Artist Statement

Jacoby Hinton
Instagram: @jacobyHintonart

I stopped referring to myself as an artist a long time ago. I much prefer the term creator, as I feel it’s more accurate.  I create things; sometimes beautiful, sometimes weird, and hopefully a little bit of both sometimes. My work is multi-disciplinary; ranging from sketch drawing and painting, to woodworking and sculpture. I wish I could pinpoint for you exactly what drives me to create, sometimes it’s a sense of helplessness in the world, sometimes it’s a sense of belonging, and sometimes it’s because dragons are cool, and the next best thing to riding one is drawing it. All I am really certain of in this world is that my hands, eyes, and mind were meant to be creating things to look at, and I would continue doing it even if I was the only one looking. 

Recent Work

My recent body of work, entitled “Depression Flowers” is a humbling reminder of why I create art.  During one of the most depressive episodes of my life I stuttered and stumbled with blank canvases on my easel.  One day, a vase of flowers that I had gifted my wife a few days before just stuck out to me. I went back to the basics with no expectations of creating something meaningful, thought provoking, or even very good.  I enjoyed it so much.  This series that wasn’t supposed to mean anything, has ended up meaning so much to me.