Meredith Mashburn Photography

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11/13/2024

I can’t say enough about the world food championships. I had so much fun. I can’t wait for final table. I am so excited about next year. I have met some of the most remarkable people in the field! World Food Championships thank you for trusting me to capture these great amazing moments!

10/31/2024

The new website is live! Thank you .marketing.studio . Check it out https://www.mashburnphoto.com/

10/31/2024

Check out the new blog post and my latest “Wild Rising” image, featuring Caite Ramos.

Explore the artistic journey of Caite Mae Ramos & the 'Human Nature' series by Meredith Mashburn. Engage with nature through photography.

10/24/2024

New work!

“Wild Rising” “Caite and The Oak Knoll” by Meredith Mashburn Photography

Caite Mae Ramos (b.1991, Springdale, Arkansas) is an Oglala Lakota multidisciplinary artist who is interested in observations of the natural world and human interactions with it. For almost three years their work and research has centered around a remnant prairie and savannah in South Fayetteville, Arkansas called The Oak Knoll.
Caite began researching on the site looking to deepen their knowledge of Andropogon gerardi ‘Big Bluestem’ a tall grass that is native to the area but also native to parts of the ancestral homelands of The Oceti Sakowin and where their dad grew up in South Dakota. ‘When I walk into a tallgrass prairie, Big Bluestem is always the first to greet me-face to face. It’s oriented perpendicular to the land just like us in our human form. Seeing its presence in Northwest Arkansas really validated my presence here, connected me with who I am, and taught me about place and resiliency through the lens of a wildly overlooked grass.”
Working with The Oak Knoll for specific artworks led to Caite sharing the space as an extended classroom to their foundations class at The University of Arkansas. They linked each of their students to a plant species to research and create work from as a way to share the local history of what this land used to look like and form relationships with what is now. Caite believes sharing these stories and plants is a way to protect and care for the land.
Being in conversation with botanists in the area has been integral to learning these spaces and the relationships formed are inseparable from the work Caite has made:
Jennifer Ogle introduced Caite to The Oak Knoll and the scientific methods of research through The University of Arkansas Herbarium. Sarah Nunn traveled with Caite to other remnant prairies and taught them how to responsibly gather and press specimens. Samantha Heller shared her expansive knowledge of native plants and ability to ID them. “Learning plants with these women has been a formative part of life and practice- they’re so generous with their time and knowledge and always with their own flavor of humor and wit. Their individual love for the prairie and ongoing work continuously pushes me to be a better human and artist.”
Caite’s work directly inspired from The Oak Knoll remnant prairie savannah: “Remnant’s Observed’, ‘Remnant’s Rest’, and ‘Passing Through’ can be viewed at caitemaeramos.com.

10/24/2024

“Wild Rising” print number 3 “Caite and The Oak Knoll” Caite Mae Ramos (b.1991, Springdale, Arkansas) is an Oglala Lakota multidisciplinary artist who is interested in observations of the natural world and human interactions with it. For almost three years their work and research has centered around a remnant prairie and savannah in South Fayetteville, Arkansas called The Oak Knoll.
Caite began researching on the site looking to deepen their knowledge of Andropogon gerardi ‘Big Bluestem’ a tall grass that is native to the area but also native to parts of the ancestral homelands of The Oceti Sakowin and where their dad grew up in South Dakota. ‘When I walk into a tallgrass prairie, Big Bluestem is always the first to greet me-face to face. It’s oriented perpendicular to the land just like us in our human form. Seeing its presence in Northwest Arkansas really validated my presence here, connected me with who I am, and taught me about place and resiliency through the lens of a wildly overlooked grass.”

10/24/2024

SUMMER CAMP | This chocolate treat tastes like nostalgia, from the toasted chocolate marshmallow and graham cracker mousse, to the drizzle of salted chocolate fudge and ginger marshmallow ice cream. It will have you dreaming of sitting by the fireside.

Photo: Meredith Mashburn Photography

10/24/2024

I am not sure when my love of prairies happened. It came to me in a dream I suppose. My mind wonders these days and I find myself there, among the tall grasses with the breeze blowing through my hair. I try to squint my eyes and view these acres as a vast landscape full of life. I see cute little quail families running through the tall grasses and the sky punctuated with dragonflies. Stay tuned for my next “Wild Rising” series being released this week featuring the prairie lands we should all be protecting!

10/22/2024

Check out “Human Nature” Arsaga's Mill District until New Year’s Eve!

10/18/2024

I wanted to say a special thank you and shout out to and of for all of your support! Though closed for the season it is a must visit for spring! I love how “Sacred Hollow Farm” turned out as the second print release in my new series “Wild Rising” Stay tuned for more about and their inclusion in my new series.

10/18/2024

There are so many people I want to thank for the beautiful outpouring of love and support I felt yesterday at my artist reception for “Human Nature.” I got love struck by the crowd and forgot to say thank you to everyone who has helped me and supported me through this journey. Thank you to and for hosting the event and showing my work. Thank you to all of the family and friends who came out in support. My heart is full.

10/17/2024

Today is the day! I am so excited about the debut of my “Human Nature” series this evening 5-7pm. Join me tonight in celebration and reflection of our interconnectedness of life, love and the journey towards healing and balance.