] in the UK [especially] just kind of gravitated toward it and took it in and appreciated our music,” Christina says. “They really dig country music over there!” While overseas, the band premiered the music video for their third single, “Living Like That,” at the Gibson Guitar Studio in London. “It’s a huge honor that we got to do it at the showroom,” Natalia says. For Southern Halo, the track sends a strong message. “[It’s] about letting your hair down and having fun with life, not letting anyone or any obstacles get in your way,” Natalia says, adding that they hope this song is as empowering for listeners as it is for them. “Natalia and I are both done [with high school] and we’re turning all of our focus and attention toward music,” Christina says. “That way, we can just embrace our career.” Hannah is close behind, finishing up her sophomore year of school through online classes. Like her sisters, she’s been enrolled in online school from an early age. “Ever since middle school, we were always on the road traveling and wanting to do gigs,” Hannah says. “Our family has been so supportive with that, so we would miss a lot of school.”
Online classes were the solution to this, allowing the girls to do what they’re passionate about while still getting an education. Overall, the extra time has been good for Southern Halo, affording the girls an opportunity to flex their creativity in exciting new ways. One of their latest efforts, a 10-episode web show, even caught the attention of Radio Disney County and helped further their relationship with the brand. “It all started with us getting together and thinking that, ‘okay, we’re three sisters taking on the music industry in a band together,’ so we really wanted to let everybody behind the scenes [to see] how that worked,” Natalia says. The no-holds-barred series offers an intimate look at what it’s like to be a teenager and will only solidify teenage viewers’ dreams of becoming a rockstar. From hair and makeup to sound bites with different media outlets, the series caps off with their 2016 appearance on the Radio Disney stage at CMA Music Festival’s Fan Fair X. After getting one successful venture under their belt, Southern Halo went on to develop their “Hangin’ with Halo” radio show. “We started going on radio tours when we released our first single, ‘Little White Dress,’ and we saw how much fun the radio programmers were having talking about country music [and] interviewing artists,” Natalia says. That spark was all the girls needed to get to work. They set up some speakers, a computer, and a microphone in their home garageturned-studio and taught themselves how to write, edit, and produce their own show. “We get to play all of our favorite country songs, interview other country artists, [and] we get to fill people in on what’s going on with Southern Halo,” Natalia says. The show currently airs on CMR Nashville, Europe’s No. 1 country radio station, and is in talks to be picked up locally. “Europe has just given us so much love,” Natalia says. “We’re actually going back in June. We’re going to be all over the place this summer, and we just can’t wait. We have so many new songs to share with everybody.” Local fans can catch Southern Halo in Biloxi on April 23. They’ll be sharing the stage with artists like Chase Rice and Trace Adkins during the first weekend of the 25th Annual Crawfish Music Festival. “Everybody down on the coast is just so cool,” Natalia says. “Every time we go down to Biloxi it’s always a big party.”
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Outlaws & Existentialism Donald Ray Pollock’s newest novel, The Heavenly Table, release brings the “hillbilly gothic” to life Review by SHANA RALEY-LUSK
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KNOWN FOR THE DARK AND GRIPPING WORK in his novel The Devil All the Time, Donald Ray Pollock has been called a writer of the “hillbilly gothic.” Sometimes likened to the legendary works of Cormac McCarthy and Flannery O’Connor, Pollock’s writing is riddled with dynamic characters placed in complicated circumstances. Pollock came to the craft of writing professionally somewhat late in life, enrolling in the English program at Ohio State University after leaving his previous line of work as a laborer and truck driver at the age of 50. His writing possesses a sort of seasoned quality unlike that of anyone else and a quality of prose which has put his name in the company of other literary masters. He is known and loved by his readers for his focus on Southern Ohio in his works. Described by critics as gritty and electrifying, the author’s new novel, The Heavenly Table, falls in line with his previous work in terms of his characteristic writing style and boundary pushing themes. Set in 1917 at the border of Alabama and Georgia, this book unwinds the tale of a farmer named Pearl Jewett and his three sons as they attempt to make ends meet in desolate conditions. Hundreds of miles away, another farmer in Southern Ohio lives with his wife and son in somewhat different circumstances. After losing everything, this man soon finds himself crossing paths with Pearl and his three boys. Though some have called the plot itself somewhat predictable, it’s the sort of timeless tale that still manages to achieve its purpose in questioning the limits of human nature. This book finds itself somewhere at the intersection of laughter and tears and has been frequently noted as a read that is somehow horrific and oddly funny in the same instant. This strange juxtaposition of emotions has become a sort of intangible hallmark of Pollock’s writing over the years. While it is a rollicking adventure and a collision of worlds and personalities, the book is clearly not for the faint of heart as it contains a good deal of violence as the tale unwinds itself. The horror and violence invoked on the book’s pages, however, do serve an important purpose. This book, like Pollock’s other works, has many similarities to that of Faulkner in its dark and gothic style. The book’s early 1900s setting places it against an interesting backdrop of the First World War and the advent of new technologies leading up to modern-day life as we now know it. At once tragic, graceful, and humorous, The Heavenly Table can truly be placed in a genre all its own. Pollock is an award winning author for various works including Knockemstiff which is a collection of stories written earlier in his career. The Heavenly Table is considered to be his strongest work to date and is sure to stay with readers far into the future.
