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EDITOR’S NOTE CONTRIBUTORS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Kody Ford
With the advent of smartphones and the lower costs of professional camera equipment, more and more people have gotten into photography. While some are hobbyists, others have taken the plunge to go full-time. While engagement photos and senior portraits may pay the bills, many photographers have their passion projects, different styles and series that satiate their creative impulses. We set out to explore the fine art side of photography by putting out an open call via our social media channels. We received a lot of great entries and recruited Idle Class contributor and Winter 2016 cover artist Kat Wilson to help us sort through them. The selections have been divided into her picks and our staff picks. Some people emailed me asking what we were looking for and I said, “Whatever best represents you as an artist.” Sure, that’s vague and broad, but so is photography as an artform. We have chosen everything from abstract images to photo collage to nature shots to portraits. Photography is broad and we wanted this issue to reflect that. We have other great stories including Little Rock’s Herron Hats, who is handcrafting gorgeous headwear; Fayetteville author Elle Nash whose debut novel is making waves; and Hot Springs rock band Ghost Bones, who have been nominated for the Black Apple Apple awards. And speaking of the Black Apple Awards, we took the spring off, but will return on September 20 at Drake Field in a collaboration with NWA Fashion Week. Voting begins in July. Mark your calendar! See you in the Fall, Kody Ford Editor-in-Chief
GUEST CURATOR Kat Wilson ASSISSTANT EDITORS Molly Bess Rector Jenny Vos DESIGNER Beshanyé Jackson CONTRIBUTORS O.M. Callett Heather Canterbury Andrew McClain
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Rockhill Studio is putting Arkansas filmmaking on the map. WRITING DANGEROUSLY / 14 Elle Nash’s debut novel makes its mark in the literary scene. THE RAD HATTER / 16 Herron Hats creates beautiful, handcrafted headwear.
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ABOUT THE COVER ARTISTS
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SUCH A PERFECT DAY Alli Woods Frederick Photo composite
DOORWAY TO HEAVEN Carmen Carcamo Photography / Digital Manipulation
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“The landscape of ‘Such a perfect day’ - soft green grass, rolling hills, an old stately oak to nap under after a family’s innocent afternoon of food and play, a quiet pond to cool their feet – the uncorrupted beauty is as much a character in the story as the models. As a cold war kid of the 80s, my early childhood was marked by the ever present and very real possibility of nuclear war with the USSR. I think we all carry portions of our youth, be they hopes or fears, with us into adulthood, which is precisely why you will see the occasional mushroom cloud pop up from time to time in my work. This isn’t the first, nor will it be the last I’m sure, that it has made an appearance. I love this piece because of the juxtaposition of the beautiful mom with her beautiful triplets enjoying a beautiful day together as a horrific event unfolds on the horizon...much to the mom’s apparent delight. Why is she excited? That’s up to the viewer to decide.”
“Doorway to Heaven is a selfexploration of acceptance. My approach was to paint a character that dealt with lots of pain, and bad habits, who was misjudged but was eager to embrace the good habits. This story does not mean running away from the struggle. On the contrary, it means accepting it as it comes, with all the suffering of psychological complexes and injustices.”
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EVENTS BENTONVILLE The Beyond: Georgia O’Keeffe and Contemporary Art Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art May 26–Sept. 3, 2018 Enormous flowers, luscious colors, landscapes, feminine forms and still lifes. The art of Georgia O’Keeffe has intrigued artists and art lovers alike for generations. Now, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art has brought together important O’Keeffe’s works with works by 20 contemporary artists working in similar themes for The Beyond: Georgia O’Keeffe and Contemporary Art.
JIMSON WEED/WHITE FLOWER NO. 1 Georgia O’Keefe
Tickets are $10 or free for members and youth 18 and younger. The exhibition features 35 O’Keeffe works that span her career including iconic works, Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1 and Radiator Building—Night, New York, as well as lesser known works such as the 1972 painting, The Beyond, which was one of the last works she was able to complete unassisted as her eyesight began to fail. The exhibition also showcases 53 paintings, sculptures, photographs, collages, murals by contemporary artists that investigate and expand upon O’Keeffe’s artistic legacy. Such artists featured in The Beyond include Anna Valdez, Caroline Larsen and Louise Chen.
