Resident of the Lower 9th Ward. Single Mama of a 1 year old named Otis Waters! Folk Artist inspired by community members and blues/soul musicians of the past. Recently selected for Jazz Fest Gala 2024  Featured Artist as well as the Juke Joint Festival in Clarksdale, MS. Selected for many exhibits in the French Quarter at the Old No. 77 Hotel. 

Describe your art in three words. Vibrant-Funky-Bluesy

What do you love the most about creating art in New Orleans? What particular part of your immediate environment, in your neighborhood specifically influences your work?

I love the grittiness and the colors that New Orleans brings, especially living in the Lower Ninth Ward. I get inspiration from New Orleans' natives and the fearless children running around my block. I love talking with my neighbors who knew New Orleans before Katrina. People of New Orleans are vibrant and unique, which my art expresses.

Describe your creative process. Are there any rituals or rites of passage you exercise before you begin a new piece?

I constantly have Blues music blaring throughout my house, car or bike. I hear a good lyric, I imagine a painting, I think about it in my head for a week or two. And when the timing feels right I do it... hours later painting might be done... or I need to stop, or I will go too far. I will come back to the painting to finish maybe a day later or even a month.

Where do you draw inspiration?

Music, the architecture of New Orleans, the Mississippi Delta, Soul Food, Second lines, conversations with strangers, my students, nature, my Mom, my Dad (I will often him feel him in the room with me while I paint)

Who are your artistic influences or gurus? Mary Proctor

In New Orleans, art and music go hand in hand. What type of music, band or song lyric best describes your work? I think we covered this one, Delta Blues always and forever! Where can we find you when you are not creating art? Walking along the Levee, in the swamps, in a thrift store, on my porch, on my neighbor's porch, in the kitchen (believe it or not, this Northerner knows how , gardening, servin),

Where can we find you when you are not creating art?

In the swamps, on the Blues Trail, visiting gravesites of past musicians, out on adventures with my broke best friend, my son. 

What is your favorite time of day/day of the week/month of the year? I like evenings, that golden hour before the sun goes down towards the end of October on a Saturday.

All works listed online are available to be viewed at Where Y’Art Gallery by appointment. 

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