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Linn Sitler, Legends Award Honoree “Captivating” – Yancy Villa-Calvo, Artist 60" x 48" acrylic paint and gold leaf
Honor and Art The Women’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis’ Annual Legends Award uses art to say ‘Thank You’ Story by ERICA HORTON
THE LEGENDS AWARD WAS CREATED IN 2009 BY THE Women’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis to honor women who are trend setters, visionaries, and innovators. Nominated by their peers, a select group of women are honored each year through original art and prose. The Legends Award Art tours the Mid-South before going on permanent display at The Hall of Legends in the Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women. The Legends Award Honorees are paired with a writer and an artist that work with them over several weeks to capture the essence of their life’s work and impact on the community. Artists that work with various mediums are selected to capture the spirit of Honorees. “Being honored as a Legend by the Women’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis is the greatest honor of my career. Not only was the public acclamation overwhelming, but also and especially the deep attention paid to me was truly humbling,” Linn Sitler, Memphis and Shelby County Film Commissioner and 2016 Legends Catalyst Honoree said. Sitler’s piece, “Captivating,” is a 60’’ x 48’’ acrylic and gold-leaf painting by artist Yancy Villa-Calvo. Villa-Calvo prefers to use acrylic paint and gold-leaf in her paintings and print making. She has been an independent artist for five years. As she created Sitler’s piece, VillaCalvo interviewed people that knew Sitler, read about her, and met with her to shape a concept. “I gathered images from the different movies she helped get to Memphis and got pictures from her friends and colleagues. I also 20 APRIL 2017 | myclickmag.com
wanted to capture her message to young women, which is to be willing to sacrifice. That gave me another inspiration to this painting. The whole film roll is distressed to represent how hard it is to be successful. Red is passion. Her colleagues described her as very humble, so I used blue as well,” Villa-Calvo said.” I used the gold leaf to depict the value that she has brought to Memphis economically and the value of herself. Gold doesn’t lose its value over time.”
Dr. Rosie Phillips Bingham, Legends Award Honoree “Speak and Speak Often – Melissa Dunn, Artist 48" x 48" Acrylic on Canvas
The 2017 Legend Award Honorees are Pat Morgan, Barbara Holden-Nixon, and Edith Kelly Green. Pat Morgan, a former banker, real estate broker, and elected official, will receive the Catalyst Award. Morgan has spent three decades working to break the cycle of homelessness locally, statewide, and nationally. She has received local and national recognition including awards from the City of Memphis and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness. Her Legends Award Artist is Suzy Hendrix. Her writer is Jae Henderson. Barbara Holden Nixon, LCSW, will receive the Innovation Award. In 1991, she founded the Prevention Wrap-Around Services Program for the Memphis and Shelby County Children’s Community Services Agency, where she then served as Executive Director until 2001. Her Legends Award Artist is Leandra Urrutia. Her writer is Summer Owens. Edith Kelly Green, founder of The KGR Group, will receive the Philanthropy and Leadership Award. Raised by her grandmother, Christine Mitchell Hickonbottom, who worked as a maid on the campus of the University of Mississippi, Green eventually graduated from the college and started an endowment scholarship in her grandmother’s name along with three other scholarships named after family members. Edith is a founding board member of WFGM and the Philanthropic Black Women of Memphis (PBWM). Her Legends Award Artist is Tobacco Brown. Her writer is Anna Mullins. Art and stories will be unveiled at the 2017 Legends Award Reception Thursday, April 13, 2017 from 6 – 8 p.m. at The Columns at One Commerce Square, 40 S. Main St., Memphis, TN 38103. The presenting sponsor is Baptist Memorial Health Care. For those that can’t make the reception, the art will also be on display at the 2017 Annual Tribute Luncheon on Thursday, April 27, 2017 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. at the Memphis Cook Convention Center, 255 N. Main St., Memphis, TN 38103. Tickets to both events can be purchased at www.wfgm.org. Proceeds from the 2017 Annual Tribute Luncheon and Legends Award Reception benefit the Vision 2020 Strategic Plan to reduce poverty by five percent in the 38126 zip code by the year 2020. The five-year plan focuses on case management, employment training, early childhood education, youth development, and financial literacy. myclickmag.com | APRIL 2017 21
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Building a Better Breakfast A trio of homespun breakfast recipes to make your morning brighter Story and photos by ANDREA LETARD
There’s nothing like waking up on a Saturday or Sunday morning, pouring a cup of coffee, and making a delicious breakfast spread. I find simplicity is key when making weekend breakfast – you want it to taste good, but at the same time, you don’t want it to take up the entire morning. I have the most delicious, yet simple breakfast down to a science – bacon, eggs, and homemade buttermilk biscuits. They are each quick and easy to make alone, but the key is timing everything just right to make all three and get everything on the table warm and ready to eat.
