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Artist: Chris Meeks Exhibitor: Sentinel
Record
Artist Bio: Born in 1971, in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Chris Meeks began drawing and painting at the age of 4. He wrote and illustrated his first comic book at the age of 9 in third grade, drawing out 10 copies of the same book and holding it all together with Elmer's glue. He graduated from Hot Springs High School in 1990, and went on to attend Arkansas State University, Garland County Community College and Henderson State University, with the help of several journalism and art scholarships. In 1993, at GCCC, he received 1st place for "Best College Paper Cartoon" through the Arkansas College Journalism Awards. In 1994, he received 1st place national honors form the Columbia Scholastic Journalism Awards for best political strip and 4th place for overall portfolio while attending Henderson. From 1996-1998, he illustrated the comic book series "Inmates" for the independent publisher, "Delta Comics." He resides in Hot Springs with his lovely wife Sandy and his 9-year-old son Zac. He is currently employed as a graphic designer for The Sentinel Record and does freelance work as well. Artist Interpretation: "This chair's design was inspired by my son, Zac's, love for Outer Space. He studies science and space as a hobby and is fascinated with the stuff. "I decided to take his love for space and use it for the design but also take the old world view of heavenly objects such as the moon, comets and sun and give them a little personality. "Zac was also an exceptional consultant for the design of the planets on the side of the chair to make sure that I got it right." |
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Title:
Sun Chair
