Beth Fields is a potter and mixed media painter who creates artfully remade journals and hand stitched pieces with vintage themes. After growing up in the North Dallas suburbs, Beth received a BA from Eugene Lang College in NYC, NY and a MEd from Boston College, which gave her the chance to walk around and admire the buildings of New York and New England for seven years. Two years of living in London gave her an even wider variety of buildings to marvel at across the UK and Europe. Beth is delighted to live in McKinney, Texas's beautiful historic district, though she misses having the chance to ride trains on a regular basis. She's honored to serve as the Artist Coordinator for McKinney Tiny Doors and is still a voracious traveler who takes pictures of doors wherever she goes.
Andrea Holmes is a Texas based mural artist and painter. Her studio is located in downtown McKinney, Texas. Andrea's painting journey started in 2010 when she took a night class at the local community college, and she hasn’t put the paint brush down since. Andrea has a Bachelors in Arts and Technology from University of Texas at Dallas. She started selling her paintings in 2013, and continues creating, selling, and teaching classes to this day. She is known as the "bird lady" for her vast series of bird paintings and murals. Andrea is the host of Birdtober, a daily creative challenge in the month of October that attracts artists across the globe. She is currently working on a project to paint 100 bird murals all over the world.