{"id":216890,"date":"2022-06-08T15:42:13","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T20:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cupsespressocafe.com\/?p=216890"},"modified":"2023-05-31T12:18:36","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T17:18:36","slug":"staying-creative-with-cups-an-interview-with-local-artist-green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cupsespressocafe.com\/staying-creative-with-cups-an-interview-with-local-artist-green\/","title":{"rendered":"Staying Creative With Cups: An Interview With Local Artist Green"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_218944\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cupsespressocafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-218944\" class=\"wp-image-218944 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cupsespressocafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image1-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-218944\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Multimedia visual artist Green<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jackson-based multimedia visual artist, H.I. Green, says Cups made them feel like they had been \u201cawakened again\u201d and considers the cafe a go-to place for getting inspiration for new artworks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Green, the creative process starts with the title.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThinking of a title is the start to everything most of the time,\u201d Green said. \u201cHearing weird, random quotes from people\u2019s conversations at Cups can really help with title-building.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-216890 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cupsespressocafe.com\/staying-creative-with-cups-an-interview-with-local-artist-green\/stuck-in-my-head_-green-room-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/cupsespressocafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Stuck-in-my-head_-Green-room-1-300x232.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-216891\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-216891'>\n\t\t\t\tGreen&#8217;s painting &#8220;Stuck in My Head: Green Room&#8221; \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After selecting a title, Green then drafts the \u201clook\u201d or overall aesthetic of the artwork through journaling, and then works with acrylic paints and oil pastels to bring the vision to life. Cups has played a vital role in the initial drafting and brainstorming process of Green\u2019s work since their undergraduate days.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMany a sketch was done at Cups on late nights when I had sketches due the next day,\u201d Green said. \u201cAs an undergrad, I would come and do homework or sketch during my favorite barista&#8217;s shift and we&#8217;d talk about art I was working on and catch up. It was nice to talk to people that I don&#8217;t normally talk to about my work.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-216890 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cupsespressocafe.com\/staying-creative-with-cups-an-interview-with-local-artist-green\/no-1-burn-pile\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cupsespressocafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/No.-1-Burn-Pile-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-216893\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-216893'>\n\t\t\t\tBurn Pile No. 1\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cupsespressocafe.com\/staying-creative-with-cups-an-interview-with-local-artist-green\/no-2_pastpeak-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cupsespressocafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/No.2_pastpeak-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-216894\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-216894'>\n\t\t\t\tBurn Pile No. 2\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cupsespressocafe.com\/staying-creative-with-cups-an-interview-with-local-artist-green\/no-3_pastpeak-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cupsespressocafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/No.3_pastpeak-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-216892\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-216892'>\n\t\t\t\tBurn Pile No. 3\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Green has since had their work displayed at Cups in Fondren. Their work \u201cLooking Forward to It,\u201d an acrylic and oil pastel on canvas, garnered a huge positive response on social media, and represented a revitalization of the artist\u2019s vision and confidence.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOnce \u2018Stuck in the Green Room\u2019 sold, I had all of this space,\u201d Green said. \u201cI started forcing myself to sketch a lot more and journal a lot more. \u2018Looking Forward to It\u2019 came out of a sheer need for painting and to get myself to do art again since it had been a minute since I had done a really good, finished piece.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Green says that being able to show their work at Cups, without the stress of commission, also allowed them to feel more connected to their community and prepare them for graduate school.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHaving my work displayed at Cups allowed me to be more confident in people seeing and looking at my work,\u201d Green said. \u201cCups helped me feel like my art had a place in the community\u2026It felt nice to have something displayed and to see that people were enjoying it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To any local artists wanting to have their art displayed at Cups, Green had this advice to share:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cCome prepared. Lay out your pieces and see which one fits the vibe. And don\u2019t forget to make name cards for your pieces!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">H.I. Green is currently applying to graduate schools and continues to create artwork and visit Cups for inspiration and their go-to Honeybush fog with oat milk. Be sure to follow them on Instagram (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/h.i.greenn\/\">@h.i.greenn<\/a>) for updates on their latest work!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jackson-based multimedia visual artist, H.I. Green, says Cups made them feel like they had been \u201cawakened again\u201d and considers the cafe a go-to place for getting inspiration for new artworks.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2171,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-216890","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-arts"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cupsespressocafe.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216890","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cupsespressocafe.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cupsespressocafe.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cupsespressocafe.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2171"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cupsespressocafe.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=216890"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/cupsespressocafe.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216890\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":218945,"href":"https:\/\/cupsespressocafe.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216890\/revisions\/218945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cupsespressocafe.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=216890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cupsespressocafe.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=216890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cupsespressocafe.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=216890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}