Creative Talents

Trease Sears- co-author

Trease Sears is a wife, mother of five, Executive Director of the Sow One Foundation and a published author. She developed a passion for writing while in college. Since graduating with her Masters in Organizational Leadership, she has published one book, The Art of Becoming One: A Spiritual Journey toward Oneness.
Summer 2015, she decided to share her passion for the arts and writing with a group of children, where they creatively collaborated on a project called, World Changers Superheros, which will be published November 2015. Trease will publish her second book, 365 Days of Thanksgiving, December 2015.

Eddie Dean Hix- Artist/Illustrator

artisteddiedean.com

My name is Eddie Dean Hix, and I guess you could say that I've always had an eye for art. In fact, art has been my profession for nearly 20 years. I am also a union painter in Indiana where I reside with my wife and 3 children.
I spent much of my childhood drawing for myself as well as other neihgborhood friends and classmates. While others would fantasize about what they wanted to do when they grew up, I always knew my future was in art.
As a teenager, I aspired to one day work for a West Coast Airbrush Store. As often as possible, I would visit the West Coast Airbrush store located in Greenwood to gain any knowledge I could about both the art and business aspects of the establishment. Through hard work and determination, I eventually was owner and operator of the very store I idolized as a young man.
I owned the store for many years, but decided to move on to projects that were less retail and more meaningful. When i am not at my current vocation, I work on my own paintings and original pieces using not only airbrush, but any medium that calls for the effect of the specific piece I am working on. In addition, I am currently illustrating a children's book as well as my own based on my family.
My ultimate goal is to share my visions and life experiences with the world through my website allowing anyone and everyone the opportunity to see what I see, and to be able to attain a piece of my art -MYSELF- that they can share with their circle of life. My need to create art is as essential to me as a tree desperately needing the earth in order to thrive. Without art, my soul cannot survive. My mission is to share my undying love for art with the world.

Marcus Williams- music producer

Marcus Williams started his music career with his group Legacy, playing the drums. His career included going on tours with groups such as: Switch, The Gap Band and O'Brian. His group was signed to Motown records in the early 80s. There, Marcus mastered his song writing and recording skills by working with various artists on the label. He continues to write, produce and record for up-and-coming artists. Marcus has his own recording studio called JOINTSTAR WEST

Anthony Strom- Art Director/ Website Designer

Tony Strom is a freelance Graphic Designer, Website Designer, and an Illustrator. His love for drawing began before he could write his name. Starting at the age of 10, Tony put himself through elementary school by selling his drawings to his class mates.
His love for art and design began later after highschool when he studied Architectural drafting, and Graphic Design. But as technology changed and the Internet arrived, Tony took a leap into the world of web design and coding.