DMV Rapper Tommy Fly Guy allowed the good guys at The Wall Magazine to join him in a studio session. We met with Tommy in the 757 area while he was recording for a mixtape scheduled to drop in February. Keep your eyes on The Wall for all your Fly Guy exclusives.
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Stephanie Kiah can remember back to when she was in church drawing as a little girl. Now you can find her at Norfolk State University, standing out in her art classes. The Wall sat down with her and talked about where she has been and where she see herself in the future.
TheWallMag (TWM): How did you get started in art?
Stephanie Kiah: As far as I can I remember I’ve been drawing or sketching or doodling little things. And when I was younger, I’d be in church and my mom would give me a piece of paper and a pencil and all through the church service I would just be drawing and people would be looking over my shoulder and over the pew watching me as I drew. My mom would keep all my drawings. So I’ve always been doing it for as long as I remember.
TWM: What’s your favorite medium?
Stephanie Kiah: It’s hard to say but…I would say… I’ve mostly dealt with paintings and also pastels are nice even though at times they’re messy and charcoal and graphite. And that’s mostly what I use.
TWM: What’s your favorite piece, if any?
Stephanie Kiah: I’d say right now, its probably Lemonade Girl. It’s a piece on canvas with acrylic paint.
TWM: What’s your best experience as an artist?
Stephanie Kiah: Hmm…um I don’t know if I can really say what my best experience as an artist is, but I can say that being an artist has brought me many great experiences. I’ve got to go to the CAA conference in Dallas Texas; I got to meet great artists through people I know, through my Aunts, I’ve gotten to meet famous artists. And… just a whole bunch of good experiences have come out of it.
TWM: Is there a point you’re trying to reach with you art? Or you main subject matter.
Stephanie Kiah: Just things that are kind of close to my heart. I know that’s cliché. I tend to incorporate a lot of baby pictures or pictures of people from my family. I also like a lot of antique things.
TWM: Do you have any big plans for the future?
Stephanie Kiah: I was thinking about becoming a museum curator, but as of now I’m not so sure if I want to give up being a studio artist. But I’m currently thinking about that and trying to establish what I’m trying to do.
TWM: Where do you see yourself down the road?
Stephanie Kiah: I’m not exactly sure, but something that has to do with the arts. No matter what I do or what kind of career I choose or profession, I always plan to do my art work on the side.
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For Willie Cordy Jr., painting is a thing of relaxation. The Portsmouth, Virginia native can remember being an artist as far back as third grade. He remembered entering an art competition in grade school and coming up short behind friend. Cordy spoke ecstatically of drawing a cartoon character, and his friend (the winner) just drawing a car. We recently sat down with Cordy and talked about his experiences as an artist.
TheWallMag (TWM): How long have you been painting for?
Willie Cordy Jr.: Since… I think 3 rd grade. Third grade was my first art contest… Man a long time, longer than you were born.
TWM: How did you get into painting?
Willie Cordy Jr.: I don’t know it’s just something I liked to do, I just picked it up. It was relaxing. I could do it at home, I didn’t have to worry about going outside in the cold weather or if I got tired of messing with friends I just stayed in the house and drew. I liked cartoons. My main thing was cartoons. Cartoons are what got me interested.
TWM: Why do you paint?
Willie Cordy Jr.: To relax. I’ve got a lot of things going through my head constantly. Expression pretty much.
TWM: Any big plans for the future?
Willie Cordy Jr.: When I graduate, I want to teach and also I want to open my design studio back up. Before, I had a car accident and lost my studio. I’m doing better now. So when I graduate, and start working again in my field, I want to put my design studio back up. And I want my art work to be known world wide.
TWM: What would you say your best experience in art would be?
Willie Cordy Jr.: I think my best experience was my art taking me places that most people told me I couldn’t go. They said you couldn’t get a regular job messing around with art. I worked in the music business for a while. I did some work for the ‘96 Olympics. I had my own clothing line too. Art has always been my first love. It’s always taken me places. Art has never cheated on me.
TWM: What is your favorite piece, if you have any?
Willie Cordy Jr.: I did a Curtis Mayfield airbrush, but I sold it. I needed money at the time. Overall, I’ve always loved comics. I’ve interviewed for a couple of comics companies back in the early 90’s. I liked that. Comics have always been cool to me. That’s what got it, I didn’t like to read when I was little but comic books helped me out. The rest of the stuff, I think was kind of boring, but the comics got me going. I’ve always loved comics.
Contact Info for the artist : www.myspace.com/highcreator
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