Kettle Head Art is the brainchild of my obsession with tea and my love for Art-making. Since 2009 I've dedicated more and more of my life to the process of creation, working with mediums from oil to acrylic, from plaster to clay. Since 2013 I've filled the majority of my time with painting and connecting artists to one another as a Gallery Director for multiple festivals and pop-up showcases.
As a Gallery Director, I work with events to provide opportunities for up and coming artists to be seen, as well as provide a unique experience and environment for my clients.
As a Live Visual Artist, I provide entertainment and challenge the viewers to step out of their reality and into my surreal visions. Live painting as a performer has taken me all over the East Coast to galleries, festivals, weddings, classrooms, and more.
As an Artisan, my studio is always busy with different projects, both for myself and my clients. During the summer I often run a traveling vending booth filled with artwork and reproductions of my creations as well.
As a Teacher, I offer private classes in subjects ranging from Acrylics to Imaginative Landscaping in Painting.
As a Muralist, I have painted children's rooms, outdoor and indoor walls, decorative detailing and even the hallways of a 3 story Air BnB apartment building. No challenge is too large or too small.
Education:
As a student at both Liberty University and Blue Ridge Community College for a total of 6 years, I have acquired nearly 130 credited hours of higher education, ranging from phycology to education, though most focused in the Fine Arts.
Since then, I've pursued experiences that grow my creative knowledge, such as studying technique under the guidance of esteemed painting masters, and collaborating generously with other fine artists.
In the spring of 2019 I had the honor of attending the "Old Masters, New Techniques" Seminar for visionary painters with Professor Philip Rubinov Jacobson for an intensive mischtechnik program.
in Summer of 2020 I intend to attend another intensive seminar with this master to learn more in depth techniques with Oils.
Life may be your education is you're always hungry for knowledge and willing to see opportunity for growth in all things.
Event Gallery/Live Painting Experience
2019
Mountain Music Festival - Ace Resort, WV - June
Yonderville - Marvin's Mountain Top, WV - July
Fahrenheit Fire and Flow Arts Festival - Elkins, WV - August
The Big What!? - Shakori Hills, NC - August
Pasturepalooza - Berryville, VA - September
Into the Woods - Charleston, SC - October
2018
Flame Festival, La Fayette, GA - April
Kinnection Campout - Spirit Crossing, TN - May
Mountain Music Festival - Ace Resort, WV - June
Fahrenheit Fire and Flow Arts Festival - Schullykill, PA - June
Yonderville - Rixeyville, VA - July
Pasturepalooza - Berryville, VA - July
The Big What!? - Shakori Hills, NC - August
Valley Fusion Festival - Capon Bridge, WV - September
2017
Rooster Walk - Martinsville, VA - May
Sleepy Creek Spring Dig - Berkley Springs, WV - May
Mountain Music Festival - Ace Resort, WV - June
Fahrenheit Fire and Flow Arts Festival - Schullykill, PA - June
The Mad Tea Party Jam - Artemas, PA - June
Yonderville - Rixeyville, VA - June
Pasturepalooza - Berryville, VA - June
Oregon Solar Eclipse - Big Summit Prairie, Oregon - August
Mind Field Music and Arts Festival - Bunker Hill, WV - September
Mountain Run Jam - Sedalia, VA - September
Flashepoint 2017 - Stuart, VA - October
2016
Flame Fest - Georgia - April
Tipper and Friends - Full Moon Gathering - Suwannee Music Park, Fl - April
Fahrenheit Fire and Flow Arts Festival, Schullykill Farm - PA - June
Mountain Music Festival - Ace Resort, WV - June
