Batty Flowers

Batty Flowers is a celebration of the symbiotic nature of our world. It explores the notion that we are all beautiful and vital no matter what we may look like nor what fear has been perceived. The juxtaposition of the maligned and often feared bat takes flight amongst a beautiful bouquet of flowers presents a titillating duality: one subject an outcast, the other subject beloved and adored. Ironically, many bats are top and even exclusive pollinators for more than 500 species of flowering plants. Among these plants are the agave, balsa trees (the world’s lightest timber), bananas, and mangos. Batty Flowers invites you to strip away your preconceived fears and to reach out to the misunderstood. Bats are just as beautiful as flowers.

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Originally from Kings Mountain, North Carolina, Will Eskridge attended the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, School of Visual Arts/Savannah and earned his B.F.A. in Interdisciplinary Arts from San Francisco Art Institute in 1999. With a father as a veterinarian and an artist mother, Will’s affinity for animals and art began when he was in pre-school. Eskridge’s work is in both private and public collections in Athens, Atlanta, Raleigh, Nashville, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, China, Germany, Italy, Ireland, and Switzerland.

Will has roamed the southeast, setting up shop in Charleston, SC, Kings Mountain, NC and Nashville, TN settling on Athens, GA in 2006. He works as a full-time artist and muralist specializing in outcast animals like bats, coyotes, and snakes in fun, bright colored party atmospheres. Eskridge resides in Athens, GA with his wife, their son, and their gang of dogs and cats. Along with art, Will also drums and plays guitar in various musical projects.