@mikewindy art and @alliehorick sat down at the Center for Arts and Social Practice at TSU for a marathon three-hour chat that felt like we were just starting to scratch the surface of Allie's practice. We talked about who has permission to tell collective stories, how she arrived at making sculpture, her background of environmental art, our possible shared genealogy, quilting, following the matriarchal line and a whole lot more. Please dive into Allie's practice on her Instagram or www.alliehorick.com

#alliehorick #drawingsouthpodcast #drawingsouth #mikewindypodcast #soilquilt #quilting

Tile Art: Kith and Kin installed at Coop September 2025 photo by mikewindy

@mikewindyart and @willhoge sat down in his studio and had a great conversation about fear of success, being proud of other artists, alchemy vs. science in the studio, not selling your soul on purpose(or accident), rock n' roll mattering to kids again, the time and place for reverence, and generally how what we do as artists is important and a whole lot more. If you don't yet know Will's work or haven't listened in a while, dive into any of his FIFTEEN studio albums or go see him live and think to yourself, "If there's a better rock band than this, I would like to see them!"

#willhoge #drawingsouthpodcast #drawingsouth #mikewindypodcast #rockandroll

Tile Art: Sweet Misery Record Cover from Will's Instagram

@mikewindyart and @swoonhq had a great conversation about Daytona Beach, how awesome Florida is in general, failure, trauma, writing, imposter syndrome and it's cousin rookie syndrome, and her incredible Sibylant Sisters story with a corresponding oracle deck that she used to give me a reading! We hope you'll give this episode a listen and dive deep into Caledonia's creative practice. It is vast!

#swoon #sibylantsisters #drawingsouth #drawingsouthpodcast #caledoniacurry #mikewindypodcast

Tile Art: pincushion heart from Sibylant Sisters Oracle deck and Swoonhq Instagram page

@mikewindyart made some tacos for @lisabubert Monday night and after a lovely dinner that had a nice long chat about writing, lore, mythology, integrated practices and a whole host of other things! We hope you give it a listen and please dive into Lisa's writing on Longreads or her website lisabubert.com

Tile Art: selfie from Lisa's Instagram

#drawingsouthpodcast #lisabubertwriter #lisabubert #drawingsouth #mikewindypodcast

It's our Birthday! The Drawing South Podcast turns 100 episodes today and there is was only one conversation that was worthy of this special milestone! @mikewindyart sat down with @winwinmitch at their kitchen table and talked about being creative around each other for over 30 years! We hope you will give it a listen

Tile Art: Felted Creatures made by Windy and photographed on our piano by mikewindy(we talk about that too!)

#windymitchellart #drawingsouthpodcast #drawingsouth #mikewindypodcast

@jolieepix exhibit "The Conflict" opens this Saturday December 6th @watkinscollege WAG gallery at the Packing Plant from 3-9pm. She and @mikewindyart had a chance meeting @arcadearts in February during his residency and they've both leaned into that luck of broadening their art ecosystem. This was a great conversation about photography, grief, addiction, and religion that we hope you give a listen to!

Tile Art: from Jolie's IG and in her new book "The Conflict"

@mikewindyart and @lisabachmanjones sat down in her solo show @electricshedtn and talked teaching, being an artist who educates, how her job as a baker helped her become a teacher, curating cafe shows, being the only artist in a family, and learning the new language of sculpture. We hope you will give it a listen and dive into her practice on her Instagram page or in person the next time she is in a show.

#lisabachmanjonesart #mikewindypodcast #drawingsouth #electricshedtn #drawingsouthpodcast

Tile Art: Chore from her solo show "Around" at Electric Shed from her IG page

@mikewindyart has known @kimradfordart for over twenty years—we met taking Painting 2 with the legendary Lisa Houha in the old Trahern Building at Austin Peay State University back in the late ’90s.

Since those days in Clarksville, Kim has literally painted her way into Nashville’s visual identity—becoming one of the city’s premiere mural artists. Her work has graced @grimeys walls for album campaigns for The Black Keys, Valerie June, Joni Mitchell, Billy Strings, Lilly Hiatt, Brandi Carlile, Allison Russell… and iconic local landmarks like Mitchell Deli and the famous Dolly mural @the5spotnashville

We talk about:
💥 Always hustling & betting on yourself
🎯 Why passion projects matter (especially early on)
🧩 Being a one-woman show
🤖 And wrestling with how & why to use AI as an artist in 2025

Proud to call her a friend, colleague, and inspiration all these years later.

#KimRadford #MuralArtist #NashvilleArt #WomenInArt #PublicArt #ArtCommunity #PassionProjects #OneWomanShow #ArtistHustle #AIandArt #AustinPeay #TrahernStories #DollyMural #MusicAndArt #VisualStorytelling #ArtistSpotlight #mikewindyart #drawingsouthpodcast #mikewindypodcast #drawingsouth

Tile Art: From Kim's IG of Dolly at 5spot

Whew! This was a great conversation with @Ithekennedy owner and director of @sheetcakegallery and @mikewindyart about the ethos of Sheet Cake the gallery and the cakes, how awesome Memphis is, David Onri Andersons fantastic exhibit, one of the great gallery couches ever, the "tackiness" of transparent pricing, and SO much more. We hope you give it a listen #sheetcakegallery #laurenkennedy #drawingsouthpodcast #mikewindypodcast #artpodcast

Tile art: from www.sheetcakegallery.com

@mikewindyart and @m.wilky only knew each other from Instagram but in this conversation it's hard to tell. They jump right into the crux of why Melissa is making, ambition, community, and so much more. We hope you'll give it a listen!

