Who We Are

Lakisha Bradley

Founder | My-T-By-Design Therapeutic Art Studio

Lakisha Bradley is the CEO/Owner of MY-T-BY-DESIGN Therapeutic Art Studio. This is not your average art studio. This facility provides access to a licensed counselor in an environment that is vibrant with life and promotes healing and self-awareness. MY-T-BY-DESIGN’s mission is to help restore individuals and families lives by utilizing art as a gateway to holistic healing. Lakisha’s background has given her a foundation to successfully operate her own business. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Master of Arts in Human Resource Management from Webster University, and is currently pursuing her counseling license in Family & Marriage/Play Therapy from John Brown University. She is the 2020 recipient of the Northwest Arkansas Leading with Excellence Entrepreneurship award. These achievements have enabled her to become a mentor for many individuals and educate others on the importance of having essential life skills. At her art studio, she demonstrates how this can be achieved through art expression. Examples of these programs include: Mighty Kids Leadership Development and Workforce prep for youth ages 8-18 teaching financial literacy & social engagement; Talent Mapping Through the Arts which provides teens in the juvenile detention centers and probation skills in building self-confidence and career readiness; Veterans Expressive Arts; Community Paint Night; and Senior Wellness that serves assisted living facilities. Lakisha and her team work closely with local businesses and nonprofit organizations such as Light House Solutions, The Air for Airiel Foundation, TruVision, Carsten Counseling and Six Twelve Coffeehouse and Bar to help create healthy change in communities. As a mom, wife, and auntie, Lakisha loves spending valuable time and creating memories with family and friends. Her mantra is “We are all masterpieces in the making, it’s in the power of our story (imperfections and all) that makes the masterpiece complete.”

Stacy Harper

Founder | Lighthouse Solutions, LLC

Stacy Harper led a 16- year career holding Operational Management positions and Executives roles within the field of Retail Store Operations, Financial Banking, Training & Facilitation, Workforce Development Human Resource Marketing and PR. Stacy has been a strong community advocate in GA, VA, Maryland & Washington DC and now where she resides in the State of AR where she has given families and individuals hope, through her work readiness programs, arts and recreational classes and back to school and Christmas give a way event’s. Stacy took her family values, struggles and hidden shames and turned them into a strategic platform to help spark the youth living in underserved communities. Her motivation is our nation’s youth and helping them uncover their true genius. Stacy is a Social Practice Artist, using her nonprofit, Light House Solutions as way to tell her life story, and help the youth speak theirs. As a result, she has positioned herself to bridge gaps, and create opportunities for children to be their best with no fear, judgement or shame. During her 8 years of community work Stacy has empowered over 70,000 children and families. Through Stacy’s life journey of self-actualization she became a poet and motivational speaker, birthing her stage name L.I.F.E which mean Living in Front of Everything with No Fear.

the incARceraTed series

the incARceraTed series is an interactive event series illuminating the unique, transformative relationship between art and America’s criminal justice system. Utilizing the power of art, incARceraTed engages communities on stringent issues of criminal justice and capital punishment reform, entrepreneurship and hope, to redress mass incarceration in Arkansas, one of the most active incarceration zones in the world. incARceraTed has shown exhibits and screenings throughout the state of Arkansas.

The incARceraTed series includes public art exhibitions, screenings of the FREE MEN documentary film and critical dialogue concerning artistry, activism, and social injustice with community educators, activists and seasoned law experts. Art exhibitions featuring globally recognized, Arkansas native artist Mr. Kenneth Reams and other talented artists, address history, race, incarceration and capital punishment. Commentary from incARceraTed artists accompany each exhibition.

Film screenings of the powerful documentary FREE MEN reveal how despite detainment in solitary confinement for the last 25 years, Mr. Reams opened the walls of his cell to become a painter, a poet, non-profit founder, and art event organizer – while fighting for justice. Special presentations and panel discussions from various subject matter experts follow each screening.

• Washington County, AR

• Benton County, AR

• Pulaski County, AR

• Jefferson County, AR