shawn marshall

mixed media, photography

Using hand-cut vintage ephemera, florals, figures and objects, Kentucky artist Shawn Marshall constructs intricate worlds and lush “still lives” beneath glossy surfaces. Her resin collage works initially seduce the eye but reveal hidden details and narratives the longer you look. Artist: Born in Richmond, VA, Marshall and her parents moved overseas when she was eight…

mr. hooper

painting

Nashville’s Tim Hooper (aka Mr. Hooper) uses animals and inanimate objects as characters to tell stories in his colorful, surreal paintings. The artist: Born in Nashville, Tim Hooper started drawing the Sunday comic strips at an early age and continued to teach himself to draw. In high school, he discovered underground comic books and thought being…