Meet Mark Clark— The Music Man
By Christopher J. Miller~ According to Meloddities Custom Musical Instruments owner Mark Clark, every one of his home-crafted instruments has a name and personality. “They’re not inanimate objects to me,” Mark said of his collection of musical instruments. “I hear them, interact with them, and they’re nicer than some people I know!” Mark’s passion for
Dallas Artist Aron Kapembeza Immortalizes the Female Form in Sculpture
By Christopher J. Miller~ Aron Kapembeza noticed at an early age how difficult life was for his mother. He remembers all she did for her children, from taking them to school to teaching them how to cook, wash clothes, haul water, and hold a job. As an artist, Kapembeza now immortalizes these memories of his
North Texas Jewelry Designer Stretches Creative Boundaries
Metal Mixology by Denise Fletcher By Christopher J. Miller~ How does one go from designing fragrances to creating jewelry? Dallas-based jewelry designer Denise Fletcher, founder of Deda Designs, says the creative process is all about mixing the right ingredients. As a fragrance lab compounder, she learned to follow her inspiration through the mixing and mingling
Rebecca Collins Finds Creative Inspiration In Nature’s Challenges
By Christopher J. Miller | Above photo: Self – Rebecca Collins ~ East Dallas artist Rebecca Collins was always inspired by living creatures. For many years, she earned a healthy income painting colorful pet portraits on commission. But, after watching a documentary about the threat of pollinator extinction, she broadened her focus to include the
Meet Artist Katherine Baronet
Local Mixed Media Artist Finds Inspiration in Poetry By Christopher J. Miller | Above photo: “Dreamscape” ~ “True poetry speaks to me in an inspirational way,” Katherine Baronet says. “My paintings often contain the essence of a poem, not in words but in imagery and emotion.” While the source of inspiration for an artist sometimes
Process of Creating Art Inspires New Ideas
By Christopher J. Miller. As the owner of Rainmaker Advertising Agency, I decided to try my hand at painting and picked up my very first brush in 2001. I had been designing creative work on a computer for years, but I wanted to create something more tactile. I felt disconnected and isolated from my digital
Try This Exercise to Discover a Great New Joyful Career
By Christopher J. Miller, Entrepreneur and Consultant The Fifty+ audience has one incredible gift; experience. There’s no other time in your life when you can combine experience modules from different aspects of your life into a new and eventful career. After all, by the time you have reached 50+ you’ve managed to accrue record work