30-Minute Biscuits
GROCERY LIST (4 SERVINGS): 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 tbsp baking powder ½ tbsp baking soda 1 ½ tsp sugar 1 ½ tsp kosher salt 2 sticks unsalted butter, cold 1 to 1 ¼ cup buttermilk
DIRECTIONS: 1. Heat oven to 425 degrees. In a large bowl, add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, and salt. Mix together thoroughly with your hand. Using the large side of a cheese grater, grate 1 ½ sticks of the cold butter. Add to the flour mixture and combine with your hands until the mixture looks like coarse cornmeal. 2. Make a well in the center and slowly add the buttermilk, mixing the flour into it with your hands until combined – try your best to not overwork or handle the dough too much, as that will make your biscuits less flaky and tough. The dough should come together into a ball and not be too wet. Dump onto a floured surface and flatten out into a disk. Roll out to about ¾-to 1-inch thickness then cut out biscuits using a floured biscuit cutter. 3. Butter the bottom of a cast iron skillet with 1 tablespoon of the remaining butter. Melt the other 3 tablespoons in a small bowl in the microwave. Place biscuits in the cast iron skillet, touching each other. If there’s space between any of them, use the dough scraps to fill in the open space. Brush with melted butter and bake for about 15 minutes or until golden. Brush with remaining melted butter and sprinkle with salt when they come out of the oven.
Honey Bourbon Bacon
GROCERY LIST (4 SERVINGS): 8 slices thick-cut bacon 2 tbsp honey 1 tbsp bourbon DIRECTIONS: 1. Heat oven to 425 degrees. Lay bacon slices flat on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Combine honey and bourbon in a small bowl and heat in the microwave for about 10 seconds. Brush mixture onto bacon and put back in the oven for another 5 to 10 minutes or until crisp. Watch closely, so it doesn’t burn. Set aside on paper towels.
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Best Scrambled Eggs of your Life GROCERY LIST (4 SERVINGS): 2 tbsp butter 8 large eggs 2 tbsp heavy cream Kosher salt Pepper Freshly grated Parmesan cheese
DIRECTIONS: 1. Heat butter over low heat. While butter is melting, beat eggs and heavy cream together with a fork in a large bowl. Beat well and for several minutes until eggs are well combined, fluffy, and light yellow in color. 2. Pour eggs into pan and sprinkle with about 1 tsp of salt and 1/2 tsp pepper. As the eggs cook, gather from the sides with a nonstick spatula and push into the middle of the pan. Let them cook low and slow like this, continuing to push cooked eggs into the middle of the pan, until eggs are cooked and fluffy. Sprinkle liberally with Parmesan cheese right before serving.
45-Minute Weekend Breakfast Prep and Cook Schedule 8:00 – Prep biscuits to be put into the oven and set aside. 8:15 – Prep bacon to be put into the oven and set aside. Heat honey and bourbon together and set aside with a small brush. 8:20 – Place biscuits (top rack) and bacon (bottom rack) in the oven together. 8:25 – Prep and start cooking scrambled eggs 8:30 – Brush bacon with honey-bourbon mixture 8:35 – Check bacon and biscuits for doneness. If not done, continue
baking, checking until finished. It should be no more than 10 minutes, and they may need to come out at different times. Just watch them. 8:40 – Finish eggs while bacon and biscuits are also finishing. 8:45 – Drain bacon on paper towels. Brush biscuits with butter and sprinkle with salt. Sprinkle eggs with parmesan cheese. Serve Family style.
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Dancing for Our Stars Now in its third year, Dancing for Our Stars pairs veteran performers with “celebrities” in the community for a fun-filled night of dancing. Though lauded for shining a light on local talent, the highly-anticipated event isn’t about those 15 minutes of fame. Hosted by the Baddour Center, the competition showcases the Center’s role as a safe haven for adults with intellectual disabilities. Proceeds will help Baddour residents continue to live, learn, work, and grow in the community. Photos by MIKE LEE Natalie, Ann Turner & Ginny Troutt
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Night to Shine Pegged as the “ultimate prom night experience,� Night to Shine invited teens living with intellectual disabilities to take part in a worldwide celebration of self-love and acceptance. Over 75,000 teens across the country took to the dance floor in one of 375 participating churches. Photos by MIKE LEE Dillon Adams & Kendall Newton
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Whiskey, Wine and Chocolates Acclaimed chocolatier Phillip Ashley hosted a decadent Valentine’s Day celebration at Memphis Botanic Garden. Each one-of-a-kind chocolate creation was paired with a whiskey, wine, beer, or cocktail to create a unique sensory experience. Photos by FRANK CHIN
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SOCIAL AGENDA
YOUR MONTHLY RESOURCE FOR WHAT’S HAPPENING AROUND TOWN through April 29 Dunhuang through the Lens of James and Lucy Lo The University of Mississippi Museum, Oxford 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tues.–Sat., Admission free museum.olemiss.edu
April 8–9 Wizard of Oz Presented by Ballet Memphis Orpheum Theatre, Memphis 2 p.m., 7:30 p.m. Sat., 2 p.m. Sun., Admission $10–$78 orpheum-memphis.com
April 1 Alice in Wonderland Tea Party Memphis Botanic Garden, Memphis 2–4 p.m., Admission $15–$20 memphisbotanicgarden.com
April 8–15 Annual Easter Egg Hunt Cedar Hill Farm, Hernando 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat., noon to 5 p.m. Sun., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon.–Thurs., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Good Friday, Admission $10 gocedarhillfarm.com
10th annual Down to Earth Festival Shelby Farms, Memphis 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Admission free shelbyfarmspark.org Chris Robinson Brotherhood New Daisy, Memphis 8 p.m., Admission $18–$20 ticketfly.com April 5 Memphis Grizzlies vs. Oklahoma City Thunder FedExForum, Memphis 7 p.m., Admission $15–195 ticketmaster.com April 7 Memphis Grizzlies vs. New York Knicks FedExForum, Memphis 7 p.m., Admission $20–$310 ticketmaster.com April 8 Overton Square Crawfish Festival Overton Square, Memphis Noon to 6 p.m., Admission free overtonsquarecrawfishfestival.com Horn Lake’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt Latimer Lakes Park, Horn Lake 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Admission free hornlake.org
