We recently connected with Taylor Faulkner and have shared our conversation below.

Taylor, appreciate you joining us today. Let’s start with the story of your mission. What should we know?

Being an artist means more to me when there are more people involved. I enjoy supporting other artists in my community, by showing them love on the old instagram, learning more about their practices (and sharing my own), and trying to collaborate to make a show or a piece of work that much better.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers

I’ve always been interested in the arts. One of my oldest memories is drawing with a purple crayon. Drawing, and dry media has always been my favorite, but I like to test out different materials. I think it keeps my mind fresh, and also brings about a new perspective on old mediums. You can’t grow with out stepping away from what you feel comfortable doing, and different materials can help with that growth. Being an artist in Charleston can be hard. People expect a marsh scene, a painting of a church, or the infamous rainbow row, but that’s not my style. I think there’s a hidden style in the Charleston art scene, and I’m so stoked to be a part of it. Younger contemporary artists are pushing themselves to be seen in the stark la de da setting, but there aren’t a lot of places to show their incredible work. That’s why, we work together. As I mentioned before this community of misfit Charleston artists work with one another, to open group exhibitions wherever they can find an affordable space.
One of my loves is surfing, and I like to create pieces inspired by the surfers around me. The low country isn’t too well known for it’s surfing, but damn are we a stubborn bunch. Constantly looking for hurricane scraps, or any scraps the water will throw our way. To me that determination, and love for the sport is like no where else, and I am honored to be able to draw from that.

Have any books or other resources had a big impact on you?

I’ve always loved children’s books, specifically Roald Dahl, and Bill Watterson. For fine art I’m obsessed with Fritz Scholder. And for the surf/ skate film and mixed media art definitely Thomas Campbell.

Have you ever had to pivot?

I moved around a lot as a kid, and on one of those moves, my parents got divorced. I was able to really turn to art during that time, and put my energy into creating things.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.tfaulknerart.com
• Instagram: @t.faulkner_art