After the debut at Crystal Bridges, The Beyond will travel to the North Carolina Museum of Art (Oct 13–Jan 20, 2019) and to the New Britain Museum of American Art (Feb 22–May 19, 2019). This exhibition has been organized by Crystal Bridges, and was selected by their Curator of Contemporary Art: Lauren Haynes and Independent Curator: Chad Alligood. Throughout the exhibition’s duration, Crystal Bridges offers a full roster of programs inspired by the show that feature The Beyond artists as the instructors. Programming includes art workshops such as Still Life with Valdez on June 30, Botanical Drawing with Louise Jones on July 11, Imaginary Species with Matthew Ronay on July 18. Prices vary for different classes, so check their website for full details. LITTLE ROCK 60th Annual Delta Exhibition at the Arkansas Arts Center Arka nsa sArtsCenter.org May 25–August 26, 2018 Showcasing artists living and working in Arkansas and its border states, the 60th Annual Delta Exhibition presents a vision of contemporary art in the American South. Founded in 1958, the...
YELLOW MOUNTAINS Loie Hollowell
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...exhibition provides a unique snapshot of the Delta region and features work in all media. The exhibition reflects the region’s strong traditions of craftsmanship and observation, combined with an innovative use of materials and an experimental approach to subject matter. The exhibition was juried by a panel of three distinguished art professionals: Bradbury Art Museum Director Les Christensen, Conceptual Artist Shea Hembrey and Baum Gallery Director Brian K. Young. They selected 52 artworks by 46 artists, representing 10 states, chosen from a pool of 1,424 entries by 618 artists. Several artists who have been featured in The Idle Class were selected and have won awards. Winter 2017 cover artist Lisa Krannichfeld took home the Grand Prize while Anais Dasse and Louis Watts won the Delta Awards. Ray Allen Parker won the Contemporaries Delta Award. The exhibit is on display in the gallery through August 25.
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Lisa Krannichfeld Winner of the 60th annual Delta Exhibition
FAYETTEVILLE Fayetteville Roots Festival t h erootsf est. org August 22–26, 2018
...Staples and Booker T. Jones take the stage. Doors open at 6pm and tastings begin, 7pm Tickets / $50
Fayetteville Roots Festival returns on August 22–26 in downtown Fayetteville. The musical lineup is stellar featuring Grammy-winner Gillian Welch, Gregory Alan Isakov and the legendary Mavis Staples. Over the last few years, the festival has added many culinary-related events, both ticketed and free, for the community to attend.
The Master Class Series will benefit the Brightwater Scholarship Fund. On Friday, August 24 from 10 am–3 pm, guest chefs including Chef Matthew Bell, Chef William Lyle and Chef Crescent Dragonwagon take to the culinary classrooms of Brightwater: A Center for Food Study to give lectures, demonstrations, workshops, tastings and book signings. The event will also feature a brewery tour and tasting with live music at Bike Rack Brewing Co. and events throughout 8th Street Market and South Market Tickets / $25
Two events will benefit their community outreach programming. The Roots Chefs Dinner takes place at The Hive 21c Museum Hotel in Bentonville at 5pm Wednesday, August 22, and features an “Ozarks in the Summer” five-course dining experience by four fantastic chefs Tickets / $125. Roots at the Record occurs the same night across the Bentonville square. This event features eight chef collaborations and tasting stations in conjunction with local brewery partners and cocktails. Besides the delicious food and beverages, the entertainment will surely impress when Mavis...
Other can’t miss events include Roots Food & Spirits, which features over six venues and culinary areas hosting numerous unique programs Saturday, August 25 from 11am–6pm at Pratt Place at Markham Hill in Fayetteville. Events include themed tastings, spirit-based activations, lectures, workshops, guided foraging walks, new brewery tastings,..
