Artist Spotlight

Tex Crawford is a trailblazer in the Athens, GA art scene, known for his bold metal sculptures that blend rugged industrial vibes with intricate details. Crafting from recycled materials, his pieces make a statement and leave lasting impressions.

He brought his distinctive flair to this festival by designing the iconic Fox logo for the FoxSaid Festival.

Noah James Saunders has lived and worked in Athens GA as a full time artist for the past twenty four years. His sculptures have traveled far - exhibited as a finalist in the global Luxembourg Prize arts competition, in various museums and galleries, and most recently at the New Creature Comfort Brewery in Los Angeles, where he was its first artist in residence, and at the Gloria Delson

Contemporary Arts gallery in Downtown Los Angeles.

Come see the official unveiling of his latest piece on display inside the Cotton Press Gallery

Experience Peter's artistic journey from the very start as he creates a new art car at FoxSaid Fest.

A lifelong nature-lover, Peter took a job as a naturalist for the Sandy Creek Nature Center in Athens, GA in the mid-1980s. It was here – as he began leading children’s workshops and decorating his new workspace – that his love for nature would find an artistic outlet in painting.

The natural world provides a constant source of creative inspiration for Peter, whose range of work includes one-of-a-kind birdhouses and animal-shaped dulcimers, as well as bright and happy paintings of animals, created in his signature dot-punctuated style.

Peter’s work can be found in the permanent collection of Savannah Georgia’s Telfair Art Museum and in Baltimore’s American Visionary Art Museum.

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* Peter Loose photo credit Jason Thrasher

Krysia Ara has covered her hometown of Athens, GA with colorful and cheerful mosaics, and recently has crossed the county line into Watkinsville, with two adorable mosaic play sculptures in Harris Shoals park. Krysia’s public art projects often involve community, including her ongoing mosaic lightpole base project. Project Ginkgo already includes 20 mosaics all over downtown, but 24 seems even better! Krysia needs more ceramic ginkgo leaves and she will be hosting a community art event at FoxSaid Festival to help make it happen. See you there!

Steve Sweetser is well-known around town for his kinetic art sculptures, including the famous 'Tree of Oneta.'

Steve’s “Howlin Art” van is painted with chalkboard paint, which he will bring to the event. We will provide plenty of chalk for kids to draw their favorite woodland creatures on the van.

Originally from Kings Mountain, North Carolina, Will Eskridge attended the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, School of Visual Arts/Savannah and earned his B.F.A. in Interdisciplinary Arts from San Francisco Art Institute in 1999. With a father as a veterinarian and an artist mother, Will’s affinity for animals and art began when he was in pre-school. Eskridge’s work is in both private and public collections in Athens, Atlanta, Raleigh, Nashville, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, China, Germany, Italy, Ireland, and Switzerland.

Will has roamed the southeast, setting up shop in Charleston, SC, Kings Mountain, NC and Nashville, TN settling on Athens, GA in 2006. He works as a full-time artist and muralist specializing in outcast animals like bats, coyotes, and snakes in fun, bright colored party atmospheres. Eskridge resides in Athens, GA with his wife, their son, and their gang of dogs and cats. Along with art, Will also drums and plays guitar in various musical projects.