THE CREATIVES

EAST
NASHVILLE
Participating Creatives

Camilla Spadafino

Artist Studio type: Visual Artist’s Home

Step into the Spadafino home for a festive stop on the East Nashville Creative Spaces Tour! One of the rooms will be transformed into a one-day-only art gallery and gift shop featuring Paint the Town by Numbers kits, Fine yART pieces, and original fine art by Camilla Spadafino. Guests are also invited to enjoy a viewing of the family Christmas tree—sparkling with handmade paint-by-number ornaments and a cherished collection of European glass treasures. In the dining room, Art Beat will offer a delightful variety of giftable art and accessories, making this a joyful holiday destination filled with creativity, warmth, and community spirit.

Caroline Brooks DuBois

Artist Studio type: Writer’s Studio

Visit the DuBois home in the heart of Lockeland Springs! It’s across from Mama Bread, where you can get a hot coffee and baked treat. Chat with East Nashville authors and learn about their process and books. There will be festive literary talk, hot cider, books for sale, and interactive poetry! Caroline Brooks DuBois is the author of two verse novels–and Ode to a Nobody is set in the backdrop of East Nashville after the 2020 tornados. Her novels have received starred reviews from School Library Journal and are both Bank Street Best Children’s Books of the Year.

Also at Caroline's Stop

Louisa Shafia is a chef and author of the award-winning cookbook The New Persian Kitchen. In her online store, Feast By Louisa, she sells Persian foods, ingredients, and cooking tools. Her Persian spiced chocolate bars have been featured in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. Louisa moved to East Nashville from Brooklyn 10 years ago. Her son, Dante, is a third grader at Lockeland Design Center. Louisa is grateful to be part of this vibrant, creative, and welcoming community.

Ashley N. Roth is a West Coast-Raised, Nashville-based writer, educator, and performer. Her work has appeared in The Los Angeles Review, FOXES Magazine, Literary Orphans, Crack the Spine, Jersey Devil Press, and elsewhere. “Adolescent” earned a Pushcart nomination and “The Role” is currently up for Best of the Net. Her multimedia work has also appeared in various exhibits including the Flying Toaster Video: An Art Exhibit Dedicated to the 1990s, Bowiescapes, and Art All Night in Trenton, New Jersey.

Kimberly Dana is an award-winning author, literacy specialist, and founder of Nashville's Thrills and Chills Book Club. Her children’s book Millie and Mina has been recognized by Readers’ Favorite, featured on Today in Nashville, and honored by the Pacific Northwest Writers Association. The owner of too many books and cowboy boots, she lives in Nashville with her husband and spoiled Maltese, Clementine.

Amy Carson is a home baker and the creator behind East Nash Baker, a cozy cookie brand born from her love of baking for friends and family. What started as a simple way to share sweetness has grown into a small but devoted local following. Amy specializes in soft sugar cookies made with brown butter, a touch of cinnamon, and decorated by hand with her signature royal icing designs. She brings heart, creativity, and a whole lot of butter to every batch she bakes.

Jennie Okon

Artist Studio type: Jewelry/Visual Artist Studio

Once upon a time in East Nashville, there was a tiny studio filled with joy. Step into the home of Jennie Okon, a native Nashvillian and avid miniaturist, where whimsical jewelry and art come to life. Get a glimpse behind the scenes as you explore the making of the Minilands: tiny sculpted dreamscapes encased in glass, filled with mythical flora, curious creatures, and glimmering crystals. Enjoy light refreshments as you wander through this enchanted world of miniature wonders, fantastical adornments, and celestial-inspired art. Leave with a spark of inspiration, and perhaps a piece of magic to call your own.

Meagan Martin

Artist Studio type: Artist Studio

Step into the home studio of Nashville artist and activist Meagan Martin—better known as The Flaming Feminist. This season, her Golden Girls inspired studio is transformed into a cozy, Christmas-ready wonderland. Shop a huge variety of handmade candles, stickers, and merch, perfect for gifting or keeping.

Feeling extra festive?
Come dressed in your Christmas finest—or bring a digital photo—and Meagan will create a custom candle on the spot, made right before your eyes. It’s part art, part magic, and 100% Flaming Feminist.

Wynn Smith

Artist Studio type: Visual Artist Home

Come walk through Historic East Nashville Bluehouse and savor all the creative energy this house has offered to so many over the years. My artwork is one of a kind mixed media collage and stained-glass. Come be inspired and find a one of a kind Christmas gift.

Also at Wynn's Stop

Gypsy Cliff Creations

Janet K Lee

Artist Studio type:

Illustrator/Cartoonist’s Studio

Stop by the Inglewood home studio of Eisner-Award-winning cartoonist Janet K Lee! Learn about the process of making comics and maybe try your hand at one. Paper and drawing supplies will be on hand—as will hot cocoa and treats by Leslie Allen, owner and top dog at I Dream of Weenie. Janet Lee has illustrated a dozen graphic novels, working for Marvel and DC among others. She is a New York Times bestseller and her graphic novels were included in the American Library Association’s Great Graphic Novels for Teens lists.

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