...book signings, demonstrations and competitions for both professional chefs and high school culinary students. The Tri Cyle Farms Jamboree will take place on Sunday, August 26, 12–4pm at The Farm in Fayetteville. Afternoon programming includes family friendly activities, kids programming, food and beer tastings, ice cream social, live music, craft beer and cocktails with music by The Wild Rivers and Adam Cox. Proceeds benefit Tri Cycle Farms Tickets / $20 adv / $25 day of
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The official selections for the 2018 Fayetteville Film Fest will be announced on July 29. HOT SPRINGS Spa-Con feat. Legendary Actor: Pam Grier Spa -Con.org April 13, 2018 The Blaxploitation sub-genre of film brought more people of color onto the big screen. One of the legends of the era—a Black actress named Pam Grier—paved the way for ladies in action films for years to come. Billed as “the Godmother of them all… the baddest one-chick hit squad that ever hit town,” Grier added something different to the game. She was not what the nation had seen portrayed on screen by women of color in the past. She in no way denigrated their work, but rather added a new paradigm to it— smart, strong, sexy. She was Black and not afraid of her Blackness. In films, she worked her way up from characters of subservience to sheer, unadulterated, ball-busting dominance. Pam wasn’t always flawless in her characterizations or performances then, but she was always, always fierce.
Fayetteville Film Festival f ay et tev i l l ef i l m f e s t .o rg September 20–22, 2018 The Fayetteville Film Fest is kicking off the tenth anniversary on September 20–22, returning to the newly renovated University of Arkansas Global Campus Theatre on the Historic Downtown Square. The Global Campus Theatre, the traditional home for the festival, underwent a complete renovation in the last year and now features state of the art digital projection. This main theatre will host a full lineup, screening narrative feature films, documentary films, short films, animated films, foreign films and Arkansas-made films.
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The festival begins with an opening night street party on Thursday, September 20 from 5:30–9pm. The party will feature a beer garden, live music, street vendors and festival food. Auxiliary festival events including workshops, panels and VIP events will be held at a variety of venues around the Historic Downtown Fayetteville Square. The Axis Lounge on Center Street will host the Friday and Saturday VIP after parties. VIP All-Access Weekend Passes are on sale through June 30 at the early-bird price of $64 at fayettevillefilmfest.org. The Fayetteville Film Fest is currently seeking submissions for through the Filmfreeway online platform, with a deadline of June 30.
Grier speaks of the seventies as a woman’s movement that worked to sell women’s equality, not its domination. She helped all women make strides in that direction by being seen as her true self—a female action hero with some serious acting chops honed over many years on both stage and screen. How timely in these years to have the opportunity to meet a woman who, by her actions and life, supports other women and the men who rally beside them. Nominated for an Emmy, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Satellite Award and Golden Globe Award, Grier has said she’s proud of all her work, from Jack Hill’s Foxy Brown all the way to Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown. With a body of work that’s staggering in length, here’s a woman who just keeps kicking butts and taking names. She still gets offers, and doesn’t plan on stopping anytime soon.
Spa-Con is thrilled to have Grier grace them with her presence. The third-annual event is a multi-genre entertainment convention that promises something for everyone who enjoys getting their geek on. It includes comic books, pop culture, sci-fi/fantasy-related film and television and other entertainment elements spanning many genres. To come join in the fun or for more information, visit spa-con. org/tickets for weekend or VIP passes. Spa-Con will be held this year, September 21–23 at the Hot Springs Convention Center a short walk from downtown. Until then, “Keep Calm and Spa-Con.” - O.M. Callett
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A ROCK SOLID FOUNDATION Fayetteville’s Rockhill Sutdios seeks to grow the Arkansas film industry through infrastructure and production R o c k hil lStud ios.com IG / Rockhill_studios Words / Kody Ford Over the last five years, filmmaking has been on the rise in Arkansas. While Louisiana has turned Shreveport and New Orleans into filmmaking Meccas, Georgia has been on a mission to turn Atlanta into the Hollywood of the Southeast. Arkansas, however, hasn’t pursued the industry aggressively, but things are starting to change thanks a company called Rockhill in Fayetteville. The company’s structure is Rockhill Studios, the facility and the production services company complete with gear and equipment rental, and Rockhill Media, the company through which they finance, acquire, facilitate and produce all forms of content. Founded by cinematographer Blake Elder and producer Kerri Elder— both of whom cut their teeth on 2013’s Valley Inn—Rockhill fills a regional void to provide local and national filmmakers the facilities...