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through April 9 The Bridges of Madison County Playhouse on the Square, Memphis 8 p.m., Thurs.–Sat., 2 p.m. Sun., Admission $15–$45 playhouseonthesquare.org April 9 Memphis Grizzlies vs. Detroit Pistons FedExForum, Memphis 5 p.m., Admission $12–$150 ticketmaster.com April 10 through TBA Drawings of E. A. Chase: Designs of A Pioneer Modernist National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tues.–Sat., noon to 5 p.m. Sun., Admission $4–$6 metalmuseum.org April 12 Memphis Grizzlies vs. Dallas Mavericks FedExForum, Memphis 7 p.m., Admission $12–$155 ticketmaster.com April 14–15 Breakfast, Brunch, or Catfish with the Easter Bunny Cedar Hill Farm, Hernando 9–10 a.m. breakfast, 11 a.m. to noon brunch, 5:30–6:30 p.m. catfish, Admission $14.95–$19.95 gocedarhillfarm.com
April 15 Southaven Easter Egg Hunt Snowden Grove Park, Southaven 9 a.m. to noon, Admission free southaven.org Old Towne Easter Olive Branch City Hall parking lot, Olive Branch 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Admission free olivebrancholdtowne.org Memphis Brewfest AutoZone Park, Memphis 4–7:30 p.m., Admission $20–$100 memphisbrewfest.com April 16 Easter Brunch Bonne Terre Country Inn, Nesbit 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Admission $15.25–$27.75 bonneterreinn.com April 18–23 The Sound of Music Orpheum Theatre, Memphis 7:30 p.m. Tues.–Thurs., 8 pm. Fri., 2 p.m., 8 p.m. Sat., 1 p.m., 6:30 p.m. Sun., Admission $25–$135 orpheum-memphis.com April 20 Art After Dark Dixon Gallery & Gardens, Memphis 6–8 p.m., Admission $3–$7 dixon.org April 21 Date Night Campfire Party: Botanical Brews Memphis Botanic Garden, Memphis 7–9 p.m., Admission $12–$15 memphisbotanicgarden.com April 21–22 25th Annual Rivergate Festival Downtown Tunica 10 a.m., Admission free townoftunica.com
April 21–30 The Lion King, Jr. Presented by DeSoto Family Theatre Landers Center, Southaven 7 p.m. Fri., 10 a.m., 2 p.m. Sat., 2 p.m. Sun., Admission $15–$30 icketmaster.com April 22 7th annual Earth Day Celebration Hernando Courthouse Square, Hernando 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Admission free desotocountyms.gov Brantley Gilbert Landers Center, Southaven 7 p.m., Admission $32–$189 ticketmaster.com Garden with the Arts Wesson House, Olive Branch 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Admission free obarts.com A Night to Remember: Black & White Party Visible Music College, Memphis 7–11 p.m., Admission $75–$600 eventbrite.com April 23 through July 16 Fire: James Wade, Jr. National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tues.–Sat., noon to 5 p.m. Sun., Admission $4–$6 metalmuseum.org April 25 Vine to Wine: Conserve Water… Drink More Wine Memphis Botanic Garden, Memphis 6–8 p.m., Admission $30–$45 memphisbotanicgarden.com April 25–29 Springfest Snowden Grove Park, Southaven 4–10 p.m. Tues.–Thurs., noon to midnight Fri.–Sat., Admission free Tues.–Thurs., Admission free before noon, $10 after, Fri.–Sat. southaven.org April 29 40th Annual Original Art Auction Playhouse on the Square, Memphis 6:30 p.m., Admission $40–$100 playhouseonthesquare.org
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ESO TOLSON – Typography IN A WORD: INSPIRATIONAL
Brandon “Eso” Tolson talks about fonts like some people talk about fine wines. “I like open sans,” he says. “It’s bold, but also it has character. I’m a big fan of sans serif in general.” A designer by trade and Memphis College of Art graduate, Tolson began his career as a freelance designer with an eye for typography. In just less than 10 years as a Memphian, Tolson has developed an iconic, soulful art style that has left a mark on his new home. “It kind of comes from a love of calligraphy and graffiti and a mixing between the two, with a little bit of brush script influence, too, as a nod to old sign painters.” 48 APRIL 2017 | myclickmag.com
During his time as a content creator with Choose901, Tolson crafted a font of his very own: handlettered, yet smooth and readable. He describes it as a fusion of the organic flourishes of calligraphy and the in-your-face immediacy of graffiti. Now, his work is among the first things to greet visitors to the Bluff City through a pair of light pole banners created for the Downtown Memphis
Commission. Tolson was invited by local artist Kyle Taylor to design the banners, which proudly bear Al Green lyrics that read as smooth as Tolson’s edges: “love and happiness” and “let’s stay together.” “At first, I wasn’t going to do them in that style,” he says. “It was just kind of a thing for me. I wasn’t sure if it would be something widely accepted. Eventually I got the confidence to do it my way. “ Music is a big party of Tolson’s urban inspiration, something that rings true in his side projects. Artistik Approach is an a capella
group that boasts gospel, jazz, funk, soul and hip hop stylings formed alongside Memphis artist, Siphne Sylve. “It all got started at MCA,” he says. “I was getting closer to finishing and the institutionalizing of art was kind of taking the life out of things. So I went from art as an outlet to life to music as an outlet to art.” Tolson also co-heads Artistik Lounge, a monthly hip-hop lounge show featuring music and, sometimes, live painting from local artist Jamond Bullock. A St. Louis native, Tolson was quickly drawn in by the music and urban culture of Memphis. “I’m really into all of that,” he says. “It all comes together to form what I’m doing now.” Tolson’s latest showing, Spectacular Vernacular, is a collection of handwritten colloquialisms that are uniquely Southern and often heard, but rarely seen. “The interesting thing between where I came from and here are the similarities,” he says. ‘The great things, the not so great things – this place seemed like a home away from home when I got here.” Eso Tolson’s work and musings can be seen at esotolson.com.
