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Mary Ann Cox, who lives in Crawford, incorporates her artwork into her seasonal style. This year, she compiled winter and holiday paintings and printed a small booklet to send to loved ones. (Photo/Maia Capuano)

Mary Ann Cox, who lives in Crawford, incorporates her artwork into her seasonal style. This year, she compiled winter and holiday paintings and printed a small booklet to send to loved ones. (Photo/Maia Capuano)

Artist combines love of painting, color with Christmas decorations

Maia Capuano
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Mary Ann Cox uses vintage elements, such as Christmas cards, and handcrafted pieces, such as a holly painting, to decorate for the holidays.   Cox has transformed her home into a merry oasis through her creativity and artistic abilities.
Kristan Ryan, owner of ArtGirl's Out Loud Art Gallery in Lexington, explains the story behind one of her pieces on display. Though much of her work is political, Ryan said her art advocates for suffering men, women and children. (Hannah Freeman/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Kristan Ryan, owner of ArtGirl's Out Loud Art Gallery in Lexington, explains the story behind one of her pieces on display. Though much of her work is political, Ryan said her art advocates for suffering men, women and children. (Hannah Freeman/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Ryan builds followers through her portraits

Hannah Freeman
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
WATCH: ArtGirl fights for freedom with her paintings In the quiet of downtown Lexington, Kristan Ryan — known locally as ArtGirl — is turning pain into powerful portraits.  “I think it’s really even more important for me to paint things that I feel help people who are suffering,” Ryan said.
Tracy Massey smiles while hugging her horse Traveller at her home in Arnoldsville, Georgia, on Aug. 28, 2025. When creating her small business, Gallop and Glaze, Massey was inspired by her love for horses and used Snickers (left) as a model for the horse galloping in the Gallop and Glaze logo. (Photo/Emily Adams)

Tracy Massey smiles while hugging her horse Traveller at her home in Arnoldsville, Georgia, on Aug. 28, 2025. When creating her small business, Gallop and Glaze, Massey was inspired by her love for horses and used Snickers (left) as a model for the horse galloping in the Gallop and Glaze logo. (Photo/Emily Adams)

Massey’s Gallop and Glaze Studio: Where ceramics and horses meet

Emily Adams
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Tracy Massey married her two favorite things — art and equestrian life — when she started Gallop and Glaze Studio in November 2024. “They try to tell you to kind of go to a little niche, and my niche was the horses,” Massey said. “And so I've been trying to combine and do equestrian art.
Crawford Pizza employees Elizabeth Russell (left) and Caitlin Hartrum stand in front of the restaurant’s mural earlier this month. Russell, who lives in Crawford, and Hartrum, who lives in Lexington, said it helps welcome people to the county. (Margaux Binder/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Crawford Pizza employees Elizabeth Russell (left) and Caitlin Hartrum stand in front of the restaurant’s mural earlier this month. Russell, who lives in Crawford, and Hartrum, who lives in Lexington, said it helps welcome people to the county. (Margaux Binder/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Mural gains popularity: Phrase on side of Crawford Pizza welcomes visitors to city

Margaux Binder
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Every day for almost a year, a large mural has greeted those who drive through downtown Crawford.    The mural’s bold, white letters — “It’s nice to have you in Crawford Georgia” — stand out against the red brick on an exterior wall of Crawford Pizza.
Jason Booth, owner and luthier of Deadwood Guitar Co., constructs a deadwood guitar at his shop in downtown Lexington. (Photo/Michael Johnson)

Jason Booth, owner and luthier of Deadwood Guitar Co., constructs a deadwood guitar at his shop in downtown Lexington. (Photo/Michael Johnson)

Deadwood guitars provide sweet sound for their fans

Michael Johnson
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Jason Booth's guitars come to life from locally sourced pieces of dead wood, leading to a one-of-a-kind sound for each instrument.
Fester Hagood performs at the No. 3 Railroad on Jan. 14th with Pickled Holler and Julie Gribble. His next Mojo Confessional Songwriter Showcase is scheduled for Feb. 11. (Submitted Photo/Julie Gribble)

Fester Hagood performs at the No. 3 Railroad on Jan. 14th with Pickled Holler and Julie Gribble. His next Mojo Confessional Songwriter Showcase is scheduled for Feb. 11. (Submitted Photo/Julie Gribble)

No. 3’s monthly showcase celebrates local songwriters

Izzy Wagner
Thursday, January 25, 2024
The warm lights from the interior of No. 3 Railroad Street illuminate the empty street. Inside, a sizable crowd gathers to attend the first Mojo Confessional Songwriter Showcase of 2024, a night of original music by local artists.
Artist Mary Ann Cox, who works on a new pastel still-life at her studio during the Art Crawl, took advantage of the event to meet new folks.

Artist Mary Ann Cox, who works on a new pastel still-life at her studio during the Art Crawl, took advantage of the event to meet new folks.

Crawl introduces county to artists

Nimra Ahmad
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Painter Mary Ann Cox moved to Lexington in 2019, right before the pandemic, so she wasn’t able to meet as many people as she would have liked. So last week’s Art Crawl was an opportunity to make acquaintances and new art patrons.
Well-known artist Rebecca Wood stands at the door of her Lexington home, one of many downtown Lexington locations on the Art Crawl on Saturday. (Megan Fitzgerald/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Well-known artist Rebecca Wood stands at the door of her Lexington home, one of many downtown Lexington locations on the Art Crawl on Saturday. (Megan Fitzgerald/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Art Crawl on tap for Saturday

Lily Baldwin
Saturday, October 8, 2022
Three years — and one week later — the Art Crawl returns to Lexington.   The event, which had been on hiatus because of COVID-19, was scheduled to be held last Saturday, but organizers postponed it to Oct. 8 out of precaution when Hurricane Ian was predicted to move through Northeast Georgia.
An original painting by Cheryl Washburn titled "Corvid-19" is a depiction of the artist's difficulties during the height of the pandemic. Washburn's work will be featured at the Art Crawl in Lexington on Saturday. (Submitted Photo)

An original painting by Cheryl Washburn titled "Corvid-19" is a depiction of the artist's difficulties during the height of the pandemic. Washburn's work will be featured at the Art Crawl in Lexington on Saturday. (Submitted Photo)

Art Crawl returns to Lexington

Lily Baldwin
Thursday, September 29, 2022
The artists in Oglethorpe County will have a chance to gather as a community and share their work this Saturday, Oct. 1. After a three-year hiatus, the second annual Art Crawl will return to the downtown Lexington area.