Local Artist Round-Up

Local Artist Round-Up

By: Briley Rakow

Mary Kathryn Decker 

Mary Kathryn comes from a family of artists, growing up helping her mother on projects and constantly being encouraged to think outside the box. She describes her art as happy, fun, and colorful, meant to bring joy to the home. Her artwork is largely inspired by nature and the beauty she finds in her life, always making sure she never sells anything she wouldn’t want in her own home. Her work can be purchased through her website, as well as being featured at Oxford Floral and her new storefront in Madison, MS. 

Website: http://www.mkdeckerdesigns.com/ 

Instagram: @mkdeckerdesigns

Eden Flora

Eden, who started her business in 2014 after finding herself burned out from her job as an art therapist, describes her art as colorful, joyful, and energetic. She has painted since she was young, but currently draws a majority of her inspiration from scripture, appreciating the opportunity to learn and teach through her work. 

Website: www.edenwflora.com 

Instagram: @edenwflora

Nicole Lamar 

Nicole has been painting since she was young, largely influenced by a family full of fellow creatives. She loves to use colors that bounce off of each other to brighten the room and usually uses this love to lead the way in her art. Her work is contemporary, light, and full of life. Nicole’s art can be found at Oxford Floral or commissioned through her Instagram. 

Instagram: @nicoleglamar

Jessica Perkins

Creativity has been at the center of Jessica’s life for as long as she can remember and her love for bright colors, nature, and people are the biggest influences for her artwork. She works with acrylics, watercolors, porcelain, and resin to make mixed media pieces that project off of the canvas. Jessica hopes to continue to bring art that inspires the soul into people’s homes moving forward. Her art can be found at Nielson’s, Frock in Batesville, Maxi B. Home in Brentwood, Tennessee, or through her Instagram page. 

Instagram: @jessaperkins

Belle of Yazoo

Hart Kelly Quinn 

Working out of the barn at her farmhouse, which she describes as her “happy place”, Hart Kelly Quinn layers and blends acrylic paints to create colorful, textured, and beautifully messy art. She draws a lot of her inspiration from her strong family roots, creating heart paintings because of her name, southern landscapes that remind her of her family, and even using the name Belle of Yazoo to pay homage to a piece of family land passed down through generations of her family. Her art can be found through her Instagram, at Chaney’s Pharmacy here in Oxford, Gina Diamond Flower Company in Madison, as well as several other retailers in Alabama and Arkansas. 

Instagram: @thedrunkenartist