The Mad Tea Party Jam - Artemas, PA - June
Artscape - Baltimore, MD - July
The Big What!? - Mebane, NC - July
PEX Summer Festival - Camp Ramblewood - July
Rootwire Transformational Arts Festival - July
Go Outside Festival - Roanoke VA - October
2015
Hoopla in the Hills, Pataskala, OH - April
Big Poppa's Spring Ball, Low Bridge Campground, VA -April
Kinnection Campout, The Deerfields, NC - May
Ignite - Spirithaven Farm, Stuart, Va - May
Mountain Music Festival, Ace Resort, Minden Wv - June
The Mad Tea Party Jam 4, Hedgesville Wv - June
The Big What!? Mebane, NC - June
PEX Summer Fest - Camp Ramblewood, MD - July
FarmFest -New Jersey - July
PasturePalooza - Virginia - July
The Werk Out - Ohio - August
Camp Barefoot - West Virginia - August
Mantrabash - North Carolina - September
Creatures of the Night - Kentucky - October
2014
Big Poppa's Spring Ball, Low Bridge Campground, VA - April
Blossoms Blooming Music Festival, Sharpsburg, MD - May
Rooster Walk 6, Martinsville, VA - May
Blackstock Music Festival, Blackstock, SC - May
Freeform Arts Festival, Pottsville, PA - June
Mad Tea Party Jam, Hedgesville, WV - June
The Big What!??? Mebane, NC - June
Pasturepalooza 5, Berryville, VA - July
Rootwire Transformational Arts Festival, Terra Alta, WV - July
F.A.R.M. Fest, Vernon, NJ, -July
2nd Annual Blue Grass Valley Music Festival, Blue Grass, VA - August
Camp Barefoot, Bartow WV, August
Mantrabash Music and Arts Festival, Ferguson, NC - August
Pink Moon Festival 6, Rock Camp, WV - September
Watermelon Park Festival, Berryville, Va - September
2013
The Big What? Festival, Possum Holler, NC.
Gratifly Music and Art’s Festival, Lake Hartwell, SC.
Front Porch Festival, Stuart, VA.
Mantrabash Festival, Ferguson, NC.
Camp Barefoot 7, Bartow, WV.
Pink Moon Festival, Rock Camp, WV.
Hulaween 2013, Suwannee Music Park, FL.
Art Director/Gallery Coordinator
Mountain Music Festival - 2015-2020
Fahrenheit Flow Arts Festival - 2017-2019
Flashepoint -FAI- 2017
Flame Flow Arts Festival - 2018
Pasturepalooza - 2015-16, 2018-19
Yonderville - 2018-19
Exhibitions and Live Events
Kettle Head Exhibition - Featured Gallery - Kreggers at Hand - RVA - January 2020
The Highland Maple Festival - Vendor - March 2015-2020
Collective District Gallery - Live Event - Baltimore, MD - April 2019
The Camel - Featured Gallery - Richmond, VA - March 2018
Ashton's Appalachian Art Show - Featured Gallery - Monterey, VA - Feb 2018
Decemberween -Live Event - PLF - Richmond, VA - Jan 2015-18
Carnival of 5 Fires - First Friday event - PLF - Richmond, VA - Oct 2015-17
Visual Art Journalist - Oregon Solar Eclipse Event - Big Summit Prairie - 2017
Winner of the Masterpiece of the Year Award at the Crystal Chalice Awards in Cumberland, MD 2017
It's a Fucking Art Show - Gallery Event - Long Island NY - May 2015
2nd Annual Young Adults Art - Gallery Event - Monterey, July 2015
The Camel - Featured Gallery - Richmond, Va - February 2015
Artful Dodger - Featured Gallery - Harrisonburg, VA - June 2014
3 Notch Brewing Company - Featured Gallery - Harrisonburg, VA - May 2014
Guerilla Gallery Coordinator - Live Event - Harrisonburg, Va - 2012 and 2014
Live Painting - Polish Ambassador 4 day tour - November 2014
Area 51 presents Alex and Allyson Grey: 2 day tour October 17th - 18th 2014
Area 51 Presents Alex and Allyson Grey: 3 Day tour December 12th-14th 2013
Appalachian Jamwich Featured Artist - Magazine Feature - October 2013.
Blue Nile - Featured Gallery - Harrisonburg, VA - March 2013
Mission Trip, Art Teacher, Myanmar Oct 2012
Highland Public Library featured exhibit, Monterey, VA 2009
Governors School of Studio Arts Installation exhibit, Richmond, VA, July 2007