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...to make a quality film, television show or commercial. “I wanted to launch my own production company after Valley Inn,” Blake said. “I saw that you can do films or production work in Arkansas. We got serious when we realized that the industry here was starting to grow rapidly.” In April of this year, Rockhill held the grand opening for their new facility on East Township Street in Fayetteville. The studio is a onestop production hub for gear and equipment rental. The soundproof stage is 4,000 square feet with cyclorama walls, a 12-by-10-foot load-in door and a 20-foot rise from the floor to the lighting grid. They can do green screen or build sets. They have dressing rooms, a kitchen and a three-station hair and makeup room. While not a fully-fledged post-production house, they can edit and do color correction and hope to do sound mixing in the future. The facility and all of its amenities are available for rental to any filmmaker, ad company, corporation, educator, actor, audition, musician, photographer or commercial client. “Infrastructure was the one thing missing,” Kerri said. “This facility along with the already existent skilled crew, great locations and a competitive tax incentive now poise Arkansas to be a viable and exceptional option for filmmakers and corporate producers alike.”
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HOLY GHOST Hot Springs’ Ghost Bones wows on debut LP IG / G hostBon e s B a n d Words / Andrew McClain Photo / Devin Castle Lipshifter, the recent debut album from Hot Springs’ Ghost Bones is a brash, heavy punk record that’s as dark as it is danceable. Vocalist Ashley Hill’s morbid, matter-of-fact megaphone delivery pairs well with the band’s bouncy, confrontational post punk tracking like a slightly gothic Gang of Four. The release is a quick and fun 37-minutes and undeniably a product of the recent growth in the Hot Springs arts scene. The band formed in summer 2014, when guitarist Bobby Missile and vocalist Ashley Hill reconnected with bassist Ryan Jolly after recognizing him walking down their street. Not long afterwards, they had a demo cassette out on Heavy Dunes (a small Brooklyn label) and within a year added drummer Trey Lamberth and took the top spot in the 2015 Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase. Missile is a veteran musician who has recorded a number of projects...
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...with other bands. He wanted to take his sweet time with the Ghost Bones LP and enlisted the services of producer Devin Castle. “He’s considered the 5th member of Ghost Bones,” Missile said. “We gave him creative freedom on the production side, and I don’t even want to imagine the countless hours he spent working on the album when we weren’t around in the studio. One of us would go in and lay down our instrument, then Devin would take over in dialing in the sounds. When the next person would go in to lay down their part, they’d be listening to a back-track...
...in headphones that would sound amazing.” “I think that helped inspire us to bring out the best possible performances for each take. Once all of the instruments were recorded and dialed in, we’d have weekly meetups to discuss production ideas. After seven months of back and forth brainstorming, we had our finished album.“ Following the release of Lipshifter, Ghost Bones are touring regionally as weekend warriors. They will hit up spots in Texas and Louisiana to gain traction for an eventual nationwide tour.
WRITING DANGEROUSLY After years of writing and making a name for herself in the literary scene, Fayetteville author Elle Nash releases her debut novel to criticalacclaim. W i tc hC raf tM a g .c o m IG / Sa d erot i c a Words / Kody Ford Photo / Kat Wilson Elle Nash has been on the grind for a while. She began writing fiction in 2004, became an editor at Hobart Pulp in 2016 and established her own literary magazine and publishing imprint—Witch Craft Magazine and Sad Spell Press, respectively—with her co-editor, Kaitlyn Buszkiewic, in 2015.The time and work has paid off. “Writing is the last meritocracy, like art, but a lot of networking [still] has to be done,” she said. “You have to get to know people in the community. I’ve spent the last five years reading other people’s work and helping edit for literary mags, so a lot of people come to know you through that. This community— they want you to succeed and you want them to succeed.” Her efforts have culminated with the publication of her debut novel Animals Eat Each Other (Dzanc Books, 2018). Set around 2005, the story follows a 19-year-old girl named Lilith, who lives in a trailer park in Colorado Springs and spends her time listlessly doing drugs and working a dead-end job at Radio Shack. She meets a polyamorous couple and starts dating them, but things go terribly wrong. The book garnered acclaim in Publishers Weekly, which called the novel “a complex, impressive exploration of obsession and desire.” It was also named one of the Best Books for June 2018 in O, The Oprah Magazine. Nash spent her teenage years in Colorado Springs and chose the setting not only based on her own experience but to also fill an oft neglected gap.
