{"id":219355,"date":"2023-08-16T11:00:51","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T16:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cupsespressocafe.com\/?p=219355"},"modified":"2023-08-17T11:05:53","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T16:05:53","slug":"justin-mayfield-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cupsespressocafe.com\/justin-mayfield-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Artist Justin Mayfield Talks Cups &#038; Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Flowood-based artist Justin Mayfield, Cups was a turning point in his career. While showing at the Fondren cafe, he discovered the work of other artists in his area and was inspired to deepen his connection to the community around him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019m now getting more invested and involved in the community,\u201d he said, \u201cand that\u2019s really because of Cups. It offers a really integrated way of getting artists and the community to work together.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_219356\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cupsespressocafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/BCB4A977-2C29-48AA-B43B-E08205E2CC1B-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-219356\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-219356\" src=\"https:\/\/cupsespressocafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/BCB4A977-2C29-48AA-B43B-E08205E2CC1B-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Justin photo\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-219356\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pictured above: Justin sits next to a display of his ceramics.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, Justin spends his time between digital drawing, ceramics, and photography.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And while each medium has its own creative process, Justin says critique is one of the best ways for him to improve across the board.<\/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: 50%;\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-219355 gallery-columns-2 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\/justin-mayfield-interview\/2a3452a4-9c79-4747-a78a-bcf814236987-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cupsespressocafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2A3452A4-9C79-4747-A78A-BCF814236987-1-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cupsespressocafe.com\/justin-mayfield-interview\/34c38752-ad73-49e0-bcfe-687daa84f9d8-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cupsespressocafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/34C38752-AD73-49E0-BCFE-687DAA84F9D8-1-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHaving a space with people that you regularly interact with is a lot more conducive to an artist\u2019s success,\u201d he said. \u201cI like that community aspect and that close culture at Cups. You can get feedback and see how it makes people feel. I\u2019ll see people that tell me they use my cups every day and it&#8217;s great.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Justin credits Cups for new artistic connections\u2013some of which have grown into thriving friendships.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI get introduced to a lot of different people here,\u201d he said. \u201cI met two guys last week that I now hang out with. I also met a guy who works as an audio engineer and cinematographer that is now in my network. We often collaborate and work on projects together. Cups really brings creative minds together.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_219361\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cupsespressocafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/BAB4E251-E3FD-49CB-93B4-BF6C9EB51841-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-219361\" class=\"wp-image-219361 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cupsespressocafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/BAB4E251-E3FD-49CB-93B4-BF6C9EB51841-300x261.jpg\" alt=\"Painting photo\" width=\"300\" height=\"261\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-219361\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pictured above: Landscape painting in progress.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To any local artists wanting to have their art displayed at Cups, Justin had this advice to share:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIf you\u2019re looking to put your work on display at Cups, know what you\u2019re selling, know your market, and reach out and talk to some of the managers. Find a clear space that\u2019s visible and have a display that\u2019s inviting. Price accordingly and don\u2019t stop at Cups. Go to markets, go to comic con, go to local events. Get involved in your community.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be sure to stop by Cups in Fondren or Cups in the Quarter to see what new items of his are available! <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flowood-based artist Justin Mayfield credits Cups for furthering his career and deepening his connection to the community around him. <\/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-219355","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\/219355","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=219355"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/cupsespressocafe.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219355\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":219364,"href":"https:\/\/cupsespressocafe.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219355\/revisions\/219364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cupsespressocafe.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=219355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cupsespressocafe.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=219355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cupsespressocafe.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=219355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}