The Deep South’s Gulf Coast where Geoff Mitchell grew up has a long history of storytelling. On hot summer days it was common for folks to share local legends, tall tales and ghost stories. Immersed in the tradition, Mitchell recalls listening to his grandmother add her own colorful accounts to a story while talking on the phone. All this narrative fueled his imagination and provided him with subjects for visual art. Mitchell’s work, including miniatures, paintings, music, short films, and storybooks, consistently embodies a curious feeling of nostalgia. There is a desire to pull the past forward into the now and even propel it out into the future. Never in a sense of resisting change, but rather to remind us of where we have been, so we have a better look at where we might go. What Mitchell loves most about making art is that it is his way of carrying on a tradition of storytelling and miniature dioramas are an ideal format for bringing his tales to life.