When Dorothy and Randy Constan planned their creative Fairyland Wedding, they knew only MIc Knight could capture the whimsical and loving spirit of the very special day.

As an artist himself, Mic understood that this wedding was both a deeply personal moment and a whimsical performance. He captured it all–the costumes, the merriment and the magic of two creative people putting their heart and soul into their wedding day.

You can see more of the "Peter Pan" wedding by clicking here. And if you're planning your own creative wedding day performance, click here to email Mic Knight.  Whether your taste runs to Fairytales or Vampire legends, Mic will make sure your out-of-the-ordinary wedding doesn't end up with an oh-so-ordinary video. Click here to email Mic to set up a phone call or personal appointment.

  1. I keep a low profile. I don't use bulky cameras or lots of lights and microphones, and I don't bring my friends along and call them "assistants."  
  2. Because I'm unobtrusive, people often forget I'm filming and focus instead on the moment-especially important at weddings!
  3.  I treat people with respect.  
  4. I'm sensitive to emotional moments, and thus able to capture them on film.
  5. I will accommodate your personal preferences.
  6. I really care about my work. I do whatever it takes to make every job my best job.
  7. I am always on time.  
  8. I am very patient.
  9. My professional training as an artist means I choose and frame my shots with an eye for aesthetics.
  10. No excuses. I do the job I commit to and deliver on time.
 
Your wedding video will be something you, your family and your friends will watch over and over throughout the years. Make sure all those treasured moments are captured by someone that can recognize and respect them.

 Contact me, Mic Knight, by phone at 813-416-4684, or by clicking here to email me. I'll be happy to discuss my videography services at a time and place that's convenient for you.

Spending a summer day drawing on the sidewalk was great fun. I felt like a kid again, and I think that child-like sense of play and freedom showed up in my work. The drawing was supposed to be 10 ft square. I got carried away painting the primer white, line to line in the concrete sidewalk. That was about 15 ft edge to edge, something I didn't realize until I was about a third into the drawing, when I noticed the size was too big.  Whew… I guess my inner child needed some parental supervision!

Here's another view of my section of the sidewalk:

Maybe my recent work with mandalas had a lot of influence on me. Honestly, I don't know if it was that or sunstroke  bringing out that psychedelic vision!

You think YOU have bad hair days? The heat and humidity gave me sort of a Twistee-Treat vibe, topside.

Mic Knight Interview–Part 1:

Mic Knight Interview–Part 2:

You can see larger views of the individual images here:

Pear Mandala by Mic Knight–Large View

Madala Space Snake (Extremely Unconscious) by Mic Knight–Large View

Clouds Mandala by Mic Knight–Large View

Double Mandala by Mic Knight–Large View

Electric Poles Mandala by Mic Knight–Large View

Blue Moon Mandala by Mic Knight–Large View

Catch me live on 88.5 in Tampa Bay, or click  here to visit the Art In Your Ear page of the WMNF web site and register for the podcast so you can listen at your leisure. Either way, you'll get some Art In Your Ear.

Look! Here's me with art in MY ear!

Here's the activity schedule:

May 7, 2010:

Sidewalk and Plein Aire art begins at 8:30 a.m.

7 p.m. live performance by Chris McCarty

Drink specials from 3–10 p.m.

May 8, 2010:

Sidewalk and Plein Aire art begins at 8:30 a.m.

Bounce House and Face Painting

Chalk Drawing Experience for Kids

Artists and Open Air Market

7 p.m. Live performance by Have Gun, Will Travel

May 9, 2010

Sidewalk and Plein Aire art begins at 8:30 a.m.

Artists and Open Air Market2 p.m.

Chalk Walk Award Presentation

You can see updates and full information on the TBBCA website by clicking here.

And here's Christina Campbell talking about Chalk Walk at Creative Tampa Bay.

AND THE REST OF THE STORY….It was a great event! Good weather, great crowds and plenty of room to let my imagination roam. You can see my contribution to Chalk Walk by clicking here.

The exhibit is made up of pastel studies I've done over the past couple of years. They're a departure from my academic work, as these drawings focus on personal, innner environments: clouds, moons and mandalas. I worked intuitively, quickly, trying to figure out the unknown by focusing all my attention on the paper, colors and designs.

