Age: 35
Occupation: Stay at home/freelance editorial (mostly) illustrator mama who is opening a local foods cafe (with hubby)
From: Little Rock, AR
What kind of art do you make?
It's mostly combined media, I suppose. A little bit of everything...drawing, painting, collage, cut paper--all mixed up.
What inspires you?
To make art? Life does! It's how I best tell my stories.
As a busy mom who works, what motivates you to make art?
Oh, it's just there. It's me. Like I said, life inspires and motivates me to tell my (and other people's) stories, and this just happens to be my way. Some people are great storytellers, others are writers, and I make pictures.
What's next for you?
Well, My husband and I are opening a local foods cafe in downtown Little Rock. That is, we'll be sourcing our inventory from local farmers and other local businesses. This is a big change for our family and our lives in general, but it's something we've been working on for a couple of years now, and it's something we care a lot about. We've done a lot of catering and stuff like that, so we've made a lot of connections with a lot of the farmers here in Arkansas. And we just started paying rent on a charming little building downtown. Setting up is still in the works, but we're moving along.
I'm still making art too. I have a show at a local gallery here in Little Rock at Gallery 26 in August.
For more info on Corri's Art and her new cafe in Little Rock, AR, see the links below.
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