Who won?! The jury is in…
Congratulations to Moss Rock Festival’s design competition winners! You continue to surprise and amaze us with your creativity and talent. Nature of Cake Expo & Tasting Presented by Baptist Heath Centers, H Life – Hoover’s Magazine, Shelby Living Jurors Chef Matthew Lagace, Bellini’s Ristorante & Bar Scott Stephens, Montevallo University, Professor of Art and Chair ...
my dream of wanting to design textiles
Moss Rock Festival ECO SPOTLIGHT BLOG SERIES Cotton & Quill Why is running an environmentally conscious business important to you? To me, running a business and offering a product that is 100% American made while keeping suppliers/manufacturers local is one of the best things a business can do for this country during this tough economic ...
responsible stewardship of our natural resources
Moss Rock Festival ECO SPOTLIGHT BLOG SERIES Energize Alabama, Site 221 Why is running an environmentally conscious business important to you? Energize Alabama is a grassroots effort (read – unfunded) to build a constituency for energy efficiency and renewable energy policies and programs in Alabama. We’ve got to start demanding that our political leadership get with the wave of ...
Cole-Tyson Land & Garden Design
Moss Rock Festival ECO SPOTLIGHT SERIES Cole-Tyson Land & Garden Design Why is running an environmentally conscious business important to you? When you look around and expect that this is a common cultural priority, we are unfortunately forced to realize that only a very small percentage of businesses craft business plans that consider the Natural ...
The nature of industry: sculpture by Michael Fernambucq
Moss Rock Festival ARTIST SPOTLIGHT SERIES Michael Fernambucq, Sculpture What artists have influenced you? Its not so much any particular artist themselves or their works that influence me but more their persistence & drive that pushes & drives me. My greatest source of inspiration is nature for nature holds a great deal of subtle wisdom that one ...
Working on waste reduction and recycling efforts since 1973
Moss Rock Festival ECO SPOTLIGHT SERIES Alabama Environmental Council Why is running an environmentally conscious business important to you? The Alabama Environmental Council (AEC) recognizes the positive link between a strong economy, a clean environment, and a healthy, proactive citizenry. By working for a healthy environment with an emphasis on clean air, efficient and renewable energy, ...
Loose interpretations of landscape – Carolyn Warren
Moss Rock Festival ARTIST SPOTLIGHT SERIES Carolyn Warren, Painting What artists have influenced you? I am influenced daily! As an art teacher I am always searching for new, fun art projects for my students. And my students inspire me, as well as challenge me. What exposure to art as a child influenced your career path? ...
Every piece of wood is different
Moss Rock Festival ARTIST SPOTLIGHT SERIES Craig Showronek/Lula Woodworks, Wood What artists have influenced you? Though always a creative person, it was a few years into a life changing experience a decade ago that the true artist in me finally came out. My wife Lula is the inspiration for all I do. I chose the ...
“steampunk inspired” jewelry
Moss Rock Festival ARTIST SPOTLIGHT SERIES Max Dawson, Jewelry What artists have influenced you? I have always liked and admired Jackson Pollock. Much like some of my work with gears, they can sometimes look like they’re just thrown together randomly, but if there is one mistake, one gear or watch hand out of place, I have to scrap ...
Patterned ceramics to paintings of lily pads. Susan Gordon’s art is even getting some Hollywood play!
Moss Rock Festival’s ARTIST SPOTLIGHT BLOG SERIES: Susan Dennis Gordon, Painting & Ceramics What artists have influenced you? Willem de Kooning, Lynda Benglis, and George Baselitz. Also my mom. She doesn’t really think of herself as an artist, but she has a super sharp eye. Maybe even better than mine. What exposure to art as ...
Kevin Irwin’s clay squirrels are nut hoarders!
Moss Rock Festival’s ARTIST SPOTLIGHT BLOG SERIES: Kevin Irwin, Clay & Glass What artists have influenced you? Gaudi was my first big influence when young and the ancient Egyptian art I saw at the Met. I always did art as far back as I can remember, painting rocks, drawing in the sand, making candles, wood ...
The Bees Knees
Moss Rock Festival’s ECO SPOTLIGHT BLOG SERIES: Jefferson County Beekeepers Association Why is running an environmentally conscious business important to you? As an organization of local beekeepers, promoting environmentalism comes naturally. A healthy environment = healthy honey bees! The health of our honey bees is one of the first indicators of whether we are engaging ...