#melissawilkinsonart #drawingsouthpodcast #drawingsouth #mikewindypodcast #artpodcast

Tile Art: Pink Satin 2025 from Melissa's IG

Y'all! This was such a great conversation with Wesley Hall @pizzadadcomic on instagram and @mikewindyart Turns out they have a lot of folks in common from @apsuartdesign

His practical and artistic advice is downright professorial and we hope you give it a listen!!!

tile art-Pizzadadcomic still from IG video

#pizzadadcomic #wesleyhallart #drawingsouthpodcast #drawingsouth #mikewindypodcast #artpodcast

@mikewindyart and @paulbehnkepaintings recently had a great conversation about his long winding road to his current studio practice. We stop along the way to talk about relevance, "The conversation", grief, and the importance of community. We hope you will give it a listen

#paulbehnkeart #drawingsouth #drawingsouthpodcast #mikewindypodcast

Tile Art- "The Mummy" 2025 from Paul's IG

@mikewindyart and @thejasonmoran had a great conversation about Jazz, Art, Teaching, and Skateboarding. If as Jason says The Gonz is Charlie Parker then who is @rodneymullen ? He talks about the joy and calling of teaching and playing with former students(is there such as thing as former) like @sullivanfortnerjr the night before!

We talk about his collaborations with Joan Jonas @broadcove and #adrianpiper and more. Whether you're an art nerd or a jazz nerd or a combination of both we hope you give it a listen and join us as warriors as creatives in this world that needs us all more than ever. #jasonmoran #drawingsouth #drawingsouthpodcast #mikewindypodcast

Tile art: Install photo of Drawings in Jason Moran "Black Stars: Writing in the Dark" https://massmoca.org/event/jason-moran-black-stars-writing-in-the-dark/

@mikewindyart and @omaribooker sat down for a nice dinner and conversation last week. They talked about how that met through a @childdefender1973 funded project when mikewindy was teaching at Maplewood High School. They have stayed in touch for over a decade and this conversation highlights that friendship, mentorship, and respect of each other as artists in the Nashville Art Ecosystem and beyond as Omari's exhibiting all of the United States including his great exhibit currently @elephantgallery We hope you give it a listen. #omaribookerartist #drawingsouth #drawingsouthpodcast

Tile Art: "Be" from Omari's IG and recently exhibited @centerforartandadvocacy in Brooklyn

For almost a year @mikewindyart and @mandyrogershorton_studio had studios next to each other @arcadearts. This allow for many conversations about art, music, parenting, teaching, and art. We recently found the time post residency to have a nice long chat and uncovered a very interesting connection about our grad school experiences. We talk about her practice and how she is slowly becoming more and more comfortable in it and a whole lot more. We hope you will give it a listen.

#drawingsouthpodcast #drawingsouth #mandyrogershorton #mikewindypodcast

@mikewindyart and @devindrake_ sat down at TSU's Center for Arts and Social Practice for a long overdue conversation.

Over three hours we covered a lot of ground. Taking consistent time to recharge, how to appropriately price your work, the positive power of social media, and so much more.

We hope you will give it a listen. If you don't yet know Devin's please dive in!

Episode Tile: Ratlin' 'Round from his IG and currently on view @juliamartingallery exhibit COWBOY KITCHEN curated by @hand.wings

@mikewindyart and @dylanccamp had a nice loooooong chat recently at the Center for Arts and Social Practice at Tennessee State University. We talked about Instagram as a tool, her time in NY as a fashion model, her recent breakthrough in her work, letting more and more of her authentic self be seen, and how Nashville does have a cultural district, it's called North Nashville. @dunsonart who walked by a few times during the episode used to have the longest episode at 3:14minutes but alas it is now Dylan's crown at 3:15minutes. We hope you will give it a listen #drawingsouthpodcast #drawingsouth #dylancampart #mikewindypodcast #artpodcast

@mikewindyart and Dr. @lisawilliamsonart had a PROPER long chat. We had connected WAY back through @numberincmagazine but this time we got to dive into her journey through undergrad, grad, and PHD programs, her recent ARCTIC CIRCLE residency, and the founding of the @shapeshifter_art_school We cover a lot of ground over almost 3 hours but WHEW...we hope you give it a listen and please dive into her work #lisawilliamsonart #drawingsouth #drawingsouthpodcast #artpodcast #shapeshifterartschool #mikewindypodcast

Tile art: photo by Lisa from her Instagram page

@mikewindyart and @ken.coomer recently had a nice long chat at his Cartoon Moon Recording studio. We talked about his allergy to becoming a dinosaur in his professional life and how that is rooted in his deep curiosity and love for music and his obsession with recording studios and the process of recording records. We hope you will give this conversation a listen and please dive into Ken's body of work at kencoomermusic.com

#kencoomermusic #kencoomer #drawingsouthpodcast #drawingsouth #anodyne #mikewindypodcast

Tile Art: portrait from Ken's website

@mikewindyart met up with @robbyhecht at @coopgallery to talk about writing songs, the beauty and grit in his singing voice, what people mean when they say Nashville is a ten year town, and how to get better at archiving what we are both up to in the world. We hope you give it a listen, and we hope you will check him out @americanafest Friday September 12th at 9pm @citywinerynsh

Tile art- Poster from @americanafest and Robby's IG

#robbyhecht #drawingsouthpodcast #drawingsouth #mikewindypodcast #americanafest #musicpodcast