Art Talk with April

April M Harris of Inked April
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Artist advocate and supporter, April M Harris, discusses the deeper fears and obstacles that artists face in the industry and their process. Part vlog and part interview, Listen in on discussions that dive deep into the artist’s heart and mind.

  1. MAR 3

    Interview with Photographer Xavier Adams

    Xavier Adams is a photographer and aspiring cinematographer based in Huntsville, Alabama. Raised as an Army brat before settling in Augusta, Georgia, Xavier graduated with a B.A. in Film/Video Production from Georgia State University in 2020. After graduating, Xavier pursued film photography to flesh out his creativity while working in the public sector. He initially began photography in 2015, but it wasn’t until he started shooting 35mm film in 2021 that it became a full-fledged creative hobby. Furthermore, he views it as an opportunity to build community before returning to the film industry. He primarily operates in a self-made darkroom to develop film and photographic prints. Xavier’s photographs have been exhibited in numerous places, such as the Huntsville Museum of Art (2023), Hartsfield-Jackson Airport (2025), Huntsville City Hall (2025), and “Framing the Future: a Black Photographers’ Gallery” in Huntsville’s Orion Amphitheater (2025).

  2. 07/08/2025

    Interview with Artist Holli Conger Part 2

    Holli Conger is a professional illustrator, found object artist and licensing artist in Winston-Salem, NC. Holli shares her journey through many different creative industries, working with agents, finding the work you would like to make and more!

  3. 07/01/2025

    Interview with Artist Holli Conger Part 1

    Holli Conger is a professional illustrator, found object artist and licensing artist in Winston-Salem, NC. Holli shares her journey through many different creative industries, working with agents, finding the work you would like to make and more!

  4. 06/24/2025

    Interview with Artist Kitty Smothers

    I'm Kitty Smothers and I have been painting portraits and fine art professionally for over 26 years. I live in South Alabama with my husband, two daughters and two dachshunds. I earned a B.A. in Studio Art from Troy University, and later a Masters of Science in Counseling and Psychology. I apprenticed under world-renowned artist Nall Hollis, constructing frames for his intricate paintings and learning drawing and painting techniques. I founded the Pike County Art Guild where local artists collaborate, learn and support one another. I believe the art community should be a place where all artists feel encouraged and cheered on. My artwork started as personal portrait paintings until people began asking me to paint portraits, places and pets for them. I also love painting scenes from around the countryside and gardens. I have a crazy passion for painting and my favorite thing of all is handing over a piece of artwork to a happy client.

  5. 06/17/2025

    Interview with Artist Casey Roberts

    Casey Roberts is textile artist and poet living in Perry County. Trained by artist June Carlton in painting and their great-grandmother in sewing, they started in visual art before turning to garment-making. Their art is informed by growing up queer and remaining in the rural Black Belt of Alabama. Incorporating antique textiles, painted elements, and doll-making into wearable art and more is of particular interest. We are the sum of time: the resilience, the degradation, the patina all testify to a present informed by the past. Textiles are not only a shield from time, but a window into its passage.

  6. 06/10/2025

    Interview with Artist Merrilee Challiss

    Challiss’ circuitous art journey includes working a stint as a window decorator in Berlin in 1992, working with a team to paint endangered species murals for the Center for Biological Diversity in Tennessee and Alabama, and teaching art (mostly drawing) to all age groups. Challiss received a “Window of Opportunity Award” from the Leeway Foundation in 2000, an Alabama State Council of the Arts grant in 2005, was included in the Juror’s Pick / New American Paintings, Southeast Edition 2015. Challiss has exhibited her work in Portland, Oregon and Phnom Penh, Cambodia among other places in the Southeast.. Challiss collaborated with scientist, Dr Rick Strassman, on illustrations for his latest novel, released December 2024, Altered States: A Doctor’s Extraordinary Account of Trauma, Psychedelics, and Spiritual Growth, published by Simon & Scheuster.

  7. 06/03/2025

    Interview with Artist Shawn Fitzwater

    Hi, my name is Shawn Fitzwater, the artist behind Fitz Signs & Murals. ​ Growing up I always enjoyed drawing and sketching. I would draw anything from cartoon characters to design layouts for my dream home. These self-taught skills from a very early age have molded me into the artist that I am today. Never could I have imagined that I would be making a living through art! ​ In early 2018, I decided that I wanted to try and paint a mural on my children's bedroom wall. This was the first time attempting something at this scale and I also had very little experience using a paintbrush! Painting was a whole new world to me as I had always been a pad and pencil kind of guy. I also thought that this would be fun to do as a business, painting kids walls and nurseries because I enjoyed painting colorful characters.

  8. 05/27/2025

    Interview with Artist Yumedyne

    yumedyne is an artist based in Huntsville, AL, whose work is a bold exploration of symbolism, mythology, and raw emotion. They blend street art aesthetics with surreal, dreamlike narratives, using vivid colors, layered textures, and expressive figures to create immersive compositions that challenge the viewer's perception of reality. Their works evoke a sense of mystery, rebellion, and introspection, incorporating cryptic text, iconic imagery, and abstract elements that feel both personal and universal. Whether painted, drawn, or sewn, their style exudes a punk-like DIY energy that is at once chaotic and deeply intentional.

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Artist advocate and supporter, April M Harris, discusses the deeper fears and obstacles that artists face in the industry and their process. Part vlog and part interview, Listen in on discussions that dive deep into the artist’s heart and mind.

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  • Creator
    April M Harris of Inked April
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    79
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright of April Muschara Harris
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    Art Talk with April