March 24, 2026
How to Commission a Mural (Without Getting It Wrong)
Public art can be one of the highest-impact investments a small town makes. A well-executed mural doesn’t just beautify a wall—it becomes...
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April 4, 2023
How to Experience the Outdoors in Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville today is very different than Knoxville in 2005 when I graduated from the University of Tennessee. Back then, Market Square was...
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February 16, 2023
A Work of Street Art: The Best Murals in Nashville
As Nashville continues to grow, so does its street art scene. Murals are everywhere in Nashville, and travelers come from all the world over...
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September 24, 2021
A North Alabama Fall Road Trip to the Shoals
Every few years, my cousins and I get together for one epic weekend of exploring, card game marathons, cocktailing and just enjoying each...
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August 9, 2021
How to Get More Work as a Muralist
One of the first questions I always get when people outside of the public art world find out that SVV and I run a nonprofit devoted to...
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October 23, 2020
Whiskey, Women + the Black Lives Matter Mural in Nashville
The mural in Nashville was set to be our grand finale for Walls for Women. We perfectly timed it for the artists to finish up on the evening...
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September 29, 2020
Senderos: The Biggest, Boldest Mural in Maryville, Tennessee
It was a stroke of convenience that we had a mural installation going on in Knoxville at the same time we did in Maryville, as the two cities...
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September 11, 2020
Honoring Knoxville’s Place in the Suffrage Movement through Paris Woodhull’s Mural
Paris Woodhull came to me via a box of press goodies promoting Porter Flea’s biannual market a few seasons ago. It turns out that I...
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August 31, 2020
Hebe’s Mark on McMinnville, Tennessee and the Mural in Her Honor
Though Hebe the mural was only born a month ago through Jenny Ustick’s creative genius as part of Walls for Women, the story of Hebe the...
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August 14, 2020
How a Mural is Made: The Story of “Wisteria Maiden” in Tullahoma
One of the questions I often get now that SVV and I are in our third year of running a public art nonprofit is: “How do you find an...
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