I make art that I care about and by using assorted scraps, and salvaged materials, and making something beautiful out of them, I can encourage a different perspective—that bits and pieces are always capable of coming together to be made into something brand new. May your eyes be ever-opened to the inspiration piled within your junk drawer.
I have a background in theater design, and love working with materials of all types, in two and three dimensions. My current project is an Alphabet of Mythological Creatures, which I hope to make into a children’s book one day soon!
I am primarily a hip hop dancer but I do all styles of dance. I’ve danced in music videos, on semi pro/professional dance teams and create choreography. I am also a singer/songwriter and published model. Check me out on Instagram @itstierraokayy.
For as long as I can remember, I have not had a mind’s eye – the ability to visualize. This aphantasia has created an interesting relationship with visual art. For many years, I relied on photography to record and tell the story of what’s around me. However, after a hand surgery left me unable to use an SLR camera, I took a friend’s dare to pick up a paintbrush. The planets and starscapes that have emerged gnaw at the edges of my memory in a way that seem to tease with what is just beyond conscious reach. Since I am not able to visualize what I’m trying to paint, it’s a matter of just trusting what appears. These days, I work primarily in paint, though I occasionally still work with photography and the written word. You can see a little of everything I do at @tinytall on Instagram, or on my website.
Kevin Breen is a writer and editor. He earned his MFA in creative writing from Eastern Washington University. He has read submissions and provided editorial support for Willow Springs Magazine, Willow Springs Books, and New England Review. Currently, Kevin works as the assistant editor of Latah Books. His own fiction is often set here in the Inland Northwest.
Ifong Chen is a Spokane-based photographer offering wedding, engagement, and family photography throughout the PNW and around the world!
Jiemei Lin is an illustrator born in Hangzhou, China, currently living and working in the Inland Northwest, Washington State. Jiemei Lin works with both digital media and traditional media such as watercolor, pencil, oil, and mix media. Lin’s works frequently take on themes of individual and cultural identity with a keen eye for design and color. Lin’s mission as Illustrator is to represent and communicate with young audiences from underrepresented groups in her visual language. Lin believes that in her world of illustration everyone deserves to have their story told and that every relationship begins with kindness and love. Jiemei Lin has been transferring her illustration works into public art, you can find her murals throughout the cities of Spokane and Pullman, WA.
Spokane Arts partnered local musicians with local filmmakers to create original work in support of their favorite local businesses! This project was funded with Spokane County CARES Act dollars through a Greater Spokane Inc. grant.
I personally represent the Spokane street chalk art scene and Spokane street music scene.
Juno is from South Korea but lives and works in Spokane, WA. He is a part of an emerging artist collective that manages studio and gallery space, “Yes Is A Feeling” in downtown Spokane. Though he works primarily with painting and sculpture, he explores what these mediums can mean. Juno will earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts at Eastern Washington University in 2021.
Amanda Howard-Phillips joined the Spokane Symphony in 2003 and became principal second violin in 2008. Originally from Bainbridge Island, Washington, Amanda began violin lessons at four years old and made her solo debut with the Bainbridge Orchestra at age eleven. Amanda received her bachelor’s degree from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where she studied with Camilla Wicks, and her master’s degree in violin performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music, studying with David Updegraff. She has studied chamber music with many prominent chamber musicians, including Mark Sokol, Peter Salaff (of the Cleveland Quartet), the Cavani Quartet, Paul Hersh, Ian Swensen, Bonnie Hampton, and Clive Greensmith (of the Tokyo Quartet). She has been awarded fellowships to study at the National Repertory Orchestra and the International Festival-Institute at Round Top, and won first prize in the Pacific Chamber Symphony Concerto Competition in San Francisco, playing the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto.
Do you perform in a group that needs a new twist added to a favorite song? Want something which works better for your instruments or suits your style? Have an idea for a melody or words in need of some finishing touches? Or maybe you want to perform new music that nobody has ever heard? I can help you find a new path with your music. Let’s explore new musical territory & take a road less traveled to new places.
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