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CAMILLA CURRAN – Ballet IN A WORD: REFINED
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While she was studying drawing at Memphis College of Art, a professor pointed out a recurring theme in Camilla Curran’s work: Everything was about dance. “It was around that time that I figured that was where my heart really is and that I’d like to pursue it as a career,” she says. Dance was nothing new to Curran. A third generation dancer, her grandmother performed at Oslo Opera House and her mother composed her own original dance choreography. As a child, she studied the Vaganova method, honing her dance skills for three to four hours a day, six days a week while growing up in Memphis, Tennessee. Suffice to say, Curran is something of a perfectionist. “I don’t think I could ever master ballet,” she 50 APRIL 2017 | myclickmag.com
says. “I don’t think anyone can, for that matter.” Curran’s previous Tennessee Ballet Theater roles include the Sugar Plum Fairy in the Nutcracker, the White Swan in Swan Lake. Curran also danced in additional soloist roles in excerpts from Don Quixote and Swan Lake. “The Sugarplum fairy is definitely my favorite role,” she says. “It’s not Christmas to me without the Nutcracker. And all the little kids get really excited, it’s adorable.” In addition to her role as a dancer with Tennessee Ballet Theater, Curran works as an independent dance instructor and as a model
with AMAX Creative Management. “Teaching was definitely an interesting thing to get into,” she says. “It’s being an artist versus teaching others to become artists. The second part is not that easy sometimes, but I love it.” Upcoming performances from Curran include These Walls: Tales from a Juke Joint, a performance celebrating the local legacy of Earnestine & Hazel’s, which will debut April 21 at the iconic South Main nightclub.
BRANDON MARSHALL Wall Art IN A WORD: VERSATILE Wherever he goes, Brandon Marshall just can’t seem to escape paint. It latches to his clothes in streaks and clings to the soles of his shoes. The stuff has even creeped onto the back end of his pickup truck.
As one of Memphis’ pioneer graffiti artists, Marshall’s work is primal and practical. Under the alias “Nosey,” he spread his moniker throughout Memphis in the form of stylized, spraypainted text you might see underneath bridges and on the side of railroad cars. Back in the mid-2000s, it was tough to find a corner without his stamp on it somewhere. For Marshall, a canvas was earned through backwoods shortcuts and long treks through ditches. Or that’s how it used to be, anyways. Nosey stepped out of the shadows in 2010 when Marshall Applied for the Memphis’ UrbanArt Commission community mural program. It wasn’t from Marshall’s first public art piece, but by far the most visible. This project would eventually end in the now iconic “I Love Memphis” mural at the corner of Central Avenue and Cooper Street. Through Marshall’s work alongside other artists like Michael Roy and Jamond Bullock, murals that were once viewed as blight have become a source of civic pride. “I had worked on a piece that large before, but never with permission,” he says. There’s no greater message or profound social commentary here. Marshall’s work deals in free expression and legitimizing an art form that requires no membership fees or traditional gallery trappings to appreciate. And while he’s still Nosey, Marshall’s body of work has grown and style has developed over the years, from the abstract expressionist style on the side of Pavo Salon in Midtown Memphis to his vibrant, colorful HIV awareness mural at the 1600 Block of Bellevue. “It’s kind of crippling because my attention gets pulled in so many ways: I like text, I like the cartoon look, I like the sharper graphic design style,” he says. myclickmag.com | APRIL 2017 51
MITCHELL DUNNAM – Digital Art IN A WORD: REFERENTIAL Mitchell Dunnam sees the humor in things. As a comedian and digital artist employed by some of the funniest people in the Mid-South, he kind of has to. Dunnam designs the eye-catching posters for the Memphis Comedy scene. A former comedian himself, he takes goofy ideas from clients and molds them into riffs on famous and iconic pieces of pop culture history. “When I came in, the scene was just getting started,” he says. “Now, it’s exploded. I have a blast making those posters.” Most of Dunnam’s work takes place behind the monitor, crafting a clever fusion of a client’s persona with all the self-referential wit expected of a decent comedian. 52 APRIL 2017 | myclickmag.com
“I had to channel my inner Bob Ross for the mountains in the background here,” he says of a recently designed piece for Canadian comedienne Hannah Hogan. While he often uses famous movie posters as a base, Dunnam, has been known to apply a liberal coat of Mid-South flavor and peppers subtle in-jokes and callbacks throughout his work. “I try to tie something into a joke, pull something in that’s a reference to their work while still making something neat to look
at,” he says. “That’s probably because I’m an art nerd and I like to make sure everything makes sense.” While his commissioned work incorporates a wide variety of personalities and references, Dunnam’s independent work packs a more psychedelic bent inspired by video games and science fiction. “I can’t find a job doing ‘real’ work and most comedians are broke,” he says. “It’s the art community, so there’s a lot of trade going on. Dunnam, 30, was born with Osteogenesis Imperfecta, a condition that results in fragile, easily breakable bones. Think Mr. Glass from the film Unbreakable, but cranked up a few notches in Mitchell’s case. “I have type 3, whereas Samuel L. Jackson had type 1 in the movie,” he says. “To be honest, I never thought I’d live this long to begin with, so it’s nice to be around.”
