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Frisbie-Calder was born on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain in Hammond, Louisiana, northwest of New Orleans, but mostly grew up in Maine. She returned to Louisiana 13 years ago to help run the New Orleans Community Printshop & Darkroom and never left. “This is an incredibly creative city,” Frisbie-Calder says. “There is a history of art and crafts everywhere you look, and if you come to visit, you will see art in every corner of the city. When you are starting off, learning the business of art and flexing your own creative ideas, New Orleans is a deeply inspiring place. There is a huge range of artists working in ceramic, metal, textiles, and printmaking here to bounce ideas off of, and I have found the art community to be extremely supportive. I think the hardest thing here is the limited financial support for the arts.” She notes that there are grants available through various organizations, “but considering the amount of talented creatives, it can be a hard way to make a living.”

ARTISTS FRISBIE-CALDER ADMIRES: Visual artist, environmental activist, and educator Hannah Chalew; mixed-media artist and sculptor Elenora Rukiya Brown; printmaker Katrina Andry; and installation printmaker and educator Teresa Cole.

This article was made possible with support from the Windgate Charitable Foundation.