Art by 3.14

04/09/2026

Tended
Trey Thompson
24x30, Acrylic on canvas

Places like this don’t stay this way on their own.
What looks untouched is often the result of quiet, ongoing decisions—what gets removed, what gets protected, what never gets the chance to take over. Not once, but repeatedly. Season after season. The kind of work most people will never see, and rarely think about.

There’s no marker for it.
No sign that tells you it’s working.
Just a landscape that still looks like itself.

It’s easy to believe places like this are permanent. That they’ll hold together without us. But they don’t. Left alone long enough, something else moves in. Balance shifts. What was once familiar disappears without much notice.

Someone decided this was worth keeping.

02/27/2026

Top 3, all-time, favorite tree.

02/10/2026

Pending
Trey Thompson
18 × 24 — Acrylic on Canvas

This building sits on the site of what was once a busy shopping center, long since emptied but never fully erased. A few years ago, plans were announced for redevelopment — a promise of renewal, activity, and return. Since then, nothing has changed.

The space remains held between what it was and what it might become. This painting reflects a community caught at a hinge point: divided between the desire for growth and the fear of losing what feels familiar. It asks what happens to a place — and to the people in it — when progress is promised, but never pursued.

02/09/2026

01/19/2026

Halfway Station
Trey Thompson
24 × 36 — Acrylic on Canvas

Once one of the country’s last operating Greyhound stations, this building welcomed people arriving for visits, reunions, goodbyes, and fresh starts. For many, it was the first place the city met them.

Today it serves a different purpose, but the role remains the same: a threshold between where someone has been and what might come next. It reminds us that community is shaped not only by who we are, but by how we welcome those who arrive.

01/09/2026

"If It’ll Help You"
18x24
Acrylic on Canvas

I met this man briefly and didn’t have the time to stay long enough to learn much about him. I asked if I could take his photo and paint him.
He paused, then simply said, “If it’ll help you.”

This painting holds that moment — not the details of his life, but the generosity of the exchange. A small, unremarkable kindness, offered without expectation, and carried forward.

12/10/2025

Such a cool thing to be a part of!

10/24/2025

Big thanks to everyone who stopped by Havner's Frame Shop — you made the night special.

This piece, Sanctum, is about remembering a time when the dark still felt safe — when a nightlight’s glow and a cracked door could hold the world together, and mystery itself could be gentle.

10/20/2025

Sneak peak of a brand new piece created specifically for the "Dark" community show at Havner's Frame Shop! See the rest Thursday night @ 6!

07/10/2025

Update: Good news, bad news.... the bowl I glazed turned out great! Unfortunately, there was an issue with one of the glazes that kept this piece from being food-safe and won't be available for auction.

HOWEVER, you can still support the Jackson, TN Parks and Rec Bowls for the Hungry event by bidding on one of the other beautiful bowls either online, or in-person next weekend. Support a great cause and take home something amazing!

06/11/2025

Spent the evening glazing a bowl for Bowls for the Hungry. Happy to contribute to such a worthy cause! Now, for the exciting part: seeing how this glaze transforms in the firing!