Earlier this year, I turned 30 — and it gave me an idea for a project.
Treads of 30 is my challenge to complete 30 creative collaborations over the course of the year. The name comes from how I create my artwork: using my wheelchair as part of my process, leaving treads and marks that become part of the work itself.
The project spans visual art, poetry, and music, bringing together a wide range of artists, poets, and musicians for one-of-a-kind collaborative pieces.
Completed Collaborations
- Amanda Rainey — multi-disciplinary studio artist and storyteller. @3paintedmoons_studio
- Lindsay Jow — painter working in pop art, turning everyday objects and cultural obsessions into bold, colorful work. @lindsayjowart
- Maya Sokora — multidisciplinary artist and performer, part of the O.G. #SistaGrrrls collective. @mayasokora
- Ryan Bataillon — Austin-based artist. @ryan_bataillon
- Splat — painter inspired by gutter music, known for expressive figurative and portrait work. @_splatter_brain
In Progress Collaborations
- Bailey Forman — Austin-based mixed-media artist exploring art, animals, and friendship. @jaileybean
- Guru Kozy — artist and co-creator of s.t.r.i.c.t. @gurukozy
- Mary Rochford — El Paso-raised, Austin-based hand-embroidery artist and figurative painter. @mary.rochford.art
- Richard Hall — Austin-based artist exploring reality through painting, currently with three pieces in progress. @pathsoftruthart
- Sam Soper — mural artist and illustrator based in Austin, NOLA-born and Houston-area raised. @samsoper.art
Follow Along
Check back here as the project grows — new collaborations, finished pieces, and the artists behind them will be added throughout the year.
Want to Collaborate?
If you're an artist, poet, or musician interested in being part of Treads of 30, I'd love to hear from you.