What kind of artist are you?
I work in several different mediums. And I am always looking for new mediums to work with. I paint. I draw. I am a photographer; both chemical and digital.
Where are you from?
Born and raised in Shreveport. I have spent time away. Several years as a child in St. Louis. Several years in my 20’s in Northern California, Chico exactly. In 2000 I moved to Ruston where I attended school for 2 years, studying photography. I returned to Shreveport in 2004.
What’s our favorite place/thing to do in the SBC?
I mostly spend time by myself and create my art.
What’s your favorite color?
I think the concept of a favorite color is silly as all colors have a use.
What was the first piece of art you ever completed?
I have been making art for as long as I can remember, but I can not remember making my first piece of art.
If you had unlimited funds, what would you do?
Buy a plot of land, build a house and studio and make whatever art I want to.
If you could be any animal what would you be?
I am already the animal I want to be. Why desire to be anything different than I already am. To do so would be to deny who I am. We should be more accepting of ourselves.
What does being an artist mean to you?
To have an overwhelming desire to create.
How, if at all, has the SBC artistic scene changed while you’ve been working within it?
I have seen the area slowly open up and become more accepting to various forms of art that previously would not have been seen here.
When did you know you wanted to be an artist?
I did not become an artist, I have always been an artist.
Did you have any idols/role models that helped facilitate this dream?
I wouldn’t call it a dream. It just is. There are people in my life, past and present that have made a larger impact in my life than others. John Bowden, Debbie Hollis, Camille Jungman to name a few.
What words of advice would you give to young – or old – people pursuing an artistic life?
Don’t let anything stop you. Just make your art. Constantly strive to improve. Take advice from the ones you look up to.
What do you hope people feel from look at your work? Gain? Experience?
I make art for myself. If someone likes it, they like it. If they don’t, then they don’t.
What do you like on your hamburger? Or are you vegan?
I am just glad to have food to eat. I don’t worry too much about what is on the hamburger.
SEE MORE
WHERE: ARTSPACE, 710 TEXAS ST., DOWNTOWN SHREVEPORT
WHAT: DOCTOR BLOOD’S LIBRARY MACABRE EXHIBIT
WHO: JASON IS ONE OF EIGHT NWLA ARTISTS CHOSEN TO CREATE THEMED SECTIONS
HIS FOCUS: CASE OF CHARLES DEXTER WARD
PLUS, VISIT HIS FACEBOOK PAGE.