Jada Drew certainly has her hands full. She runs her own social justice consulting business, Social Designs; is a fellow with Green for All in her hometown of Rich Square; and works with the national White Privilege Conference. On top of it all, she holds down a day job as the Africana Community Coordinator at Guilford College.

It wasn’t until recently that paper conservator Tahe Zalal started volunteering on the membership committee for the Weatherspoon Art Museum, and you can hear the excitement in her voice. “This is one of the best groups of people I’ve ever worked with,” she said.

Sometimes a turnover is a delicious piece of pastry, but its also something that happens at a company after seven years in business. This week we celebrate and mourn the tenure of two fabulous designers here at YES! Weekly..

This weeks Local Talent, Autumn Hollifield, has the perfect name for the season. But she started Images by Autumn Photography in the winter of 2009. I came to learn that I absolutely love shooting weddings. she writes. No two weddings are the same.

Throughout his life hes felt repeatedly called to making art through a variety of mediums, and said he is like a fish out of water when not pursuing his passion. Shaver attended the University of St. Francis, receiving numerous accolades for his work while pursuing an art education degree.

Recently, while tooling along US 221 between Blowing Rock and Linville Falls, inspiration struck landscape artist Raef Byers. Just off the winding two-lane blacktop, he discovered three spectacular, cascading waterfalls. Byers stopped by the roadside highway to carefully study natures design.

Winston-Salem drummer and percussionist Bill Smith has always had a fondness for music and rhythm as far back as he can remember. Like many musicians, the appearance of the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show had a tremendous impact. A new passion for drumming developed when Bill began listening to music from various cultures around the world.

Some people struggle to identify their passion, but Jessica Sharpe is busy pursuing two of hers. I knew right when I graduated high school that I was going straight to beauty school, she said. And thats exactly what she did.

Jaime Jones never thought shed end up here. As a film and video production student, she took a required makeup and wardrobe class. That was six years ago, and since then Jones has been pursuing her dream of being a full-time make up artist.

Since 2003 when Mike Helsabeck first picked up a paintbrush, Helsabeck has accomplished more than most artists do in a lifetime.

It would be difficult to list all of the things that sets Rachael Delaney apart from her peers. Of the numerous clubs and organizations of which shes a part, Delaney said her favorite was Students Against Destructive Decisions. I got to be an example for other kids at my school, she said.

Wild N Crazy Vintage, on Greensboros West Lee Street, is more than a vintage store. Sure, you can find retro suits and loungewear, uniforms and T-shirts like at most consigment joints in town. And its the kind of place where you might find unique, unusual or just plain bizarre artwork and sculpture.

Okay, were going for the obvious seeing double reference here, not just because this weeks Local Talent models are identical twins.

The Sweet Shop, Homemade Poundcakes by Margaret Elaine Designs, which occupies the corner of South Elm Street near Lee Street in Greensboro, is just the place to have that little sweet tooth satisfied. Were not your average pastry or coffee shop, says Margaret Elaine, owner and namesake of the Sweet Shop.

Phillip Griffin takes his hearing seriously. As an audiologist at the Hearing Clinic in Greensboro, he seeks to help people who have hearing problems, imbalance, dizziness, or problems with ringing of the ears, Griffin says. He specializes in audiological treatment, which involves no surgery and no medication.

Aaron Philip Clark is a writer and author of the new book The Science of Paul: A Novel of Crime. Clark, a native of Los Angeles and a film enthusiast, turned to fiction writing after writing scripts in Hollywood.

The art of capturing a stillness in time is one in which Heather James takes great pride. James, a wife and mother of Kayleigh and Kegan, is a self-taught professional photographer who specializes in portraiture using natural light. Ive always loved photography but never realized I had a talent for it until my daughter was born.

Megan Finger is the development assistant for the United Arts Council of Greater Greensboro and declares that she enjoys her line of work. Ive always had a very strong interest in the arts, Finger says. A native of Raleigh, Finger is a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill, photographer and singer.

Meet Robin Deuhring, AKA Lady Dragonfly, creative director for Lady Dragonfly Studios in Greensboro. The lady has fused her interests in photography, art, computers and the unusual to create an ethereal style all her own. Her ongoing work, The Goddess Project,.

Mike Millan, head chef of Winston-Salems Rana Loca restaurant, grew up around great food. There wasnt much fast food nearby so every meal was a good one, he laughs. Millan, who is of Cuban descent, was raised in a big Latin community nearly 700 miles away in Hialeah, a township of Miami, Fla.