“I’ve read a lot of coming of age stories that take place in New York City, but I really wanted to write about what it’s like for people who don’t live in these large cities,” she said. “A lot of writers want to focus on beauty of Colorado, and I wanted to do something different. Colorado Springs isn’t rural anymore, but I like exploring suburban areas. A large part of [the town] is poor—there’s a big gap between the haves and have nots. I wanted to showcase what it’s like for someone who grew up poor.” The roots of Animals Eat Each Other can be traced to Nash’s time studying under author Tom Spanbauer in Portland, Oregon. Spanbauer, a former student of legendary editor Gordon Lish, is known for his novels and being the man who taught Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk how to write. These days an MFA in Creative Writing seems to be the rite of passage for any aspiring fiction writer, but Nash never went the grad school route. For two years, she studied under Spanbauer’s tutelage at his Dangerous Writing Workshop and blossomed as a storyteller. He was the first to tell her to elaborate on the short story that became her debut novel. Nash did not have a literary agent when Animals Eat Each Other was picked up. Michael Seidlinger, co-publisher of Civil Coping Mechanisms Press, asked her if she had anything he could...
...potentially publish. She sent him an unfinished draft, and he passed it along to Dzanc Books, where he also happened to be working. They liked what they read and signed her soon after. On a whim, Nash moved to Fayetteville with her husband in 2017 upon the urging of friends who lived in Northwest Arkansas. Currently, she balances her writing and editing with taking care of her infant daughter. Look for her most recent work at LitHub, Volume 1 Brooklyn and drDOCTOR. For aspiring writers, Nash has one word of advice—endure. “If you get rejected, it sucks, but keep trying,” she said. “Persistence and perseverance are number one, even over talent, which does play into a lot. In our modern world there’s so much niche for people to access different styles and types of writing, it shouldn’t stop you from being able to find a place for your place of work.” W W W.IDL E C L A SSM A G.C OM
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Markia Herron’s quest for a quality hat led to her make one herself. Now, she has her own line with customers worldwide. HerronHats. c o m IG / HerronHa t s Words / Kody Ford Photos / Heather Canterbury Markia Herron has a thing for hats. Finding one that worked with both her style and her dreadlocks proved tricky, but once she did, she was hooked. “Hats are a piece that stick out,” she said. “When you look at a hat, that’s the first accessory you see. You don’t really pay attention to their clothes. You can wear it with whatever you want. My style is simple and plain so I wanted to have something that stood out and made a statement. I like to dress well. Style makes you feel good. That’s the thing about the hat, that’s my style.”
In the years Herron spent earning degrees at University of ArkansasPine Bluff and University of Arkansas-Little Rock, she purchased between 15-to-20 hats all with one common denominator—they weren’t very well made. The reason for this eluded her and sparked her curiosity. When Herron took a job in a small town in Kansas, she found herself with a lot of time on her hands. She began an online quest to find a durable, stylish hat—an Internet rabbit hole that led her to where she is today. Herron estimates there are around 30 hat stores in the United States but only one in Kansas: Hat Man Jacks in Wichita. Then while traveling for work in Manhattan she swung by JJ’S Hat Center and purchased her first high quality hat, which she proceeded to dismantle and reverse engineer. “This isn’t a trade where I can go to someone and say ‘teach me to make hats’,” she said.