The early days of the online community provides a network of similarly afflicted people all too familiar with the day-to-day pain associated with OI. The beginnings of Internet culture also offered a new creative outlet for Dunnam, crafting stylish forum signatures for fellow online community members. This early work built a sizeable portfolio and led to a rabid interest in creating digital art. “I’ve probably done more than 1,000 signatures, free of charge,” he says. “With my own, I’m on my 50th.” Dunnam was a recent participant in St. Jude’s The Art of Science, an exhibit that paired local artists with St. Jude researchers. His contribution, Lateralus, presented a 10-foot bone scan of a naked molerat. Dunnam’s work can also be seen at the WIP Theater, a combination art gallery/comedy showcase in Chicago.
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NICK PEÑA Oil Painting IN A WORD: DUALITY
“How am I contributing to the art world at large?” For a while, this question dominated the mind of Nick Peña.
“I’m following this tradition of painting that’s been around for centuries,” he says. “How am I adding to the conversation?” Combining the digital art of modern times with classical watercolor painting was the answer. By finding a different way to apply digital drawing to traditional techniques, Peña could smash the past and present together. This combination is what drives the work of Peña, an associate professor at Christian Brothers University. Just take a look at any of the pieces from his series, Crosscut, for example. Peña places decorative Sintra PVC board overlay, designed digitally in Adobe Illustrator and manufactured by a CNC router, over a traditional watercolor painting. “There’s no official name for this yet,” he says. Peña, 38, grew up in Illinois during the height of Chicago Bulls madness. His earliest dream was to become a professional basketball player before becoming engrossed in art during his high school years. “I was really fascinated that my older brother could draw Fred Flintstone off the top of his head,” he says. “So I got really into drawing. And 54 APRIL 2017 | myclickmag.com
what I picked up from sports was this: you have to continuously work at something to be good at it. You can give the illusion that you’re good at something in different moments, but really it’s an ongoing dedication.” Now 38 and 5’10, Peña has long outgrown the struggle to balance sports and art. “I’m glad I got it all out of my system when I was younger,” he says. “More time to paint, less time for fantasy football and things like that.” The oil paintings in Peña’s series, The American Condition, further his theme of merging distant worlds with the familiar, to eerie effect. These works depict a dystopian past, shaped by the individual impact of Reagan-era policies on the average American family represented by a beat-up old station wagon (the quintessential family vehicle of the ‘80s) in various locales. Peña’s work can currently be seen as the official poster design for the 2017 Memphis in May International Festival. The honored country for this year’s festival is Colombia. When Peña was contacted by a committee to design the annual poster, he briefly grappled with how to pay tribute to a country he’s never visited. “The history of the country is always filled with great achievements and turmoil,” he says. “I did a ton of research figuring out how to pay tribute and the country’s flag and its representative elements really stood out to me. What you find is that all of the symbolism in that flag is present in the country. The resilience and richness of yellow, the struggle of red, and blue: the water, the lifeblood of the country. All of those elements are present.”
MORGAN YEN PATTISON Watercolor Painting IN A WORD: COLORFUL The art of Morgan Yen Pattison is all about family. For Pattison, a Highland Oaks Elementary art teacher, creativity was always a part of life. The daughter of a painter and a photographer, Pattison recently started painting in earnest after the loss of her father, Rupert Yen, in 2015.