I'm an outdoors person, a native Floridian of many generations of Southern consciousness understanding the Florida environment and how we live and respond to it. We live in the waters gulf waters,bays, on the beaches, as well as driving in traffic and through parking lots, as we try to have our personal "spiritual" understanding of everything. Sometimes this is possible. Usually, we are left responding to our cultural unConsciousness of what we are taught.

My drawings are not teaching.   But they are a "look" into a spiritual self, or being, and the mental activity defining my space.   Some people will identify by looking into the drawings for their own "spirituality" and if there is a particular "understanding" anyone can "attach" their own spirituality.

I invite you to join me  at this talk and opening reception.

Text from the poster announcement:

"Unexpected Visions:   Clouds, Moons, & Mandalas:   Places You Visit By Seeing"
Opening reception: Saturday, May 1, 2010 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

This exhibition of pastel studies demonstrates unexpected Realities contained in micro and macro spaces:  from introspective dimensions to exterior landscapes.

An accomplished sculptor, Knight utilizes techniques from his academic, intuitive, and visual arts background to capture fleeting pastel images of clouds, moons, & mandalas on archival paper. This exhibition is on display during regular open hours from May 1 through July 31, 2010 at the Weedon Island Preserve Cultural and Natural History Center, 1800 Weedon Drive NE, St. Petersburg, Fl  33702.

It's like one of those shows where they take a run-down mobile home and turn it into a three-story mansion with a swimming pool in the bedroom. 

The "Before" shot was me in a ugly, do-nothing web site. And the "After" shot is me in a Wordpress blog that does so many amazing things, like it talks to my Twitter account, and it let's people talk to me right here in the comment boxes. (And hey, leave me a comment! Let me know you stopped by!)

You'll be seeing a lot more of me now that it's so much fun for me to do the internet thing!

I owe my extreme makeover to Bonnie Boots, who took me from ugly to amazing. You can meet her at her own blog, which isn't half as cool as mine! Just kidding, Bonnie! (But really, mine is better!!)

Filmed and Produced by Mic Knight

This work was displayed at the acclaimed Leepa Rattner Museum, located in Tarpon Springs, Florida. Hundreds of people viewed this work at the museum, where it was used as the centerpiece of a memorial tribute on 9-11-2002. After the service, I was gratified by the number of people that sought me out and thanked me for creating this sculpture, which stands as a tribute to the spirit of the original building.  

I'm indebted to Leepa Rattner volunteer Sally Salke, who wrote and distributed the following:
 
On September 11, 2001, The United States experienced an unprovoked terrorist attack on its people and principles. The wanton destruction and loss of life was documented by countless television cameras as the nation watched it happen. Every television station replayed it again and again. September 11 generated disbelief, fear, outrage and anger. In the wake of the chaos, it also generated creativity.

In frustration and the need to help, many artists were driven to do something to memorialize the day. This creativity is a healing process.

Point In Time 010911 was Mic Knight's response to September 11th. The sculpture was finished by October 2001. It is a tribute to the World Trade Center, the massive aluminum faced, steel framed towers that stood 1,368 feet in the air, in Manhattan, gracing New York City's skyline. The Towers were completed in early 1973 and were known as a world financial center and a marvelous tourist attraction. From the observation deck, 1,320 feet above the sidewalk, you could see for 45 miles in every direction. Each of its 110 floors had one acre of rentable space. In 1976, the chief architect, Minoru Yamasaki, wrote "…the world Trade Center is a living symbol of man's dedication to world peace."

Mic Knight is an artist who uses various commercial materials and turns them into abstract sculptures. Point In Time 010911 was not intended to replicate the World Trade Center buildings. It was designed to capture its spirit as well as depict it as unscarred, undefeated and gleaming in the light, reflecting clouds and the surrounding world.

Made of fabricated industrial aluminum, Mic ground and burnished the entire surface. Limited by the material, the mat-like finish reflects a texture of planned and random designs. Although he researched the World Trade Center's actual dimensions, he chose to make his sculpture taller than scale. (The sculpture stands 78 inches tall) For him, by looking up, the sculpture represents a tribute not only to the complex but also to our nation's liberty.

We must never forget that intolerance is the enemy of the principals upon which our country was founded. Artists like Mic Knight have helped us remember."

Part of a presentation by Sally Salke of Mic Knight's artwork Point In Time 010911 at the  Leepa Rattner Museum, Tarpon Springs, Florida, on the first anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attack on America.