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“There’s no apprenticeship. You could get lucky if you moved to California and maybe there’d be apprentice opportunity. But what I did, I don’t regret it any of it because I do what I do now.” Herron estimates she constructed 100 hats before she felt she had a firm grasp on the craft and was comfortable selling her wares. She launched Herron Hats in May 2017 and since then has grown her international customer base to including celebrities such as R&B singer Anthony Hamilton, who has purchased several. What sets Herron’s hats apart is her attention to detail. Since she handcrafts them, she has the opportunity to give them unique touches you can’t find from the big names like Bailey’s or Goorin Brothers. Hat making is a complicated craft, it takes at least six weeks to create a custom piece. Sometimes she burns or distresses...
...the hat to give it character. Recently she has begun adding fabrics to the underbrim. She is launching an additional ready-towear hat line this summer. They will still be homemade, but from a set collection of set styles. “When you get a handcrafted anything, whether an artist has painted a picture or anything else that’s handmade, you’re dealing with the craftsmanship,” she said. That craftsmanship costs a premium price, but her fans have embraced it, often with many people coming back for multiple pieces. This devotion to her work is what really inspires her. “The biggest thing is that when people like my work, it gives me the push to keep moving forward,” she said. “When it comes to particular designs, I can’t even pinpoint what sets my soul on fire. What I do is I listen to people’s ideas. It’s crazy how many ideas they throw at you. It’s like embedded in my brain. At some point, I’ll go back and revisit them to see how it’ll work in a hat. So people really do it for me.”
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Through the privelege of my experience confidence, and the historical knowledge of my craft: I now have the ability to see past the beautiful. Anyone can capture a moment, but not everyone can destory a great photo in order to create a memorable image. I have learned to be impressed by stillness, colors, abstractions, and courage. I now lean into what truly calls me.
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KEN ON KEN ACTION Rob Gordon / Fayetteville Ro b ertPG ord on .c o m IG / @robgordon87 “In this body of work, Delta, I am using family vacations to my great-grandfather’s cabin in Delta, Ontario, as a conceit to examine the transition from adolescence into adulthood and the onset of bipolar disorder. The vacations acted as an escape from a tense home life with an alcoholic father and serve as checkpoints during my adolescence. The photographs engage the aesthetics of the present to create a bridge to the past. By cobbling together the visual detritus of my childhood in constructed photographs, I am exploring the aesthetic and emotional impact of these fragments on my life and practice.”
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GEOMETRIC LANDSCAPE VIII Esther Nooner / Fayetteville Est herN oone r.c o m IG / Esthermacynooner
BALLOON STUDY #1 Charles Henry James / Little Rock Ch a r lesH enryJa mes.com IG / CharlesHenryJames “The idea in this studio setup was to evoke the varieties of sexuality/ sensuality in a humorous way, while still maintaining the sobriety of the black and white format.”
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SELF-PORTRAIT FROM WAITING SERIES Heather Younger Morton / Fayetteville Morton- Young e r.c o m IG / Youngerheather
UNTITLED David Arteaga / Fort Smith D a vidArtea ga .tv IG / davidarteaga
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MOON JAR, HELD / TOP LEFT Anthony Kascak / Fayetteville A ntho nyka sca k.co m IG / Akascakstudio “I am referencing the ‘vanishing mother’ photographs from Victorian family portraits. Instead of a child I am holding a moon jar, a symbol of my Korean identity. I disguise myself within camouflage to humorously reference the geographic area I currently live in: I subvert the masculine mossy oak motif and allude to covert imagery that has the viewer re-imagine hidden mother photographs in context to a more personal cultural identity.” SELF-PORTRAIT MASHUP / TOP RIGHT Chuck Dodson / Hot Springs IG / ChuckDodson SKINSCAPE 14 / BTM LEFT Erin E. Gardner / Fayetteville E rinE Ga rdner.co m
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SPRING IN THE DELTA / ABOVE Beverly Buys / Hot Springs
VANISHED EXPRESSIONS #6 / ABOVE Kristoffer Johnson / Rogers
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AT THE EDGE OF THE UNKNOWN Ian Campbell / Batesville I a nCa mpbel lP hoto.com
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SHIFT IN PERSEPECTIVE | STREET JOY / TOP RIGHT Heather Canterbury / Little Rock Hc a nt er b ur y.c o m /S t re e t j o y IG / hcanterbury FIDO OF NAZARETH AND THE QUEST FOR WAFERS / BTM LEFT John Sykes, Little Rock Sy k esA r t . c om IG / Psykograph “This piece combines my Cold War upbringing and my distrust of institutions. And my tremendous affection for Winston, my late great dog.” ANNA / BTM RIGHT William Clift / Fayetteville IG / Willamclips
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REEDS IN MAINE Linda Harding, Little Rock Linda H a rd ingP hotogra phy. com IG / LindaHarding3
TRANSFORMING KNOTS Suzannah Schreckhise / Fayetteville Suz a nna hSchreckhise.a rt “My intent was to present a symbolic visual representation of an abstract meditation of dissolving knots or anxiety in my stomach...I envision the viewer looking at the progression of the knots disappearing as the viewer breaths and becomes aware, then visualizes the anxiety leaving their body.�
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DAUNTLESS Jenn Terrell, Bentonville J ennTerrel l . c o m “This photo is of a very beautiful trans-woman. She embodies the word dauntless. She is fearlessly who she wants to be and there is something so beautiful and inspiring about that.”
