It’s often been said that we first eat with our eyes. How many dishes have you photographed because they are so beautiful that you want to go back and see them time and again? (Hello, Instagram.)
We like to think of food as the ultimate storyteller and every meal a work of art. Here, meet three Chattanooga artists who turn their creative pursuits to palate-pleasing pleasures when they trade their studios for their kitchens.
Photo contributed by Kelly Spell / Local fabric artist Kelly SpellKelly Spell, fabric artist
Kelly Spell has been cooking for as long as she can remember.
Looking back, she recalls her love of baking cookies in her Easy-Bake Oven. Fast-forward a few years, Spell found herself in college hosting dinner parties for her friends and roommates.