“I started making all this artwork based off grief,” she says. “I had held back a lot of emotion at the time and just the act of putting water on paper and dropping ink into it was very refreshing. Just letting things flow the way they should, without trying to control anything. It was really what I needed at the time.” However, it wasn’t the dark, drab, colors usually associated with grief that sprang from her brush. Pattison’s watercolor paintings reflect seasons, changes in time and the beauty of nature. Her work has recently taken a turn to reflect her own growing family that includes two infants: a four month old and one year old. In addition to abstract watercolors, she paints matryoshka dolls and “families” of musical instruments. “I’ve been doing a lot of family representations lately,” she says. “It’s been a very important series for me.” Memory and nature play a large role in Pattison’s work, from the color choice in recent work inspired by the greenery of South Carolina to the uncharacteristic mournful, dark colors of Eulogy, inspired by a speech from Martin Luther King, Jr. Pattison’s most recent project applies her unique view of the world into the burgeoning adult coloring book market with Modern Nature, a collection of elaborate line drawings. “As an art teacher, I do a lot of line drawings with the kids,” she says. “I can get really detailed with those, so I figured it would be fun to see how far I could go.” Pattison’s work can be seen annually at the Cooper-Young Fest and Crosstown Arts. Her coloring book can be found on Amazon.com, additional work can be seen at morganpattisonart.com. myclickmag.com | APRIL 2017 55
ANGELINA MAZZANTI – Jewelry IN A WORD: CRAFTY Angelina Mazzanti has a great love of all things beer. She wears this love on her sleeve, her ears and basically anywhere else she can manage. As a day job, she once worked as a Beer Manager for Cash Saver, the number one beer company in the state of Tennessee. “Being in the beer world helps out a lot,” she says. “It’s very visual and based on imagery rather than reading material” 56 APRIL 2017 | myclickmag.com
Her latest artistic endeavor took her from craft beer to arts and crafts with her handmade line of “beerings,” jewelry made from recycled materials that sports the logos and artwork associated with popular local brews. A nice can provides about six pairs of carefully cut dangling earrings. From the everpopular pink-and-black Wiseacre model (made from a can of coffee milk stout) to the Americana-infused patterns on a pair of Fat Bottom earrings, no two pieces are quite the same. Words and logos dominate the work of Angelina Mazzanti. Diagnosed with dyslexia at a young age, she eventually transformed her biggest source of anxiety as a child into an artistic asset. “It’s definitely a form of facing old fears,” Mazzanti says of her early sculpture work comprised of looming, intimidating letter sculptures. Some cans provide an easier canvas than others, with the recent surge of local breweries making for a few hot sellers. “Some of these – like Memphis Made – are pretty easy,” she says. “People want to make that statement, you know?” Mazzanti has branched out recently into similarly crafted bracelets, hairpins, earrings and ornaments. Her wares can be found locally at Walking Pants, Stone Soup, Doc’s, and online through ambeering.com. myclickmag.com | APRIL 2017 57
ZIGGY MACK Photography IN A WORD: FLUID Mermaids are real for Ziggy Mack. His ethereal, dreamlike photography style focused on the human body and movement wasn’t developed overnight. Mack got his start shooting photos at nightclubs across the Bluff City before being diagnosed with lymphoma. He was 27 at the time. “The artist year,” as he calls it. It all began with a sharp pain in his left arm. 58 APRIL 2017 | myclickmag.com
“I was working too much, I thought I’d had a stroke,” he says. “They found a mass between my left lung and my heart.” His first thought turned to work. Second thought to his hair. Third thought about the six months of treatment, including a biopsy and chemotherapy, that lay ahead. “I chose to do in-hospital treatments,” he says. “You don’t sleep, TV gets boring, lots of white rooms, you start to think about death. If you don’t think you’re gonna make it, you’re not gonna make it. I will say Instagram helped, though.” What followed was six months of tracking the latest photography and fashion trends from the (dis)comfort of a hospital bed on the relatively new (at the time) photographybased social media app. Hours in the bed viewing a heavily cultivated Instagram feed translated to a newfound skill behind the lens. “At one point, I was organizing my hard drives, planning a last will, and picking my funeral song,” he says. That song, Erykah Badu’s “Telephone,” wouldn’t play for Ziggy that year. At least, not in that context. Four years later and well into remission, Mack has no regrets. “I still tell people that cancer’s the best thing that ever happened to me because it forced me to slow down,” he says. Slowing down led Mack to discover his two favorite subjects: dancers and mermaids. Seeking out and capturing peak moments in movement of the human body and crafting depictions of deep water in art of often seen to symbolize life, death and rebirth gave a whole new meaning to Mack’s photography. His underwater work, shot with an iPhone at first, eventually necessitated a full-size camera rig. “At first, I was just looking for anything I could shoot underwater,” he says. “And then I find out one of my coworkers performs as a mermaid. Next thing I know, I find myself at a mermaid festival in North Carolina.” Being a budding underwater portrait photographer living in a landlocked area next to the muddiest river this side of Texas has its challenges. “For the most part, I have to travel,” he says. “I’ve been to Ireland, Scotland, Nicaragua, Peru, South Africa, Mexico, and a few other places. My favorite, culture-wise, has been Johannesburg.” Additional work from Ziggy Mack can be seen at fomoloop.com.
