The Featured Artist section is about getting behind the art to see the artist as a person. Our mantra for this section is: keep it weird, well, unexpected. Who is this amazing window designer, dancer, wordsmith, artist? What are they thinking about these days? What's got them inspired? It's letting us catch a small authentic glimpse of what's on their heart.
February's Featured Artist meets Christian rap artist, Paul Hernandez. Go behind the music to discover the man behind Deeper Things. Meet Paul both as the upcoming musician and connoisseur of rescue animals and life.
Victoria Mikaele’s passion for the arts has given her countless opportunities to travel the world sharing her passion through dance and music. Recently she released her very first EP which was a dream she had for over 10 years. Victoria was born and raised in Kailua-Kona, Hi. in a very creative family which contributed to her love and passion for the arts. She loves to inspire others to reach their dreams no matter how big they may seem.
December's Featured Artist, Philippe Lazro, asks, how do you create art that speaks to things that are a part of the shared human experience while still doing so in a uniquely personal way? In his journey of finding his creative voice expressed through digital art, he finds that during a moment of massive change and uncertainty, the narratives we tell ourselves shape whatever comes next.
This month, B+PC goes spooky, with original hand-drawn art from Ayla Roback & Marisa Buhr Mizunaka, teaming up for their take on comics meet 1940-60s inspired Horror film posters, a mind-meld of creativity.
Shane Grosso’s love of woodworking stems from his father. After retiring from twenty-five years in the Air Force, he’s now teaching but still finds time to create amazing pens.
Aside from pens, our friends, family, and customers love the other products even more. These often take more time and attention but are well worth it. The products I’ve displayed with Bible and Pop Culture are cut from trees that fell in Bossier City or the old Live Oaks that fell on Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana. However, I am blessed with family and friends that find or hold onto logs found around the country.
Our August featured artist is worship leader Philip Oswald! Philip talks us through letting go of the anxiety and pressure of expectation in what we think we’re supposed to be and do. He encourages us to find awaiting peace and fun in letting go in joyful expectation of what God can do in and through us.
Art is a beautiful thing. My relationship with art has always been a struggle between doing what I love and believing it is essential." Featured artist Michelle Noa shares her perspective on using her gifting as an artist for more than money but more as a way of connecting with those who interact with it.
Holly Rutter Games was born and raised in West Virginia and moved to the Panhandle of Florida when she was fifteen.. Holly has been an entrepreneur since birth, selling painted rocks and signs on the side of the road. She put that artistic slant and entrepreneurial spirit to work when she opened Seaglass Beach Cottage in Gulf Breeze, Florida with her best friend and fellow artist Michelle Koa.
Jackie is a bilingual German American military brat who spent her childhood growing up overseas and traveling the world. She is now settled down in a small Texas town with her husband and four children. She was radically transformed just a few years ago and now lives her life to spread the Gospel and share the love of Jesus with the lost.
Our featured artist this month is photographer Meljun “Mel” Picardal, our Art Director. In his feature, he explores Japan in winter through his exceptional and unique perspective street photography.
Born and raised on the island of Oahu, Hokule’a is proud to call this sacred land in the Pacific, her home. Her earliest memories are filled with being drawn to spirituality, exploring creative arts, and finding expression through movement. She studied ballet, contemporary jazz, and hip hop for fifteen years under the direction of Marcelo Pacleb. She currently teaches yoga at Power Yoga Hawaii and is a Display Coordinator for Anthropologie.
Lauren Ladnier: @laurenladnier on Instagram Lauren is a brand ambassador and Instagram queen. She was previously an assistant fashion director for Barneys NY in NYC and also has worked for Teen Vogue, NYLON, and Seventeen. She is an artist through her aesthetically pleasing Instagram feed and colorful, fun photos. Her photos have even been featured in Teen Vogue and on multiple brands’ official Instagram pages! She loves nail art, fashion, matcha green tea, baked goods, and Guy Fieri.
Fran Bussard is an artist living in the Panhandle of Florida.
She grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana and Pass Christian, Mississippi.
Fran arrived in Navarre, Florida with a backpack and a husband who retired from the United States Air Force. Don’t worry, the moving truck made a huge delivery shortly thereafter.
Fran grew up with a big drawing board in her house. Her father was
an artist by profession; sparking her imagination at an early age.
Her mother was a copywriter with a passion for words.
Fran believes the creative spark is an invitation to collaborate with our Creator.
Fabric dyer and artist, Yuzuri Nagai, poignantly explores deconstructing her faith and her questions surrounding God, His involvement in her pain, and her questions in this heart-wrenching poem.