“Loved”

A prayer circle outside of the Shelby County Justice System.. Powerful stuff. 

“DifferentView”

Never in a million years would I have imagined that I’d be on the top of a empty building looking out over Memphis leaving my mark with one of the O.G.’s of Memphis street art.

Meeting the Homie has been a game changer for me.. and hopefully our combined efforts will be game changer for the art landscape in Memphis as well.

“My Fellow Memphian”

“TansAndTexture”

Delicate details and muted tones.. A visually appealing combo.

“InTheShadows”

Art can be a lot of things on its own.

But like a sponge it can absorb the surroundings and settings it has been placed in. Turning something light and cheery into something dark and maybe even a little unsettling. 

These works found along the Greenline are beautiful in their own way, but not something you’d want to come across walking in a heavily wooded area after dark.

“BeltlineBodega”

Some of the brightest treasures in Memphis are often hidden in plain sight.

Well, plain sight in inconspicuous areas..

Maybe a mile away from the Liberty Bowl there stands this beautifully decorated corner store in place where if you didn’t have business being in the neighborhood, you probably wouldn’t be in the neighborhood. 

Props to the Beltline Civic Association for making this ‘hood a prettier place.. I’m certain those who walk/drive by it daily have been touched.

I was.

“WiltedRose”

The (once) pride of Orange Mound.. Melrose School. 

The school operated from 1914-1979. It now looms ominously over the adjacent park and community center. 

One part of me understands why things are left to decay like this. Restoration and just regular maintenance costs money and we know how quickly things like this find a place on budget chopping blocks.. But the other part of me… The other part can never understand why things, especially things as historically and culturally significant as this, are left to rot.. in plain view of a community that once regarded it as it’s pride and joy.  

“Drops”

Rain and what it leaves behind can be such a beautiful thing.