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ALEXANDRIA PEREL Clothing Design
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IN A WORD: WORLDLY With a name like Alexandria Perel, a future in fashion and clothing design is pretty much a given for this featured artist. Perel’s eclectic sense of style was crafted, in part, through people-watching across the world. She’s been through Spain, Paris, Belguim, the Netherlands and a bevy of other countries, nourishing an existing interest in folkwear and traditional clothing. “Seeing what clothes are in the shops and seeing what different people look like across the world has really helped me,” she says. “And definitely not just in a fashion design sense. I’d say the biggest benefit from traveling was the impact on my personality and making me more outgoing and open to different cultures.” Perel’s worldly attitude was a perfect fit for Norwegian Cruiselines, where she worked for a short time. One day, when the cruise liner was docked in New York City, she decided to 60 APRIL 2017 | myclickmag.com
take a risk and stick around the Big Apple. “I still have the unused plane ticket back to Memphis they gave me,” she says. “I had a sewing machine, a suitcase and a wad of cash, and was ready to make things happen.” She soon took a job with a LaDuca, a designer dance shoe company in New York City. Before that, she designed one-of-a-kind pieces for the Bohemian Society, a clothing designer in Los Angeles. “Through the shoe company, I made connections with some actual costume shops,” she says. “Eventually, I landed a job doing design for some of the big costumed characters you see in Nickelodeon productions like Dora the Explorer.” After a seasonal stint with New York City Ballet and a crash-course in hair and makeup, Perel returned to Memphis. “I came home to
Memphis on a little bit of a hiatus, where I met my boyfriend before heading back to New York,” she says. “When I left, he came to New York and proposed. We’ve been married for three years this December.” Perel’s commissions range from the classical to the fantastical, with most of the work commissioned for private buyers ranging from ballet dancers to cosplay enthusiasts. Her work can be seen courtside at most Memphis Grizzlies games in the Grizz Robe, a furry, floor-length blue overcoat featuring the team’s iconic mascot.
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ENTERTAINING
April Showers Planning your own fashion week-inspired baby shower Event Design by MICHELLE HOPE Photos by AUTUMN LANE PHOTOGRAPHY
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entertaining DESIGNING AN EVENT INSPIRED BY FASHION designers is a fun and exciting way to get creative with your next party. We chose the design powerhouse Kate Spade for this spirited baby shower theme and the results were colorfully classic and undeniably Kate Spade. Check out our party details and decor for ideas on how you can throw your next fashion-forward party. MAKE A STATEMENT
Every fashion designer strives to brand themselves, and Kate Spade & Co is no different. With a very distinct brand that all started with her hand bags, we wanted to have a statement piece for the party, and that was our cake. Frost bake shop created a double two-tier cake featuring the iconic black and white stripes and gold polka dots. The addition of pink and gold handmade flowers added a touch of whimsy. This cake was definitely our statement piece and the focal point of the decor at the party. Everything else was designed around it to coordinate.
VARIETY IS A NECESSITY
When you walk into a Kate Spade store, there are plenty of designs to choose from. Something for everyone, so to speak. We decided on a dessert buffet to incorporate that same vibe for our guests. The perfectly styled cupcakes topped with bows were created by Confections and Connections and offered several different flavors. The mini sugar cookies that everyone adored were designed by Sugar Batch Cookies.
PATTERNS AND TEXTURES
Just like every good fashion designer, knowing how to put patterns and textures together can make great impact. We had an etsy shop (Design with Elegance) create some paper flowers and fans to use as a backdrop for our dessert table. They were just the bright pop of color and the balance of texture we needed. The beautiful thing about investing in decor like this is everything is reusable. It's definitely a wise investment in your party budget if you can re-use what you purchase for another party or even decor in your home elsewhere.
PETALS AND BLOOMS
A hi-fashion party just begs for fresh flowers. The English Garden took our Kate Spade Inspiration and ran with it. The bold, black and white, funky vases and bright blooms really paid homage to our colorful designer. Almost all designers gain inspiration from nature and flowers so it's only natural to include them in the decor.
COCKTAILS AND MOCKTAILS
You can't have a party without drinks that is for sure. We served a bright fuchsia, strawberry margarita punch that was spiked and also offered a “mocktail” version of it for those that preferred it. The party cups by Natalie Chang were the perfect choice for size and design. A disposable cup is always the easiest choice when hosting a party, but it does not have to be a plain solo cup. Many options are now readily available and you can also have cups custom made.
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TIPS AND PARTY DETAILS
We had a caterer (Las Delicias) do the food and they were able to deliver. Our Mexican buffet was mostly pick-up food and we kept it simple — tacos and quesadillas with rice, beans and guacamole. That was a huge stress relief and more budget friendly than going with food that required staff to set up and serve it. Everyone left with a handmade paper box inspired by Kate Spade, of course, and filled with homemade pretzel candy: A sweet ending to a fashion forward event that we know Kate herself would be proud of.
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THE POUR PEACH CRUMBLE SMOOTHIE Recipe and Photo courtesy of SERENA WOLF
Sweet, sweet peaches with a hint of spice, nutty undertones, and plenty of oat-y goodness
Yield: 1 Smoothie
INGREDIENTS: 1 cup frozen peaches ½ cup unsweetened almond milk ¼ cup rolled oats (not quick cooking!) ¼ cup non-fat vanilla Greek yogurt or skyr (I used Siggi’s) 2 tablespoons sliced almonds (You can also use chopped raw almonds, pecans or walnuts if you prefer.) 2 teaspoons pure maple syrup ¼ teaspoon freshly grated ginger ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 tiny pinch sea salt
DIRECTIONS: 1. Throw all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. (This is a thick smoothie, so give it a couple minutes, okay?) 2. Pour into tall glass or mason jar and get after it.
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