MOTEL BLUES Matt White / Little Rock IG / MattyWhite17
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BUCKVILLE Aaron Brewer / Hot Springs AaronBrewerPhoto.com IG / AaronGrewerphoto365
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I REMEMBER THE DAY, BUT I HAVE FORGOTTEN HER FACE Jessica Craven / Batesville J essi c a C ra v e n S t u d i o .c o m
AL / MEN WITH EARRINGS SERIES / LEFT John Rankine / Eureka Springs JohnRa nkineArt.com
COTTONMOUTH AND CHRISM Robbie Brindley / Hot Springs IG / RobbieBrindleyPhoto
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PAGIINS Rival Colors / Fayetteville R i v a l Colors.com
BILL WITH BLUE EYES Bill Rector / Little Rock
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BREATH OF WAR / LEFT Raymond Ulibarri / Eureka Springs IG / Raymond.Image.And.Design
MUD AND THUNDER / RIGHT Brandon Markin, / Little Rock Br a nd onMa r k i n .c o m
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STAFF PICKS
The following pages are staff selections from some of the many great entries we received.
PUDDLE / TOP LEFT Carolyn Guinzio / Fayetteville C arol y nG ui nzi o .Tu m b l r.c o m ARIKA / RIGHT Tanja Heffner / Fayetteville Ta nj a Heffner. c o m IG / Tanjaheffner
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MEMORIES THAT YOU CALL / BELOW Stephanie Parsley, Little Rock Stepha niePa rsleyPho to .c om IG / StephanieParsley
DIVA BLUE / ABOVE Jeremy Mason McGraw / Eureka Springs G l ob a l Im a g e Cre a t i o n .c o m “This was for the second project Gina (Gallina) and I did together called #Yarnolutionary. Gina’s concept was to make an entire French revolutionary ball in white, pink and light blue. I made a number of really random sizzle videos to promote the event while confusing people about it at the same time. Gina spent a year working on the gowns and it was set to happen with a reception at the Pressroom followed by a crochet ball at 21c. Unfortunately, a huge snow storm shut the town down adn we were never able to reschedule the party. One of the dresses did end up being displayed at 21c for several months.”
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STONED BARBIE / ABOVE Sophia Odelia Bauer / Fayetteville
UNTITLED / BELOW Kai David D. / Fayetteville
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FISH AND SMOKE / ABOVE Sage Duke / Little Rock
WATERCOLOR WILLOW / BELOW Eli Vega / Eureka Springs
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UNTITLED / RIGHT Jay McDonald / Fayetteville Ja y - Mc D onal d . c o m ASKING FOR A FRIEND / BELOW Nathan Duncan / Fayetteville IG / NathanDuncanPhoto
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CYCLICAL INFERNO / ABOVE Lauren Rae / Fayetteville IG / Festi.Faces.Photography
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JUSTIN MOORE: THUNDER ON THE MOUTNAIN / BELOW Meredith Mashburn / Springdale M a shbur nPho to .co m